Agenda
The Conference will take place in the Shultz Auditorium of the George P. Shultz Building on the Hoover Institution campus.
For a PDF of the conference agenda, click here.
Breakfast
Break
“Third Country Effects of US Immigration Policy” by Agostina Brinatti and Xing Guo
Presenter: Agostina Brinatti, University of Chicago
Discussant: Marta Prato, Bocconi University & SIEPR
Discussant: Britta Glennon, University of Pennsylvania
Discussant: Stephen Haber, Hoover Institution & Stanford University
Break
“The Contribution of Foreign Master's Students to U.S. Start-ups” Michel Beine, Giovanni Peri, and Morgan Raux
Presenter: Giovanni Peri, UC Davis
Discussant: Justin Grimmer, Hoover Institution and Stanford University
Discussant: Nicolas Morales, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Chair: Amit Seru, Hoover Institution & Stanford University
Lunch
“The IT Boom and Other Unintended Consequences of Chasing the American Dream” by Gaurav Khanna and Nicolas Morales
Presenter: Gaurav Khanna, UCSD
Discussant: Michael Clemens, George Mason University
Discussant: Melanie Morten, Stanford University
Chair: Ross Levine, Hoover Institution
Break
Remarks by Condoleezza Rice, Tad and Dianne Taube Director of the Hoover Institution
Panel on Opportunities and Challenges for American Businesses
This panel will bring together business leaders and immigration law practitioners to explore the interconnection between innovation and immigration, and to discuss the challenges of attracting and retaining high-skilled talent in the United States. Panelists will examine gaps and inefficiencies in the current immigration system and discuss potential approaches to strengthen the high-skilled immigration pipeline. The conversation will focus on how reforms could support innovation and enhance America's global competitiveness.
Conclusion of Conference
Dinner in Palo Alto