Tampa Bay based economist and author Vinny Tafuro has been invited to speak at TEDxAkron on April 21, 2018 at the Goodyear Theater in Akron’s dynamic East End. Author of Corporate Empathy and Unlocking the Labor Cage, Tafuro is a pioneering advocate for the twenty-first century economy disrupting society’s most rigid institutions and beliefs. His economic theories explore the societal and economic shifts being catalyzed by corporations as a result of technology, corporate personhood, and evolving human cognition.
Tafuro traveled to Akron, Ohio in February to explore the city and audition for the TEDxAkron organizers. Always looking for unique experiences, he used Couchsurfing.org, staying with locals and discovering the charm of Akron’s warm and friendly community and attending a Third Saturday Music Society event.
“Presenting at TEDxAkron is an amazing opportunity,” Tafuro noted, “the Rubber City remains a vital asset to American manufacturing and the historic Goodyear Theater provides the prefect venue for my message about upgrading economics for the twenty-first century.”
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