Leading a Technology Giant During the Techlash

Microsoft’s president, Brad Smith, argues for multilateral cooperation across borders and sectors in order to advance the regulatory framework for technology companies. In this conversation, he joins Azeem Azhar to discuss:

• Why regulation is necessary to advance innovation.
• How to maintain greater purpose at a company’s core while scaling.
• Why employees organizing is a positive force in every company.
• The case against the facial recognition ban.

Further reading:

• “Tools and Weapons: The Promise and Peril of the Digital Age” (Brad Smith, 2019)
• “The Real Reason Tech Companies Want Regulation” (Exponential View newsletter, Jan. 26, 2020)
• “Thinking About Innovation” (Exponential View newsletter, Dec. 28, 2019)
• “Tech Firms Need More Regulation” (The Atlantic, Sept. 9, 2019)

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