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Amid the drumbeat to make R&D tax credits permanent big questions loom over reach and complexity. But what will drive the most innovation? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Fred Swaniker’s African Leadership Academy and his African Leadership Network are already helping thousands of young people become entrepreneurs activists and professionals. His latest effort the African Leadership Universities could multiply that exponentially. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

With Los Angeles raising its minimum wage other states and cities could follow suit. Such moves could also cause social unrest and boost unions say experts. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Wharton’s Peter Cappelli demystifies the decision about where – and whether – to invest in a U.S. college education. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rajesh Krishnan CEO of the Brick Eagle Group a developer of affordable housing in India says the disparity between supply and demand is because of a broken ecosystem. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

If Amazon wants its plan to sell private label groceries to succeed the company has to get things right on product quality and logistics. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A new book from The Second City explains how its improvisational techniques can help support innovation and leadership. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

RANE founder David Lawrence and Sullivan & Cromwell co-Managing Partner Jay Clayton discuss cybersecurity threats and how they can be handled in the future including development of a national commission similar to the one for 9/11. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

To get medical care to patients in Africa it takes vehicles -- a lot of them. Nonprofit Riders for Health has the mission of managing those vehicles and keeping them from falling into disrepair. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

As the soccer world reels in the wake of the FIFA corruption scandal experts call for increased transparency to save the game from disrepute. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

With his work in game theory late Nobel laureate John Nash transformed the field of strategy formulation in organizations. The millennial generation will help unlock the full value of his ideas say Wharton experts. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

News that five of the world’s biggest banks will plead guilty to rigging global currency markets has raised concerns about whether fines are effective deterrents to fraudulent behavior. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Joey Hundert -- social entrepreneur start-up consultant and founder of the “Sustainival” -- has been working for a decade and a half to promote ventures that both make money and make the world a better place. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

With its bid to buy AOL Verizon is eying big ad revenues and a move up the industry food chain. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Kohl’s didn’t merge its way to the top of the retail sector; instead it clicked with customers by staying ahead of the curve on trends former president Jay Baker says in the second part of a two-part interview. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A book by Reggie Love former personal aide to President Barack Obama explores what he has learned from his mentors. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Former GE CEO Jack Welch and wife Suzy a former Harvard Business Review editor discuss the “real life” MBA. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Wharton marketing professor Peter Fader and New York University’s Errol Kolosine talk about whether Tidal the music streaming service from Jay-Z will succeed. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Former Kohl’s president Jay Baker discusses his decades-long career in retail and charts the retail chain’s path to success. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Tesla Motors may have overcome the affordability hurdle in energy storage. The technology holds the power for bigger transformations experts say. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.