Gina Raimondo
The Convener
The room, the network and the deal, brings the right people together.
Raimondo positions herself explicitly as a bridge-builder, founding Raise US as a nonpartisan coalition of governors, companies, and workers to forge what she calls a 'grand bargain' around AI transition. Her argument is structurally convening, she insists America cannot win the AI race without first building public consent, and frames her role as gathering stakeholders across divides to craft shared solutions before political backlash forecloses the opportunity.
“We're working with governors of both parties. This is a nonpartisan, non political effort with companies and just trying to find some creative, innovative solutions.”
“If every company just moves forward at pace to implement AI to increase profits without a people's strategy, we will lose the global AI race because there will be massive regulatory backlash.”
“Until we convince the people of America that there's a good future for them in an AI economy, you're going to continue to see moratoriums on data centers, other kinds of uprising, and that's bad for America.”
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