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Nora von Ingersleben
What Jimmy Stewart can teach us about the US tech industry
In the movie "It's a Wonderful Life," Jimmy Stewart is about to kill himself because he wishes he didn't exist. Then an angel appears and shows him what the world would be like if he had never been born.
So what would the world look like if policy makers had stopped issuing immigrant visas in the seventies?
No Intel, no Sun, no Google.
What would have happened to America's tech revolution? And are new policies in danger of killing the next?
About Nora von Ingersleben:
As Policy Analyst at the Association for Competitive Technology (ACT), Nora von Ingersleben provides comment on political, economic and regulatory developments of relevance for the IT industry. Her work has been quoted in numerous political and business publications ranging from The Politico to Fox Business News. Nora is also responsible for the European side of the Innovators Network, a special ACT project that connects U.S. and European innovators with venture capitalists, lawyers, consultants, and potential business partners from around the world. Prior to joining ACT, Nora worked on trade and economic issues at the German Embassy in Washington, DC. She holds an MSc in International Relations from the London School of Economics and in her free time volunteers as regional board member of award-winning social enterprise Indego Africa.
