On November 18, 2026, the Worcester Regional Research Bureau will celebrate its 41st Annual Meeting at the DCU Center in Downtown Worcester.
WRRB’s 41st Annual Meeting
Wednesday, November 18, 2026
DCU Center
Registration – 5:00PM
Meeting – 5:30PM
Reception – 6:30PM
The Regional Impact of Artificial Intelligence
Exploring how AI impacts jobs, incomes, and the economy.
A FIRESIDE CHAT
BHASKAR CHAKRAVORTI, PH.D.
Dean of Global Business at The Fletcher School at Tufts University; Founding Executive Director of Fletcher’s Institute for Business in the Global Context; Founder and Chair of Digital Planet.
Lead Researcher of “Will Wired Belts Become the New Rust Belts? AI and the Emerging Geography of American Job Risk” and an architect of the American AI Jobs Risk Index.
FACILITATED BY
HIAWATHA BRAY
Technology Writer & Columnist for the Boston Globe.
Massachusetts is ranked as one of the most vulnerable states for job loss, Boston is ranked as one of the most at-risk urban hubs, and Worcester is among the top 100 most at-risk regions.
Learn how you, your institution, & the region can best prepare for the future.
Many thanks to the top sponsors of the 41st Annual Meeting!
