Polytechnic Institute of NYU hosted its 4th Annual Leadership Forum and Innovation Think Tank, an annual gathering of downtown Brooklyn and New York City visionaries, on the morning of Friday, March 12. Policymakers, faculty, and participants of NYU-Poly’s business incubators joined leaders from the private, public, and nonprofit sectors to discuss the future of the regional, national, and global economy and its impact on students. Over coffee and breakfast, NYU-Poly President Jerry Hultin guided a conversation featuring Kathryn Wylde, president and CEO of the nonprofit Partnership for New York City, and Nicholas Donofrio, senior fellow at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, IBM fellow emeritus, and IBM executive vice president of technology and innovation (retired).