The Future of Boston: Business, AI, Infrastructure, and Innovation | Jon Chesto | TEDxBoston

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What will Boston look like over the next 250 years? In this conversation, veteran Boston Globe business reporter John Chesto explores the forces shaping the city's future—from AI and robotics to transportation, real estate, journalism, and economic development. Drawing on decades of reporting, he discusses how Boston can remain a global leader in innovation while adapting to changing technologies and industries. From expanding innovation districts and electrifying public transit to the future of news and business leadership, this conversation offers a compelling look at what's next for one of the world's leading knowledge economies. Jon Chesto covers the leaders who shape Boston’s business community. He has been reporting on business and politics in New England for the past two decades. Before joining the Globe, he was managing editor at the Boston Business Journal. Prior to that role, he was the business editor at The Patriot Ledger in Quincy. His weekly Ledger column, “Mass. Market,” won several national awards with the Society of American Business Editors and Writers. A graduate of Wesleyan University and Columbia’s Graduate School of Journalism, he has also worked as a business reporter at the Boston Herald and as a political reporter with Ottaway Newspapers. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx