Former US Speaker of the House Paul Ryan Talks 2020 Economic Predictions at NRF

China, innovation and education were all top of mind

At the annual National Retail Federation conference in New York, one unexpected speaker came to the stage to discuss the bigger issues facing the retail industry and the wider U.S. economy: former speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Paul Ryan.

In conversation with Matthew Shay, president and CEO of the NRF, and Kara Swisher, co-founder and editor at large at tech publication Recode, Ryan, currently a visiting professor at the University of Notre Dame, expressed optimism about the American economy and discussed several fronts to pursue continued growth.

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