If Miami wants to lead as a global tech hub, it must do more than attract companies—it must create opportunities for talent of today, talent of tomorrow, and talent from all backgrounds. “Talent is everywhere, but opportunity isn’t,” said Michael Ellison, co-founder and CEO of CodePath.org, the nonprofit reshaping computer science education and career pathways for underserved students. For Ellison, the key to Miami’s future lies in embedding access directly where students are—community colleges and state schools—so the next generation of engineers can drive innovation in AI, cybersecurity, fintech, and beyond. “It just is painfully obvious. You need to embed it where people are, and hopefully for free or as low a cost as you possibly can,” he explained.
