Hear from this high-power panel of education thought leaders, computer & data science professors, artificial intelligence (AI) professionals and governments leading innovation in education for San Diego and across the state of California. The economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic will be more severe for certain groups of workers. In the US from 2017-18, less than one-fifth of Hispanic and black workers had the option to work from home, while more than a third of white and Asian workers were allowed or able to do so. This suggests that COVID-19-related layoffs will likely do more economic harm to Hispanic and black workers. The same data suggest that younger, less-educated, lower-income and part-time workers are less likely to have the option to work from home.