Axios is in Denver for the next stop of The Hometown Tour for a conversation on education and small business, featuring Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper! #Axios360 
Karen Riley, Dean of University of Denver’s College of Education on education in the state: Unfortunately we are importing a lot of our talent. We have many who are not finishing high school, many who are not finishing college. Use of technology can solve that problem. #Axios360
Riley on education during a time of rising AI and automation: It’s the difference between training and education. You can train someone to do something that’s existing. But we want to educate people, teach them how to think. #Axios360
JJ Ament, CEO of the Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation: It’s not enough to keep just metro Denver successful. We want to make sure that the parts of Colorado folks see in magazines are thriving and successful. #Axios360
Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper on the difference between running a business and being in politics: In business, there’s no profit in having enemies. In politics, too often the norm is you define yourself by how bad your enemies are and how bad you can treat them. #Axios360
Hickenlooper: Unless we address climate change more aggressively, droughts will become more common. We need to figure out how to grow more agricultural produce with less water. #Axios360
Hickenlooper, addressing a potential 2020 run, says he has been talking to people for advice, discussing the sacrifices involved #Axios360
Hickenlooper on the disconnect between Colorado's booming economy, but underfunded schools: We’re doing a better job with the dollars we have, but it’s important to get more money. We import a tremendous amount of our talent, but long-term we want to grow our own. #Axios360
