How can growth create jobs and opportunities for the next generation?

The Next Billion Jobs

June 23, 2026
16:00–17:00 (Asia/Shanghai time zone)

About this session

With millions of young people entering labour markets each year, particularly in emerging and developing economies, demographic expansion can either intensify unemployment and instability or become a powerful engine of productivity and innovation. How can countries invest in high job-multiplier sectors to ensure that structural transformation delivers meaningful and productive...
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Speakers

PB
Peter Brown
Global Workforce Leader
PwC
VE
Vijay Eswaran
Executive Chairman
QI Group
NS
Neeti Mehta Shukla
Co-Founder and Chief Impact Officer
Automation Anywhere
SZ
Saadia Zahidi
Managing Director
World Economic Forum

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