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Skills for Growth: Creating a Future-Ready Workforce

May 2, 2023
14:45–15:30 (Europe/Paris time zone)

About this session

Over 1 billion jobs are set to be transformed by technology in the next decade. How can countries strategically invest in new skills to meet their ambitions for industrial policy, growth and development?

Speakers

MA
Muhammad Aurangzeb
President and Chief Executive Officer
Habib Bank (HBL)
GJ
Gog Soon Joo
Chief Skills Officer
Skills and Workforce Development Agency (SWDA)
RH
Ricardo Hausmann
Founder and Director, Growth Lab
Harvard University
DJ
Deanna Jones
Executive Vice-President, People, Communications and Transformation
Baker Hughes
NS
Nicolas Schmit
Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights
European Commission

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