Investing in People

Gen Z Changes the Map

January 23, 2025
13:15–14:00 (Europe/Amsterdam time zone)

About this session

Research suggests that gen z is pragmatic, prioritizes well-being and work-life balance, prefers hybrid work and wants to feel part of a community. As a generation poised to make up 30% of the workforce globally by 2030, developers, investors, builders and governments are looking at how this new generation will change communities in the next 20 years. What big bets are being made on these...
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Speakers

JH
Jonathan Haidt
Professor of Ethical Leadership
NYU Stern School of Business
HM
Hauwa Mufti
Global Shaper, Yola Hub
MR
Mark Edward Rose
Chair and Chief Executive Officer
Avison Young
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Janet Truncale
Global Chair and Chief Executive Officer
EY

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