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How can we better invest in people?

A Coming Jobs Challenge in Emerging Markets?

January 21, 2026
15:45–16:45 (Europe/Amsterdam time zone)

About this session

With 1.2 billion new workers competing for 400 million jobs in emerging economies over the next decade, closing the gap will require not only an expansion of skills training but also alternative employment models and entrepreneurial support. What does it take to reimagine how we adapt to a new world of work and tackle the looming jobs crisis? This session was developed in collaboration with...
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Speakers

TS
Tharman Shanmugaratnam
President of the Republic of Singapore
Office of the President of the Republic of Singapore
TT
Tengku Muhammad Taufik
President and Group Chief Executive Officer
PETRONAS (Petroliam Nasional Berhad)
AB
Ajay S. Banga
President
World Bank Group
NN
Nandan Nilekani
Co-Founder and Chairman of the Board
Infosys
HA
Harini Amarasuriya
Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
Prime Minister's Office
SF
Stephanie Flanders
Head, Economics and Government
Bloomberg
WE
Wale Edun
Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy
Federal Ministry of Finance of Nigeria

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