AI is restructuring labor markets, remote infrastructure is untethering talent from geography, and entrepreneurship is emerging as the dominant path to economic mobility across sectors and generations. Yet access to capital, networks, and institutional support remains deeply uneven. This session brings together leaders across business, policy, and education to examine how the architecture of work is being rebuilt, what conditions are producing the next generation of founders and career innovators, who has access to the tools and capital needed to succeed, and what governments and institutions must do to ensure the transition benefits more than the few already positioned to lead it.
The Talent Equation: Building the Workforce for Economic Growth
As economies compete to attract investment, expand critical industries, and strengthen their global competitiveness, access to skilled talent is becoming as important as capital and infrastructure. Yet employers across sectors face persistent workforce shortages, while traditional education and training systems…
