Powering Possibilities: The Future of Work Through Strategic Collaborations

The side event will focus focus on several key areas where strategic collaboration can shape the future of work:

1. Education and Skills Development:
Fostering strategic collaborations between governments, educational institutions, and the private sector to equip individuals with the green and digital skills needed for tomorrow’s job markets. Exploring the potential for new learning models that focus on interdisciplinary skills to prepare the workforce for emerging industries.

2. Innovation and Technological Advancement:
Discussing how cross sector partnerships can foster technological advancements that drive new opportunities for the workforce, particularly in green and sustainable industries. Leveraging innovation in technology to build inclusive pathways to economic growth.

3. Sustainability and Green Jobs:
Collaborating with stakeholders to create green jobs that address both environmental sustainability and workforce development. Discussing how to foster a just transition to a low carbon economy through job creation in renewable energy, sustainable agriculture, and other green sectors.

4. Inclusive Workforce Development:
How strategic collaboration can help reduce barriers to employment and ensure that marginalized and underrepresented groups have access to future opportunities. Creating an inclusive workforce by integrating diverse voices into decision making processes, particularly in digital transformation and sustainable industries.

5. Social Protection and Wellbeing:
Understanding how collaborative efforts can help build social protection systems that support workers in the future of work, especially in industries undergoing rapid digitalization. Exploring policies that ensure workers are protected in the gig economy and in the face of automation.

6. Leadership and Representation:
How strategic collaborations between leaders across sectors can foster diverse, inclusive, and equitable organizational cultures. Encouraging diverse leadership in emerging industries, including tech and green jobs, to ensure representation at all levels of the workforce.
This transformative two-part convening will bring together global stakeholders to shape inclusive, sustainable, and future-ready labor markets:

The first Event Focus: Future Economies & Tech Dialogue
A dynamic dialogue exploring digital transformation, sustainability-led innovations, and strategic collaborations to equip the workforce for emerging industries.