From Uncertainty to Opportunity: Unlocking Workforce Potential from Gen Alpha to Gen Z
Tuesday, September 23, 2025
The rise of AI, economic policy shifts, trade wars, and a burgeoning youth population have created a new global employment landscape. While some consider these developments a crisis, they also present an opportunity to redefine corporate leadership in education, skills, and the workforce.
Join the Global Business Coalition for Education for a timely conversation on education and skills partnerships between business, government, and community-based organizations. The conversation will focus on actions that can be taken to prepare youth for the future of work.
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About the event
Tuesday, September 23, 2025 | 12:30pm - 2:00am EDT
New York City
While Gen-Z represents nearly a third of the global population, a vast majority of employers report difficulty finding skilled talent – more than 75% in most countries. All the while, youth face an unemployment rate four times higher than the average worker.
The shortage of job-ready talent threatens productivity, limits innovation, and inhibits long-term growth. These trends pose greater challenges for Generation Alpha who will be looking for employment in the coming years.
Community-based, place-driven solutions, many of which incorporate AI literacy and digital training, offer a powerful opportunity to strengthen the workforce and support youth with skills needed for the AI-driven economy. Businesses offering place-based leadership can play a critical role by investing resources, technical expertise into proven solutions, enhancing workforce preparedness and youth skills—while also strengthening talent pipelines, fostering innovation and ensuring long-term business success.
Participants will hear from business leaders championing youth development and fostering business success through innovative approaches to social impact and the workforce.
The event will explore:
- The evolving role of business in supporting local workforce solutions and scalable impact.
- How communities and entrepreneurs drive local innovation with global economic mobility.
- The future of work, including learning hubs, AI, and digital tools for scalable workforce development.
- Skills, credentials, and certification to expand youth opportunity.
- Employment without borders in a rapidly changing world.
Together, we can bridge the skills gap, unlock opportunity, and build a resilient, future-ready workforce.
Interested in partnering with GBC-Education for this event? Please contact [email protected] to learn more about sponsorship opportunities which may be available to your organization.