Human Skills in the AI Era: What It Means for Early-Career Talent
October 29
AI isn’t simply eliminating tasks.
It’s changing what employers expect from people earlier in their careers.
According to PwC's 2026 Global AI Jobs Barometer, entry-level jobs most exposed to AI are seven times more likely to demand senior-level skills, such as leadership and strategic decision-making.
So what happens to the career ladder when the skills expected at the bottom increasingly look like the skills people used to develop through years of experience?
Join Cheryl Stokes (former CEO at CNEXT and former Europe Managing Director at DukeCE), for a candid conversation with Khalil Smith (VP of Inclusion, Diversity & Engagement at Akamai), Dr. Victoria Vojnovich (Global Industry Principal for AI-Led Legacy Modernization at HCLTech), and Anne Hungate (CEO and Founder at QuantumBloom).
They will discuss:
-How AI is changing the expectations placed on early-career talent
-Why judgment, adaptability and communication may need to develop earlier than ever
-The experience paradox created when AI takes over some of the work through which people traditionally learned
-What leaders can do differently to develop and retain technical talent
-What organizations getting this right are doing now
Location
Virtual
