Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 49 minutes ago
As AI and climate awareness evolve rapidly, the skill needs of future workforces are a hot topic. In Gen Z, 27% of people want to work for a company with the latest technologies and products. Are firms and their managers ready to accommodate and lead a generation fluent in technology, resistant to hierarchy and deeply committed to planetary survival? Are companies facing a 'skills inversion', where the youngest are best equipped to lead on innovation and sustainability? Or do leaders need a broader strategy to protect the business from risk and mobilise the entire workforce, regardless of generation, toward commercial sustainability goals.
Supported by Sustainability Unlocked
Moderated by
Oliver Pickup, founder, Pickup Media
Speakers
Mae Faugere, board director, Climate Fresk UK
Maria Coronado Robles, head of sustainability, Sustainability Unlocked
Michelle Horsfield, executive director of ESG, SMBC
As AI and climate awareness evolve rapidly, the skill needs of future workforces are a hot topic. In Gen Z, 27% of people want to work for a company with the latest technologies and products. Are firms and their managers ready to accommodate and lead a generation fluent in technology, resistant to hierarchy and deeply committed to planetary survival? Are companies facing a 'skills inversion', where the youngest are best equipped to lead on innovation and sustainability? Or do leaders need a broader strategy to protect the business from risk and mobilise the entire workforce, regardless of generation, toward commercial sustainability goals.
Supported by Sustainability Unlocked
Moderated by
Oliver Pickup, founder, Pickup Media
Speakers
Mae Faugere, board director, Climate Fresk UK
Maria Coronado Robles, head of sustainability, Sustainability Unlocked
Michelle Horsfield, executive director of ESG, SMBC
