Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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As the sustainability transition gains pace, skills shortages are a big challenge for businesses and governments. How can educational institutions, industry leaders and policymakers align to cultivate the next generation of green professionals? This session examines innovative apprenticeship schemes, education reforms and upskilling initiatives. What skills will be most essential for tomorrow’s green jobs, and how can training opportunities adapt?
Supported by CFA Institute

Moderated by 
Flora Letanka, chief executive, The Economist Educational Foundation

Speakers 
Troy Armour, chief executive, Junk Kouture
William Barnett, chair, Department of Environmental Social Sciences, Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability ; Thomas Siebel Chair of Business Leadership, Strategy and Organization, Stanford Graduate School of Business
Maziar Zarrehparvar, fund advisor, Kurmar Partners. convenor finance working group, commission on sustainability data, University of Oxford
Richard Li, project lead, Association for Socially Responsible Business (ASRB) - Berkeley
6. Sonia Gandhi, senior director-education, CFA Institute