The interconnected and fast-moving geopolitical and technological challenges facing organiza­tions and workers around the globe call for a concerted effort – but instead meet with institutional silos in thinking and decision-making. The impact of these divides is even more profound in times of heightened and multifaceted uncertainty.   

Through panels and roundtable discussions, we will explore practical tools to build trust, shift mindsets and shape collaborative efforts, with a focus on two crucial unknowns at the forefront of domestic and international discourse: Migration and Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Seemingly disparate uncertainties involved in the global movement of people and the fundamental shifts in human work and productivity caused by new technologies may act together to create more hardship and inequality. Join us for a day of critical reflections and proactive solutions towards shaping a future where technology empowers and migration enriches the world of work.

Interactive discussions will build collective intelligence, apply practical tools, and demonstrate how a shift in mindsets can breakdown silos, strengthen policy responses, and inform collaborative action - hosted and facilitated by our TASC Platform Co-chairs:

• Cédric Dupont, Professor of International Relations & Political Science, Geneva Graduate Institute, 
• Gudela Grote, Professor of Work and Organizational Psychology, ETH Zurich.

programme

9:30 - 10:30 CEST | Welcome Breakfast

10:30 - 11:15 CEST | Governing the Unknown: When Complexity Meets Silos

Our Co-Chairs will be joined by special guests for an opening discussion tackling the challenge of creating trust for collaborative policy-building across multiple unknowns. Could more collaborative methods inform stronger policy frameworks to steer geopolitical, demographic and technological impacts on the future of work?

Special guest:

• H.E. Mr. James Ndirangu Waweru, Ambassador, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Kenya to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva

11:15 - 11:30 CEST | Break

11:30 - 12:30 CEST | Developing Shared Perspectives

The first of our roundtable dialogues. Participants will engage with systemic views of migration and AI in the world of work to incorporate different perspectives, consider diverging goals, and discover interconnections.

12:30 - 14:00 CEST | Networking Lunch at the Terrace de la Paix

14:00 - 15:00 CEST | Carving New Collaborations

Roundtable 2, identifying challenges, opportunities and missing links in our responses to migration and AI in the workplace. Can we envisage new modes of cooperation or partnerships to achieve shared goals?

15:00 - 15:30 CEST | Break

15:30 - 17:00 CEST | Integrating Across Multiple Unknowns

Participants are invited to join forces to identify connections between the systems and policy solutions for migration and AI. Roundtables will close with reflections on how new mindsets, tools and connections could influence how we work together to envision and shape the future of work.

17:00 - 17:30 CEST | Break

17:30 - 19:00 CEST | The Future of Working Together

Our closing panel will bring together conveners of prominent multilateral initiatives and events geared towards bridging silos, building trust, and broadening cooperation. What can we do together to ensure multilateral, multistakeholder collaboration leads us to a more inclusive and human-centered future of work.

Speakers:

• Safak Pavey, Senior Advisor, UNHCR, The UN Refugee Agency
• Richard Samans, Director of Research, International Labour Organization (ILO)
• Frederic Werner, Head, Strategic Engagement; Chief, Strategy and Operations, AI for Good, International Telecommunications Bureau (ITU)

19:00 - 20:30 CEST | Cocktail Reception