ABOUT

What is Ideas Lab?

The most high-profile annual event on policies of the European Union
The aim of Ideas Lab is to provide a high-level intellectual forum for exchanges concerning the wide range of current and pressing issues faced by the EU. The discussions are open, insightful and impactful, with the active involvement of policymakers, researchers and representatives from industries and the civil society.
The gathering of top influencers in EU policies
Past editions of our flagship event saw the participation of thought leaders such as Kristalina Georgieva, Pascal Lamy and László Andor; European Ministers the likes of Didier Reynders and Ylva Johansson; Jean-Claude Juncker, Pierre Moscovici and Carlos Moedas of the European Commission; prominent MEPs such as Philippe Lamberts, as well as world-renowned thinkers – Ivan Krastev and Andrew Moravcsik.
A unique platform for thinking ahead for Europe
Of course, our aim is not to be the mouthpiece of policymakers. Which is why our guests come from all over Europe and beyond, from all sectors, and from both practitioners and academics. Our aim is for CEPS Ideas Lab to be the unique platform outside the established channels to question commonly-accepted policy positions and look for new approaches to meet the challenges faced by Europe and the world.

Past editions

2024

2023

2022

Ideas Lab 2024

Moving Europe from darkness into light

Peace and prosperity for Europe:
An impossible dream?

2021

2020

2019

Seeking Immunity: Europe in a Post-Covid World

Europe’s Next Stage

Europe’s choice

15:15 - 16:30

ROOM 206

AI and the future of work: a new division of labour

Recent developments in generative AI have helped to democratise expertise, making knowledge more accessible to a wide range of non-expert workers. Meanwhile, however, many high- and middle skilled occupations continue to experience labour shortages. This lab session will explore how such advancements in AI could be leveraged to redesign jobs and organisations, addressing skill shortages and providing new career paths. (For further background, listen to this CEPS Tech podcast episode)

With:

Enrique Fernandez-Macias, Researcher and coordinating the Employment and Skills team, Joint Research Centre

Marlene de Koning, Director and leading the HR Tech & Digital team, PwC Netherlands

Isabelle Schömann, European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC)

Isabella Loaiza Saa, Postdoctoral Associate, MIT Sloan School of Management

Laura Nurski, Associate Research Fellow and Head of Programme on Future of Work, CEPS (moderator)