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Brain capital and the future of work: rethinking labour markets for the AI age

Brain capital and the future of work: rethinking labour markets for the AI age WHEN 02 March I 15:15 – 16:30 WHERE The Square TOPICS Future of Work, Artificial Intelligence WHEN 02 March I 15:15 – 16:30 WHERE The Square TOPICS Future of Work, Artificial Intelligence Europe’s labour markets are being reshaped by AI, digitalisation,

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The EU transition to quantum safe: an entangled discussion

The EU transition to quantum safe: an entangled discussion WHEN 02 March I 15:15 – 16:30 WHERE The Square TOPICS Quantum WHEN 02 March I 15:15 – 16:30 WHERE The Square TOPICS Quantum As the EU accelerates its preparations for the post-quantum era, the Network and Information Systems (NIS) Cooperation Group’s post-quantum cryptography (PQC) roadmap

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From mines to markets: pathways to Ukraine’s recovery

From mines to markets: pathways to Ukraine’s recovery WHEN 02 March I 15:15 – 16:30 WHERE The Square TOPICS Ukraine, agriculture WHEN 02 March I 15:15 – 16:30 WHERE The Square TOPICS Ukraine, agriculture Ukraine’s farmlands have long served as Europe’s breadbasket and a cornerstone of global food security. However, after four years of war-related

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Rethinking return: safe third countries, return hubs and rights-based alternatives

Rethinking return: safe third countries, return hubs and rights-based alternatives WHEN 02 March I 15:15 – 16:30 WHERE The Square TOPICS Migration WHEN 02 March I 15:15 – 16:30 WHERE The Square TOPICS Migration How can the EU ensure that its return policies are both ‘effective’ and compliant with fundamental rights? And are there any feasible alternatives

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Revamping the European Citizens’ Initiative: bringing DEI in from the cold 

Revamping the European Citizens’ Initiative: bringing DEI in from the cold WHEN 02 March I 13:45 – 15:00 WHERE The Square TOPICS Democracy, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion WHEN 02 March I 13:45 – 15:00 WHERE The Square TOPICS Democracy, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Despite its uptake by citizens and civil society for issues such as

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Shaping the new Global Health Resilience Initiative

Shaping the new Global Health Resilience Initiative WHEN 02 March I 13:45 – 15:00 WHERE The Square TOPICS Health WHEN 02 March I 13:45 – 15:00 WHERE The Square TOPICS Health In her 2025 State of the Union address, President von der Leyen announced the EU’s ambition to strengthen its role as a leader in global health. Against a backdrop of

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Investing in security: how to strengthen the EU’s future members

Investing in security: how to strengthen the EU’s future members WHEN 02 March I 13:45 – 15:00 WHERE The Square TOPICS Security, EU Enlargement WHEN 02 March I 13:45 – 15:00 WHERE The Square TOPICS Security, EU Enlargement By envisaging membership negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova, the EU has rejected a Russian sphere of influence

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How international carbon credits could help the EU to regain climate leadership

How international carbon credits could help the EU to regain climate leadership WHEN 02 March I 13:45 – 15:00 WHERE The Square TOPICS Energy & Climate WHEN 02 March I 13:45 – 15:00 WHERE The Square TOPICS Energy & Climate The global clean energy transition is essential to keeping the Paris Agreement within reach. Yet

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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)