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HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED AT GSD21.

125 Speakers. 26 Countries. 4 Tracks. 1 Day.

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GENERAL SESSION

8:00am PT / 11:00am ET / 17:00 CET | WELCOME TO GLOBAL SKILLS DAY (Main Room, 15 minutes) - CLICK TO VIEW VIDEO

 Welcome

  • Gary A. Bolles, Author, “The Next Rules of Work,” and Chair for the Future of Work, Singularity University

 Track Chairs

  • Lindsey Kneuven, CEO, Pure Impact
  • Enrique Rubio, Founder, Hacking HR
  • Arnobio Morelix, Chief Data Scientist, INC. Magazine

8:20am PT / 11:20am ET / 17:20 CET | 30-MINUTE BREAKOUT SESSIONS: TRACK OVERVIEWS

FUTURE OF WORK TRACK

FUTURE OF LEARNING TRACK

HACKING HR TRACK

ENTREPRENEURS TRACK

TRACK OVERVIEW: THE FUTURE OF WORK - CLICK TO VIEW VIDEO

  • Gary A. Bolles, Author, “The Next Rules of Work”
  • Special Guest: Vint Cerf, Google, & Advisory Board Chair, i4j Internet for Jobs

TRACK OVERVIEW: THE FUTURE OF LEARNING -  CLICK TO VIEW VIDEO

  • Lindsey Kneuven (Track Chair), CEO, Pure Impact
  • Mel Ochoa, Landmark Ventures, interviewer

TRACK OVERVIEW: HACKING HR - CLICK TO VIEW VIDEO

  • Enrique Rubio (Track Chair), Hacking HR

TRACK OVERVIEW: SKILLS FOR ENTREPRENEURS - CLICK TO VIEW VIDEO

  • Arnobio Morelix (Track Chair), Chief Data Scientist, INC Magazine
  • Interviewer: Kiki Mwiti, Founder of DYVYYD

10-MINUTE BREAK - 8:50am PT / 11:50am ET / 17:50 CET

9:00am PT / 12:00pm ET / 18:00 CET  | 50-MINUTE BREAKOUT SESSIONS

FUTURE OF WORK TRACK

FUTURE OF LEARNING TRACK

HACKING HR TRACK

ENTREPRENEURS TRACK

SKILLS FOR DISTRIBUTED & REMOTE WORK - CLICK TO VIEW VIDEO

  • John O'Duinn, author (USA)
  • Denise Brouder, SWAY Workplace (USA)
  • Jo Palmer, Pointer Remote (Australia) 
  • Peter du Toit, FutureWork IQ (South Africa)
  • Lorraine Charles, Na'amal (UAE)
  • Moderator: Hal Josephson, MediaSense (New Zealand)

CATALYZING LEARNING @ SCALE - CLICK TO VIEW VIDEO

  • Mona Mourshed, Generation (USA)
  • Michael Fung, SkillsFuture Singapore
  • Reshni Singh, Department of Trade & Industry (S. Africa)
  • Sharmi Surinarain, Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator (Kenya)
  • Moderator: Gary A. Bolles, Author, “The Next Rules of Work” (USA)

MAKING SENSE OF THE FUTURE OF HR & SKILLS - CLICK TO VIEW VIDEO

  • Caroline Stokes, FORWARD Executive Search (Canada)
  • Nigel Miller, Edelman (USA)
  • Adam Gibson, Agile Workforce Planning (UK)
  • Moderator: Marlies Farrill, Properly (Canada)

EFFECTIVE ENTREPRENEUR-SHIP ECOSYSTEMS - CLICK TO VIEW VIDEO

  • Nicola Corzine, Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center (US)
  • Vinicius Lages, Sebrae (Brazil)
  • Stephan Kuester, Startup Genome (UK)
  • Gloria Viscasillas, Echar Pa'lante - Banco Popular (Puerto Rico)
  • Moderator: Emily Egan, Lepage Center for Entrepreneurship, Tulane University (US)

10-MINUTE BREAK - 9:50am PT / 12:50pm ET / 18:50 CET

GENERAL SESSION

10:00am PT / 1:00pm ET / 19:00 CET  |  KEYNOTE INTERVIEW SESSIONS - CLICK TO VIEW VIDEO

Interviewer: Gary A. Bolles, Author, “The Next Rules of Work”

  • LISA GEVELBER, CMO Americas, Google / Grow With Google
  • BYRON AUGUSTE, CEO & Co-founder, Opportunity@Work
  • ARNE DUNCAN, Managing Partner, Emerson Collective, and former US Secretary of Education
  • JOHN HAGEL, Founder, Beyond Our Edge LLC


11:10am PT / 2:10pm ET / 20:10 CET  | 40-MINUTE MAIN SESSION


THE NEUROSCIENCE OF WORK+LEARNING - CLICK TO VIEW VIDEO

How can new insights into the human mind help to empower everyone to learn new skills?

  • Dr. Laura Jana, Penn State University / Jana Ventures
  • Chaim Guggenheim, ApplyIt
  • Moderator: Nichol Bradford, Transformative Technology Lab

FUTURE OF WORK TRACK

FUTURE OF LEARNING TRACK

HACKING HR TRACK

ENTREPRENEURS TRACK

12:00pm PT / 3:00pm ET / 21:00 CET  | 50-MINUTE BREAKOUT SESSIONS

AI+WORK - CLICK TO VIEW VIDEO

  • Amadou Daffe, Gebeya (Ethiopia)
  • Jos Dirkx, Beenova.ai (Netherlands)
  • Ulrich Scharf, SkillLab (Netherlands)
  • Jan Van der Hoop, Fit First Technologies (Canada)
  • Moderator: Leila Toplic, NetHope (Switzerland)

SKILLS FOR YOUNG LEARNERS - CLICK TO VIEW VIDEO

  • Markus Hunt, The Logan School for Creative Learning (USA)
  • Houbeb Ajmi, Honoris Group (Tunisia)
  • Hla Hla Win, 360ed (Myanmar)
  • Hinerangi Edwards,  AATEA Solutions (New Zealand)
  • Moderator: Ann Makosinski, Young Innovator (Canada)



HR: TRAILBLAZING THE PATH TO THE FUTURE - CLICK TO VIEW VIDEO

  • Lisa Sterling, EverCommerce (USA)
  • Kirstin Furber, Channel4 (UK)
  • Anoop Chaudhuri, Ford Motor Company (Australia)
  • Aysha Alawadhi, Emirates Islamic Bank (UAE)
  • Moderator: Lex Verweij, Capgemini Invent (UK)

SKILLS FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP - CLICK TO VIEW VIDEO

  • Bernard Laurendeau, Laurendeau & Associates (Ethiopia)
  • Reena Gupta, Mom Relaunch (USA)
  • Wendy Mayhew, Business Launch Solutions (USA)
  • Yamit Eriksson, Eriksson Growth Management (Israel)
  • Diana Kander, CEO, JD Insights (USA)
  • Moderator: Shuo Chen, UC Berkeley & IOVC (USA)


10-MINUTE BREAK - 12:50pm PT / 3:50pm ET / 21:50 CET

1:00pm PT / 4:00pm ET / 22:00 CET  | 50-MINUTE BREAKOUT SESSIONS

FUTURE OF WORK TRACK

FUTURE OF LEARNING TRACK

HACKING HR TRACK

ENTREPRENEURS TRACK

WORK REIMAGINED: A GRAND CHALLENGE FOR RAPID RESKILLING - CLICK TO VIEW VIDEO

  • Moderator: Dr. Angela Jackson, New Profit (USA)
  • Evette Ellis, Charger Help Inc. (USA)
  • Andy Dwonch, Career Path Services (USA)
  • Ram Katamajara, Colaberry
  • Jason Jones, The Last Mile

LEARNING @ SCALE #2 - CLICK TO VIEW VIDEO

  • Adam Sherman, Edcast
  • Gianni Giacomelli, Genpact
  • Moderator: Giselle Mota, ADP


HR LEADERS: WHAT SKILLS THEY NEED TO SUCCEED IN TIMES OF DISRUPTION - CLICK TO VIEW VIDEO

  • Jeanette Kehoe-Perkinson, Ph.Creative (New Zealand)
  • Bernadette Palumbo, Sonepar (USA)
  • Emmanuel Michael, Letshego (Nigeria)
  • Mary Glowacka, RELX (UK)
  • Moderator: Michael Erisman, People Implications (USA)


 INCLUSIVE ENTREPRENEURSHIP - CLICK TO VIEW VIDEO

  • Yogavelli Nambiar, Allan Gray Orbis Foundation (South Africa)
  • Felipe Matos, Sirius Education (Brazil)
  • Maria Maso, Business Angel Minority Association (baMa) (USA)
  • Nitin Pachisia, Unshackled (USA)
  • Wendy Lea, Energize Colorado (USA)
  • Moderator: Gary A. Bolles, conference host

10-MINUTE BREAK - 1:50pm PT / 4:50pm ET / 22:50 CET

GENERAL SESSION

2:00pm PT / 5:00pm ET / 23:00 CET     KEYNOTE INTERVIEW SESSIONS  - CLICK TO VIEW VIDEO

  • CHARLENE LI, Author, “The Disruption Mindset” (USA)
  • RAVIN JESUTHASAN, Mercer (USA)
  • KAILA COLBIN, Boma (New Zealand)

INTERVIEWER: MEL OCHOA, LANDMARK VENTURES

10-MINUTE BREAK - 2:50pm PT / 5:50pm ET / 23:50 CET


3:00pm PT / 6.00pm ET / Midnight CET  | 50-MINUTE BREAKOUT SESSIONS

FUTURE OF WORK TRACK

FUTURE OF LEARNING TRACK

HACKING HR TRACK

ENTREPRENEURS TRACK

POLICY FOR THE FUTURE OF WORK - CLICK TO VIEW VIDEO

  • Taki Sarantakis, Canada School of Public Service
  • Vikrum Aiyer, ACLU (USA)
  • Adelino Sousa, Virtual Educa (USA)
  • Wingham Rowan, Modern Markets For All (UK)
  • Virginia Hamilton, Make Fast Studio (USA)
  • Moderator: Diane Francis, Atlantic Council

PLATFORMS FOR LEARNING @ SCALE - CLICK TO VIEW VIDEO

  • Esther Wojcicki, Tract.app, and Author, Moonshots In Education (USA)
  • Jared Chung, CareerVillage (USA)
  • Josh Goldberg, Legends of Learning (USA)
  • Devin Young, Classcraft (Canada)
  • Moderator: April Rinne, April Worldwide (USA)

ARCHITECTING A CULTURE OF LEARNING, TRANSFORMATION & INNOVATION - CLICK TO VIEW VIDEO

  • Guillermo Miranda, Boeing (USA)
  • Robyn Arville, CHRO at the Wikimedia Foundation (USA)
  • Nina Bressler Murphy, Novartis (Czech Republic)
  • Moderator: Kandi Gongora, Goodway Group (USA)

ENTREPRENEURS FOR SKILLS - CLICK TO VIEW VIDEO

  • Hamoon Ekhtiari,  FutureFit AI (Canada)
  • Katie Hall, Claira (USA)
  • Ronit Avni, Localized (USA)
  • Moderator: Andrea Kates, FutureProofing (USA)

10-MINUTE BREAK - 3:50pm PT / 6:50pm ET / 00:50 CET

FUTURE OF WORK TRACK

FUTURE OF LEARNING TRACK

HACKING HR TRACK

ENTREPRENEURS TRACK

NEW SKILLS TRAINING FOR WORK - CLICK TO VIEW VIDEO

  • Sam Glassenberg, Level Ex (USA)
  • Sebastian Espinosa, Coding Dojo (Chile)
  • Marcello Bonato, Re-coded (Portugal)
  • Maira Habimorad, Institute Inteli (Brazil)
  • Priszcilla Várnagy, Be-novative (Hungary)
  • Moderator: Monique Malcolm-Hay, Future of Work Consultant (UK)

WHERE EDUCATION MEETS THE REAL WORLD - CLICK TO VIEW VIDEO

Igniting passion and jumpstarting students' futures through real-world work in creative organizations.

  • Steve Isaacs, Education Program Manager, Epic Games (USA)
  • Anthony Ramirez-Garcia, X in a Box (USA)
  • Dennis Henderson, Manchester Youth Development Center (USA)
  • Moderator: Elyse Klaidman, Co-founder, X In a Box (USA)


HOW TO RESKILL & UPSKILL THE WORKFORCE - FAST - CLICK TO VIEW VIDEO

  • Salema Rice, Geometric Results (USA)
  • Otti Vogt, ING (former) (Netherlands)
  • Carolina Astaiza, Grupo SanchoBBDO (Colombia)
  • Chris Mayer, West Point (USA)
  • Moderator: Karen Weeks, OrderGroove (USA)

HOW COMMUNITIES BUILD ENTREPRENEURS - CLICK TO VIEW VIDEO

  • Rocio Fonseca, CORFO (Chile)
  • Brian Requarth, Latitud (USA)
  • Phi Van Nguyen, Vietnam Angel Network
  • Nick Smoot, Innovation Collective (USA)
  • Moderator: Bernita Bradley, The Village / Engaged Detroit

GENERAL SESSION

5:00pm PT / 8:00pm ET / 2:00 CET  |  CLOSING KEYNOTE SESSION - CLICK TO VIEW VIDEO


Interviewer: Gary A. Bolles, Author, “The Next Rules of Work”

  • CARMEN TWILLIE AMBAR, President, Oberlin College
  • KARL MEHTA, CEO, Edcast
  • JAMIE MERISOTIS, CEO, Lumina Foundation


6:00pm PT / 9:00pm ET / 3:00 CET  |  EVENT CONCLUDES


BONUS SESSIONS - PRE- AND POST-CONFERENCE

Track Chairs & Producers

Our World-Class Speakers

Our World-Class Partners.

About Us.

Global Skills Day is chaired by Gary A. Bolles, author of The Next Rules of Work (Kogan Page, August 2021). Bolles is a frequent lecturer, writer and consultant on the future of work, learning, and the organization. He serves as the Chair for the Future of Work for Singularity University.


Global Skills Day is produced by Heidi C. Kleinmaus, a former entertainment and international marketing executive, and frequent conference producer and speaker manager.


Together they are Charrette LLC, a San Francisco-based consultancy that has served as:

  • Co-founders of SoCap, SocialCapitalMarkets.net, launched in 2008 to bring together entrepreneurs, investors, and other influencers to collaborate on developing businesses with a purpose.
  • Producers of Fulcrum: Strategies for an inclusive future of work, a 2019 conference in Detroit, Michigan, with sponsors such as Ford Foundation and Google.org.
  • Producers of Closing The Gap: Strategies for an Inclusive Economy, a 2015 conference in Palm Beach, Florida, on the growing gap between haves and have-nots in the U.S., with speakers like Tony Blair, Tom Friedman, Robert Reich, and Xavier de Sousa Briggs.
  • Co-producers of DGREE: The Future of Higher Education,, a 2010 conference that highlighted many of the systemic issues that are “unbundling” higher education.
  • Co-founders of the U.S. Broadband Coalition, an initiative that culminated in 2009 with 137 organizations collaborating to draft a national broadband strategy, to the benefit of municipal initiatives across the country.


They are also co-founders of eParachute.com, providing career-change strategies for a range of populations, from the work of What Color Is Your Parachute?, the world’s enduring career manual.

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