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Join Elsamari Botha and Paul Ballantine from UC Business School for insights on reskilling and building a future-ready workforce.
According to the World Economic Forum, 50% of all employees will need reskilling as artificial intelligence and automation rapidly transform industries. How prepared is your organisation for the disruption—and the opportunity—this brings?
As AI reshapes job roles and automates tasks, the future of work is evolving at an unprecedented pace. Leaders must not only adopt these technologies but also focus on equipping their workforce with the skills necessary to thrive in this new landscape.
This talk will delve into three key areas:
Join us for a deep dive into the reskill dilemma, offering directors key insights on building a future-ready workforce.
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Associate Professor Elsamari Botha is the MBA Director at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand, and an extraordinary associate professor at the University of Stellenbosch Business School, South Africa. With 15 years of consulting experience, and experience assisting from small businesses to large corporates, Elsamari’s research focuses on adopting and monetising new technologies in organisations and digital strategy development, focusing on Artificial Intelligence. With a PhD in Industrial Economics and Management from KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Elsamari has published in leading international journals. She has also been recognized as a LinkedIn Top Voice in both Higher Education and Consulting, and has various advisory and governance positions.
Paul Ballantine is the Executive Dean of the University of Canterbury (UC) Business School and a Professor of Marketing. He graduated with his PhD from the University of Canterbury, after which he started his academic career at the University of Auckland Business School. He returned to UC in 2007 and spent six years as the Head of the Department of Management, Marketing and Tourism, prior to taking on the role of Head of the UC Business School, and subsequent to that, Executive Dean. Paul’s research and teaching focus is Marketing, and he has published more than fifty publications in peer-reviewed journals. He previously served as an Executive Member of the Australia and New Zealand Marketing Academy (ANZMAC) and is an editorial board member for some of the leading journals in his areas of expertise.
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