Davos 2013 - Open Forum: Unemployed or Unemployable?
Channel: World Economic Forum
Date: 2013-02-13

Unemployed or Unemployable?

Globally, there is a need to create 600 million productive jobs over the next decade to ensure sustainable growth and preserve social cohesion. Youth are protesting en masse and the number of university graduates is higher than ever before, yet businesses are struggling to find skilled talent to hire. How can this gap be bridged?

- Who should be responsible for the creation of 600 million jobs? What innovations are needed?
- Is unemployment a structural or systemic problem?
- Is the education system at fault, or are the unemployed?
- Is unemployment high because of economic policy?

• Sharan Burrow, General Secretary, International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), Brussels; Global Agenda Council on Governance for Sustainability
• Nafez Al Dakkak, Strategic Planning and Research Officer, Queen Rania Foundation for Education and Development, Jordan; Global Shaper
• Kris Gopalakrishnan, Executive Co-Chairman, Infosys, India
• Jamie McAuliffe, President and Chief Executive Officer, Education For Employment (EFE), USA; Social Entrepreneur; Global Agenda Council on Youth Unemployment
• Fredrik Reinfeldt, Prime Minister of Sweden
• Guy Ryder, Director-General, International Labour Organization (ILO), Geneva

Moderated by
• Peter Cappelli, George W. Taylor Professor of Management, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, USA; Global Agenda Council on Employment

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