Future Workforce Summit

Brenna O’Roarty, the Centre’s North South ESTEEM Researcher, is at today’s NI Chamber “2026 Future Workforce Summit” in Bangor.

On the agenda are employers, educators and policymakers discussing the world of work for 16-24 year olds.

The morning speakers were Dr Caoimhe Archibald, MLA (Minister for the Economy, Department for the Economy NI), Gordon Parkes (Chairman of Green Skills Delivery Group and People & Culture Consultant, NIE Networks) and Marguerite Shannon (Senior Economist, Ulster University Economic Policy Centre).

On the first panel were Richard Longman (Head of Business School, The Open University), Heather McKee (Deputy Principal, Planning, Performance and Engagement, South Eastern Regional College), Stephen Dallas (CEO, The Bytes Project) and Nina Slingsby (Founder, OAHA) with Stuart Anderson (Director of Public Affairs and International Relations, NI Chamber).

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