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Date
13 November 2026
Location
OECD Headquarters
2 Rue André Pascal
75016 Paris, France
Time
09:30 - 12:15 CET
A Business at OECD-Global Apprenticeship Network (GAN) event will provide a platform to discuss the future of skills and the pathway to employment. The first exchange will highlight the value of company investment in first job opportunities including apprenticeships and the necessary enabling policy frameworks. The second session will explore how companies and ecosystem partners can sustain and adapt work-based learning, and apprenticeship programs in the context of rapid labour market changes.
Opening Remarks
Hanni Rosenbaum
Executive Director - Business at OECD
Opening Remarks
Kathryn Rowan
Executive Director - GAN: Global Apprenticeship Network
Opening Remarks
Mark Pearson
Acting Director for Employment, Labour, and Social Affairs - OECD
Fireside Chat
Bettina Schaller
Chair of the Employment, Labour, and Social Affairs Committee - Business at OECD
Fireside Chat
Kate Brosnan
Chair of the Education Committee - Business at OECD
Session 2
Irene Mark-Eisenring
Chief Human Resources Officer - Bühler
Session 2
Patrick Stolz
Senior Project Manager within GHRCS - UBS
Session 2
Jonna Sjövall
Global Head of Talent Attraction and Early Careers - UBS
Session 2
Jennie Magiera
Global Head of Education Impact - Google
Session 2
Peter Rock
Chair of the Board - Westvic Staffing Solutions
Keynote
El Iza Mohamedou
Head of the Centre for Skills - OECD
Closing Remarks
Michael Kienle
Global VP Talent Acquisition - L'Oréal Groupe
