As #AI takes on a growing role in #manufacturing, technology is not the only thing that needs to evolve. People, skills and organisations need to evolve with it.

At Professionals of the Future III, Roundtable 3 – Human Centricity & Professional Growth will explore one of the key challenges facing advanced manufacturing:

How can we attract, develop and retain professionals in the #AI era?

The session will put skills in the spotlight. Participants will be challenged to identify the capabilities that matter most, test their choices against realistic scenarios, and reflect on what professionals need when technologies, roles and expectations are constantly changing.

But identifying the right skills is only part of the challenge.

The discussion will then move towards the workplace itself: what can organisations do in practice to attract talent, support professional growth and create the conditions that make people want to stay?

Through an interactive and collaborative format, participants from industry, education and research will bring their perspectives together, while guest speakers will contribute additional experience and insights to the discussion.

Keeping people at the centre of industrial transformation means more than preparing them to work alongside new technologies. It means creating the skills, opportunities and environments that enable people to grow with them.

Join the conversation on the skills, people and workplaces shaping the future of manufacturing.

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This event is part of the European Skills & VET Week 2026, an initiative of the European Commission organised by Cedefop.