No. 35 AI Governance Forum - Preparing the Future AI Workforce

Name: No. 35 AI Governance Forum - Preparing the Future AI Workforce
Start: 2025-10-17T09:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-10-17T11:00:00-04:00
Location: Sheppard Mullin

Schedule

Fri Oct 17 2025 at 09:00 am to 11:00 am

UTC-04:00

Location

Sheppard Mullin | Washington, DC

The event brings together policymakers, educators, employers, and innovators to address one of the defining challenges of our time.
About this Event
About the Forum

The AI 2030 AI Governance Forum: Preparing the Future AI Workforce brings together policymakers, educators, employers, and innovators to address one of the defining challenges of our time: ensuring the workforce is ready to thrive in an AI-driven economy.
As artificial intelligence transforms industries and societies, the future of work will be shaped by how we govern, educate, and empower the next generation of talent. This forum creates a space for cross-sector collaboration, forward-looking dialogue, and actionable strategies.

Host & Partners

• Host: AI 2030

• Partners: AI Collective, Sheppard Mullin

Why Attend?

• Engage with leading experts in AI governance, workforce development, and education.

• Explore global perspectives on regulations, social mobility, and innovation.

• Shape practical solutions for building future-ready talent pipelines.

• Network with peers from government, academia, industry, and civil society.

Program Themes & Guiding Questions
1. Session 1: Focus on Policy: Shaping the Future of AI Governance

• How can regions with fewer resources or less-developed digital infrastructure avoid being left behind in the AI talent race?

• What types of incentives or policy tools (e.g., grants, tax benefits, infrastructure investment) are most effective in building up regional digital and AI ecosystems?

2. Session 2: Focus on Educators: Building the Pipeline for AI Talent

• How should academia, government, and the private sector adjust policy, training programs, and credential systems to keep pace with AI?

• What role should lifelong learning and continuous reskilling play in national workforce strategies?

3. Session 3: Focus on Knowledge Workers / Learners: Empowering the Next Generation

• How do generative AI’s workforce impacts differ from previous technological disruptions, and what does this mean for job transitions?

• How can organizations and educators prepare entry-level professionals to not only meet the challenges but also seize the opportunities of the AI era?

Who Should Join?

• Policymakers & Regulators shaping AI and workforce strategies

• Educators & Training Leaders designing the next generation of curricula

• Employers & Industry Leaders building responsible AI talent pipelines

• Knowledge Workers & Learners navigating transitions in the AI economy

Join Us in DC

Be part of a dynamic, solutions-driven dialogue that will shape how we prepare the AI workforce of tomorrow. Together, we can ensure that the AI era is not only innovative, but also inclusive, equitable, and sustainable.
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Hosted by

AI 2030
AI 2030 is a global initiative committed to mainstreaming Responsible AI by 2030. Through cross-sector collaboration, capacity building, and inclusive programming, AI 2030 empowers leaders, organizations, and communities to harness AI for the benefit of humanity.

FinTech4Good:
FinTech4Good is a global innovation and investment platform that connects startups, industry leaders, and investors to co-create solutions for a better world. With a focus on sustainable finance, digital economy, and emerging technologies, FinTech4Good champions responsible innovation with global impact.

In partnership with:

SheppardMullin:

Sheppard Mullin is a full service AmLaw 50 firm with over 1200 attorneys in 16 offices located throughout California and in Chicago, Dallas, Houston, New York, Washington, D.C., Brussels, London, Seoul and Shanghai. The firm's California offices are located in Century City, Los Angeles, Orange County, San Francisco, Del Mar, San Diego and Silicon Valley.

About 1871

The Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center, dba 1871 is a 501c3 organization that exists to inspire, equip, and support people from all backgrounds to build and innovate extraordinary businesses.

About: AI Collective https://www.aicollective.com/

The AI Collective is a non-profit, grassroots community uniting 70,000+ pioneers – founders, researchers, operators, and investors – exploring the frontier of AI in major tech hubs worldwide