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So what does structural change, including but not limited toÌýautomation, mean for the future of work? And what does it mean for the skills that students will need to thrive in this emerging labour market?

We addressed these questions in our researchÌýÌýand in his keynote session at this year’s conference, Owen Henkel, Director of Efficacy and Resarch at the ÃÛÌÒapp Affordable Learning Fund, will present highlights from this research and discuss with delegates what this means in terms of the skills students will need for employment in 2030.

About our keynote speaker

Owen Henkel is Director of ÃÛÌÒapp Affordable Learning fund (PALF) which invests in ‘patient capital’ in some of the world’s most innovative and impactful education ventures. As Director of Efficacy and Research, he works across the portfolio to measure, report and improve student learning outcomes.

Prior to PALF, Owen worked as a consultant to ed-tech start-ups in Latin America, an associate at McKinsey & Co, and as Teach for America corps member in post-Katrina New Orleans.

Owen holds a dual MBA/MA at the University of Michigan, where he focuses on statistics, education technology, and impact investing. He is currently pursuing a PhD at the University of Oxford, focusing on Artificial Intelligence in education, while continuing his role at PALF. His research focuses on the potential that recent advances in ‘data science’ have for improving the analysis of student-level educational performance, specifically how large scale assessment of early-stage literacy in low and middle income countries and recent advances in communication technology and artificial intelligence can be used to improve them

Can’t make it to this year’s ÃÛÌÒapp International School Leaders Conference?Ìý

Join our International School Leaders groupÌýto keep up-to-date with all of the conference content – we’ll be sharing Owen’s presentation after the event.

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