The Workforce of the Future - Workplace Transition and the role of Education
International Federation for Information Processing
Session 413
How education and the workplace must adapt to support the workforce of the future
This session will focus on the workforce of the future including the workplace of the future, and the impact on education the AI-driven technological transformation is driving. The panelists will provide current information on these topics from the point of view of leaders and pathfinders within their spheres of influence.
Tan Moorthy will speak to AI’s impact on the workforce, including the changing landscape of work as many human functions are taken over by AI, and the coming evolution of those functions. He will explain how the ARC (Automation, Redesign, and Creation) of Workforce Change is the key to understanding this transformative technology, and will outline the questions we should all be asking.
Eliezer Manor will introduce attendees to the transformation of human curiosity into structured innovation through regenerative AI using Curiosity Engineering, a method he has already successfully applied in a live MBA workshop at Azrieli College in Jerusalem. He will also speak to the concept of human-driven AI hybridization.
Following Tan and Eliezer’s presentations, the floor will be opened to the attendees to add their ideas, comments, and questions to the conversation. The topic of adapting education systems to support the workforce’s AI-readiness will be addressed during this interactive piece.
To close off the session, Stephen Ibaraki will speak to the direction of related future innovation from a global perspective, drawn from his ongoing leadership working with the world’s leading CEO, scientific, technical, and financial organizations.
Margaret Havey is a Technical Advisor with Shared Services Canada (SSC), the Department responsible for the Government of Canada’s ICT Infrastructures, and is a member of its Enterprise Architecture Program. She is a Professional Member and Fellow of CIPS, Canada’s Association of Information Technology Professionals; is the Canada Country Member to IFIP (International Federation for Information Processing) and is Deputy Chair of IFIP IP3, IFIP’s Professional Practice Partnership. Margaret has an extensive background in ICT and speaks and writes on sustainability topics related to the UN Sustainable Development Goals and Climate Change which draw from that background. She has been attending and presenting at WSIS since 2024 and is the incoming IFIP WSIS Head of Mission.
Serial entrepreneur, investor, and futurist, Stephen’s accomplishments, and global leadership positions with more than 100 programs / organizations and 300+ recognitions are too numerous to list. His leadership working daily peer-to-peer with more than 1 million CEOs, Investors, Scientists/Experts with the world’s leading CEO, scientific, technical, and financial organizations allow him a unique vantage point to oversee where innovation is heading in the coming years. Founder AI for Good, Fintech Ideas Festival, and YPO Impact Advisory Board, Stephen has received many awards including 23 Microsoft Awards (8 in AI) and in 2026, ACM Presidential Award, noted this in video released by the ACM June 18th 2026: https://youtu.be/3QPAObclXp8?si=-UlzTTb8W-cRB81a. Much of his work is under NDA however to find out more, here is Stephen’s IEEE profile: https://ieeesystemscouncil.org/education/tech-vision-interviews-stephen-ibaraki
Moira de Roche is an independent consultant in Instructional Design and Quality Assurance for online courses, and Strategy Facilitations; Chair of IFIP (International Federation for Information Processing) IP3 and a member of the IFIP Board; Past President, Professional Member, and Fellow of IITPSA (Institute of IT Professionals South Africa). She has presented at conferences around the world on diverse technology topics and people-related issues, and is often quoted in the South African press in articles on Education and Learning. She is passionate about Professionalism and Ethics, and uses Generative AI extensively for creating learning materials. Moira has attended and presented at the World Summit for Information Society (WSIS) since 2012, and was IFIP WSIS Head of Mission from 2019-2025.
Eliezer Manor is a businessman engaged in hi-tech entrepreneurship and venture capital globally. His activities are carried out through his wholly owned company Shirat Enterprises Ltd, a holding portfolio of private investments which in parallel acts as a Management Company. Eliezer is a physicist, graduate of the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel, who spent many years with the Israeli Defense Forces and the R&D Department of the Ministry of Defense in the field of electro-optics. When not working on hi-tech and venture capital related activities, he is preparing MBA students for a world where iterative human-AI dialogue acts as a force multiplier, while human meaning, responsibility, and curiosity remain in control.
As CEO of Revature, Tan ensures clients are able to address their AI talent needs through its pioneering Hire-Train-Deploy model. Formerly Infosys Executive Vice President, Head - Delivery Operations Americas and Global Head Education, Training & Assessments where he established partnerships with Perdue University, Cornell University, Trinity College and others to collaborate on critical ICT competencies; in 2012 he received a Doctorate of Technology (Coventry University UK) for his work on developing IT and engineering professionals’ skills through competency building. Tan serves as an Advisory Board member for RS Metrics (physical, climate, environmental risks) and is a member of the Advisory Board at the University of Texas Dallas Center for Global Business, the ACM (Association for Computing Machinery) Professional Development Committee, and the U.S. Board of Million Peacemakers.
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C4. Capacity building
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C5. Building confidence and security in use of ICTs
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C7. ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life — E-learning
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C7. ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life — E-employment
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C10. Ethical dimensions of the Information Society
C-4 Capacity building: Education and training are key to developing the capacity for the new employment streams being created as AI makes many job roles redundant.
C-5 Building confidence and security in the use of ICTs: Education and training build expertise, software and systems built/supported/maintained by experts in the appropriate areas will create systems that users can have confidence in.
C-7 E-employment: The session focus is on The Workforce of the Future.
C-7 E-learning: Instructional design for online courses.
C-10 - Ethical dimensions of the Information Society: The human/AI conundrum.
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Goal 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
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Goal 8: Promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all
Goal 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.
Goal 8: Promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all.
- Objective 2: Expand inclusion in and benefits from the digital economy for all