AI and Digital Capability – From Early-Career Talent to Skilling the Whole Workforce
This interactive virtual roundtable brought HR and organisational leaders together to share challenges, compare approaches and explore practical solutions for building a future‑ready workforce. Attendees had the opportunity to discuss how to strengthen early‑career development, increase digital and AI capability, and respond to the rapidly shifting skills landscape.
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This interactive virtual roundtable brought HR and organisational leaders together to share challenges, compare approaches and explore practical solutions for building a future‑ready workforce. Attendees had the opportunity to discuss how to strengthen early‑career development, increase digital and AI capability, and respond to the rapidly shifting skills landscape. Joining the discussion from Henley Business School were: Professor Anne Dibley, Head of Apprenticeship Programmes and Dr James Farr, Head of External Engagement.
Alongside this collaborative discussion, the session provided clarity on the transition from the Apprenticeship Levy to the Growth and Skills Levy, and what these changes meant for talent pipelines. As AI and technological change continued to reshape job roles and expectations, the speakers highlighted the importance of strong foundational, digital and future-focused skills for early-career employees to thrive, while giving employers greater confidence that their workforce was prepared for long-term success.
Participants explored how organisations could build the digital capability, early-career pathways and sustainable skills needed to remain competitive in an increasingly digital world.
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Speakers
Professor Anne Dibley, Head of Apprenticeship Programmes
Professor Anne Dibley, Professor in Marketing, Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, and Head of Post‑Experience and Apprenticeship Programmes at Henley Business School, leads the strategic development of Henley’s apprenticeship programmes. Drawing on her extensive expertise in strategic marketing and workforce development, she works closely with employers to build future‑focused, adaptable talent pipelines equipped for an increasingly technology‑driven economy.
James Farr, Head of External Engagement
James Farr is Head of Apprenticeship External Engagement at Henley Business School. A specialist in post-16 skills policy, he advises organisations on matters relating to workforce skills, technical education and apprenticeships. This includes in relation to reforms announced under the new Growth & Skills Levy (Apprenticeship Units, apprenticeship streamlining) and the future direction of Government skills and education policy in the context of economic growth and labour market developments.
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Simon Kent: Head of Content, The HR World
Simon Kent has been a freelance journalist in the field of HR and the workplace for over 20 years. He cut his teeth travelling the country asking people what they did for a living for The Guardian and developing an interest in how work and employees are managed.
He has written extensively for the national press, business and professional publications dedicated to general and specific HR functions, taking in HR tech, pay and benefits, legal, training, recruitment and more. He has edited HR and public sector magazines, digging out the best stories and liaising with senior level personnel and high-profile public sector leaders to bring great content to readers.
He has written books, blogs, white papers, features, profile, case studies and more. He has chaired round tables and brought high quality coverage online to a diverse platforms as electronic media has evolved. He continues to be motivated to find the stories and subjects that matter most to readers and ensure they deliver value every time.
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