Preparing millennials and zillenials for the workplace of the future – #icegs annual lecture

This year’s iCeGS annual lecture ‘Preparing millennials and zillenials for the workplace of the future’ will take place on Weds November 15^th at 2.00 – 4.30 and will be delivered by Noa Gafni Slaney.

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’We are living in a time of constant change. We are in the middle of the fourth industrial revolution. There are new generations of young people (millennials and zillenials) arising amidst this uncertainty. Who are these young people and how can we prepare them for the future?

Noa Gafni Slaney is the Founder and CEO of Impact Squared, which works with social causes to elevate their message, motivate people to act and evaluate their impact. Impact Squared, with dual headquarters in London and New York, works with leading organisations such as the United Nations Foundation, International Crisis Group and UNICEF.

Noa began her career as an entrepreneur, founding a social network for women in 2005. She then joined the founding digital team at Hearst Magazines as Head of Social Media. During her MBA at London Business School, Noa became deeply interested in the world of international organizations and social change.

After completing her MBA, Noa joined the World Economic Forum as a Global Leadership Fellow and the Head of Communications for the Global Shapers Community prior to launching Impact Squared. In its year of existence, Impact Squared has worked with a number of notable social causes to amplify their impact.

Noa is a regular contributor to the Harvard Business Review, Huffington Post and New York Times. Her recent speaking engagements include the World Bank, Financial Times and United Nations. She is a Social Innovation Fellow at the University of Cambridge and a Trustee at the United Nations Association of the UK.here

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