

How business can counteract conflict
During conflict businesses face new challenges and must make difficult decisions to adapt to more challenging circumstances.
Annika Erickson-Pearson, Community Manager, and Siniša Milatović, Business and Human rights Specialist at UNDP discuss helping businesses act as a force for good in conflict-affected areas and share their insights from two years of collective learning and collective action by the business and Conflict Community of Practice as they convene alongside the UN Forum on Business and Human Rights.

Richard Samans joins the Geneva Graduate Institute as a Senior Fellow
The Geneva Graduate Institute and Center for Trade and Economic Integration (CTEI) is delighted to be joined this year by Richard Samans, a leading author and international authority on the fundamental reform of economic policy, corporate governance and the academic discipline of economics to support a more inclusive and environmentally sustainable future.

The Gen’s Talk It Out: Key Takeaways from the “Decent Work, Brighter Futures” Talk Series
Sara Elder and Ioanna Tzardi share their takeaways from our stimulating series of regional intergenerational dialogues, together with the ILO Youth Foresight, to mark 20 years of the ILO's Global Employment Trends for Youth Report.

Building Inclusive Futures: How Two Guides Are Transforming Digital Employment for Refugees
Lorraine Charles, Executive Director and Founder of Na'amal, explores how two new guides offer businesses and policymakers strategies to expand digital employment for refugees through freelancing, remote work, and inclusive hiring, creating new pathways for economic opportunity and workforce inclusion.

Trade for Stability: Leveraging Private Sector Innovation
The International Trade Centre (ITC) hosted a panel at the WTO Public Forum 2024, to explore how businesses can support refugee integration through the labour markets. Read TASC’s Executive Director, Kitrhona Cerri insights on creating sustainable pathways through digital employment and the emerging Business Community of Practice co-hosted by the TASC Platform and ITC.

Minimizing the negative effects of technological unemployment in the age of AI:A realist view
Janine Berg from the International Labour Organization (ILO) presents a realist view on AI and technological unemployment, acknowledging both risks and rewards. While AI may not eliminate most jobs, vulnerable workers, particularly women, face significant risks. Effective policies like reskilling, redeployment, and social protections are essential to minimize negative impacts.

Reshaping Trade for an Inclusive Future: Labour in Green & Digital Supply Chains
The TASC Platform and the World Economic Forum Inclusive Trade team hosted a roundtable on labour in the green and digital transitions. Key discussions centered on the Trade and Labour Nexus in Kenya and Indonesia, exploring strategies to protect workers and reshape supply chains transitions, during the Geneva Trade Week 2024, hosted in the margins of the WTO Public Forum 2024.

Bridging-Changes: Teaching Leadership in Practice
In June 2024, Bridging-Changes Foundation's Leadership Academy brought together 12 participants from Myanmar for a transformative leadership training in Bangkok. The program fostered trust, introspection, and personal growth, equipping participants with leadership skills vital for navigating Myanmar’s challenges. By Claudine Haenni, Managing Director, Bridging-Changes Foundation.

Insights from the 100-day AI Futures challenge
The 100-day AI Futures Challenge, launched by Source Transitions at the AI for Good Summit in May 2024, focused on transforming visionary concepts into actionable steps. Two scenarios emerged from the challenge, centered on lifelong learning and local food networks, ready for further development

Women Leading Well: A celebration of collective power and transformation
Melissa Pitotti, CEO, Facilitating the Future, celebrates the work of the humanitarian women’s leadership peer community. Sharing about key events like the "International Women's Day" and the upcoming "System Changer Sleepover" foster collaboration, well-being, and transformation, empowering women to lead with purpose and reshape the systems in which they work.

Introducing The Business & Conflict Community of Practice
Since August 2024, the TASC Platform, alongside the Geneva Trade Platform, is now co-hosting the Business & Conflict Community of Practice, which began in 2022. This global network connects over 200 professionals, fostering responsible business practices in conflict-affected environments. The Business & Conflict Community of Practice is managed by Annika Erickson-Pearson, facilitating regular exchanges and relationship-building.

Embracing Social Justice in Multilateralism
Marie-Laure Salles, Director of the Geneva Graduate Institute, reflects on the launch of the Global Coalition for Social Justice at the International Labour Conference. With inspiring speeches from President Lula of Brazil and President Paudel of Nepal, discover how the event emphasized the critical need for multilateral collaboration.

Shaping Inclusive AI Futures: Insights from the A.I. for Good Summit
Addressing the urgent need for human-centered AI at the AI for Good Summit, Dr. Stéphanie Camaréna shares how 70 participants engaged in the Bottom-Up Engagement (BUE) framework, focusing on AI sustainability, ethics, and inclusivity.

Unpacking the AI and Migration Nexus: Reflections from the Future of Work Summit 2024
Dr. Maria Mexi illuminates the complexities at the intersection of AI and migration, and the urgent need for inclusive policies to combat inequality and exploitation. Engage with the nuanced discussions on shaping a future where AI and migration coexist for the greater good.

Navigating the Complexities of the Future of Work
Geneva Graduate Institute's first year International Law Master's student, Rukhsora Satimboeva, delves into her experience at the Future of Work Summit 2024, where global experts tackled AI and migration's impact on labor.

AI: Learning by Doing at the Future of Work Summit
Giulio Ratto, Geneva Graduate Institute's first year International Law Master's student, recounts insights and interventions on how we can manage our evolving relationship with AI and its impending permanence.

Digital Services Pathway: The ITC-TASC Business Initiative for Refugee Integration
Join our Digital Services Pathway initiative, a collaboration between the International Trade Centre (ITC) and TASC Platform, aimed at harnessing the power of private sector innovation for refugee integration.
Are you part of a forward-thinking business that has leveraged refugee talent in digital services? Your experience could light the way for others, fostering a global network of inclusion and opportunity. Share your success and inspire a movement towards a more diverse and resilient digital economy.

Freedom or Labour: Deconstructing Migrant Work at the FIFDH
At the FIFDH in Geneva, Saša Uhlová's documentary "The Limits of Europe" unveiled the harsh realities of migrant labour through her eyes. Maria Mexi, Senior Advisor on Labour and Social Policy at the TASC Platform, highlighted the film's profound impact on understanding the systemic exploitation of migrants in Europe.

Driving equity in the tech industry: insights from lOGITECH lEADERS
In honour of International Women’s Day 2024, the TASC Platform was delighted to be invited by Logitech to join 5 senior leaders from across the organization to discuss the issue of equity in the tech industry. Here, Christa Sürth, Executive Communications Lead at Logitech shares the insights gained through this lively discussion.
