The Workforce of 2040 Is in Grade 2 Today: Investing in Foundational Learning for Future Growth

Event Description

India and African nations hold a historic demographic opportunity, but future prosperity depends on whether today's children acquire foundational skills. Reading and numeracy are the economic infrastructure of workforce readiness: without them, investments in AI, skilling, and digital growth cannot achieve their full potential. Bringing together government leaders, corporates, philanthropy, and practitioners, this roundtable will explore how coalitions, capital, partnerships, and local innovation can move proven approaches from evidence to adoption at scale, and help build the workforce of 2040.