Innovation For All Workforce Council

The new workplace equation sits at the intersection of identifying, retaining, and promoting top talent and the underlying tension between maintaining inclusive practices and navigating risk. With a focus on timely, high-impact topics – such as the impact of AI and emerging technologies on the workforce, strategies for employee retention, upskilling and reskilling, and insights into remote, hybrid, and multigenerational work environments – the Innovation For All Workforce Council aims to drive deeper engagement and more meaningful conversations with members.
Key Topics & Initiatives
Topics
- AI and emerging technologies impact on the workforce and across underrecognized communities
- Employee-focused programs to ensure retention
- Upskilling and reskilling
- The intergenerational workforce
- Type of workforce – in person, remote, hybrid
- Research
Initiatives
- Position the consumer tech industry as a leader in creating a skilled and upskilled workforce and a leading contributor in building a tech ecosystem that creates access, opportunity and Innovation For All
- Communicate business outcomes as related to inclusive innovation within the tech sector
- Inform topics for CTA’s workforce-related research
- Promote Innovation For All conference programming at CES
- Create awareness of workforce topics across all CTA member groups
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