Global Skills Podcast

By Vanessa Wainwright

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Hosted by Vanessa Wainwright — global skills strategist and industry leader with over 22 years of experience. The Global Skills Podcast explores one of the most urgent challenges of our time: closing the global skills gap and future-proofing talent in an age of rapid change. Each episode, Vanessa speaks with brilliant leaders from business, education, and government, that are shaping the future of work, reimagining learning, and transforming how talent is discovered and developed. Together, they uncover the real challenges organizations face, the strategies that are working, and what the future holds for skills, AI, and human potential. From CEOs and policymakers to entrepreneurs, educators, and mid-career professionals, this is the space where ideas meet action, helping leaders and learners alike navigate the new world of work. Proudly sponsored by Abodoo, whose mission is to ensure that everyone, everywhere, has access to learning, work, and opportunity by empowering organizations and educators with world-class skills technology to close the gap and future-proof their talent.


Episode Date
Why Learning Agility Is the Most Important Career Skill in the AI Era – with Thom Staight
Jun 08, 2026
How AI Is Transforming Learning and Skills Development with Clare Dygert
Jun 01, 2026
Josh Chernikoff on Scaling EdTech: How to Turn Education Ideas into Real Impact
May 25, 2026
Humanoids, AI Agents & the Future Workforce: Rebuilding Work from the Ground Up with Franz Gilbert
May 18, 2026
Reinventing Your Career: Transferable Skills, Redundancy & Finding Opportunity with Jon Allan
May 11, 2026
How Learning Agility Shapes the Future of Work with Oonagh Kelly
May 04, 2026
Rethinking Education with John O’Halloran: Skills, Purpose & the Future of Work
Apr 20, 2026
How Valentina Olivieri is Transforming Education with AI and Learning Technology
Apr 13, 2026
Why 90% of Employees Are Disengaged | Joe Morrison on Fixing Workplace Culture
Apr 06, 2026
People First, Skills Second: Rethinking Construction with Paul Bird
Mar 30, 2026
Simon Lambert: Learning at the speed of change
Mar 23, 2026
$3.7 Trillion: The AI Workforce Wake-Up
Mar 19, 2026
Building Ireland’s Future Workforce with Breda O’Toole, Head of Client Talent Development & Digitalisation at IDA Ireland
Mar 16, 2026
Adam Gordon on AI, Recruiter Enablement & The Future of Talent Acquisition
Mar 09, 2026
Future-Proofing Talent with Polly Boardman: Why Learning & Development Is a Strategic Imperative
Mar 02, 2026
Skills First Hiring in Hospitality: A Real-World Conversation with Ben Sewell
Feb 23, 2026
Leadership, Humanity & AI: What Modern Leaders Can Learn from Daniella Freeman
Feb 19, 2026
Federico Menna on Europe’s Digital Skills Gap and the Power of Ecosystems
Feb 16, 2026
Skills, Leadership & the Human Advantage in an AI World with Phil Smith
Feb 12, 2026
Leading Through Change: Sonal Bhardwaj on Talent, Growth and the Future of Work
Feb 09, 2026
Building Skills-First Enterprises : A Conversation with NIIT’s Mike Byrne & Dylan Stoke
Feb 04, 2026
Deepti Palluri on Redefining Skills and Learning in the Age of AI
Feb 02, 2026
Cheney Hamilton: Why AI Adoption Without Design Is Putting the Workforce at Risk
Jan 29, 2026
Human Skills in an AI World: Sales, Confidence, and Communication with Joe Dalton
Jan 26, 2026
Anne Hubbard on Human Skills, Neurodiversity, and the Future of Education
Jan 22, 2026
The Human Advantage: Why Skills, Care, and Adaptability Matter More Than Ever with Dannny McCoy
Jan 19, 2026
From SEO to Skills Strategy: Lessons from Duane Baumgartner
Jan 15, 2026
The Future of Online High School and Skills-First Learning in Latin America with Alvaro Gonzalez
Jan 12, 2026
Laura Liguori on Future-Ready Schools, AI Literacy, and the Skills Students Need Now
Jan 08, 2026
Closing the Skills Gap Through Radical Humanity with Tash Wilcocks
Jan 05, 2026
Lifelong Learning & Reinvention: A Conversation with Helen Burns
Dec 15, 2025
Shaping Inclusive Talent Strategies with Kobi Ampoma
Dec 11, 2025
Driving Professional Development and Organisational Impact with Dr. Maria Nadeem
Dec 08, 2025
Human Skills in an AI World: My Conversation with Jake Kimber
Dec 04, 2025
Bridging Academia and Industry: Usama Arif on Closing the Skills Gap
Dec 01, 2025
Rewriting Your Identity in the Age of AI & Curiosity as a Career Strategy with Joe Gagnon
Nov 25, 2025
How Great Leaders Blend Human and Artificial Intelligence with Ed Monk
Nov 20, 2025
In Building the Future of Healthcare Talent with Revda Sari
Nov 17, 2025
Fractional Work, Global Talent: Redefining Career Paths with Connexus Director Skai O’Sullivan
Nov 13, 2025
Face-to-Face Training in a Digital World: A Conversation with Jayke Annan
Nov 10, 2025
Becoming a Value Creator in Talent Acquisition with Patrick Donovan
Nov 06, 2025
Transforming Talent: A Conversation with Ken Brotherson from Talent Partners
Nov 03, 2025
Nathan Craigie on Building a Future-Ready Workforce
Oct 30, 2025
The Future of Talent Acquisition: Josh Webster on AI, Upskilling, and Building Record-Breaking Teams
Oct 23, 2025
Building Communities & Bridging Skills with Betty Encinales
Oct 20, 2025
Bridging the Global Skills Gap with Vanessa Wainwright
Oct 20, 2025