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Akanksha Rath
Head of Capacity Building
Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN)
Akanksha Rath is a communications leader, educator, and programme strategist with experience spanning academia, business, and the nonprofit sector. She leads Capacity Building initiatives at the Global Finance and Technology Network (GFTN), where she oversees fintech innovation and talent development programmes that bring together emerging talent, entrepreneurs, industry leaders, regulators, and academic partners to address real-world challenges and develop practical solutions.
Akanksha also teaches at Singapore Management University (SMU), having previously taught at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and the National University of Singapore (NUS). She has extensive experience designing and managing complex programmes, building cross-sector partnerships, and facilitating collaboration across diverse stakeholders. She holds a Master’s in Tri-Sector Collaboration and is passionate about persuasion, storytelling, and corporate communications.
Speaking At
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3:45–5:15pmTue 17 NovPublic-Private RoundtableRoundtable Room 4Invite-OnlyModerator
Enabling The Next Wave Of Innovation
Is AI Pulling the Ladder Up? Reimagining Job-Ready Skills in the AI Transition
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Arvind SankaranSenior Fintech ExpertAsian Development Bank
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Prof. Chia Tek YewAdjunct Professor/AdvisorNUS - Asian Institute of Digital Finance
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Osamu AbeChief of Staff, Asia PacificMUFG Bank Ltd
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Priyank HiraniVice President of Programsdata.org
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Tram Anh NguyenCo-Founder of CFTE (Centre for Finance, Technology and Entrepreneurship), Chairwoman of Global Women in AICFTE (Centre for Finance, Technology and Entrepreneurship)
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Akanksha RathHead of Capacity BuildingGlobal Finance & Technology Network (GFTN)Moderator
About this session
The white-collar skills that have historically lifted millions out of poverty across emerging economies are now facing disruption from AI. In the Philippines alone, the ILO estimates that more than a quarter of the workforce — some 12.7 million workers — holds jobs at risk of being displaced by AI automation. Most of these roles will be transformed rather than eliminated outright, but the shift is already reshaping what "job-ready" means for graduates and mid-career workers alike.
This roundtable brings together policymakers, regulators, educators, and industry leaders to confront the anxiety facing today's fresh graduates and mid-careerists, many of whom were trained for a job market that is changing faster than their curricula can keep pace with. Panelists will chart the policy interventions, employer strategies, and new models of education that will define career pathways for the next generation of workers in emerging economies. -
