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Press Conference: Reskilling Revolution: Better Skills for a Billion People by 2030
Speakers: Ivanka Trump, Marc Benioff, Adrian Monck, Peter Hummelgaard, Ahmad Belhoul, Saadia Zahidi

Almost twice as many jobs can be created than lost by the Fourth Industrial Revolution – if people have the skills to take advantage of the opportunity. In order to meet this new demand, the World Economic Forum today launches Reskilling Revolution, a multi-stakeholder effort to provide enhanced education, skills and better jobs to one billion people in the next decade. Find out how we will do it here.

Ivanka Trump
Advisor to the President, White House, United States of America
Adviser to the President, focussing on the education and economic empowerment of women and their families as well as job creation and economic growth through workforce development, skills training and entrepreneurship. Formerly, oversaw development and acquisitions at the Trump Organization; led some of the company’s largest and most complex transactions. Entrepreneur; founded an eponymous lifestyle brand. 2004, graduate, Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania. Author of two books. Has been included in Fortune magazine’s “40 Under 40” list (2014). Young Global Leader, World Economic Forum (2015). Featured in Time’s 100 Most Influential list (2017) and the Forbes “World’s 100 Most Powerful Women” (2017).

Marc Benioff
Marc Benioff
Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Salesforce
BSc in Business Administration, University of Southern California. Pioneer in cloud computing. Chairman, Co-Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Salesforce, the fastest-growing top-five enterprise software company and a leading provider of customer relationship management (CRM) software globally. Member of the Board of Trustees, University of Southern California. Member of the Board of Trustees, World Economic Forum; inaugural Chair, World Economic Forum Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, San Francisco. Chair, Salesforce.org, which redefined corporate philanthropy by donating 1% of Salesforce's equity, product and time to its communities. Named “Innovator of the Decade” by Forbes; ranked third on Fortune's 2017 "Businessperson of the Year" list; recognized as one of the World’s 25 Greatest Leaders by Fortune and 10 Best-Performing CEOs by Harvard Business Review; has been honored by GLAAD, the Billie Jean King Leadership Initiative and Variety Magazine with its EmPOWerment Award.

Adrian Monck
Adrian Monck
Managing Director, World Economic Forum
BA, Oxford University; MBA, London Business School. 1988, journalist and news executive with CBS News, ITN, Sky News. 2005, Professor, Head of Journalism, City, University of London. With the World Economic Forum: 2009, Managing Director, Head of Communications and Media; currently, Member of the Managing Board, Head of Foundations and Public Engagement. 2005-06, President, Britain's Media Society. Member: BAFTA; Royal Television Society. Co-Author: Crunch Time - How Everyday Life Is Killing the Future (2007); Can You Trust The Media? (2008). Recipient of awards.

Peter Hummelgaard
Peter Hummelgaard
Minister for Employment, Ministry of Employment of Denmark
2012, LLM, Copenhagen University. Took office as the Minister for Employment on 27 June 2019. Previously served as Political Spokesperson on European Union Affairs for the Social Democratic Party. From 2008 to 2014, served as National Chairman of the Social Democratic Youth of Denmark (DSU).

Ahmad Belhoul
Ahmad Belhoul
Minister of State for Higher Education and Advanced Skills, Ministry of Higher Education and Advanced Skills of the United Arab Emirates
Appointed Minister of State for Higher Education in February 2016, to supervise the development of higher education and scientific research in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). October 2017, portfolio was expanded to include Advanced Skills to equip UAE youth with the necessary skills for the future. Currently, Chairman of the Federal Authority for Human Resources; Chairman, UAE Space Agency since June 2017. Represents the space sector in the National Science, Technology and Innovation Committee. Formerly held the position of Chief Executive Officer at Masdar, Executive Director of Strategy and Tourism Sector Development at Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing, and Vice-President of Industry Unit of Mubadala Development Company. Also worked with management consulting firm McKinsey & Company. PhD from Monash University; Master’s from the University of Melbourne, Australia; Bachelor’s in Telecommunications Engineering from Khalifa University, UAE.

Saadia Zahidi
Saadia Zahidi
Managing Director, World Economic Forum