HR People Pod – Ep 43: Inside Davos – AI, work and the future of identity - with Allyn Bailey

About this episode

The episode explores insights from the World Economic Forum in Davos regarding AI, the future of work, and professional identity.

What really happens at the World Economic Forum in Davos? And what are global leaders saying about the future of work? Are organisations simply layering AI onto existing systems, or are they facing a fundamental re-engineering of work itself? If intelligence becomes infrastructure, what happens to how we define value and professional identity? And if entry-level roles decline, what does that mean for the strength of our future talent pipeline? CIPD Director of Profession David D’Souza is joined by Allyn Bailey, Senior Director Corporate Narrative and Communications at SmartRecruiters. Recorded: 20 February 2026 --- Read more from Allyn Bailey at the World Economic Forum Davos 2026: the key takeaways for HR on AI, skills and workforce reinvention https://www.peoplemanagement.co.uk/article/1946227/davos-2026-key-takeaways-hr-ai-skills-workforce-reinvention Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: David D’Souza

Guest: Allyn Bailey

Topics covered

• AI
• future of work
• professional identity
• workforce reinvention
• Davos
• talent pipeline

Keywords

• AI
• Davos
• future of work
• professional identity
• workforce
• talent pipeline
• re-engineering

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SmartRecruiters

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