Recorded live at the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego, this session featured Lina Bankert, Managing Director & Partner at Boston Consulting Group; Karie Willyerd, Chief Customer Strategy Officer at Learning Technologies Group; Krishna Kumar, Founder & CEO at Simplilearn; and Karine Allouche Salanon, General Manager of Enterprise at Coursera.
The session examined the critical need for continuous employee training at a time when innovation is advancing faster than ever. The speakers discussed how many beloved employee learning programs have been cut due to recession fears, even as the pace of change demands ongoing upskilling. They explored the long-term risks organizations face by deprioritizing learning and shared strategies for maintaining a resilient, future-ready workforce through sustained investment in employee development.