> Markdown version of [/events/world-congress-2026-europe/sessions/1316-the-ai-ready](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-europe/sessions/1316-the-ai-ready). Every page supports `.md` or `Accept: text/markdown`. Links point to the HTML versions so they work for humans too. Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md).

---

# The AI-Ready Workforce: Upskilling Lessons from the Real World


- **Date:** Friday, Jul 10, 2026
- **Time:** 13:00–13:30 (30 min)
- **Room:** Tech Leaders Stage
- **Event:** World Congress 2026 Europe

## Recording

[Watch recording](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100280-the-ai-ready-workforce-upskilling-lessons-from-the-real-world)

## Description

Everyone agrees the workforce needs to be ready for AI; far fewer have actually reskilled people at scale. This panel brings together very different organizations to share what genuinely works and what does not. Real lessons from the field, not slideware.

## Speakers

### [Bernd Datler](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@bernd-datler)

Managing Director at ASFINAG
### [Laura Thorson](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@luis-bitencourt-emilio)

SVP, Product at GitHub
### [Mark Pollok](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@mark-pollok)

CEO of Trenkwalder Group AG
### [Hendrikje Rudnick](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@hendrikje-rudnick)

Managing Editor at BUSINESS INSIDER GERMANY


## Related talks at this congress

- [The Great Reskilling - Who Wins in the AI Economy?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-europe/sessions/1008-the-great-reskilling) — Daniel Terzenbach, Johannes Kopf, Rudi Bauer
- [AI in High-Stakes Industries: Lessons Learned](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-europe/sessions/1284-ai-in-high-stakes) — Alexandre Guenoun, Jaipal Singh, Nicolò Robba, Tomislav Tipurić
- [AI in Recruiting: What Works, What Fails - Real Lessons from Office & Volume Hiring](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-europe/sessions/1036-ai-in-recruiting) — Barbara Kryslak
- [Future-Proofing Human Capital for the AI Economy](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-europe/sessions/1083-future-proofing) — Stephanie Cohen, Grisha Pavlotskyi, Joël Mesot, Stefan Lehmann, Fanny Jimenez