ECHA2022 - Claire Hughes, The Pandemic Generation: Talent Development Implications

The pandemic marks the beginning of a new generation. Gen Z were born between 9/11 and the Pandemic and in the next few years, we will be getting children in our schools with vastly different experiences from those who came before. Current innovators like Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk are reflective of the times and generational impacts they grew up in. Using sociological, media studies, and marketing lenses, this multi-media presentation explores the differences between the retiring Baby Boomers, the Generation Xers who are moving into, and being overlooked for, leadership positions, the Millennials who are teaching the children, Gen Z who are just finishing school, with implications for the Pandemic Babies. The impact of generational timing for innovation and topics for talent development are explored as well and implications for the future as we begin a new round of generational conflict and change.

Claire Hughes, College of Coastal Georgia, Brunswick, United States

In 2022 the National Talent Centre of the Netherlands hosted the 18th Conference of the European Council for High Ability on 31 August – 3 September 2022 in The Hague, The Netherlands.

The ECHA 2022 Conference brought together experts, professionals and interested parties from all over Europe and beyond to share knowledge, gain inspiration and exchange experiences. The congress offered a varied, high-level program with top speakers and a wide range of parallel sessions.

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