Early Careers and the Next Generation: What They Actually Need

Thursday 26th November 2026,

3:25 PM

Organisations are finding that early-career talent has different expectations, communication norms and mental health challenges than previous cohorts, and that programmes designed for an earlier era are failing them. This workshop examines what sustainable high performance looks like for a generation entering work in an AI-accelerated world, what managers need to do differently, and how to build wellbeing into early careers programme design from the ground up. Includes perspectives on retention, post-programme engagement and the growing value of human skills alongside technical ones.  Discussion and practical design workshop.

Speakers

Rosie Ellis

Rosie Ellis is the EMEA and APAC Early Careers Lead at Aon, where she leads the design and evolution of Early Careers development programmes across multiple regions. With over a...

Helen Payne

Helen Payne has spent over two decades helping clients to create more people-centric cultures, the last 17.5 years in Aon‘s Human Capital team.  Helen is a is a highly experienced,...