Future Ready: Skills, Transformation and the Race to Adapt | National AI Skills Forum 2026

This panel explores how AI is transforming learning and teaching, from personalised education to credentialing innovation, while addressing equity, educator capability and system readiness. Bringing together leaders from across education, workforce policy and digital inclusion, the discussion looks at how organisations are responding to AI-driven change, the opportunities and challenges emerging across the learning ecosystem, and the skills, leadership and partnerships needed to prepare learners and workers for an AI-enabled future. Speakers: • Elissa McKenzie, Director Digital, AI and Technology Centre of Excellence, Chisholm Institute • Jess Wilson, CEO, Good Things Australia • Professor Martin Bean CBE AM, Founder & CEO, The Bean Centre • Megan Lilly, Acting Commissioner, Jobs and Skills Australia • Professor Theo Farrell, Vice-Chancellor & President, La Trobe University Presented by Future Skills Organisation and the National AI Centre as part of the National AI Skills Forum 2026.