Mark Monahan

(he/him)

Mark Monahan

BHASVIC

Vice Principal, Digital & Communications

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Mark Monahan is Vice Principal for Digital and Communications at BHASVIC, where he leads across digital strategy, communications, infrastructure, innovation and technology-enabled change. With a background spanning education leadership, careers, digital transformation and organisational improvement, Mark has helped modernise systems, embed new technologies and support more effective decision-making through tools such as Power BI and Google Data Studio. He is also the Founder of KnowThis, an educational IT consultancy focused on helping teachers, careers professionals and admin teams use technology more effectively. At EVOLVE [26], Mark brings a valuable education and future-skills perspective to the conversation around AI, young people and work. His work sits at the intersection of digital innovation, post-16 education, careers readiness and the practical realities of preparing students for a changing employment landscape.

Sessions

David Daiches

Stephanie Antonian

Mark Monahan

Chris Yea

Andy Budd

13:00

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13:40

Panel

Collaborators Stage

Future Skills After AI: Work, Purpose and What People Need Next

AI is changing the skills people need, the way teams operate and the routes young people take into work. But behind the technology sits a more human question: how do people find confidence, purpose and value in a world where the shape of work keeps changing? This panel explores future skills through that lens. Rather than focusing only on technical capability, it will look at the human skills that become more important as AI becomes more embedded: judgement, adaptability, communication, creativity, curiosity and the ability to keep learning. It will also ask how people move from uncertainty or fear towards a more grounded relationship with AI, one where the technology becomes something they can work with, not something that defines them. Bringing together perspectives from industry, education and future-of-work thinking, the discussion will explore what employers are starting to need, how education can prepare young people for work that is still evolving, and what individuals should hold onto as the tools around them change. This is a practical conversation about skills, but also a deeper one about life after AI: what changes, what stays human, and how people can shape their place in the future of work.

David Daiches

Stephanie Antonian

Mark Monahan

Chris Yea

Andy Budd

13:00

-

13:40

Panel

Collaborators Stage

Future Skills After AI: Work, Purpose and What People Need Next

AI is changing the skills people need, the way teams operate and the routes young people take into work. But behind the technology sits a more human question: how do people find confidence, purpose and value in a world where the shape of work keeps changing? This panel explores future skills through that lens. Rather than focusing only on technical capability, it will look at the human skills that become more important as AI becomes more embedded: judgement, adaptability, communication, creativity, curiosity and the ability to keep learning. It will also ask how people move from uncertainty or fear towards a more grounded relationship with AI, one where the technology becomes something they can work with, not something that defines them. Bringing together perspectives from industry, education and future-of-work thinking, the discussion will explore what employers are starting to need, how education can prepare young people for work that is still evolving, and what individuals should hold onto as the tools around them change. This is a practical conversation about skills, but also a deeper one about life after AI: what changes, what stays human, and how people can shape their place in the future of work.