On 29 April 2026, BISEB School of Economics and Business hosted "Future of Work and Business", a professional networking evening in Vilnius. The event gathered over 70 participants for presentations and panel discussions, decoding uncertainty into strategy.

Over the next five years, AI will reshape work across Europe by automating routine tasks and enhancing human productivity rather than replacing workers outright. Employees in sectors such as finance, healthcare, manufacturing, and public administration will increasingly use AI to analyze data, draft reports, and support decision-making. This shift is expected to raise demand for digital, analytical, and interpersonal skills, making large-scale reskilling a central priority for employers and governments.

Over the ten-year horizon, AI is likely to transform job structures more fundamentally, creating new roles in AI oversight, ethics, and system design while reducing demand for repetitive administrative work.

Change is fast and frightening for most professionals. Are they reacting irrationally? They are responding to real shifts in how work, value, and identity are changing. The fear around AI adoption usually comes from a mix of practical and psychological factors:

• Job Security

• Loss of expertise advantage

• Uncertainty and lack of control

• Fear of becoming obsolete

• Rapid pace of change

• Trust and quality concerns

• Ethical risks

Our guest speakers — Jurgita Šilinskaitė-Venslovienė, Gary Bills, Saulius Ignatavičius, Martin Klug, and Albert Komar — shared the stage, debating about new opportunities, innovation, individual fears, adaptation, companies and individual strategies, long-life learning, upskilling, reskilling and how to stay relevant in a world of constant change!

Let's be Smart, let's do it Together!