Episode 43: Connecting people, and why AI is an opportunity not a threat

Connecting people, and why AI is an opportunity not a threat In the Season 4 finale of Difference Makers Discuss, Aster Thackery joins host Sinead Donovan to explore what it means when connecting people is your greatest professional skill. Her story spans trade promotion, the Italian Trade Agency, and building a 2,000-strong community in southeast London from scratch. We also dig into a new position paper from Chartered Accountants Ireland on AI and the profession. The argument is clear: as AI takes on routine tasks, the demand for trusted, qualified professionals only grows — and the skills that matter most, critical thinking, judgement, and the ability to keep learning, are the ones AI cannot replicate.