Policy Voices | Seizing the opportunities of the future

This is the tenth and final episode of Overcoming Polarisation: Paths to Common Ground, a podcast series from Debating Europe, Friends of Europe’s citizen engagement unit. Europe is feeling fractured. Whether it’s politics, climate, tech, or trust in institutions, more and more people are feeling left out, unheard, and uncertain about the future. But what if we could flip the script? What if instead of fuelling division, we looked for common ground? In this series, we’re diving into the real issues behind polarisation. Economic inequality, climate anxiety, digital disruption, and bringing together voices from across the spectrum. From policymakers, activists, business leaders, and most importantly, citizens’ voices via our latest study “Voices for Choices”. In today’s show, host Sabina Șancu spoke with Fabien Curto Millet, Google’s chief economist, about the challenges that AI brings to the future of work and education, and how Europe can prepare to support itself as an aging continent. Discussing healthcare, productivity and lifelong learning, Curto Millet invites us to see AI as a generational opportunity. In the second part of the episode, two of the people who made Voices for Choices happen explain some of the trends from the current edition of the study and give insights into the next edition. Alessandra Cardaci, head of programming and operations, and Adam Nyman, director of citizen outreach and engagement, shared their vision for this research spanning multiple European countries. If you want to comment on this episode you can send us an e-mail: [email protected]