Beyond the Novelty: Evaluating AI-Powered Career Navigation Tools

Novel AI-powered career navigation solutions are emerging rapidly – investors hear pitches daily, educators evaluate new tools constantly, and young people navigate an expanding set of options. Amid this innovation explosion, how do we evaluate what’s actually helping young people feel prepared for their future?
This session, led by Britebound's Head of Impact Investing, Rilwan Meeran, brings together impact investors and entrepreneurs building these innovative career navigation tools for a candid conversation about sifting through the many creative ideas to find solutions that genuinely serve students.
Panelists will discuss the realities of how these AI-powered tools are both adding value and exposing weaknesses in youth career navigation. The conversation will also address the ongoing inequities that emerging technologies pose – such as disparities in reliable internet access and continued biases – and how to measure whether these tools are truly improving student outcomes.
Attendees will gain practical frameworks for evaluating which innovations are worth investing in, implementing, or recommending to young people navigating the rapidly evolving future of work.