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Is AI accelerating the brain drain?

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Host

  • Philippa Lamb

Guests

  • Lola Abitogun, Fractional HR Director
  • George Oliver, Audit Associate, KPMG
  • Chris Lawton, Group MD, Executive Search, Robert Half

Producer

  • Natalie Chisholm

Series Lead

  • Mark Rowland

Episode first published: 15 April 2026

Podcast recorded: 11 March 2026

All views expressed on this podcast are those of the contributors and don’t necessarily reflect those of ICAEW or its members.

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