The £30B Blind Spot: New Data on AI, Identity & the Career Gap

​72% of knowledge workers intend a career change within the next 12 months. Only 3.8% complete it. AI is accelerating disruption across the labour market, but no platform is yet providing the identity infrastructure people need to navigate it. That gap represents a £30B+ market hiding in plain sight.

​This is the evening we bring that opportunity into focus for investors.

​WORK-SELF invites you to the UK public launch of the AI Job Disruption Report 2026, built on 1,000+ career consultations and 151 structured AI career audits conducted through our Career Intelligence Platform. The findings reveal a phenomenon we call the Identity Execution Gap: the space between ambition and action that no tool, coach, employer, or incumbent platform is currently bridging.

​For investors, this session is designed to surface an emerging category before it becomes obvious: how AI is reshaping career behaviour, where the infrastructure gaps sit, and why career transition may become one of the defining consumer-workforce investment opportunities of the next decade.

​Alongside the report launch, the evening will include a focused conversation on the investment landscape around AI, labour disruption, and career infrastructure, with founders and investors in the room to explore where capital, product, and behavioural change are beginning to converge.

​Central London. 12 May 2026. Exact location shared upon approval.

​This is a curated, application-only event. As part of your application, please let us know whether you’re joining as a founder or an investor. This helps us shape the room, tailor the discussion, and ensure the most relevant conversations happen on the night.