Sociologist and researcher

People, not labels.

I'm a sociologist and researcher at Kantar. I study youth, generations, work and AI, starting from people, not labels.

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Endri Basha
8
years at Kantar
3,000
people in 6 countries · AI & Longevity, 2026
7
NEET profiles · FrancoAngeli, 2025
2021
GenHub: generations for marketing and HR

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Reflection

Why I'm opening this space

Labels travel fast. The data that takes them apart travels much slower. This is where I collect it.

What I work on

Research →

Global research · 2026

AI & Longevity

3,000 working-age people in Italy, India, Japan, Brazil, the UK and the US. Age doesn't explain how people relate to AI: four profiles explain it better, inside every generation. Kantar research with Ageism Is Never In Style, born in the No Limits ERG.

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Book · FrancoAngeli, 2025

NEET. I 7 volti di una generazione in attesa

With Federico Capeci and Valentina Meli. One acronym can't explain seven different stories: from the Disoriented, stuck in front of too many paths, to the Sacrificed, carrying the weight of care.

The book (Italian) ↗

Kantar · since 2021

GenHub

Kantar Italy's practice on generations: generations as a target in marketing and for HR recruitment and retention. Life stage, context and values explain more than a birth year.

Speaking and media

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  1. Nov 2026Co-host, LinkedIn Live «AI & Longevity: The Report, Unpacked» with Jacynth Bassett (Ageism Is Never In Style).
  2. Oct 2026Speaker, Wellbeing Happiness Forum by EFI, Milan: «Gen Z experiments with AI. Gen X makes it scalable.»
  3. Oct 2026Corriere della Sera: AI & Longevity findings featured by Silvia Pagliuca.
  4. Sept 2026Speaker, Illyrian Brains Global III Lightning Talks, Tirana: «Beyond stereotypes: who are NEET youth?»