Topic - Future Of Work

Future Of Work Speakers

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Julia Hobsbawm OBE

Writer on the reshaping of the office and hybrid working, examining the role of the workplace when presence is no longer the default, including how organisations think about offices and hybrid arrangements.

Prof Deborah Nas

How new technologies reshape roles, tasks and the design of work, informed by a professor of strategic design for technology-based innovation.

Steve Wozniak

Charlie Ang

Corporate futurist and AI strategist working from Singapore, examining Asia-Pacific market conditions, AI adoption and regional business change in the context of workforce planning.

Bruce Daisley

Workplace conditions, culture and the factors that influence whether people can sustain productive work, from a former senior executive at Twitter and YouTube who writes on workplace culture.

Brett King

A financial technology founder, author, and regulatory advisor, analysing how smart banking systems, machine learning automation, and branchless financial architecture dismantle traditional institutional banking roles and rewrite global workforce skill requirements.

Gianni Giacomelli

The future of work through organisational design, collaboration and the structure of work itself, informed by collective intelligence research at MIT on how organisations think and decide together.

Daniel Strode

Organisational culture, including how values and behaviours shape the way teams respond to changing work, from a culture and strategy specialist who has run culture programmes inside a large bank.

Jahkini Bisselink

Speaks on next-generation leadership and how younger people want to be led, bringing a younger-generation perspective to expectations around leadership, work and institutions.

Dr Elke Geraerts

Mental resilience, cognitive load and the conditions that support sustained performance, informed by a psychologist working on mental resilience and cognitive performance in organisations.

Adam Kingl

Writer and educator on generational change in the workplace, examining what younger employees expect from work and how those expectations interact with established management practices.

Ian Goldin

Labour markets, automation, globalisation and the economic consequences of technological change, informed by an Oxford economist on globalisation and technological change.

Professor Scott Galloway

The organisations shaping employment, technology and market expectations, informed by a business school professor analysing how large technology companies operate and compete.

Kian Gohar

Meeting design, collaboration and team performance across new models of work, drawing on research on how teams work in distributed and hybrid settings, drawing on studies of high-performing groups.

Gen Z Influence with Jahkini and Hajar

Paired presentation on generational change and next-generation leadership, combining two perspectives on how younger workers view leadership, organisations and the future of work.

Sophie Hackford

Emerging technologies likely to reshape roles, industries and ways of working over time, from a futurist tracking emerging technology and its commercial consequences.

Ross Dawson

Workplace change within broader futures thinking on technology, organisations and society, from a futurist and author who has written on the changing shape of work.

Rachele Focardi

How different age groups work together, where expectations diverge and how multigenerational teams are managed, informed by a specialist in multigenerational workforce dynamics.

Maurice Conti

Automation, robotics and how machine-augmented tools change skilled work, informed by a design futurist who worked on machine-augmented design and robotics.

Dr. Patrick Dixon

Business futurist covering global trends across sectors, examining the future of work alongside broader changes in technology, society and business.

Magnus Lindkvist

Future-of-work predictions against the pace at which behaviour, organisations and technology change, from a trendspotter and futurologist who argues that change often happens more slowly than predicted.

Anne Lise Kjaer

Changing work alongside shifts in behaviour, expectations and long-term organisational strategy, informed by a futurist working on long-term societal trends and people-centred strategy.

Alexander Klöpping

How workers adopt new tools and how trust, usability and consumer technology habits influence workplace technology, from a technology journalist who explains technology to mainstream audiences.

Rohit Talwar

Futurist working on emerging technology and its business consequences, covering the future of work as part of wider shifts in emerging technology, business and society.

Simon Walker

Explores the future of work through leadership, employee engagement and generational change, examining how technology, changing expectations and evolving working styles are reshaping teams and organisations.

Gerd Leonhard

The future of work through human agency and the activities organisations choose to keep human as automation expands, from a futurist writing on technology and human values.

Peter Fisk

Works on strategy and innovation across sectors, focusing on organisational models and the way companies redesign themselves as technology and markets change.

K D Adamson

How automation and technology change work in physical and industrial sectors, informed by a futurist working across technology, industry and environmental systems.

Greg Orme

The skills people and organisations may need as technology changes the nature of work, informed by an author on the human capabilities that retain value as automation spreads, including curiosity, creativity and judgement.

Thimon de Jong

Strategic foresight expert and WHETSTON founder Thimon de Jong specialises in future human behaviour and societal change. His work on the Future of Work explores how changing expectations, technology and human behaviour are reshaping leadership, workplaces and business strategy.

Peter Hinssen

The future of work through organisational agility, innovation and the ways established companies adapt their structures and practices, from an entrepreneur and adviser on innovation inside established organisations.

David Rowan

How fast-growing organisations structure themselves and how technology-driven companies adapt their ways of working as they scale, informed by the founding editor of WIRED UK with long exposure to fast-growing companies.

KEYNOTE THEMES

Key Topics Covered by Future Of Work Speakers

These speakers cover the changing workplace from different angles, including automation and AI, skills, hybrid work, organisational design, culture, workforce expectations and the way teams collaborate.

  • AI, automation and changing roles
  • Skills and human capabilities
  • Hybrid and distributed work
  • Organisational design
  • Changing workforce expectations
  • Multigenerational teams
  • Collaboration and team performance

Decide what 'future' means for your audience

For some audiences the priority is AI and changing roles. For others it is hybrid work, skills, workforce planning or organisational culture. A useful brief identifies the change the audience is actually experiencing, so the speaker can stay relevant to the event rather than covering every workplace trend.

Frequently Asked Questions

Future of work speakers can explore AI, automation, skills, workplace culture, leadership, hybrid work, organisational design and changing employee expectations. Some focus on technology, while others come from HR, research, psychology, leadership or organisational strategy.
These speakers can be relevant to leadership teams, HR and people functions, managers, strategy teams and wider employee audiences. The right session depends on whether the event is focused on workforce planning, leadership, skills, culture, technology or helping employees understand how work is changing.
Relevant backgrounds can include HR leadership, organisational psychology, technology, research, business strategy, workplace design and futurism. Different speakers may focus on people, technology or organisational structure, so the event brief should identify which perspective the audience needs.
Yes. A future of work session can be centred on the changes organisations are already dealing with, such as AI adoption, new skills, changing roles, hybrid work or workforce expectations. The brief can ask the speaker to keep speculation limited and concentrate on the implications most relevant to the audience.

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