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WORK REIMAGINED 2018 - Agenda

Forces at Work

08:00 - 9:00 Executive Breakfast - Gary Richardson, Managing Director, 6point6

What does the agile organisation look like?

09.00 - 09.05 Introduction, Emma Taylor, MD Nimbus Ninety

09.05 - 09.30 Keynote: If I can do it, so can you - Dr Sue Black OBE

Dr Sue Black will share her inspiring story of how she brought her family out of poverty and built a successful career through education and a determination to succeed. Dr Sue Black is one of the top 50 women in tech and has recently been appointed as a government advisory on digital services.

09.30 - 09.35 Q&A with Dr Sue Black OBE

09.35 – 10.00 Building the digital city - Jon Corner, Chief Digital Officer, Salford

As the UK works to remain competitive on a global scale, it is critical to look beyond London to encourage workplace innovation.

  • Challenges of becoming a regional leader in the digital sector
  • Combining private and public sector to encourage local growth
  • Building a culture for innovation and challenges around implementing this in a more bureaucratic organisation
  • How can you enable a viable technologically equipped workforce throughout the UK?

10.00 - 10.25 The Joy of Work - Bruce Daisley, VP EMEA, Twitter

How can we make our jobs happier and more fulfilling?

10.25 - 10.50 Are you ready for the Next Revolution? - Lindsay McEwan, Vice President & Managing Director, Tealium

10.50 – 11.20 Break

Stream 1

Productivity

11.20 - 11.40 Increasing speed for improved operational outcomes

11.40 - 12.00 Powering productivity through automation - Christine Ng, Talent Acquisition Partner Product & Technology, Financial Times

Stream 2

Agility

11.20 - 11.40 Embedding agility - Khal Harris, Digital Strategist EMEA, Tealium

11.40 - 12.00 Tools for Collaboration - Steve Kato-Spyrou, UX Manager, John Lewis

12.00 - 12.25 Building the augmented organisation - Dave Elliman, Global Head of Technology, Thoughtworks

New technologies have the power to get work done faster and better. How do you use this to augment human capabilities?

  • How is the growing role of automation changing how we work? What does this mean for brands?
  • How do you integrate AI with the best of human capabilities? When is augmentation distinct from automation?
  • Defining the human touch: retaining authenticity in the age of AI
  • Exploring the role of trust - combating the spectre of Big Brother in the workplace

 

12.25 – 13.00 Panel: People + Skills = Advantage

  • What are the principal skills and resourcing challenges facing organisations today?
  • What new roles and skills are emerging as technologies such as AI, blockchain, AR become more prevalent?
  • Where will capability come from and what innovations in the recruitment process will support this?
  • How do organisations support employees to adapt and build their own capabilities? Is the key to solving skills scarcity to retain and retrain?
  • How can diversity and inclusion be pushed higher up the agenda?
  • Which roles are in most danger of disappearing altogether over the next 5 years?
  • How does HR adjust, prove value and deliver ROI in rapidly changing tech-driven workplaces?
  • What policy interventions are required to equip the workforce of the future?  
  • How can you ensure an entrepreneurial spirit flourishes across all types of organisation?
  • What can we learn from the start-up world about skills and people?

Chair: Scott Carey, Editor, Computerworld

Ann Roberts, Group HR Director, Badoo

Martin Warnes, Managing Director, Reedonline

Priya Guha, Ecosystems General Manager UK, RocketSpace

Hannah Watson, HR Director Digital Information, HM Revenue & Customs

13:00 - 14:00 Lunch

Stream 1

Capability

14.00 - 14.20 Implementing AI - Michael Mrini, Director of IT, Edwardian Hotels

14.20 - 14.40 Innovation in resourcing - Tom Miller, Head of Operations, Airtasker

14.40 - 15.00 Mind and Machine - Karina Vold, Postdoctoral Researcher, Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence

15.00 - 15.35 Interactive: The destination organisation

  • Fulfilling potential: creating the employee experience
  • What rewards are values by today’s workforce?
  • What is the impact of the multi-generational workforce?
  • Harnessing the power of the ‘gig economy’
  • How can you embed a culture of learning?



Stream 2

Agility

14.00 - 14.20 Agile leadership for the digital world - James Maunder, Technology Director, Oxford Education

14.20 - 14.40 The employee experience; an apprentice view - Bola Ajani, Apprenticeships and Training Manager, Caffè Nero

14.40 - 15.00 Beyond Hierarchy: Driving collaboration with structural innovation - Rebecca Lewis Smith, Managing Director, Fountain Partnerships

15.00 - 15.35 Interactive: Roadmap to the agile organisation

  • Barriers to communication and tools for change
  • Tribes vs teams: what organisational structures work?
  • Change is painful: using conflict to drive forwards
  • Lessons in resilience from the start-up world

15.35 - 16.00 Break

16.00 - 16.25 The Knomo experience: moving away from monotony - Howard Harrison, Chief Executive Officer, Knomo

  • Knowledge + mobility = the founding experience
  • Matching internal workplace culture with external workplace product
  • Challenging traditional workplace norms for increased mobility

16:25 - 16:45 Constructive journalism for the future - Sir Martyn Lewis CBE, Executive Chair, YourBigDay.tv and former ITN and BBC News Presenter

As companies prepare for the future of work, PR will inevitably play a role in their transformation strategy.

  • Public relations & workplace transformation
  • The new form of journalism taking hold in the UK
  • Seeing the glass half-full: presenting problems with tangible solutions

16.45 - 17.20 iGeneration: what skills do students need to thrive at work?

  • What will be the role of technology in future jobs?
  • What skills will be essential in the future workplace?
  • What does the ideal place to work look and feel like?
  • How should the curriculum change to incorporate new technologies?
  • What is the best route to a successful career?

Rose Dyson, Founder & Managing Director, Pura Cosmetics

Zack Nathan, Founder & CEO, Ape Snacks

Tina Gotschi, Head of Computer Science, Ada College for Digital Skills

Rebecca Sulisufi, Student, Ada National College for Digital Skills

Mourad Terceras, Student, Ada National College for Digital Skills

17.20 - 17.45 Disrupting Education - Paul Clarke, Chief Technology Officer, Ocado

Should the education system be reformed to better prepare students for a future where automation is the norm?

17.45 Drinks and Conversation

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