Agenda & speaker biographies 

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Click on each speaker’s name to find out more about them.

You will have exclusive access to LIVE and repeated conference sessions on Thursday 24th and Friday 25th June 2021.

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      Repeat 1: Friday 25th June

      01:00–05:00 BST
      (20:00-00:00 EDT* / 08:00-12:00 SGT)
      *Thursday 24th June

      07:00-11:00 BST
      (02:00-06:00 EDT / 14:00-18:00 SGT) 

      19:30-20:00 EDT
      00:30–01:00 BST
      07:30-08:00 SGT

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      20:00-20:15 EDT
      01:00–01:15 BST
      08:00-08:15 SGT

      Welcome & Introduction to session 1

      Jim Carrick-Birtwell

      Tim Campbell MBE

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      20:15-20:40 EDT
      01:15–01:40 BST
      08:15-08:40 SGT

      Philosophy slam: The art of the possible

      Robert Rowland Smith

      Dr Mark Vernon

      Future_Talent_learning_conference_Speaker_Mark_Robert

      20:40-21:00 EDT
      01:40–02:00 BST
      08:40-09:00 SGT

       

      Keynote: Human capacity for an uncharted future 

      Margaret Heffernan

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      21:00-21:20 EDT
      02:00–02:20 BST
      09:00-09:20 SGT



      Keynote: Critical skills for the future from the OECD

      Andreas Schleicher

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      21:20-22:00 EDT
      02:20–03:00 BST
      09:20-10:00 SGT

       

      Panel discussion: Transforming our approach to skills

      Paul Drechsler CBE

      Ann Limb CBE

      Kirstie Mackey OBE

      Craig Fenton

      Carl Ward (Chair)

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      22:00-22:30 EDT
      03:00–03:30 BST
      10:00-10:30 SGT


      Break (30 minutes)

      22:30-22:50 EDT
      03:30–03:50 BST
      10:30- 10:50 SGT


      Keynote: Rebel Talent: Inclusive management

      Professor Francesca Gino

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      22:50-23:10 EDT
      03:50–04:10 BST
      10:50-11:10 SGT


      Keynote: Cognitive diversity 

      Matthew Syed

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      23:10-23:55 EDT
      04:10–04:55 BST
      11:10-11:55 SGT


      Q&A with Keynote speakers

      Professor Francesca Gino

      Matthew Syed

      Robert Rowland Smith (Facilitator)

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      23:55-00:00 EDT
      04:55–05:00 BST
      11:55-12:00 SGT

       

      Closing remarks - session 1

      Jim Carrick-Birtwell

      Tim Campbell MBE

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      00:00-02:00 EDT
      05.00–07:00 BST
      12:00-14:00 SGT

      Break between sessions (2 hours)

      02:00-02:10 EDT
      05.00–07:00 BST
      12:00-14:00 SGT

      Welcome & Introduction to session 2

      Jim Carrick-Birtwell
      Tim Campbell MBE

      Future_Talent_learning_conference_Speaker_Jim_Tim

      02:10-02:40 EDT
      07:10–07:40 BST

      14:10-14:40 SGT

      Keynote: Onlyness: Make your ideas powerful enough to dent the world

      Nilofer Merchant

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      02:40-03:30 EDT

      07:40–08:30 BST
      14:40-15:30 SGT

      Panel discussion: How has the talent landscape been transformed?

      Hannah Reid FCIPD

      Louisa Moreton (Chair)

      Robert Carruthers

      Bob Gasser

      Joe Falencki

      Rosaleen Blair CBE (Chair)

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      04:00-04:12 EDT
      09:00–09:12

      BST

      16:00-16:12 SGT

      Keynote: Diversity & Inclusion in an AI powered future of work

      Sinead Bovell

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      04:12-04:25 EDT
      09:12-09:25 BST
      16:12-16:25 SGT

      Keynote: Framework for flourishing in a changing world

      Professor Andrew Scott

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      04:25-04:40

      EDT

      09:25-09:40 

      BST

      16:25-16:40 SGT

      Q&A with Keynote speakers

      Sinead Bovell

      Professor Andrew Scott

      Robert Rowland Smith (Facilitator)

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      04:40-05:20 EDT
      09:40-10:20 BST
      16:40-17:20 SGT

      Keynote: Change & history in the era of Black Lives Matter

       

      David Olusoga OBE

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      05:20-05:50 EDT
      10:20-10:50 BST
      17:20-17:50 SGT

      Philosophy slam: Reflections on the themes of the day 

      Robert Rowland Smith

      Dr Mark Vernon

      Future_Talent_learning_conference_Speaker_Mark_Robert

      05:50-06:00 EDT
      10:50-11:00 BST
      17:50-18:00 SGT

      Closing remarks -

      Session 2 

      Jim Carrick-Birtwell
      Tim Campbell MBE

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