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All registered ticket holders can access eight hours of live speaker and masterclass sessions on Thursday 25th June, as well as full repeats on Friday 25th June

  • LIVE SESSIONS on Thursday 24thJune 2021
    REPEATED SESSIONS on Friday 25    th June 2021

 

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      Repeat 2: Friday 25th June

      13:00–17:00 BST
      (08:00 – 12:00 EDT / 20:00 – 00:00 SGT)

      19:00-23:00 BST
      (14:00 – 18:00 EDT / 02:00 – 06:00 SGT*
      *SGT live session on Saturday 26th June) 

      07:30-08:00 EDT

      12:30–13:00 BST
      19:30-20:00 SGT

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      08:00-08:15 EDT
      13:00–13:15 BST
      20:00-20:15 SGT

      Welcome & introduction to session 1

      Jim Carrick-Birtwell

      Tim Campbell MBE

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      08:15-08:40 EDT
      13:15–13:40 BST
      20:15-20:40 SGT

      Philosophy slam: The art of the possible

      Robert Rowland Smith

      Dr Mark Vernon

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      Future_Talent_learning_conference_Speaker_Mark_Robert

      08:40-09:00 EDT
      13:40–14:00 BST
      20:40-21:00 SGT

       

      Keynote: Human capacity for an uncharted future

      Margaret Heffernan

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      09:00-09:20 EDT
      14:00–14:20 BST
      21:00-21:20 SGT


      Keynote: Critical skills for the future from the OECD

      Andreas Schleicher 

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      09:20-10:00 EDT
      14:20–15:00 BST
      21:20-22:00 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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      10:00-10:30 EDT
      15:00–15:30 BST
      22:00-22:30 SGT

      Break (30 minutes)

       

       

      10:30-11:00 EDT
      15:30–16:00 BST
      22:30-23:00 SGT


      Keynote: Rebel Talent: Inclusive management

      Professor Francesca Gino

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      11:00-11:30 EDT
      16:00–16:30 BST
      23:00-23:30 SGT


      Keynote: Cognitive diversity 

      Matthew Syed

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      11:30-11:55 EDT
      16:30–16:55 BST
      23:30-23:55 SGT


      Q&A with Keynote speakers

      Professor Francesca Gino

      Matthew Syed

      Robert Rowland Smith (Facilitator)

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      11:55-12:00 EDT
      16:55–17:00 BST
      23:55-00:00 SGT

       

      Closing remarks

      Jim Carrick-Birtwell
      Tim Campbell MBE

      Future_Talent_learning_conference_Speaker_Jim_Tim

      12:00-14:00 EDT
      17.00–19:00 BST
      00:00-02:00 SGT


      Break between sessions

      14:00-14:10 EDT

      19:00–19:10 BST
      02:00-02:10 SGT

      Welcome & Introduction to session 2

      Jim Carrick-Birtwell
      Tim Campbell MBE

      Future_Talent_learning_conference_Speaker_Jim_Tim

      14:10-14:40 EDT
      19:10–19:40 BST

      02:10-02:40 SGT

       

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

      Nilofer Merchant

       

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      14:40-15:30 EDT

      19:40–20:30 BST
      02:40-03:30 SGT

       

      Panel discussion: How has the talent landscape been transformed?

      Hannah Reid FCIPD

      Louisa Moreton

      Robert Carruthers

      Bob Gasser

      Joe Falencki

      Rosaleen Blair CBE (Chair)

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      15:30-16:00 EDT
      20:30–21:00

      BST

      03:30-04:00 SGT

      Break between sessions (30 minutes)


       

      16:00-16:12 EDT
      21:00–21:12

      BST

      04:00-04:12 SGT

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

      Sinead Bovell

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      16:12-16:25 EDT
      21:12-21:25 BST
      04:12-04:25 SGT

      Keynote: Work and learning over a longer life

      Professor Andrew Scott

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      16:25-16:40 EDT

      21:25-21:40 BST

      04:25-04:40 SGT

       

      Q&A with Keynote speakers

      Sinead Bovell

      Professor Andrew Scott

      Robert Rowland Smith (Facilitator)

       

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      16:40-17:20 EDT

      21:40-22:20 BST
      04:40-05:20 SGT

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

      David Olusoga OBE

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      17:20-18:50 EDT
      22:20-22:50 BST
      05:20-05:50 SGT

      Philosophy slam: Reflections on the themes of the day 

      Robert Rowland Smith

      Dr Mark Vernon

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      18:50-19:00 EDT
      22:50-23:00 BST
      05:50-06:00 SGT

      Closing remarks

      Jim Carrick-Birtwell
      Tim Campbell MBE

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