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Dialogues on Digital 2025 - The Future of You
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13:00 - 13:10

Welcome and opening remarks

Anna Essén, Associate Professor, SSE House of Innovation

Frida Pemer, Associate Professor, SSE House of Innovation

Stefan Haefliger, Professor of Digital Innovation and Strategy, SSE House of Innovation

     

13:10 - 14:20

Session I: The Future of Health

This session explores how digital technologies are moving closer to our bodies - through wearables, diagnostics, and assistive tools - transforming health, wellness, and human capabilities. It also examines the broader healthcare context, where regulation, data use, and ethical considerations shape both the opportunities and challenges of these intimate innovations.
 
13:10 - 13:20
 
Keynote: The future of health - Navigating the emerging digital ecosystem for personalized care
 

Panos Constantinides, Professor of Digital Innovation at Alliance Manchester Business School

 

13:20 - 13:50

Panel discussion: Empowering individuals or creating new inequalities? How personalized medicine & tech startups are redefining care

with

  • Douglas Stark, Founder of Helsa
  • Markus Cederlund, Chief Product Development Officer at Tobii Dynavox

 

13:50 - 14:20

Panel discussion: Future-Proofing Healthcare - digital transformation strategies for incumbent organizations and policy makers

with

  • Peter Kjäll, HealthTech Lead at TechSverige
  • Robert Svebeck, AI Innovation Development Officer at Karolinska Institutet

   

14:20 - 14:55

Coffee break

   

14:55 - 15:45

Session II: The Future of Work

This session brings together leading researchers and practitioners for two fireside chats on the transformation of work. Together, we will explore the challenges, opportunities, and strategic choices that are shaping the future of work in an era of AI, automation, and digital innovation.

14:55 - 15:05   

Introduction: What can we expect from the future of work?

Frida Pemer, Associate Professor, SSE House of Innovation

Gislene Feiten Haubrich, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the SSE House of Innovation

 

15:05 - 15:20

Fireside chat: Generating the future(s) - how AI is reshaping how we organize, think about, and carry out work

with

  • Camilla Häggroth, Chief HR Officer at Fonus Group
  • Marleen Huysman, Professor and Director of the KIN Center for Digital Innovation at the Vrije Universiteit

Moderated by

  • Frida Pemer, Associate Professor, SSE House of Innovation

 

15:20 - 15:35

Fireside chat: Imagining the future(s) - how AI can help us rethink and design a more desirable tomorrow

with

  • Juliane Reinecke, Professor of Management Studies at Saìˆd Business School (University of Oxford)
  • Samer Al Moubayed, CEO, Furhat Robotics

Moderated by

  • Frida Pemer, Associate Professor, SSE House of Innovation

 

15:35 - 15:40

Outlook: Is this the future we are heading toward?

Gislene Feiten Haubrich, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the SSE House of Innovation

   

15:45 - 16:15

Networking session

Meet and connect with our speakers, panelists, and other professionals from business, academia, and civil society.

   

 

16:15 - 17:00

Session III: The Future of Play

This session explores how computer gaming and esports are reshaping play, learning, and the entertainment industry. Through interactive experiences and an expert panel, it examines the skills games develop and the blurred boundaries between play and work.

16:15 - 16:25

Introduction: All fun and games? Play and the link between motivation and innovation

Stefan Haefliger, Professor of Digital Innovation and Strategy, SSE House of Innovation

 

16:25 - 17:00

Panel discussion: Leveling up - What gaming teaches us about learning and work  

with

  • Andjela Kusmuk, VP of Product at Lolo Company
  • Kelly Ong, CSO and Co-Owner at Alliance
  • Paolo Aversa, Professor of Strategy at King’s College London and Jonas Persson Visiting Professor at Stockholm School of Economics
  • Yacine Laghmari, Twitch Creator, Professional Player, and Developer

Moderated by

  • Stefan Haefliger, Professor of Digital Innovation and Strategy, SSE House of Innovation

   

17:00 - 17:15

Key takeaways and future directions

  

17:15 - 18:15

Mingle with refreshments