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Work in the Future Conference - 4 Oct 2018

On October 4th, 2018, The Jacob and Marcus Wallenberg Centre for Innovative and Sustainable Business Development jointly with House of Innovation and the Wallenberg Foundations arranged a conference on the theme of Work in the Future.

Organizations worldwide are facing a period of expansive and rapid change driven by Artificial Intelligence (AI), digitalization and new business models. These changes transform industries and the nature of work, posing considerable opportunities and challenges for individuals, organizations, and society. How do we manage this transition, and find ways to empower people through this process? This was the main question of the conference. 

The conference was an exclusive full day of engaging conversations with business executives, distinguished scholars, thought leaders, and policymakers, co-hosted by The Jacob and Marcus Wallenberg Centre for Innovative and Sustainable Business Development, Stockholm School of Economics, and the Wallenberg Foundations.

PROGRAM

09.00- 09.15 Introduction Jacob Wollenberg, Chairman Investor AB and Professor Sarah Jack, SSE

09.15-11.00         
HOW ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TRANSFORMS WORK AND LIFE

09.15 - 09.45 Professor Danica Kragic, KTH

09.45 - 10.00 Darja lsaksson, Director-General, Vinnova

10.00 - 10.15 Luka Crnkovic-Friis, CEO Peltarion

10.15 - 10.30 Eleonore Schlyter, Trelleborgs Municipality

10.30 - 11 .00 Conversation between Marcus Wollenberg, Caroline Berg, Eleonore Schlyter and Luka Crnkovic-Friis

11.00 - 11.25      COFFEE BREAK 

11.25 - 12.50      DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OF ORGANIZATIONS

11.25 - 11 .30 Presentation of conversation facilitators professor Magnus Mohring and Assistant Professor Frida Pemer

11.30 - 11.50 Professor Michael Barrett, Cambridge University

11.50 - 12.10 Kaidi Ruusalepp, Building e-Estonia

12.10 - 12.30 Peter Voser, Chairman ABB

12.30 - 12.50 Katrin Westling Palm, Director General Swedish Tax Agency

12.50-13.45          LUNCH AND MINGLE

Two conversation facilitators circulate the crowds and pick-up on and interpret relevant themes relating to the sessions.

13.45 - 15.45      POLICY RESPONSES TO TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE

13.45 - 13.55 Reflections from the floor, report by conversation facilitators

13.55 - 14.25 Christophe Andre, Head of the OECD Sweden/Finland desk

14.25 - 14.55 Professor Per Krusell, IIES

14.55 - 15.25 Prof. Dr. Markus Schmitz, CIO of the Federal Employment Agency, Germany

15.25 - 15.45 Final panel including Anders Ferbe, Eva Nordmark, Susanne Ackum and Calle Leinar

15.45 - 16.00 Closing remarks with Marcus Wollenberg, Chairman SEB and Professor Sarah Jack, SSE

16.00 - 17.30        LIGHT DINNER AND MINGLE