The dynamic of change in the post-COVID-19 era will combine new technologies, revised business priorities and shifting demographics leading to the 100 year life. But advances in technology and longevity have not been matched by supporting innovations to our social structures. Lynda Gratton looks at new leadership strategies as a path out of crisis.

Speaker
Lynda Gratton

Professor of Management Practice, London Business School, Founder of the advisory practice HSM

‘Lynda is a Professor of Management Practice at the London Business School and founder of the advisory practice HSM. She is an award winning author on the future of work and the role of corporation. Her ten books have sold over a million copies and have been translated into more than 20 languages. Her latest book – co-authored with Andrew J. Scott is ‘The New Long Life – a framework for flourishing in a changing world” Global recognition of her work includes the Indian Tata prize, the Australian AHRI prize, and the US Fellow of NAHR, she has also received the LBS Best Teacher Award. Lynda served on Prime Minister Abe’s “Council for Designing 100-Year Life Society”, is a member of the Council of the World Economic Forum, has chaired the WEF Council on Leadership and is currently a member of the international advisory board of Equinor.

Speaker
Jeremy Myerson

Director, The WORKTECH Academy & Research Professor, RCA

‘An academic researcher, author and activist in workplace design and innovation, Jeremy holds the Helen Hamlyn Chair of Design at the Royal College of Art and is a Visiting Fellow at the University of Oxford. Jeremy has published several influential books on workplace design and he sits on the international advisory boards of design institutes in South Korea, Switzerland and Hong Kong. Named by Wired magazine as one of Britain’s 100 most influential people in digital technology, he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the Royal College of Art in 2016 for his work in design research.