Business Strategy
Applications and Implications of Emerging Technology
CRF INTERNATIONAL IN-PERSON CONFERENCE ST. JULIAN’S, MALTA
As a standard member of PARC, you are entitled to two places at this CRF Conference.
The world is on the cusp of a major technological revolution, fuelled by the public release of advanced AI and other technologies. With supporters seeing a utopia at hand and critics foreshadowing the end of civilisation, it is difficult to know what it means for business right now. CRF’s 2024 conference will address exactly that.
Focusing on the implications of technology for improving productivity, driving innovation, and developing people, we will discuss several key areas:
- Industry impact – which organisations are going to be most affected, why, and how?
- Skills – most news stories have focused on jobs which have become redundant. What new roles will be created that create business growth, and what skills, both ‘soft’ and ‘hard’, will those new roles require?
- Work design – what will jobs look like when augmented by these technologies, and how will we design them?
- Learning and Development – how can this technology be used to learn more effectively, and how can we harness it to assess competency?
- Leadership – what skillsets will our leaders now need to ensure their organisation takes full advantage of this technology?
- Organisation Design – what do we need to do to ensure innovation with AI doesn’t happen in silos? How can HR and IT collaborate more effectively?
CRF’s 2024 conference will also address effective change management, which underpins all these focus areas. All new technologies require effective change management, though generative AI currently presents the greatest potential to transform how we work; it will change many work tasks, as well as displacing others and creating new ones. Change will not be spread equally, either – differences between front line and head office, geographies, and age demographics further underline the need to get buy in from the whole organisation.
The implications for people will be vast, and HR must take centre-stage.
Location
The Westin Dragonara Resort, Dragonara Road, St. Julian’s, STJ 3143, MALTA
Gina Jardine
ex CHRO CRH, NED Forterra, Partner Jardine Oates
Gina Jardine is a former C-suite executive who has made her mark on some of the world’s largest and most renowned companies listed across the leading stock indices. With a career spanning over 30 years, Gina has worked across public, private, and semi-government organisations, where she was responsible for developing and leading high-performing teams and organisations in her roles as Chief People Officer. Her global experience in industries such as mining, building products, automotive and warehousing and logistics, has given her a unique perspective on the challenges and opportunities faced by organisations that have long term investments in financial and human capital-intensive programs. She has worked with some of the industries leading Chairs and CEO’s to help organisations deliver their strategy by ensuring that the Organisation and People agendas are aligned, that the culture drives performance and that employees have the capability and engagement to succeed. As a mentor and coach, Gina focuses on helping a range of diverse and senior executives navigate the cultural elements required for success in modern organisations.
Furat Ashraf
Partner, Bird & Bird
Furat Ashraf is a Partner within Bird & Bird’s London employment team. While she is based in London, Furat has an international focus, with extensive experience of supporting US multinationals with their employment law needs across EMEA and APAC. She leads the Tech & Comms group within the employment team and acts for some of the Firm’s biggest tech clients.
Most recently, she has supported a number of these tech clients on cross-border reductions in force, offshoring and other complex multi-jurisdictional change management exercises such as a transition to, or away from, remote working. She has also advised extensively on global policy and contract reviews, together with other compliance-related exercises for companies with employees in multiple countries.
In addition to the above, Furat also supports clients on the TUPE aspects of outsourcings and business transfers and advises on the full spectrum of day to day employment law issues including unfair dismissal, unlawful deductions from wages, whistleblowing and discrimination cases, as well as commission disputes.
Advising a broad range of tech clients, Furat has deep sector expertise and has spoken publicly on a number of key topics including employee activism, the legal challenges of implementing a global D&I strategy, managing your workforce in a time of economic uncertainty and the intersection between generative AI and employment law issues.
Jason Averbook
Senior Partner, Global Leader Digital HR Strategy, Mercer
Jason Averbook is a Senior Partner and Global Leader of Digital HR Strategy with Mercer Leapgen. From January 2018 to March of 2023, he was Co-founder and CEO of Leapgen, a digital transformation company helping organisations shape their future workplace. Now as Mercer Leapgen he continues to broaden executive mindsets to rethink how to better design and deliver employee services and drive the shift from ‘doing technology projects’ to ‘being a digital function’. With the partnership of Mercer Leapgen, Jason expands the resources and reach to a global market.
Prior to founding Leapgen, Jason served as the CEO of The Marcus Buckingham Company (TMBC). In 2005, he co-founded Knowledge Infusion LLC and served as its CEO until 2012, when the company was sold to Appirio. He also held senior leadership roles at PeopleSoft and Ceridian Corporation. With more than 20 years of experience in the HR and technology industries, Jason has collaborated with industry-leading companies in transforming their organisations into strategic partners. Jason has been recognised globally as one of the top three thought-leaders around HR technology and the future of work.
Dr. Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic
Professor of Business Psychology at University College London and Columbia University. And Chief Innovation Officer at Manpower Group
Dr. Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic is an international authority in people analytics, talent management, leadership development, and the Human-AI interface. He is the Chief Innovation Officer at Manpower Group, co-founder of Deeper Signals and Metaprofiling, and Professor of Business Psychology at both University College London, and Columbia University. He has previously held academic positions at New York University and the London School of Economics, and lectured at Harvard Business School, Stanford Business School, London Business School, Johns Hopkins, IMD, and INSEAD, as well as being the CEO at Hogan Assessment Systems. Dr. Tomas has published 10 books and over 200 scientific papers, making him one of the most prolific social scientists of his generation. He is a frequent contributor to Fast Company, The Guardian, Forbes, and the Harvard Business Review.
Rahaf Harfoush
Strategist, Digital Anthropologist and Author
Rahaf Harfoush is a Strategist, Digital Anthropologist, and New York Times Best-Selling Author who focuses on the intersections between emerging technology, innovation, and digital culture. She is the Executive Director of the Red Thread Institute of Digital Culture and teaches “Innovation & Emerging Business Models” at Sciences Politique’s school of Management and Innovation in Paris. In 2021 she joined The Oxford Internet Institute as a Visiting Policy Fellow. She has been featured by Bloomberg, The CBC, CTV, and Forbes for her work on workplace culture. Formerly, Rahaf was the Associate Director of the Technology Pioneer Program at the World Economic Forum in Geneva where she helped identify disruptive-startups that were improving the state of the world. Rahaf is the author and co-author of many books including Hustle & Float: Reclaim Your Creativity and Thrive in a World Obsessed with Work and The Decoded Company: Know Your Talent Better Than You Know your Customers.
Amit Joshi
Professor of AI, Analytics and Marketing Strategy at IMD Business School
Amit Joshi is Professor of AI, Analytics and Marketing Strategy at IMD Business School. He specialises in helping organisations use artificial intelligence and develop their big data, analytics, and AI capabilities. An award-winning professor and researcher, he has extensive experience of AI and analytics-driven transformations in industries such as banking, fintech, retail, automotive, telecoms, and pharma. Joshi believes that no organisation’s digital transformation is complete until they really understand their data and how to upscale their analytical capabilities. He is currently focusing on how organisations can ensure that AI implementation occurs strategically and at scale rather than in small islands of excellence. He has delivered programmes for many companies including UBS, Johnson & Johnson, Guardian Life, Securitas, Bank Danamon, Bayer, Ooredoo, Siam Commercial Bank, Abu Dhabi School of Governance, Hanover RE, and Migros. He also advises start-ups on their strategies.