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The future of work is human

Join 7,000 professionals at the CIPD Festival of Work, 12-13 June 2019, Olympia London

Over two days the inaugural Festival of Work brings together business leaders, technologists, people professionals and learning and development experts to explore, debate and celebrate why the future of work is human after all.

Join us to discover how to lead, to harness technology for the benefit of all, and how to equip your workforce with the skills to succeed in the future of work. Find out more

 
 

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The Festival of Work 2019 will open with a keynote from Garry Kasparov, Chess Grandmaster, former World Chess Champion, Chair of the Human Rights Foundation & Best-Selling Author.

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Reasons to attend

 
 
 

130+ speakers, 50+ sessions

  • Rene Carayol

    René Carayol MBE

    Specialist & Advisor on Leadership, Business Transformation & Culture to world leaders & FTSE 100 CEOs
  • Anju Sethi

    Anju Sethi

    Director Leadership, Talent, Learning, Culture, Engagement and Inclusion at BT
  • Prof David Clutterbuck

    Professor David Clutterbuck

    Special Ambassador of European Mentoring and Coaching Council, Visiting Professor at Henley Business School and Award-Winning Author
  • Angela Ignam

    Angela Ignam

    Head of People Analytics & Insight, Aviva
  • Jaimini Lakhani

    Jaimini Lakhani

    Change Director, British Council
  • Neil Harbisson

    Neil Harbisson

    World's first Cyborg Artist and Co-founder of the Cyborg Foundation
  • Garry Kasparov

    Garry Kasparov

    Former World Chess Champion, Chair of the Human Rights Foundation, Best-Selling Author
  • Matthew Taylor

    Matthew Taylor

    CEO, Royal Society of Arts
  • Helen Moulinos

    Helen Moulinos

    Chief Operating Officer, Stonewall
  • Becky Thoseby

    Becky Thoseby

    Group Head of Well-being, Department for Transport
  • Priyank Patwa

    Priyank Patwa

    Head of AI & Machine Learning, M&G Prudential

  • Stephanie Fastre

    Manager Development Programs EMEA Lead, Google
  • Professor Donald Clark

    Professor Donald Clark

    EdTech entrepreneur, CEO of WildFire and Visiting Professor at the University of Derby
  • Devyani Vaishampayan

    Devyani Vaishampayan

    Managing Partner, HR Tech Partnership & Non-Executive Director of the British Quality Foundation
  • Peter Sheppard

    Peter Sheppard

    Global Head of Learning Ecosystem, Ericsson
  • Sandra Arnold

    Sandra Arnold

    Head of Learning & Development, GroupM UK