From robots to 1099ers: managing the modern workforce

Companies are confronting significant changes in the labour market, ranging from the spread of short-term “gig” working to the increasing availability of robots and smart machines with the potential to replace human workers. What will be the new rules of the 21st Century workplace?

Speakers:
Rodney Brooks, Founder, chairman and chief technology officer, Rethink Robotics
Martin Ford, Author, “Rise of the Robots”
Stephane Kasriel, Chief executive, Upwork
Blair Silverberg, Venture investor, Draper Fisher Jurvetson

Moderator:
Alexandra Suich, Technology editor, The Economist

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