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On February 23, 2017, The Chicago Council of Global Affairs held a conference on the impact of automation, artificial intelligence and the sharing economy on the existing work force, a follow-up to the conference that they held on UBI the previous week.
Working in Tomorrow's World
America’s workforce is on the cusp of momentous change as technology and demographic change transform the nature and availability of work. Robots and algorithms present increased competition to workers, but also hold the promise of augmenting human labor and intellect. Meanwhile an ageing workforce, the sharing economy, and diminishing employer commitments are hastening a move toward short-term, flexible work in the “gig economy”. How might these changes redefine our understanding of career, education, and retirement? Can policymakers and corporations prevent today’s workforce revolution from widening inequality?
Amy Webb’s new book, The Signals Are Talking: Why Today’s Fringe is Tomorrow’s Mainstream will be available for sale and signing at the event.
Steve Pemberton
Vice President, Diversity and Inclusion, Walgreens Boots Alliance
Steven Pemberton is the vice president of diversity and inclusion for Walgreens Boots Alliance, and previously served as chief diversity officer for Walgreens, becoming the first person to hold that position in the company’s 114 year history. Pemberton is responsible for overseeing Walgreen Boots Alliance’s efforts to create and maintain an environment that reflects the culture, people, and perspectives of the nations in which it does business, while mirroring its current and future customers and communities. He has received widespread recognition for his work and has frequently presented on Walgreen’s employment model at the White House.
Rick Wartzman
Author; Senior Advisor, Drucker Institute, Claremont University
Rick Wartzman is senior advisor at the Drucker Institute at Claremont Graduate University in California. He served as the Institute’s executive director for nearly nine years, until early 2016. He also writes about work for Fortune magazine online, and has contributed to Time, Businessweek, Harvard Business Review and others. He is the author of two acclaimed books of narrative history and a collection of magazine columns. His new book, The End of Loyalty: The Rise and Fall of Good Jobs in America, will be published in May.
Amy Webb
Founder, Future Today Institute
Amy Webb is a futurist and founder of the Future Today Institute a leading future forecasting and strategy firm and publisher of the annual FTI Trend Report. She is a lecturer on the future of media at Columbia University and recently joined NYU Stern’s School of Business as an adjust professor teaching a course on forecasting and the future of technology. Webb contributes to a number of publications, including Inc. Magazine, Slate, the Washington Post, and the Harvard Business Review and has appeared on NPR, CNN, Fox, 20/20, and Frontline.
Paul Earle
Lecturer of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
Earle is a principal of Paul Earle & Co., a new, modern innovation consultancy and venture platform. He is a brand and innovation professional, entrepreneur, intrapreneur, and lecturer focused on innovation and new product development, new venture formation, licensing, advertising, and brand management. He was formerly executive director at Farmhouse, an innovation and venture center of Leo Burnett. He holds a BA from Hamilton College and an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management
