Future of Work: The Impact of Automation and Digital Transformation

BrainStation Vancouver
Thu, Aug 22, 2019
2019-08-23T01:00:00.0000000Z – 2019-08-23T03:00:00.0000000Z

455 Granville St, Vancouver, BC How to get here
$25

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80k+ attendees globally
Learn from industry experts
Live Q&A

Hear From Industry Leaders

According to the World Economic Forum, “65% of children entering primary school today will end up working in completely new job types that don’t yet exist.” In that time, jobs that do exist today will also change dramatically. A report by McKinsey predicts that up to 30% of “work activities” could be automated by 2030, with this digital transformation creating up to 50 million new jobs globally.

To take advantage of these opportunities, professionals and organizations will need to stay competitive by gaining the skills needed for the new digital economy.

How do we reskill for the future? Will AI give us a better work-life balance and help us be more efficient? Will the workforce further globalize as remote working and flexible workplaces increase?

Join us as some of Vancouver's leading tech industry experts tackle these questions and more in a discussion on the trends that are defining the future of work.

*Tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable

Event Breakdown
6:00PM - Doors open, refreshments & networking
6:30PM - Panel discussion begins, with moderated Q&A
7:45PM - Mingling
8:00PM - Event end

Andrew McCurran

Director of Strategic Planning & Policy at TransLink
Shivam Kishore

Manager, Technology Sector and Partnerships at Vancouver Economic Commission
Martha Carscadden

Employee Experience Manager at Galvanize
Eric Bridgwater

Principal Software Engineering Manager at Microsoft

How to Get Here

BrainStation Vancouver

455 Granville St #400, Vancouver, BC

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Finding Your Way

Steps away from the Waterfront Station’s Granville St entrance. Our event space is on the ground floor.
Ride Sharing and Taxi Drop-off

Visitors being dropped off by a ride sharing service or taxi should enter the Starbucks across the street at 700 W Pender St as only city buses are allowed on Granville St in front of the campus.
Once You're Inside

Our staff will be there to greet you at the campus reception.