Ideas Economy: Human Potential The great unrest

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1 Ideas Economy: Human Potential The great unrest New York, September 27 th, 2012 Chairs Matthew Bishop, US business editor and New York bureau chief, The Economist Adrian Wooldridge, management editor and Schumpeter columnist, The Economist Description The Economist s Ideas Economy: Human Potential event will explore the fundamental issues affecting personal and professional life, including creativity, management, social purpose and the future of jobs. Disruptive innovation and technological change is reshaping the world of work. This includes the spread of flexible working, the feminisation of the workforce and growing life expectancies. A global labour market is allowing companies to access talent from anywhere. Frugal engineers are slashing costs. Entrepreneurship is flourishing. Social media and innovations in education are raising intellectual standards. The emerging world is disrupting traditional business models. Innovations in manufacturing have launched us into a third industrial revolution. The price of improved productivity is perpetual change and, for most companies, one of the central problems will be how to innovate quickly enough. For a growing number of people the problem will be coping with the social and psychological impact of all this innovation. The combination of globalisation and technological innovation means that work has become omnipresent and all-consuming. Striking a sustainable balance between the imperatives of creative destruction, on the one hand, and the demands for a manageable life, on the other, will be one of the great themes of the coming decades. Will we be able to harness creative destruction to improve the quality of our everyday lives? Or will it tear apart our societies and degrade the quality of life? Chaired by The Economist s US business editor and New York bureau chief, Matthew Bishop, and management editor and Schumpeter columnist, Adrian Wooldridge, Ideas Economy: Human Potential is designed for senior-level decision makers, managers who value the role of human capital to advance economic growth and Economist readers interested in the transformative power of creative destruction and disruptive innovation. Yes, the world is in the midst of dramatic flux. But The Economist believes people will win more than they will lose from the current social and economic changes. Speakers Jagdish Bhagwati, professor of economics and law, Columbia University Deborah Borg, vice-president, human capital planning and development, The Dow Chemical Company Eli Broad, founder, The Broad Foundation; author, The Art of Being Unreasonable

2 Troy Carter, founder, chairman and chief executive, Atom Factory Hal Gregersen, co-author, The Innovator s DNA Robert Guest, business editor, The Economist Guy Halfteck, founder and chief executive, Knack.it Sara Horowitz, founder and executive director, Freelancers Union Sheena Iyengar, inaugural S.T. Lee professor of business, Columbia Business School Brian David Johnson, director - future casting, principal engineer, Intel Adriana Kugler, chief economist, US Department of Labor Ellen Kullman, chair of the board, chief executive, DuPont Jessica Lawrence, managing director, NY Tech Meetup Terry Leahy, former chief executive, Tesco; author, "Management in 10 words" Thomas Malone, Patrick J. McGovern professor of management, MIT Sloan School of Management; founding director, MIT Center for Collective Intelligence Michael Mandelbaum, Christian A. Herter professor and director of American foreign policy, The Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies Liz Maw, chief executive, Net Impact Alexis Maybank, founder and chief strategy officer, Gilt Groupe Grace McLean, singer-songwriter Anthony Wilder Miller, deputy secretary; chief operating officer, US Department of Education Ben Nelson, founder, Minerva; former chief executive, Snapfish Shaifali Puri, executive director, Scientists without Borders Tiffany Shlain, director, Connected: An Autoblogography About Love, Death, & Technology ; founder, The Webby Awards Anne-Marie Slaughter, Bert G. Kerstetter '66 professor of politics and international affairs, Princeton University L. Vaughan Spencer, management guru, Succeedy.com Dale Stephens, chief educational deviant, UnCollege Mara Swan, executive vice-president, global strategy and talent, ManpowerGroup Baratunde Thurston, author, How To Be Black Scot Tutkovics, vice-president, engineering, control and visualisation business (CVB), Rockwell Automation Michael E. Uslan, producer, Batman; author, The boy who loved Batman Programme 8.00 am Registration 9.00 am Welcome remarks 9.10 am Fault lines: Inequality and upward mobility

3 Inequality threatens the progress and security of nations around the world. Combined with joblessness and unequal access to education and healthcare, gaps between rich and poor can cause deep cracks in social fabric. This session examines the economic, social and political actions necessary to repair and reverse inequality and re-imagines the pathways that will strengthen upward mobility around the globe. Jagdish Bhagwati, professor of economics and law, Columbia University Adriana Kugler, chief economist, United States Department of Labor Moderator: Matthew Bishop, US business editor and New York bureau chief, The Economist 9.40 am America s got talent?: Competitiveness in an age of disruption Unemployment is high, yet skilled and talented workers are in short supply. What steps do companies need to take to recruit and retain talent? How can they ensure they remain competitive? And how can government and business work together to create new jobs? An interview with Ellen Kullman, chair of the board, chief executive, DuPont Interviewer: Matthew Bishop, US business editor and New York bureau chief, The Economist am Migration: Breaking down barriers Talent is increasingly mobile. Some 215 million people live outside the country where they were born. If migrants were a nation, they would be the world's fifth largest. They bring youth and dynamism to developed countries. They also bring ideas and connections. Global business and science depend more and more on people who have lived in more than one place. Yet many voters see immigration as a threat, and many governments are erecting barriers. This session will consider how migration shapes the world. Hal Gregersen, co-author, The Innovator s DNA Michael Mandelbaum, Christian A. Herter professor and director of the American foreign policy program, The Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies Moderator: Robert Guest, business editor, The Economist am Morning break Sponsored by Mercer am Totally unreasonable: The art of unconventional thinking An interview with Eli Broad, founder, The Broad Foundation; author, The Art of Being Unreasonable Interviewer: Matthew Bishop, US business editor and New York bureau chief, The Economist

4 11.20 am US competitiveness: Investing in education An interview with Anthony Wilder Miller, deputy secretary and chief operating officer, US Department of Education Interviewer: Adrian Wooldridge,,management editor & Schumpeter columnist, The Economist am Net effect: Technology and the future of work Technological disruptions are having a massive impact on the future of business changing the way companies reach customers and interact with each other and the wider world. How are companies leveraging the pace of innovation, and what does it mean for customers, employees and socioeconomic progress? Brian David Johnson, director - future casting, principal engineer, Intel Alexis Maybank, founder and chief strategy officer, Gilt Groupe Ben Nelson, founder, Minerva; former chief executive, Snapfish Shaifali Puri, executive director, Scientists without Borders Adrian Wooldridge, management editor and Schumpeter columnist, The Economist pm Second space: The gamification of work How video games can be used to predict workers' performance pm Lunch Guy Halfteck, founder and chief executive, Knack.it Interviewer: Matthew Bishop, US business editor and New York bureau chief, The Economist Collaboration in the human age In this environment of intense competition, in order to succeed companies must be more innovate and ultimately more productive. Finding ways to engage and empower employees is the best way employers can increase productivity in their businesses. This discussion will explore how companies can harness the talent of their employees and build a collaborative organisation. The companies that work collaboratively will become efficient in producing more with fewer resources and will ultimately win in the human age. Moderator: Mara Swan, executive vice-president, global strategy and talent, ManpowerGroup Deborah Borg, vice-president, human capital planning and development, The Dow Chemical Company Thomas Malone, Patrick J. McGovern professor of management, MIT Sloan School of Management; founding director, MIT Center for Collective Intelligence Scot Tutkovics, vice-president, engineering, control and visualisation business (CVB), Rockwell Automation

5 Sponsored by Right Management 2.10 pm The school of leadership The latest and greatest in management thinking. L. Vaughan Spencer, Management Guru, Succeedy.com 2.30 pm The global chief executive: Lessons in leadership An interview with Terry Leahy, former chief executive, Tesco; author, "Management in 10 words" Interviewer: Adrian Wooldridge, management editor and Schumpeter columnist, The Economist 2.50 pm The hero s journey: The art of storytelling Technology, globalisation, and social networking have given the world new ways to tell stories. How can we utilise new ways of storytelling to make positive change in the world? Host: Robert Lane Greene, Correspondent, The Economist Talk by: Baratunde Thurston, author, How To Be Black Interview with: Troy Carter, founder, chairman and chief executive, Atom Factory Interviewer: Matthew Bishop, US business editor & New York bureau chief, The Economist Performance by: Grace McLean, singer-songwriter Talk by: Tiffany Shlain, director, Connected: An Autoblogography About Love, Death, & Technology ; founder, The Webby Awards Interview with: Michael E. Uslan, producer, Batman; author, The Boy Who Loved Batman Interviewer: Robert Lane Greene, Correspondent, The Economist 3.50 pm Afternoon break 4.20 pm Diplomacy: How to manage at home and at the State Department An interview with Anne-Marie Slaughter, Bert G. Kerstetter '66 professor of politics and international affairs, Princeton University Interviewer: Adrian Wooldridge, management editor and Schumpeter columnist, The Economist

6 4.40 pm Very small business: Rise of the micro job The trend in hyper-specialisation is allowing people more flexibility over their jobs, but is it accelerating the pace of innovation? An interview with Thomas Malone, Patrick J. McGovern professor of management, MIT Sloan School of Management; founding director, MIT Center for Collective Intelligence Interviewer: Adrian Wooldridge, management editor and Schumpeter columnist, The Economist 5.00 pm The disruptors: The promise and perils of the free radicals movement A rapid-fire series of visual presentations that highlight the strength and importance of networks in today s economy. Sara Horowitz, founder and executive director, Freelancers Union Jessica Lawrence, managing director, NY Tech Meetup Liz Maw, chief executive, Net Impact Dale Stephens, chief educational deviant, UnCollege 5.30 pm The wrap report What I learnt at Ideas Economy: Human Potential Sheena Iyengar, inaugural S.T. Lee professor of business, Columbia Business School 5.40 pm End of the event and cocktail reception