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Date: Monday October 19th | Time: 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM | Location: The REP
Future Leaders
What does the future of technology look like for the next generation and what do young people want from the organisations shaping it?
Technology and digitalisation are changing how we learn, work and live at extraordinary speed. For young people entering education, employment and the wider world of work, that brings huge opportunities but also important questions about skills, inclusion, wellbeing, opportunity and what the future might hold.
Future Leaders: Shaping Our Digital Future will bring together young people, emerging talent and leaders from across industry and the region for an interactive afternoon exploring the future of technology and digitalisation through the eyes of the next generation.
This won’t be a traditional conference or careers fair. Young people will be at the heart of the event sharing their experiences, showcasing ideas and innovation, asking challenging questions and having their say on the issues that matter to them.
Shaping Our Digital Future
Industry leaders will be in the room too to listen, respond and better understand the ambitions, concerns and perspectives of the generation who will help shape what comes next.
About the afternoon
Future Leaders brings young people together to explore how technology is shaping the future, to share their ambitions and concerns and to make sure their voices help shape the opportunities, skills and choices that come next.
The afternoon is curated by young people, for young people. It is interactive throughout, with live polling in every session. Senior leaders and policymakers will be in the audience to listen and learn what the next generation wants from the future of work.
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Agenda
1.10 to 1.30 - State of the Nation: optimism amongst challenge
An honest look at the opportunities and challenges ahead, taking in skills, the workplace, redefining success and getting comfortable with change.
1.30 to 2.10 - Fast Forward: the young response
Seven young people take three minutes each to respond to the State of the Nation: what technology means for their future, where they find inspiration, how they use AI and what they want leaders in the room to hear.
2.10 to 3.00 - Youth innovation start-up showcase
Young founders from across the region give an insider view of starting a business: the ideas, the skills, the setbacks and the resilience it takes. Followed by a panel question and answer session.
3.30 to 4.00 - Young professional panel: voice and experience
Early-career professionals share what working life looks like through a tech lens, covering recruitment, inclusion, wellbeing, home working and finding your way in the first years of a career.
4.00 to 4.30 - Fireside chat: the future skills challenge of AI
A conversation with young peoplediscussing what AI and a changing world of work means for their skills and prospects. They will explore what needs to change to help them succeed, including ethics, governance and preparing for roles that do not yet exist.
4.30 to 4.50 - Live polls and the Young Leaders Manifesto
Live voting and short testimonies from the floor. Your views will form a Young Leaders Manifesto and insight report shared with the West Midlands Combined Authority, Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce and employers.
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