Automation is seen as the most important development in labour since the Industrial Revolution with futurologists predicting seismic shifts in the jobs market, but where does this leave the technology sector?

This panel discussion will look at the changing nature of the sector, different models of working, and how this impacts on the individual. Chaired by Jacqueline de Rojas (president of techUK), including panellists Dr Ildar Farkhatdinov (human-robot/computer interaction) and Luke Dormehl (technology journalist).

Panellists

Jacqueline de Rojas is the President of techUK and sits as a Non-Executive Director on the board of UK technology business Rightmove plc. She serves on the government’s Digital Economy Council & advises the Dept for Exiting the EU. In 2016 she entered the @Computerweekly Hall of Fame after being voted Computer Weekly's Most Influential Woman in IT 2015; she was listed on Debretts 2016 500 People of Influence – Digital & Social and named in Europe’s Inspiring Fifty most inspiring female role models for 2017.

Dr Ildar Farkhatdinov is a Lecturer in Robotics at the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) and an Honorary Lecturer at the Department of Bioengineering of Imperial College London. His primary research interests are in the field of human-robot/computer interaction, in particular haptics, teleoperation, human sensory motor system, as well in design and control of robotic systems.

Luke Dormehl is a technology journalist, author, and public speaker. He has written for The Guardian, Digital Trends, Wired, Consumer Reports, Fast Company, and other publications, and is the author of three books for Penguin Random House. The latest, Thinking Machines, is a survey of artificial intelligence.

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Inter/sections is supported by the EPSRC+AHRC Media and Arts Technology CDT, Queen Mary University of London, and the EPSRC Digital Economy Network