Futurist Virtual Keynote, Malaysia: Future of HR and the Workforce, CWI

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By Matthew Griffin Keynote Presentations 25th March 2021

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Firstly, thank you to Sarmad and the team at CWI for asking me to be this years keynote at their annual Human Resources and Digital Transformation Summit which would ordinarily have been held on site in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia but because of the COVID-19 pandemic was held virtually instead.

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During my keynote, entitled the Future of HR and the Workforce, I delved into how HR has been transformed and augmented by new technologies, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), and what the next twenty years has in store for the future of the workforce, and the impact that those technologies will have on hiring, and the future of expertise and skills.

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I discussed the impact that new, powerful, almost surveillance like technologies are having on companies hiring practises and technology decisions, including how they can help HR teams gather increasingly granular information on candidates, including even screening them for personality, and intent to criminality as well as potential, then discussed the impact that the continuing digitisation of the workforce will have on the future workplace.

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Matthew Griffin / About Author

Matthew Griffin, described as “The Adviser behind the Advisers” and a “Young Kurzweil,” is the founder and CEO of the World Futures Forum and the 311 Institute, a global Futures and Deep Futures consultancy working across the next 50 years, and is an award winning futurist, and author of “Codex of the Future” series.

Regularly featured in the global media, including AP, BBC, Bloomberg, CNBC, Discovery, RT, Viacom, and WIRED, Matthew’s ability to identify, track, and explain the impacts of hundreds of revolutionary emerging technologies on global culture, industry and society, is unparalleled. Recognised for the past six years as one of the world’s foremost futurists, innovation and strategy experts Matthew is an international speaker who helps governments, investors, multi-nationals and regulators around the world envision, build and lead an inclusive, sustainable future.

A rare talent Matthew’s recent work includes mentoring Lunar XPrize teams, re-envisioning global education and training with the G20, and helping the world’s largest organisations envision and ideate the future of their products and services, industries, and countries.

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