As the world of work evolves, so do our expectations, values, and definitions of success. How can we adapt to new ways of working while staying connected to purpose and meaning?

Meet our speakers and chair

Nava Ashraf (@profnavaashraf) is Professor of Economics at LSE. She is a leading researcher who uses rigorous field experiments in collaboration with large organizations to evaluate the impact of policies, practices, and incentives in behavioural, development, labour, and organisational economics. She is also the co-director of the psychology and economics program at STICERD and the founding director of the Altruistic Capital Lab, which aims to generate global evidence based on understanding what works and why.

Nick Dalton is a speaker, author,  consultant and advocate. Until the end of 2020, he served as Executive Vice President H.R. at Unilever, where he was responsible for HR business partnering globally. Since 2020, Nick has worked as a consultant for companies in the financial services, aviation, social, retail, and software sectors, as well as for FMCG companies. He speaks regularly at HR and business conferences and training events, promoting the 'Paradox Wave' and the 7 Great Waves of people management.

Daniel Susskind (@danielsusskind) is a writer and economist. He explores the impact of technology, and particularly AI, on work and society. He is Research Professor in Economics at King’s College London, a Senior Research Associate at the Institute for Ethics in AI at Oxford University, and an associate member of the Economics Department at Oxford University. His new book, Growth: A Reckoning (2024), was chosen by President Obama as one of his ‘Favourite Books of 2024’ and was a runner-up for the Financial Times Business Book of the Year 2024. He is also the author of A World Without Work (2020), described by The New York Times as "required reading for any potential presidential candidate thinking about the economy of the future” and a runner-up for the Financial Times Business Book of the Year 2020, and co-author of the best-selling book, The Future of the Professions (2015). 

Sandra Sequeira is an Associate Professor of Development Economics in the Department of International Development, a research affiliate at STICERD, CEPR, Novafrica and the International Growth Centre. Her research interests are in development economics, political economy, trade and consumer behaviour.  

More about this event

This event is part of the LSE Festival: Visions for the Future running from Monday 16 to Saturday 21 June 2025, with a series of events exploring the threats and opportunities of the near and distant future, and what a better world could look like. Booking for all Festival events will open on Monday 19 May.  

The Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines STICERD brings together world-class academics to put economics and related disciplines at the forefront of research and policy.

At LSE our researchers are using technology’s revolutionary power to understand our world better, looking at AI and technology’s potential to do good, and limiting its potential to do harm. Browse other upcoming events, short films, articles and blogs on AI, technology and society on our dedicated hub.

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