The Next Generation

Professor Noreena Hertz

Former ITV Economics Editor, Noreena is a leading economist and international bestselling author. Her work focuses on the socioeconomic implications of artificial intelligence, the lack of trust and existential threat felt by ‘Generation K’ and its connection to populism. With a track record of predicting national and global trends, Noreena has a profound understanding of the geopolitical and economic climate, examining the effects of the rise of populism on globalisation and business.

Professor Lynda Gratton

Professor of Management Practice at London Business School Lynda is considered one of the world's authorities on people in organisations and is one of the UK’s leading business advisors working with companies across the world. Formerly the Chief Psychologist for British Airways, Lynda explains people strategy, how to get the best out of groups, and why some teams seem to have an energy others lack.

Ben Towers

Starting his web design business aged just eleven, Ben was running a company by the time he was studying for his GCSEs. Before he was eighteen he was running a fully fledged online, branding and social media consultancy and was feted as the future of British business. Having exited his first business and started his next, he provide insights in to the social media landscape (he’s roughly the same age as Google) and the future of business. Ben considers what’s new and what challenges businesses are going to have to face from disruptive competition to employee wellbeing.

Dr Paul Redmond

One of the UK’s leading experts on generational theory and employment Paul explains the realities behind the hype when it comes to millennial expectations of work and employment. Looking across the generations he outlines the leadership, culture and strategies required to attract and develop the best talent.

Steven Bartlett

Steven Bartlett is an entrepreneur, investor and best-selling author, as well as being the host of Europe's number one podcast The Diary of a CEO, where he takes listeners on an unfiltered journey behind some of the world’s most influential people's remarkable success stories." 

Richard Susskind

Best-selling author and independent adviser to international firms and national governments, Richard is a leading expert in two fields – on the future of professional services and on the impact of AI. His thinking on the future of the professions is covered in The Future of the Professions (2015, 2022, co-authored with his son Daniel) and has generated a global conversation. On AI, Richard has drawn on 40 years of experience of artificial intelligence in writing his upcoming book How To Think About AI: A Guide for the Perplexed offers a non-technical guide on the social and economic effects of future technologies. For Richard, balancing the b...

Kevin Green

The former Chief Executive of the Recruitment & Employment Confederation and also HR Director at Royal Mail, Kevin delivers challenging, practical advice on how to make the most of the often overlooked HR functions within an organisation. He looks at how to attract, retain and develop employees, how to create better leaders, get the most from millennials, and whether AI really is the threat to workers people seem to believe.

Dr Eliza Filby

Eliza researches the history of generations, ageing and families exploring how people's beliefs and behaviours are changing and the implications of this for work, education, politics, society, and economics.

Timothy Armoo

Timothy started Fanbytes at twenty-one and built it to a seventy-five-person business helping brands like Nike, Deliveroo, Samsung, and the UK Government engage with Gen Z through influencer marketing.