Technology, Jobs and the Future of Work

The world of work is in a state of flux, which is causing considerable anxiety—and with good reason. There is growing polarisation of labor-market opportunities between high- and low-skill jobs, unemployment and underemployment especially among young people, stagnating incomes for a large proportion of households, and income inequality. The development of automation enabled by technologies including robotics and artificial intelligence brings the promise of higher productivity (and with productivity, economic growth), increased efficiencies, safety, and convenience. But these technologies also raise difficult questions about the broader impact of automation on jobs, skills, wages, and the nature of work itself.

At this Meetup you will hear from startup leaders, who are passionate experts in this area and gain an understanding on how disruption is an opportunity as well as a challenge.

OUR AWESOME MODERATOR!
Vanessa Ronan-Pearce, https://www.linkedin.com/in/vanessaronanpearce/
Director Partnerships + Events, FinTech Australia, https://fintechaustralia.org.au/about/
and Program Director Intersekt FinTech Festival, http://www.intersektfestival.com

AND OUR (JUST AS) AMAZING PANELISTS

• Anne Moore - https://www.linkedin.com/in/anne-moore/
  Founder & CEO, PlanDo Human Capital, https://www.plando.com

• Mike Page - https://www.linkedin.com/in/pagemike/
  Head of Platform Partnerships, Meeco, https://meeco.me

• Julian Hopper - https://www.linkedin.com/in/julianhopper/
  Head of Growth, Weploy, https://www.weployapp.com

WHEN: Wednesday 7th March
TIME: 6pm - 8:30pm-ish
WHERE: Bay 10, Middlemiss Street, Lavender Bay NSW 2060

AGENDA of the evening:

• 6:00pm: Please arrive on time to meet other entrepreneurs / startups and check out the co-working space.

• 6:30pm ish: Moderator welcome & intro.

• 6:45pm ish: Panel discussion with Q&A.

• 8:00pm ish: Hang around, finish the food, chat with the speaker(s) and other entrepreneurs

• 8:30pm ish: We try to kick you out! (But there's often a bunch around 'til 9pm)

This is a free event. Please take time to thank someone from Work inc ( http://workinc.com.au/ ) who are sponsoring this event.

We want to keep building the community of startups and innovation ecosystem people on the North Shore. Read our Vision Statement! ( http://tinyurl.com/NSINvision )

If you have a friend who is working on a startup, you may like to send them the link to this event. You never know what spark might be created as a result!

THE VENUE

Work inc ( http://workinc.com.au/ ) - but we'll actually be in the Bay 10 Cafe ( http://baytenespresso.com.au/ ) - is an awesome heritage space with self-contained work pods, shared offices and an open co-working space for startup and innovation-focused businesses and freelancers in Sydney’s North Shore.

It's for people who actually want to get work done and are committed to achieving their business goals.

See you there!