10 Break-Out Sessions
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For now 48 years, the St. Gallen Symposium has aimed at giving a voice to the young generation. As way of showing the debates that are taking place during the three days in St. Gallen, a series of interviews were conducted with the brilliant Leaders of Tomorrow and the Speakers of the 48th St. Gallen Symposium.
The Leaders of Tomorrow were asked to share what they believed were to be the most pressing issues about the future when it came to work. From questions on artificial intelligence to the free press, one can conclude that work is bound to change drastically and that it will affect many different aspect of the society.
Find below a selection of the best ideas and insights raised on the topic, “Beyond the end of work”.
The young Heather Evans challenged Philippa Malmgren by asking her about Ethics and AI and the steps that needs to be taken in order to ensure privacy of individuals. Malmgren, having just led a work session on data privacy and the consequences of the recent breaches, exposed her vision on AI and data collection. She deems necessary for Government to implement new regulations protecting the victims of this ever-growing pool of data that knows more about each individual than they do themselves.
Heather Evans is a Senior Advisor in Artificial Intelligence and Quantum Technology for the Government of Ontario, Canada and Philippa Malmgren is the founder of the DRPM Group, which helps companies, investors and policymakers better understand how risk and prices will move across the economics landscape.
Lofullah Najafizada addresses one of the most pressing question: how can we make sure that the young generation remains inspired and innovative in order to ensure a sustainable future for the next generations to which Mr Kwon Ping simply states that curiosity remains the main key to detect inequalities and fault in the system and work towards a better future.
Lotfullah Najafizada is the Director of the Afghan news Broadcaster, TOLOnews TV and HO Kwon Ping is the Executive Chairman of Banyan Tree Holdings Limited, the international hospitality brand.
Yumna Al-Arishi, whose medium of expression is art, champions Nina Dos Santos, a recognised journalist, with the question of the role of the press in an over-informed society where the distinction between fake and real is often blurred. Ms Dos Santos believes that in such unsure environment the press is needed more than ever but that navigating in this pool of information will become increasingly difficult and that people are turning to the medias they trust.
Yumna Al-Arashi a young Yemenis-American artist based in London whose work focuses on societal issues and Nina Dos Santos works for CNN International where she is the Europe Editor.
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