Should we fear the advances in robotics and artificial intelligence? What will be their impact on our economy, the labour market and our society?
If anyone can explain the next industrial revolution, it has to be Martin Ford. This American author and Silicon Valley entrepreneur recently won the prestigious Financial Times price for his bestselling book ‘Rise of the Robots’.
On April 20th 2016, you can experience it for yourself. Make sure you don’t miss this unique and exclusive event.
Programme
11:30
Doors open
12:00 – 12:10
Welcome message by Patrick Folléa, Deputy Head of Société Générale Private Banking, Bart De Ridder, Country Managing Director Accenture BeLux and Miel Horsten, General Manager ALD Automotive.
12:10 – 12:40
Keynote ‘People & Machines in the digital era’ by Martin Ford.
Martin Ford is a software entrepreneur in Silicon Valley. He is the author of two books: ‘Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future’ (winner of the 2015 Financial Times Business Book of the Year Award) and ‘The Lights in the Tunnel: Automation, Accelerating Technology and the Economy of the Future.’ He has published in The New York Times, Fortune, Forbes, The Washington Post, The Huffington Post and The Fiscal Times.
12:40 – 13:15
Q&A with Jean-François Mazaud, Deputy Head of Société Générale Private Banking, Wim Decraene, Managing Director Accenture Digital (BeLux) and Miel Horsten, ALD Automotive.
13:15 – 14:30
Networking lunch
Location
Brussels 44 Center
Kruidtuinlaan/Boulevard du Jardin Botanique 44, 1000 Brussels
Feel free to book here the last tickets / First come first served
