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Ravin Jesuthasan

Ravin Jesuthasan

Global Thought Leader, Futurist & Author On The Future Of Work, Automation And Human Capital

Category
Type
Author, Keynote speaker
Employability
Keynote speaker
Theme
THE FUTURE OF WORK
Languages spoken
English
Travels from

Biography

Ravin Jesuthasan is a recognized futurist, global thought leader and author on the future of work and human capital. He has led multiple research efforts on the global workforce, the emerging digital economy, the rise of artificial intelligence and the transformation of work.

Ravin is the Global leader of Willis Towers Watson’s Talent and Rewards portfolio of data, software and advisory assets and Managing Director of the firm based in the Chicago office.

He has lead numerous research projects for the World Economic Forum including its ground-breaking studies; Shaping the Future Implications of Digital Media for Society, Creating a Shared Vision for Talent in the 4th Industrial Revolution and HR 4.0: Shaping People Strategies in the 4th Industrial Revolution. He is a regular participant and presenter at the World Economic Forum’s annual meetings in Davos and Dalian/Tianjin and is a member of the forum’s Steering Committee on Work and Employment.

Ravin Jesuthasan has been a featured speaker on the aforementioned topics at major conferences around the world. He is a regular keynote speaker at global events like the Horassis Global conference, MIT’s Emtech conference, HR Tech, the World AI Summit, C2 in Montreal, Beyond HR in Amsterdam and the Peryon People Management Summit in Istanbul among others.

He has also been featured and quoted extensively by leading business media including CNN, BBC, The Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek, CNBC, Fortune, FT, The Nikkei (Japan), Les Echoes (France), De Telegraaf (Netherlands), Valor Economico (Brazil), Business Times (Malaysia), Globe and Mail (Canada), South China Morning Post, Dubai One TV and The Australian among others.

He has been recognized as one of the top 25 most influential consultants in the world by Consulting Magazine, one of the top 8 future of work influencers by Tech News, one of the top 100 HR influencers by HR Executive and was named to the Thinkers 50 Radar Class of 2020.

Employability

Keynote speaker

Speaker

He is the author of Transformative HRLead The Work: Navigating a World Beyond Employment and Reinventing Jobs: A 4-Step Approach to Applying Automation to Work. Transformative HR and Reinventing Jobs were winners of the Axiom silver and gold awards for business book of the year in 2012 and 2018 respectively.

Ravin is a frequent guest lecturer at universities around the world including Oxford University, Northwestern University and the University of Southern California.Ravin Jesuthasan has authored over 100 articles including 12 for the Harvard Business Review and his article in the HR People and Strategy Journal entitled Performance Management as a Business Discipline received the Walker Award for the most original and valuable contribution to the HR profession. He is also a regular contributor to Forbes Magazine.

Literature

Topics

THE FUTURE OF WORK

Automation will have more impact on work and jobs than globalisation. Smart machines and software will likely handle between 40-60% of all repetitive and routine tasks in the next 10-15 years. Yet the End of Routine is NOT the end of human work...

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