Speakers

Declan Curry has been a writer and broadcaster for more than twenty-five years covering business, the economy and politics. He contributes regularly on LBC News. He was the business presenter on BBC One’s breakfast TV for almost a decade. He presented BBC Two's Working Lunch, and his own programmes on BBC Radio 5 live and the BBC News TV channel.

He chairs conferences and speaks at events around the world, in person and virtually on Zoom or other digital platforms. He has won several awards for his broadcasting, and is an honorary doctor of Middlesex University.

Drawing on her background in transformation and HR, her work focuses on the people impact of AI, from shorter-term workforce planning and skills needs to longer-term work design, reimagining roles and evolving reward and recognition to better reflect how people create value. Laura is particularly interested in the opportunity AI creates to make work more interesting for junior professionals, using AI to accelerate learning, build skills faster, and create richer early-career experiences.