Program - Wednesday, October 11th 2017

08:45 - 09:30 Welcome & registration
09:30 - 09:40 Program introduction by moderator Brechtje de Leij 
09:40 - 09:50 Opening by Iarla Flynn, Director of Public Policy and Government Affairs, Google
09:50 - 10:15 Keynote by Jacques van den Broek, CEO of Randstad on the future of work.
10:15 - 10:40 Stef van Grieken, Product Manager X, on Machine Learning and future jobs.
10:40 - 11:00 Comfort break
11:00 - 11:30 Presentation of new McKinsey research “The Future of Work - Europe’s 9 Digital Frontrunner countries”. Johanna Hirscher, Partner, McKinsey
11:30 - 12:00 "The future of work from the business perspective - where do we want to go?"
Panelists:
Farid Tabarki, Studio Zeitgeist 
Steven Schuurman, ElasticSearch/Future NL
Nina Tellegen, Director Amsterdam Economic Board
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch
13:00 - 13:40 Keynote by Eric Schmidt, Chairman of Alphabet Inc.
13:40 - 14:20 "Future of work and society: taking the opportunities"
Panelists:
Thomas Søby, Chief economist Danish Steelworkers Union
Catelijne Muller, EESC /VCP 
Aart-Jan de Geus, Bertelsmann Stiftung
14:20 - 14:40 Break
14:40 - 15:20 "Pitches on skills and work: the way forward"
Panelists:
Clarissa Shen, VP, International - Managing Director, Asia, Udacity
15:20 - 15:50 "The future of work: does the Government need to act?"
Elmar Zwart, Primary School teacher
15:50 - 16:00 Closing by Pim van der Feltz, Google Netherlands Country Director
16:00 - 17:30 Drinks