The New Economy Forum will focus on the future of work from three areas. First, the technological innovations that will bring about changes in our workplaces and labor markets. Second, the socioeconomic impact of technological innovation. Lastly, the skills and education necessary to adapt to change and how to design policies that respond to change while ensuring sustainable and inclusive prosperity.
In the flagship seminar of the New Economy Forum, the Managing Director joined private and public sector thought leaders to discuss the future of work in a world of rapid technological change.
Moderator: Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund
Panelists:
Jim Clifton, CEO, Gallup
Deborah Greenfield, Deputy Director-General for Policy, International Labor Organization
Sara Horowitz, Founder and CEO, Freelancers Union
Jeremy Johnson, Founder and CEO, Andela
James Manyika, Chairman, McKinsey Global Institute
Key Points:
Quotes:
“What we’re certain of is that [changes in technology] will transform the way we are organized, the way work is organized, and the way we relate to technology, and it will certainly have an impact on education.” Christine Lagarde
“Innovation itself has no value unless a customer is next to it.” Jim Clifton
“Technology is simply a tool, but it will depend on the policies we put in place to see whether technology can lift everyone and create the conditions for decent work.” Deborah Greenfield
“We have to see that the nature of work is changing and it’s happening to all of us holistically.” Sara Horowitz
“Human capital is the most underutilized resource on the planet.” Jeremy Johnson
Christine Lagarde
Managing Director
IMF
Christine Lagarde has been Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund since July 2011. She held various ministerial positions within the French government, including Finance and Economy Minister (2007–11), Minister for Foreign Trade, and Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries. She was also Chairman of the Global Exchange Committee and Global Strategic Committee of Baker & McKenzie.
Born in Paris in 1956, Christine Lagarde completed high school in Le Havre and attended Holton Arms School in Bethesda (Maryland, USA). She then graduated from law school at University Paris X, and obtained a Master’s degree from the Political Science Institute in Aix en Provence.
After being admitted as a lawyer to the Paris Bar, Christine Lagarde joined the international law firm of Baker & McKenzie as an associate, specializing in Labor, Anti-trust, and Mergers & Acquisitions. A member of the Executive Committee of the Firm in 1995, Christine Lagarde became the Chairman of the Global Executive Committee of Baker & McKenzie in 1999, and subsequently Chairman of the Global Strategic Committee in 2004.
Christine Lagarde joined the French government in June 2005 as Minister for Foreign Trade. After a brief stint as Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries, in June 2007 she became the first woman to hold the post of Finance and Economy Minister of a G-7 country. From July to December 2008, she also chaired the ECOFIN Council, which brings together Economics and Finance Ministers of the European Union, and helped foster international policies related to financial supervision, regulation, and strengthening global economic governance. As Chairman of the G-20 when France took over its presidency for the year 2011, she set in motion a wide-ranging work agenda on the reform of the international monetary system.
On July 5, 2011, Christine Lagarde became the eleventh Managing Director of the IMF, and the first woman to hold that position. On February 19, 2016, the IMF Executive Board selected her to serve as IMF Managing Director for a second five-year term starting on July 5, 2016.
Christine Lagarde was named Officier in the Légion d'honneur in April 2012.
Jim Clifton
CEO
Gallup
Jim Clifton has served as CEO of Gallup, a global leader in public opinionresearch and advanced analytics, since 1988. Under his leadership, Gallup hasexpanded from a predominantly U.S.-based company to a worldwide organizationwith 30 offices in 20 countries and regions.Mr. Clifton is the creator of The Gallup Path, a metric-based economic modelthat establishes the linkages among human nature in the workplace, customerengagement and business outcomes. This model is used in performancemanagement systems in more than 500 companies worldwide. His most recentinnovation, the Gallup World Poll, is designed to give the world’s 7 billion citizensa voice on virtually all key global issues.In June 2015, the Clifton Foundation and Gallup announced a $30 million giftto the University of Nebraska to establish the Don Clifton Strengths Institute.The gift will support the early identification and accelerated development ofthousands of gifted entrepreneurs and future business builders.Mr. Clifton is the author of The Coming Jobs War, as well as many articleson global leadership. His blog appears regularly in the Influencer section ofLinkedIn and on Gallup.com’s Chairman’s Blog. He serves on several boards andis chairman of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. He has received honorarydegrees from Medgar Evers, Jackson State and Bellevue Universities. He is alsoa Distinguished Visiting Professor at UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke University.
Deborah Greenfield
Deputy Director-General for Policy
ILO
Deborah Greenfield is the Deputy Director-General for Policy at ILO. She leads policy, research, and statistical work across a range of labor and employment issues. Before joining the ILO, Greenfield served as the Deputy Solicitor for the U.S. Department of Labor where she advised senior officials in the Obama administration on a range of labor issues. She has more than 30 years of experience as a labor and employment attorney, and holds a J.D. with honors from the University of Pennsylvania.
Sara Horowitz
Founder and CEO
Freelancers Union
As Freelancers Union’s Founder and Executive Director, Sara Horowitz has been helping the new workforce build solutions together for over two decades. Sara is a leading voice for the emerging economy. Today, 55 million Americans are independent workers – more than one-third of the entire workforce. With a membership of more than 350,000 nationwide, Freelancers Union is building a new form of unionism and developing social purpose businesses to support the new workforce and be sustainable for the long-term.Sara is currently the Chair of the Board of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, received a MacArthur Foundation fellowship, was recognized as a Global Leader for Tomorrow at the World Economic Forum, and received the Eugene V. Debs Award for her contribution in building the labor movement for gig workers.
Jeremy Johnson
Founder and CEO
Andela
Jeremy Johnson is the CEO and co-founder of Andela, a company that recruits the most talented software engineers on the African continent and pairs them with global tech companies as full-time, distributed team members. Founded on the premise that brilliance is evenly distributed, Andela has built one of the most selective engineering institutions in the world with offices in Lagos, Nairobi, Kampala, SF, and NYC. In the past three years, the company has grown into a full-blown movement around elite technical talent in Africa and has placed developers with companies including IBM and Viacom to dozens of venture-backed startups including Gusto and SeatGeek. Prior to founding Andela, Jeremy co-founded 2U, one of the fastest growing education technology startups to date. 2U went public in 2014 (NASDAQ:TWOU) and continues to transform higher education by delivering the world’s best online degree programs with top tier universities.Jeremy is recognized broadly for his work as an education innovator and a thought leader on distributed teams. He has spoken on entrepreneurship and the future of work at leading global business conferences and meetings hosted by the White House and Congress. His recent broadcast media appearances include Fareed Zakaria's CNN GPS and Bloomberg West. He was named “30 Under 30” by Inc. Magazine in 2012 and Forbes in 2013 and 2014.
James Manyika
Chairman
McKinsey Global Institute
James Manyika is a senior partner at McKinsey & Company and chairman and director of the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI), the firm’s business and economics research arm. James also serves as a member of McKinsey’s Shareholder Council (its Board of Directors).James is one of the leaders of McKinsey’s Global Technology, Media, and Telecom Practice. Based in Silicon Valley for over 20 years, he has worked with the chief executives and founders of many of the world’s leading technology companies on a variety of issues, including strategy and business transformation and the launch of several market-shaping innovations, products, and services. He also works with chief executives in other sectors on opportunities from technology and other global trends.