Lynda Gratton is one of the foremost global thought-leaders on the future of work, named by ‘Business Thinkers 50’ as one of the top fifteen business thinkers and described as a ‘rock star’ teacher. Lynda is Professor of Management Practice at London Business School, where she received the ‘teacher of the year’ award and designed and directs ‘the future of work’ elective, one of the school’s most popular electives. Her research on hybrid work was featured as the cover article for Harvard Business Review in May 2021 and she explores issues of work in her MIT Sloan column. Over a decade ago Lynda founded HSM-Advisory, which has supported more than ninety companies around the world to future-proof their business strategy. Her eleven books, including Redesigning Work and The 100-Year Life, have sold over a million copies and been translated into more than fifteen languages.

Lynda serves as a Fellow of the World Economic Forum and co-chairs the WEF Council on Work, Wages and Job Creation. Lynda has sat on the advisory board of Japan’s Prime Minister Abe and serves on the advisory board of a number of global companies.

Humanity’s greatest achievement is the extraordinary gains in life expectancy over the last 100 years yet we fear the consequences of living a long life. Andrew J. Scott, co-founder of The Longevity Forum and Professor of Economics at London Business School wants us to realise the true implications of this fundamental change , adapt and adjust and seize a longevity dividend.

When for the first time ever in human history the young and middle-aged can expect to become the very old we need to change how we live, how our health sector works, how our careers are structured and how we manage our finances. We are now likely to become old which is why the 21st century brings a new longevity imperative - ensuring life isn't just longer but that it is also healthier, productive, engaged and fulfilling for longer. That is a challenge for all of us whatever our age.

A prize-winning speaker, author, researcher and teacher, Scott brings a unique perspective to this most personal and profound global trend – covering issues from what to eat for breakfast, what should happen to reitrement through to the need to rethink our culture around ageing. His global best-seller, “The 100 Year Life’, has been published in more than 20 countries. Currently a professor at London Business School having previously held positions at Oxford University, London School of Economics and Harvard his research and ideas have featured in the Financial Times, CNN, PBS, BBC, The Economist, The Wall Street Journal, Times, Sunday Times, National Geographic, Lancet, Nature, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, The International Monetary Fund, United Nations, and the World Economic Forum.