Webinar: Accelerating automation in the new normal

Covid-19 has speeded up the fourth industrial revolution and been a catalyst for more human interaction with technology. These relationships are becoming a reality in the workplace and a driver for productivity and engagement.

But as the country looks to rebuild the economy in the wake of the pandemic the latest webinar from TheBusinessDesk.com and Squire Patton Boggs looks at whether automation fill the productivity gap and which sectors will gain value from investing and deploying automation.

The panel featured Furqan Alamgir, Northern Asian Powerlist winner and CEO of smart city operator Connexin which recently secured £80 million to support its expansion and growth; Paul Hallett, co-founder of Vet_AI, an R&D company that was recently recognised as one of the most disruptive in the UK; and Elizabeth Clark the co-founder and CEO of tech company Dream Agility who’s visual AI and machine learning was born out of a desire to achieve results that were beyond the capabilities of humans.

They also considered the opportunities and threats for business and workplaces, alongside Barry Singleton, chief relationship officer at behavioural AI specialists Scaled Insights which is currently developing solutions for some of the worlds’ largest corporations, and Matthew Kirk, international affairs advisor, Squire Patton Boggs.

You can watch the webinar again below.