All university faculty, staff and students are invited to attend a special two-part event on Sept. 25.
听If you go
Who: Students, faculty and staff
What: Future Forward with Heather McGowan, strategic initiatives leaders
Where: University Memorial Center (UMC), Glenn Miller Ballroom
When: Wednesday, Sept. 25, beginning at noon
听Part 1:听Noon鈥擪eynote presentation听
听Part 2:听1:15 p.m.鈥擯anel discussion with livestream ()
You may choose to attend both parts of the event or the portion that meets your interests and听scheduling needs.
Closed captioning for the hearing impaired is also available for both talks. You can 听using event code听4168445.
The event,听听is two-fold. It will begin with a talk by internationally renowned future-of-work strategist Heather McGowan on higher education鈥檚 challenges in confronting the changing nature of work. This lecture will be followed by a panel discussion with the leaders of CU Boulder鈥檚 strategic initiatives that showcases how CU Boulder is transforming through the implementation of our听Academic Futures priorities.听
鈥淗eather McGowan is a leading expert in preparing universities for change and in how to learn and adapt,鈥� Provost Russell L. Moore said. 鈥淧airing her talk with a discussion of our own campus initiatives presents a great opportunity to听explore both the large forces impacting the university鈥檚 work, and the future-facing transformations our CU Boulder community is developing.鈥澨�
McGowan is known for her work helping leaders prepare their people and organizations for what World Economic Forum Chair Klaus Schwab has termed the 鈥淔ourth Industrial Revolution,鈥� which Schwab and a number of futurists characterize as a time of rapid advancement of technology into the domain of human knowledge work. In this rapidly approaching future, McGowan says humans must continuously learn and adapt, and with this transition comes information overload.听
LinkedIn has ranked McGowan as its number one global voice for education and Pulitzer Prize鈥搘inning New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman frequently quotes her in his books and columns, describing her as 鈥渢he oasis鈥� when it comes to insights into the future of work.听听
The event begins with McGowan鈥檚 talk at noon in the Glenn Miller Ballroom. The panel discussion will begin at 1:15 p.m., with a for this second part of the event.听Light refreshments will be served.听You may choose to attend both parts of the event or the one that fits your interests and matches your schedule best.
CU Boulder is committed to providing equal access to individuals with disabilities. If you are planning to attend this event and require accommodations, please contact Pat Beals Moore at听pat.moore@colorado.edu听no later than seven听days before the event. We will make all reasonable efforts to fulfill requests submitted after the deadline.
