Larry Boyer - The Fourth Industrial Revolution and You: How to Adapt and Manage Your Career in the Automation Age.

The business world is changing fast. From new and emerging technologies to the rise of the gig economy and contingent workforce the way we live and work is being disrupted. Each year 20 million people in the US lose their job and that number will just increase as technological change both creates and destroys jobs and companies. What can you do to understand the changes, risks and opportunities the Fourth Industrial Revolution will bring? ​

We'll talk about how to:

• Understanding how emerging technologies will transform how business is done. The risks and opportunities to both jobs and entire companies.
• How to compete in the Automation Age, where machines are taking on more and more job tasks.
• How understanding what is special about you will become critical to positioning yourself for long term success.

BIO:

Larry Boyer is the author of The Robot In the Next Cubicle: What You Need to Know to Adapt and Succeed In the Automation Age. He is a Certified Business Economist™, ICF certified coach and Reach Personal Branding Strategist. He is on the Advisory Boards of the Rutgers Big Data program and TECH Pakistan and is a member of the Forbes Coaches Council. He founded Success Rockets LLC in the wake of the Great Recession after seeing how many people’s lives were completely changed, many literally overnight, as company after company failed. Larry helps individuals and businesses navigate the disruptions of the Fourth Industrial Revolution by understanding the evolving technology and business climates and developing strategies to grow, evolve and disrupt themselves for lasting success.