Daniel Susskind Speaker

Daniel Susskind Keynote Speaker

  • Bestselling author and leading authority on AI, work and the future of the economy
  • Member of the UK Government’s Expert Panel on AI and the Future of Work
  • Professor at Gresham College and researcher at Oxford, Stanford and King’s College London

Daniel Susskind's Biography

Dr Daniel Susskind is a writer and economist. He explores the impact of technology, and particularly AI, on work and society. He is the Mercers’ School Memorial Professor of Business at Gresham College. He is also a Digital Fellow at the Stanford Digital Economy Lab, a Senior Research Associate at the Institute for Ethics in AI at Oxford University, an Associate Member of the Economics Department at Oxford University, and a Research Professor at King’s College London. He is a member of the UK Government’s Expert Panel on AI and the Future of Work.

His book, Growth: A Reckoning (2024), was chosen by President Obama as one of his ‘Favourite Books of 2024’ and was a runner-up for the Financial Times Business Book of the Year 2024. He is also the author of A World Without Work (2020), described by The New York Times as “required reading for any potential presidential candidate thinking about the economy of the future” and a runner-up for the Financial Times Business Book of the Year 2020, and co-author of the best-selling book, The Future of the Professions (2015). His TED Talk, on the future of work, has been viewed more than 1.7 million times.

His next book, What Should My Children Do? How to Flourish in the Age of AI, will be published in 2026. And his first novel, The Basilisk Stare, will be published in 2027.

Previously he worked in various roles in the British Government – in the Prime Minister’s Strategy Unit, in the Policy Unit in 10 Downing Street, and in the Cabinet Office. He was a Kennedy Scholar at Harvard University.

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Daniel Susskind's Speaking Topics

  • Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work

  • Economic Growth: Challenges, Trade-offs and Opportunities

  • The Future of Professions in the Age of AI

  • Technology, Society and Human Flourishing

  • Public Policy, Innovation and the Digital Economy

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Why Book Daniel Susskind as a speaker?

  • He is one of the world’s leading thinkers on artificial intelligence, economic growth and the future of work, helping leaders understand how technological change is reshaping business, society and opportunity.

  • He translates complex developments in AI, economics and public policy into clear, actionable insights that help organisations prepare for long-term disruption and make better strategic decisions.

  • He combines world-class academic expertise with experience at the heart of government, bringing a rare perspective on how policymakers, businesses and societies can respond to transformative technological change.

  • He is the bestselling author of influential books on the future of work, the professions and economic growth, shaping global conversations about how people and organisations can flourish in the age of AI.

  • His briefings help leaders navigate uncertainty, anticipate emerging challenges and opportunities, and understand the choices that will define economic and organisational success in the decades ahead.

Videos of Daniel Susskind

3 myths about the future of work (and why they're not true) | Daniel Susskind
A World Without Work - Daniel Susskind
Economics and Artificial Intelligence - Daniel Susskind
Growth: A Reckoning – with Daniel Susskind

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Books by Daniel Susskind

What Should My Children Do?: How to Flourish in the Age of AI
Growth: A Reckoning
A World Without Work: Technology, Automation and How We Should Respond
The Future of the Professions: How Technology Will Transform the Work of Human Experts

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