Professor Alan Felstead has held positions at Nuffield College, University of Oxford and the University of Leicester. From 2006-2024 he was Research Professor in the School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University and was a Co-director of the Wales Institute of Social and Economic Research and Data (WISERD) from 2022 - 2024. In 2024 he was made Emeritus Professor.

His research focuses on the quality of work, training, skills and learning, non-standard employment, and the spaces and places of work.

Contributions

• Future of work insights from the Skills and Employment Survey

Andrew Magowan is a strategic adviser, speaker and Non-Executive Director with over 20 years of experience supporting businesses and CEOs land their ambitious long-term plans and putting their business relationships first.

Contributions

• Sustainability

Avivah is a thought leader specialising in gender and generational balance and CEO of 20-first, one of the world's leading global consultancies focused on balancing gender, generations and culture. She advises on leadership, the future of work, the longevity economy and the consequences of 60-year careers.

She is a regular contributor to Forbes and the Harvard Business Review and hosts the 4-Quarter Lives, a longevity-focused podcast, and the Elderberries Substack. Avivah is Visiting Faculty at Oxford University's Saïd Business School, co-Directs the Longevity Leadership Programme at Catolica Lisbon, and is Adjunct Faculty at DePaul University. In addition to her three Ted talks, she speaks regularly at events ranging from The Economist Conferences, The Global Peter Drucker Forum, The Leadership Forum and The Women’s Forum.

Contributions

• Generational balance
• Strategic priorities shaping the workforce and HR agenda in 2024 and beyond
• Female leadership

Ben leads the CIPD's public policy team, which works to inform and shape public debate, government policy and legislation to champion better work and working lives. His personal areas of interest include industrial strategy, skills policy, labour market regulation and enforcement and employee relations and wellbeing.

Ben's published research includes reports on the Apprenticeship Levy, line management capability, zero hours contracts and the gig economy. He is also a member of the Government-sponsored Flexible Working Taskforce and has given evidence to a range of select committee inquiries on behalf of the CIPD. Before joining the CIPD, Ben was news editor and employment law editor at Personnel Today. 

Contributions

• Good work