Our Place in the World Launch | 8th November 2016

The Future of Work Challenge Launch

8th November 2016, 6pm

We invite you to join us at the launch of Our Place in the World, a new Europe-wide Challenge that will seek out and invest in the most interesting and innovative ideas and designs in the field of social entrepreneurship. This year the theme is ‘The Future of Work. This challenge asks what are the opportunities and solutions for a productive meaningful society as artificial intelligence and robotics are increasingly adopted.

Chaired by Professor Jeremy Myerson, Helen Hamlyn Chair of Design at the Royal College of Art, we’re delighted to present a panel of guest speakers, including:

Tom Watson, Deputy Leader of the Labour Party and Shadow Minister for DCMS, who convened the Future of Work Commission

Will Akerman, Managing Director MyKinda Future

Jason Holt CBE, Founder Holts Academy of Jewellery

Emma Mulqueeny OBE, Founder and CEO of Young Rewired State and Rewired State

Eve Stewart, BAFTA winning RCA alumna and Production Designer whose works include The Danish Girl,The King's Speech and Les Misérables

Panel Discussion and audience questions: 6pm – 7.30pm

Networking: 7.30pm – 8.30pm

Full details of the Challenge competition will be announced at the event and we invite questions for our expert panel.

Our Place in the World is supported by property entrepreneur and philanthropist Tom Shutes, InnovationRCA; the Royal College of Art’s centre for start-ups and entrepreneurship and UnLtd, the Foundation for social entrepreneurs.

Tom Shutes is a property entrepreneur with a philanthropic commitment to the arts, innovation & social enterprise. He is the current Chair of Development at Ashden (www.ashden.org).

The Royal College of Art is the world’s leading university of art and design, ranking #1 in the QS World University subject rankings in both 2015 and 2016. It specialises in teaching and research, offering the degrees of MA, MPhil and PhD across the disciplines of fine art, applied art, design, communications and humanities. There are over 1,550 masters and doctoral students supported by more than 200 professionals interacting with them – scholars and leading art and design practitioners – along with over 800 specialists, advisors and distinguished visitors. InnovationRCA is its centre for entrepreneurship and since 2009 has helped 62 graduates launch 39 start-ups which have raised over £34 million investment.

Web: www.rca.ac.uk/innovation Twitter: @InnovationRCA

UnLtd, the Foundation for Social Entrepreneurs. UnLtd funds and support passionate and committed social entrepreneurs who are determined to tackle the key issues facing society.

UnLtd began in 2002 and since then has given out over 13,000 awards of support and funding, direct and through partners, to social entrepreneurs to start up and scale their impact. It supports individuals running ventures firmly rooted in delivering positive social change – with each venture benefiting around 8,000 people last year.

On top of this, UnLtd has developed a vibrant network of supporters in the UK and across the globe and is at the heart of a thriving movement for social change. Social entrepreneurs have solutions to some of the most pressing issues faced by society. UnLtd brings together insight and innovation from across the world so that social entrepreneurs can fulfil their potential to change the UK for the better.

For more information about the support offered by UnLtd go to www.unltd.org.uk