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What happens when work is no longer the centre of our lives?

Automation and AI are already changing how work happens.

But most organisations and workplaces are still built around a model of people sitting at desks, performing tasks.

This event explores a different possibility.

A different kind of conversation

Most conversations about the future of work focus on productivity, tools, and efficiency.

This one looks at something deeper.

Questions we’ll explore

If work is no longer central to our lives, what replaces it?
What happens to identity when job titles stop defining who we are?
If technology does more of the work, what is the role of organisations and leadership?
If the office is no longer a place to “get work done”, what is it actually for?
If people aren’t gathering to produce output, what brings them together instead?

Thursday 14th May 2026

17:00 - 17:30

Arrive, connect, and enjoy welcome drinks

17:30 - 18:30

Panel discussion with three experts in the field

18:45 - 19:30

An exclusive interview with Mark Stevensen, Futurist, Best-selling, award-winning Author, playwright, UK Strategy Lead.

19:30 - 20:30

Continue the conversation over cocktails and canapés

Speakers

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Mark Stevenson

Mark Stevenson is a strategic advisor and “reluctant futurist” helping organisations rethink the future of work. Known for asking uncomfortable questions, he challenges assumptions around identity, value and purpose in an AI shaped world. Author of two bestselling books, he works across climate, systems change and the evolving role of organisations.

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Hannah Rolph

Hannah Rolph is the former Head of Talent Acquisition at Knight Frank, specialising in how organisations attract, develop and retain talent in a changing world. Known for building future-ready talent strategies, she focuses on culture, purpose and early careers, helping businesses rethink what people want from work and how organisations evolve to meet it.

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Zeb Mehring

Zeb Mehring is a Senior Software Engineer at Google DeepMind, working at the forefront of AI. With degrees from Yale and Stanford, he brings both technical depth and real-world application. Passionate about technology and psychology, he explores how AI is reshaping human behaviour, decision-making and the future relationship between people and work.

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Hollie Sanglier - Host

Hollie Sanglier is a marketing strategist for AW Spaces, specialising in brand, workplace and future-of-work narratives. Through content, campaigns and her podcast, she explores how work, culture and identity are evolving, helping organisations rethink what people want from work and how spaces and brands need to adapt.

 

Our Work Without Work Panel

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Hollie Sanglier

Host  Marketing Director, AW Spaces

Host guiding discussion on how AI and automation may reshape organisations, workplaces, identity, and the future of work.

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Zeb Meyring

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Register for this free event

Spaces are limited. Join us for an evening of insight, data and discussion shaping the future of the workplace.