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The Future of HR and the Workforce | CWI, Malaysia | Matthew Griffin | HR Keynote Speaker
Technology is changing the way we work and the way we identify, hire, train, retain, and fire people, here's how ...
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Griffin, M. (2021) 'The Future of HR and the Workforce | CWI, Malaysia | Matthew Griffin | HR Keynote Speaker', 311 Institute, 25 March. Available at: https://www.311institute.com/futurist-virtual-keynote-malaysia-future-of-hr-and-the-workforce-cwi/ (Accessed: 1 October 2026).
Firstly, thank you to Sarmad and the team at CWI for asking me to be this years keynote at their annual Human Resources and Digital Transformation Summit which would ordinarily have been held on site in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia but because of the COVID-19 pandemic was held virtually instead.
During my keynote, entitled the Future of HR and the Workforce, I delved into how HR has been transformed and augmented by new technologies, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), and what the next twenty years has in store for the future of the workforce, and the impact that those technologies will have on hiring, and the future of expertise and skills.
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I discussed the impact that new, powerful, almost surveillance like technologies are having on companies hiring practises and technology decisions, including how they can help HR teams gather increasingly granular information on candidates, including even screening them for personality, and intent to criminality as well as potential, then discussed the impact that the continuing digitisation of the workforce will have on the future workplace.
From digitising individuals physical presence, with technologies like Microsoft MESH, and the impact it will have on virtual team collaboration, through to the ability of individuals to access skills on demand which could eliminate the global practice of hiring T-Shaped individuals, we discussed it all.
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Matthew Griffin Founder, 311 Institute
Matthew Griffin is a multi-award winning Futurist and expert in Disruption and Innovation, Geopolitics, Leadership, and Technology, who NASA have described as a "walking encyclopaedia of the future" and a "futurist Polymath."
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Matthew Griffin is a multi-award winning Futurist and expert in Disruption and Innovation, Geopolitics, Leadership, and Technology, who NASA have described as a "walking encyclopaedia of the future" and a "futurist Polymath." 15-time best selling author of the "Codex of the Future" series, Matthew is the Founder and Futurist in Chief of the 311 Institute, a global Futures and Deep Futures advisory firm working with royal households, world leaders, G7, G20, and G77 governments, NGOs, and multi-national mid and mega cap firms to help them explore, shape, and lead the next 50 years of business and society.
An award-winning YouTube creator with over a million followers, with an unrivalled global reach and impact, Matthew is a highly sought-after international keynote speaker, lecturer, and mentor who collaborates with global leaders through the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to shape pivotal initiatives such as the UN’s AI for Humanity program, the United Nations Conference of the Parties (UN COP), and the World Economic Forum in Davos.
As the former Global Head of Cloud, National Security, and Enterprise Sales for companies including Atos, Dell-EMC, and IBM, Matthew has a proven track record of building multi-billion dollar business units and turning failing divisions into market leaders. His ability to identify, analyse, and communicate the implications of hundreds of emerging technologies and trends is unparalleled, and his insights are trusted by many of the world’s most respected organisations, including ABB, Accenture, Adidas, AON, ARM, BCG, Centrica, Citi, Coca-Cola, Dentons, Deloitte, Dow Jones, EY, Google, KPMG, Lego, Legal & General, LinkedIn, Microsoft, PepsiCo, Qualcomm, RWE, Samsung, Siemens AG and Siemens Energy, T-Mobile, UBS, VISA, Walmart, Workday, Worldpay and many others.
Regularly featured in the global media including the AP, BBC, Bloomberg, CNBC, Discovery, Forbes, Khaleej Times, Telegraph, TIME, ViacomCBS, WIRED, and the WSJ, Matthews mission is to help organisations create a fair and sustainable future whose benefits are shared by everyone irrespective of their ability, background, or circumstances.
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Source: first published by the 311 Institute on 25 March 2021. Cite as: Griffin, M. (2021). The Future of HR and the Workforce | CWI, Malaysia | Matthew Griffin | HR Keynote Speaker. 311 Institute. https://www.311institute.com/futurist-virtual-keynote-malaysia-future-of-hr-and-the-workforce-cwi/
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