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Message from UNSW Business School Message from AAPBS President Dear AAPBS Members, Dear AAPBS Members, A very warm welcome to Australia and to UNSW Sydney. I would like to thank you on behalf of the UNSW Business School for taking time out from your busy schedules to attend the 2018 AAPBS Annual Meeting. It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to the AAPBS Annual Meeting. It is an honour to have you all here in Sydney to discuss this year’s Meeting theme ‘The Future of Work’. There will be a series of presentations, panel discussions and conversations on matters of mutual interest to businesses and business schools. Proceedings will be held at the Four Seasons Sydney hotel and UNSW Kensington campus. Over the next two days we will hear from senior figures from the business world as well as UNSW Business School colleagues who will engage with us on envisaged changes in the nature of work and the associated opportunities and challenges. Themed sessions will include a focus on perspectives from professional service companies, a futurist’s perspective on the future of work, the future significance of entrepreneurship, implications of envisaged futures at the societal level, and what will be required of leaders in this changed world, before we conclude with a session focused on implications for business schools and universities more broadly. Although we have a demanding schedule, I hope that you will also take time to visit some of Sydney’s prime tourist attractions such as the Sydney Opera House, the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the area known as The Rocks. Let me take this opportunity to give my heartfelt appreciation to the UNSW Business School, for hosting the meeting and providing this great platform for us to further our dialogue on the future of work. Innovation and technology undeniably will help power our future economy and create more quality jobs for our young generation. Amid the relentless pace of advances, our technology-driven world will bring hopes, yet new challenges. Our society will not only need to help those who are at risk of being left behind in the workforce, but also develop future talent to meet the new demand for a tech-savvy workforce. As an expanding network of leading universities, AAPBS brings us closer together to exchange ideas and promote cross-region collaboration. I believe your active participation will forge a constructive platform that facilitates our discussion in the face of the evolution of work. I look forward to hearing your thoughts and valuable experiences. Professor Tam Kar Yan President of AAPBS Dean HKUST Business School We hope you thoroughly enjoy your stay in Sydney and I look forward to meeting you all personally. Professor Chris Styles Dean UNSW Business School 4 5