The Future of Work: a conversation with Bob Cotton
The Future of Work: A Conversation with Bob Cotton
How will you adapt and reinvent yourself? Can Hospitality be more effective in developing the human asset and tomorrow's leaders?
Wednesday 26th April 2017 at 8amSpeaker: Bob Cotton former Chief Executive of BHA Location: Central London Our speaker, Bob Cotton OBE is the former chief executive of the BHA (The British Hospitality Association), and is currently non-executive director and consultant for a number of hospitality organisations. Book now Bob was the CEO of British Hospitality Association for over 10 years. After graduating, Bob begun his career with Gardner Merchant (now Sodexo UK Ltd) and rose through the company to the position of Director of Communications and Strategic Development. He was then appointed tourism adviser, DCMS and chief executive of BHA and he became President of Hospitality Action (the industry’s benevolent organisation), and a board member of Tourism South East and the Royal Academy of Culinary Arts. Throughout his career, Bob gained a series of awards and recognition including the Special Award by Master Innholders and Catey Special Award. Today he holds non-executive roles with: the Splash Partnership, Thurlestone Estates and Indicater Ltd. He was awarded an OBE in the 2003 New Year’s Honours List for services to the tourism and hospitality industry. Many have cited that too many businesses have relied on their brands to do the work when actually what can achieve success is the eldest fashion of skills- people building strong relationships a, trust, vision, leadership and fun at work. Technology and change in society are shaping the future of our work. Many are envisaging catastrophic consequences such as the disappearance of human workworce being repalced by machines. Although technology is evolving at a pace we have not seen before, it would seem that jobs are not dying but evolving so the question is how will you adapt and reinvent yourself? The future of the industry is being shaped by those taking on new ideas, not those reacting to the rules being thrust upon them. Bob will share his insights and deep industry experience on this topic.