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Adapting to the Future of Work
In a world obsessed with artificial intelligence, we’re missing the real story: the future won’t be shaped by algorithms alone — it will be shaped by the humans who can adapt to them. This is a practical keynote that reframes adaptability as the most essential skill of our time — more critical than IQ or EQ. Drawing on global research, real-world insight, and her own experience inside executive teams, Andrea demonstrates three practical tools that can shift us from change resistance to readiness — not by chasing technology, but by transforming our own talent.
Read lessBuilding a Future-Fit Team: How to Adapt Faster & Work Smarter
What is your role in the future of work? Andrea provokes the audience to own their role in change and stay future-fit for the long game - through prioritising three fundamental human skills (adaptability, learning & energy management).
Read lessAndrea Clarke
Work Futurist and Award-Winning Author Helping Leaders Adapt and Thrive in a Changing World
Andrea Clarke is an award-winning author and work futurist who routinely speaks to audiences about adapting to the future of work.
Andrea's goal is to inspire leaders & learners at every level to be an active player in change—to be future-ready for what's coming next. She does this through simple tactics, small habits, and powerful stories that remind us how capable we really are.
For the past decade, Andrea has designed and delivered leadership programs that build adaptability at scale and strengthen personal agency inside teams. Her clients include Rio Tinto, Austrade & NBN.
Andrea's first book, Future Fit (2019), was awarded Australian Business Book of the Year and shortlisted at the UK Business Book Awards. Her second book, Adapt (2025), focuses on four high-AQ habits to lead change more effectively. Published by Simon & Schuster, 'Adapt' is available in Australia & the UK.
Before moving into leadership and capability work, Andrea was based in Washington, D.C., covering breaking news for major media outlets (Reuters & Al Jazeera English). She also worked across humanitarian aid, helping to secure USAID and U.S. State Department grants to support reconstruction in Iraq, Afghanistan, Jordan, and Georgia.