Join us on May 8-9, 2025, at Memorial University of Newfoundland for an international conference on the effects of AI and remote work on productivity. Engage with leading scholars and experts as we discuss pressing global issues.
Organizers and Speakers
Partners
Keynote Speeches
Rhonda McEwen
President and vice-chancellor of Victoria University
University of Toronto
1:30 -2:30 pm, May 8, 2025
Emera Innovation Exchange Conference Centre
Signal Hill Campus, Memorial University
Richard Freeman
Herbert Ascherman Chair in Economics
Harvard University
9:00-9:45 am, May 9, 2025
Science Building, Room 2109
St. John’s Campus, Memorial University
Jennifer Hunt
Professor of Economics
Rutgers University
9:40-10:30 am, May 9, 2025
Science Building, Room 2109
St. John’s Campus, Memorial University
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Panel Discussions
Panel 1
Artificial Intelligence and (Other) Innovations in Technology
2:40-3:40 pm, May 8, 2025
Emera Innovation Exchange Conference Centre
Signal Hill Campus, Memorial University
Panel 2
Technology Trends in GreenTech and Sustainability
3:40-4:40 pm, May 8, 2025
Emera Innovation Exchange Conference Centre
Signal Hill Campus, Memorial University
Panel 4
Industry Perspectives: Key Debates Around New Technologies
10:45-11:45 am, May 9, 2025
R. Gushue Dining Hall, DH 2002
St. John’s Campus, Memorial University
Panel 8
Leading Canada’s Economic Growth: Best practices for employers on Immigration and EDI
3:45-4:45 pm, May 9, 2025
R. Gushue Dining Hall, DH 2002
St. John’s Campus, Memorial University
Paper Presentations
Panel 3
AI: Labour Market Outcomes and Future World of Work
4:40 – 5:40 pm, May 8, 2025
Emera Innovation Exchange Conference Centre
Signal Hill Campus, Memorial University
Panel 5
Big Data, AI, and Labour Productivity
11:45 am -12:45 pm, May 9, 2025
R. Gushue Dining Hall, DH 2002
St. John’s Campus, Memorial University
Panel 6
Remote Work and Employee Well-being
12:45 – 1:30 pm, May 9, 2025
R. Gushue Dining Hall, DH 2002
St. John’s Campus, Memorial University
Panel 7
Remote Work, Organizational Productivity and Immigrant Earnings
1:45 – 2:45 pm, May 9, 2025
R. Gushue Dining Hall, DH 2002
St. John’s Campus, Memorial University
Conference location
Memorial University, St. John’s.
Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
AI, Remote Work and Productivity: An International Conference 