Keynote Speaker
Professor Leslie Willcocks, The London School of Economics and Political Science, UK |
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Abstract
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Bio
Leslie P. Willcocks is Professor (emeritus) in the Department of Management at London School of Economics and Political Science. Leslie has a global reputation for his work in robotic process automation, AI, cognitive automation and the future of work, digital innovation, outsourcing, global management strategy, organizational change, IT management, and managing digital business. He is co-author of 79 books on these subjects, and has published over 250 refereed papers while his work appears in major media outlets such as Forbes magazine, HBR Online. He keynotes regularly at international conferences, has delivered executive programmes globally for some 35 years and has been retained as adviser and expert witness by major corporations and government institutions. Recent and forthcoming publications include: Transformation in Global Outsourcing: The Sourcing of Digital Technologies and Services (2024); Global Business Strategy in Context (2026); Maximizing Value With Automation and Digital Transformation: A Realist’s Guide (2024); Global Business: Management (2026) and Global Digital Business In Uncertain Times: A guide for the bewildered (forthcoming, 2026). Most recent research has been into Automation Anxiety across five eras of computing. His H-index is 103 as at October 2026. He ranks 1st in the UK and 4th in the world for research citations in the IS field.