Tom Marsden

Future of coachbots

Theme: Related Fields

Area: Coaching

Type: Workshop

Session on 2 June 2020 14:00 UTC - View on timetable

Session

In this session Saberr CEO, Tom Marsden, will introduce the future of coach bots. Digital coaches are on the rise across many industries, they’re used for for mental health coaching, HR self services and individual coaching. He will explore the rise of the coach bot across these industries and the impact they’ve had on organisations, individuals and coaches to date. Tom will also introduce Saberr’s team coaching bot, called CoachBot, he’ll share lessons learned through the creation and launch of the bot, how it’s being used and the improvements teams and coaches have seen as a result of using the bot. Finally we’ll look to the future. What are the implications of artificial intelligence, how should we using bots ethically and where is the right balance between digital and human coaching.

Bio

Tom Marsden joined Saberr in 2014, prior to that he was on the Board and ran the consulting business at Alexander Mann Solutions. He led teams that specialised in technology and process, business intelligence, employer branding, selection and assessment, and workforce
planning. Before joining AMS, he worked at McKinsey & Company where he managed projects linking strategy to organisational
effectiveness. Tom’s early career in the 1990s was spent funding leveraged buyouts in the European market. Tom has a MBA
from SDA Bocconi.