Fourth Industrial Revolution

Could the CEO be replaced by a robot?

A man touches SoftBank humanoid robot known as Pepper as he demonstrates its translation function at Pepper World 2016 Summer during SoftBank World 2016 conference in Tokyo, Japan, July 21, 2016.

Boardroom ambitions? A humanoid robot on display Image: REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

Luis Alvarez Satorre
Former Chief Executive Officer, Global Services, BT Group, BT Group Plc
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The aluminium cab of all-new 2015 F-150 pick-up truck moves down the robot assembly line at the Ford Rouge Center in Dearborn, Michigan, November 11, 2014.
Robots have already taken on many tasks. Next stop, the boardroom? Image: REUTERS/Rebecca Cook
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