The professor, who teaches surgery to medical students, says young people need to have a more rounded education, including creative and artistic subjects, where they learn to use their hands.
"Creativity is not just for artists. Subjects like design and technology, music, art and drama are vitally important for children to develop imagination and resourcefulness, resilience, problem-solving, team-working and technical skills," says Mr Hunt.
"These are the skills which will enable young people to navigate the changing workplace of the future and stay ahead of the robots, not exam grades."
Prof Kneebone will address a report calling for an increase in creativity in the curriculum because "We have students who have very high exam grades but lack tactile general knowledge".
