Creativity has been described as one of the top three soft skills for 2020. But what is business creativity and how can we develop it in ourselves and in our organizations? Fredrik Haren, The Creativity Explorer, will show us just that, based on his interviews with creative people in over 65 countries around the world.

Our emotional health in the workplace impacts our creativity, our productivity, our functioning, our engagement, and our well-being. Yet, too often, we ignore emotional distress instead of treating it. In this talk, you will learn how to help your team manage failure and learn from it, how to minimize stress and burnout and improve creativity and communication among team members, and how to create an emotionally healthy work culture ion which you and your team will thrive.

Why does HR need a re-think? A new way of thinking about the role of HR with trends and innovative practices, including: moving away from focusing on compliance, creating the employee experience, humanising HR processes & the HRBP capabilities of the future

Culture is widely accepted as more important than ever before - 88% of business leaders rate “culture” as one of the more urgent talent issues, yet only 14% understand what the “right culture” really is. Having a culture and strong sense of purpose is a key attractor for talent. People want a culture where they feel they belong, and work that gives them meaning and purpose. 62% of millennials say they want a career with social impact and purpose. In addition to attracting and retaining talent, the employee experience matters to the top line, as well. 71 % of HR practitioners think that senior leadership could be doing more to improve employees’ experiences at work—there is huge room for improvement in this area. Join us and learn how Microsoft re-invented itself and made the culture transformation a key enabler of long term success.

Through the analysis of Romanian students preferences and expectations regarding the world of work, we will discuss how to shape the company of the future - a place where all the touch points of the candidate and employee experience are connected and coherent, where leadership is a source of inspiration and learning and innovation a pervasive mindset.