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Time for the competence of the future
Are you responsible for employee development? Do you manage a multigenerational or multicultural team? Then you can't miss our conference on new HR trends, work transformation and reskilling. This is an event for leaders who manage teams and HR professionals who are looking for practical solutions for employee development, communication and generational change.
See why you should be with us that day!
- You will gain tips from experts to help you deal with the challenge of diversity in your company.
- You will gain new and interesting ideas for team management, communication and development of yourself and employees.
- You will meet valuable people from the business world and expand your network (networking).
What will you learn?
Learn about the key issues we will cover at the conference. Don't forget to check the event agenda for detailed information.
Why attend the conference?
You can join the event for free or by choosing a paid package with additional benefits. Check out what we have prepared.
Networking with leaders
At the conference you will meet many interesting business-related people and experienced experts. Exchange knowledge and contacts.
Recordings from the conference
Go back to the knowledge of the event and the speeches of the experts whenever you want. We will send you the recordings after the conference.
A magazine full of inspiration
You will receive a one-year subscription to "MIT Sloan Management Review Poland", the magazine of the best university in the world (GOLD package).
Recognizable certificate
You will receive a certificate of participation in the conference confirming the acquisition of up-to-date knowledge and tools.
Who the conference is for
Not sure if this is the event for you? See who you will meet at the conference!
Leaders and managers
People in management positions who want to know how to effectively manage a team consisting of representatives of different generations and cultures and communicate well despite differences.
HR professionals and directors
Those responsible for attracting and developing employees and creating a D&I-friendly work environment who want to know how to design rewarding development paths and which competencies to develop for the benefit of the company and employees.
Where to meet
The conference will be held at Warsaw's Center for New Technologies on Krucza Street. This is a well-connected location in the very center of the city. Book your time for a live meeting with experts and interesting people. Treat yourself to a nice change from the usual day at the office!
Meet our experts
Dr. Witold Jankowski
President of ICAN InstituteLecturer and business practitioner, one of the most experienced strategy consultants in Europe. He is the founder and president of ICAN Institute and co-founder of the magazines "MIT Sloan Management Review Poslska" and "ICAN Management Review". As a promoter of spreading knowledge and continuous development, he has initiated many groundbreaking meetings for Polish business with world authorities in the areas of leadership (including Marshall Goldsmith, Dave Ulrich, Heike Bruch, Daniel L. Shapiro), sales (including Neil Rackham, Andy Zoltners, Jeffrey Gitomer) and innovation (including Andrew McAfee, Hal Gregersen, Alex Osterwalder). He collaborates with the best research and training centers in the world. He is a proponent of the concept of evidence-based management - management that relies exclusively on proven, research-backed management practices. From 1992 to 2000 he taught in MBA programs at business schools in Canada, and for more than 20 years he has been running development programs for top managers in Poland (ManagementTM, Strategic Leadership AcademyTM, Personal Leadership AcademyTM). He is the creator of the ICAN Total SellingTM line of sales enhancement programs. He has worked with many companies as a consultant and trainer (including Astra-Zeneca, BNP Paribas, Benefit Systems, Continental, CITI Bank, BSH, Goodyear, ING, Generali, Gaspol, SAP, Shell, Tauron Polska Energia, Veolia Poland, Viessmann). He studied management and economics in Canada and the United States. He also completed executive education programs in sales at the Kellogg School of Management (Accelerating Sales Force Performance and High-Impact Sales Strategy).
Catherine Konieczna
Senior HR Auditor of the Top Employers Institute programSenior HR Auditor of the Top Employers Institute program, HR consultant, business trainer, coach and manager with over 20 years of experience. Works with both domestic organizations and multinational corporations. Expert in global HR trends and solutions. Author of numerous HR articles published in Dziennik Gazeta Prawna, Rzeczpospolita, Forbes, Newsweek, Business Insider, Zwierciadło, Wysokie Obcasy, Twój Styl, Puls Biznesu, Vogue, Gazeta Wyborcza, Pani. At work, she is inspired by people, change and challenges. She builds her business relationships with clients based on credibility, respect and trust.
Rafał Jastrzębski
Head of E-Learning, ICAN InstituteEducational product manager with over 20 years of experience. Publisher of bestselling blended learning courses for English language learning at international publishers Pearson and Macmillan. At ICAN Institute, he serves as Head of e-Learning and develops digital solutions. He is a linguist by training.
Piotr Stohnij
Expert in new marketing and generational diversityHe researches, advises, trains and manages the activities of his clients' companies in new marketing and generational changes in business. He has completed numerous strategic projects for organizations in more than a dozen industries, including such demanding ones as food, personal care products, health, publishing and construction. He has also spent several thousand hours leading workshops for top executives. He served as editor of the online edition of the Harvard Business Review Poland and president of the Generation Next HR association. For several years he also ran his own agency serving companies in the area of social media. He also wrote "The End of the Alphabet," the first Polish book on generational change in business. He has worked with the ICAN Institute for more than a decade.
Piotr Szostak
Managing Director of Strategy and Product Development at Benefit SystemsResponsible for strategy and product development in the Wellbeing area, i.e. MultiLife and MultiSport at Benefit Systems. Practitioner with over 25 years of experience in creating and managing digital products and technology companies. He has extensive knowledge in digital, product development, vision and strategy. He started his career at Europe's leading online job portal. In the following years, he worked in software development companies, where he was responsible for launching and managing digital products and leading the transition from service to product. He co-founded Poland's first fully interactive music channel, 4fun.tv. The product won multiple awards for its innovation and social model of engaging viewers. In recent years, he has worked in product management positions at companies such as Tivo, Miinto Group and MyCointainer, where he was responsible for launching and scaling digital products.
Magdalena Dasiewicz
Head of People & Operations, PerformanteA Psychology graduate from SWPS University with over a dozen years of experience in HR in the broadest sense, including talent acquisition on both the business side and in the internal support domain. She has worked on the recruitment processes of companies such as Apple, T-Mobile, Technicolor and Citi. Currently at Performante, she works at the intersection of business and back office, where she is responsible for the People & Culture and Operations areas. She is the co-author of the EB Radar tool. Her main goal is to create a work environment that puts the employee experience at the center, with the translation into the achievement of strategic goals and the success of the company and clients.
Stanislaw Kazior
Head of Creative, PerformanteSince 2012, he has been building and developing creative teams by shaping them, finding talent and supporting them in their development. So far, he has had the pleasure of supervising projects for brands such as Danone, Nationale-Nederlanden, T-mobile, Polpharma, Alcon, LOTOS Paliwa, Wolters Kluwer, Viasat, AMC and others. He is involved in building communication strategies, creative concepts and customer service. He joined Performante in September 2022. Managing the Creation team, he takes care of the quality, aesthetics and business value of the projects on a daily basis working with account managers, designers, copywriters, developers, social media and paid promotion specialists.
Lukasz Polikowski
Ambassador at PLESO THERAPYGraduate of psychology at SWPS in Warsaw. As part of Workplace Solutions and Cushman & Wakefield, he was involved in research and design of work environments for large organizations in Poland, Finland and Sweden. Major clients included such companies as AXA, Generali, Credit Agricole, KPMG, Deloitte, Grant Thornton, Hochland, Ferrero, Fortum, Frontex. Between 2012 and 2020, he participated in projects for more than 100 companies. He runs the largest YouTube channel on psychology in Poland - Absurd Man, where he has accumulated more than 300 thousand subscribers. In 2020-2022 he taught business psychology at Warsaw UTH. Since 2023, he has been working with pleso therapy in the role of ambassador. The main theme of his publications is the promotion of mental health awareness and care.
Meet the event host
Joanna Koprowska
editor of "MIT Sloan Management Review Poland"Journalist, editor, copywriter, business storytelling and communications consultant. For more than five years she has been associated with ICAN Institute, creator of the Polish edition of Harvard Business Review, MIT Sloan Management Review and ICAN Management Review. She advocates writing in an accessible, pictorial way even about difficult and complicated things. She specializes in business and lifestyle content creation, copywriting and communications consulting.
Agenda
editor of "MIT Sloan Management Review Poland"
- How demographic, cultural and social changes affect the need to "democratize" employee development strategies.
- Why is focusing on so-called "talents" not enough and may even be counter-productive?
- A career path for every employee: what it means in practice and how it relates to reskilling and digital transformation of work.
- MIT study: how leaders do it - success factors and best practices.
- How HR's role is changing in the new approach to employee development: scope and challenges.
- Transformer CLO (Chief Learning Officer): a new function and new tasks for HR.
- Cultural and Transformational Dimensions of the Transformer CLO (Chief Learning Officer).
Managing Director of Strategy and Product Development, Benefit Systems
- The widening competency gap and the associated need to upskill workers (upskilling), retrain (reskilling) and develop tomorrow's competencies
- Definition of a learning culture, its impact on job performance and employee engagement and retention - Characteristics of learning organizations (including learning from mistakes, feed-back culture, collaborative orientation, risk-taking, experimentation)
- Practical activities to support building a learning culture
- Available forms of learning and their associated benefits and challenges (synchronous and asynchronous learning, the role of motivation and personalization, the concepts of "agile learning" and "Universal Design for Learning")
- Strategic partnership between HR and business in the reality of uncertainty and constant change
- The role of employees in building a strong, adaptable organization and its brand
- Challenges in managing organizational culture in the context of employee and leader expectations
- The importance of synthesizing data from different sources and the context of that data in making sound decisions
- Multiplicity and complexity of areas needing involvement and support of HR experts
- Consistency between HR, EB, communications, marketing and leadership activities key to brand authenticity and employee and candidate experience
- Tools to enable systemic and structured management of the organization from a People&Culture perspective
Effective employer branding: a new look at building an employer image that works for talent
Moderator: Joanna Koprowska, editor of "MIT Sloan Management Review Poland"
Katarzyna Konieczna, Senior HR Auditor of the Top Employers Institute program
Magdalena Dasiewicz, Head of People & Operations, Performante
Łukasz Polikowski, Ambassador at PLESO THERAPY
- The phenomenon of the generational Tower of Babel - how demographic changes affect current and potential team members.
- A portrait of four generations - what their attitudes are and what people from each generation bring to the teams.
- Agreement across differences - how to find common ground among team members and communicate effectively.
- The world of the new generation - where the generational changes are headed and what to do to address them.
- Return on investment in diversity and inclusivity.
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