The Future of Work with Game Changers, Presented by SAP

The buzz: “Allow people to be themselves. People want to be GREAT, great companies let them be GREAT {Arte Nathan). In a world where everything that can be automated, will be automated, business organizations need to become more ‘human' than ever. Why? Our human abilities to create with passion, empathize, collaborate and innovate, give us a competitive edge over machines. Is your organization elevating human capabilities over obedience, diligence, and expertise? The experts speak. Lars Gaede, Work Awesome: “Live the questions now. Perhaps you will then gradually, without noticing it, live along some distant day into the answer” (Rainer Maria Rilke). Dr. Christian Kugelmeier, VORSPRUNGatwork: “We can live without religion and meditation, but we cannot survive without human affection” (Dalai Lama). Guenter Pecht, SAP: “Why is it every time I ask for a pair of hands, they come with a brain attached?” (Henry Ford). Join us for Future of Work: Staying Human in a High-Tech World.

The buzz: “Business Week recently reported that self-directed work teams are, on average, 30 to 50 percent more productive than their conventional counterparts” (Jim Cody). The definition of work is changing in ways you may not expect. Steep, rigid work hierarchies will no longer sustain your business in our digital economy. The answer? Self-organizing teams can have a positive impact on worker productivity and job satisfaction, as well as customer experience and loyalty management, and even your business ecosystem. Are you ready for the future of work? The experts speak. Rob Sebastian, XIX Entertainment: “Science is the great antidote for the poison of enthusiasm and superstition” (Adam Smith). Kai Goerlich, SAP: “A black cat crossing your path signifies that the animal is going somewhere.” (Groucho Marx). Upen Barve, SAP: “If you can dream it, you can do it” (Walt Disney). Join us for Future of Work: Self-organizing Teams, Ecosystems, and Customer Experience.

The buzz: “…the human being is a lazy creature…paradoxically this is a good thing, because laziness is… the engine of progress!... if a job's considered too hard…certain lazy (but conscientious) humans…give the job to a machine!” (Eugene Kaspersky). We often find ourselves overwhelmed, yet inspired by the speed of change and technological innovations that are shaping, enhancing and improving our daily lives and how we work. How do we define and shape new strategies of New Work? Are we ready to accept a Super Human future? Faced with the ongoing development and increasing influence of AI in the workplace, how do we develop and improve Human Intelligence? The experts speak. Martin Wezowski, SAP: “We've removed the constraint of human knowledge (David Silver). Michel Sérié, Innolifters: “It may be beyond the limits of human intelligence to understand how human intelligence works” (Noam Chomsky). Join us for New Work in a Super Human Future: Are You Equipped?

The buzz: “Workforce agility will become the most critical concept in HCM… tapping into people's innate capacity for learning, growth, and innovation” (Steven Hunt, SAP). Most companies have always hired workers from two or three generations. Today, it is common for organizations to employ five demographic cohorts – ages 20–70 with diverse abilities and learning styles. Are your human capital assets sharing information, collaborating, mentoring each other – or is your workplace a battleground of personal agendas? The experts speak. Kai Goerlich, SAP: “In business, as in life, all that matters is that you do something positive' (Sir Richard Branson). Mathieu LE DU, Innovation Facilitator: “The difficulty lies not so much in developing new ideas as in escaping from old ones.” (John M. Keynes). Michel Sérié, Innolifters: “We are called to be architects of the future, not its victims” (R. Buckminster Fuller). Join us for Today's Multi-Generational Workforce: Colliding or Cooperating?

The buzz: “…the human being is a lazy creature…paradoxically this is a good thing, because laziness is… the engine of progress!... if a job's considered too hard…certain lazy (but conscientious) humans…give the job to a machine!” (Eugene Kaspersky). We often find ourselves overwhelmed, yet inspired by the speed of change and technological innovations that are shaping, enhancing and improving our daily lives and how we work. How do we define and shape new strategies of New Work? Are we ready to accept a Super Human future? Faced with the ongoing development and increasing influence of AI in the workplace, how do we develop and improve Human Intelligence? The experts speak. Martin Wezowski, SAP: “We've removed the constraint of human knowledge (David Silver). Michel Sérié, Innolifters: “It may be beyond the limits of human intelligence to understand how human intelligence works” (Noam Chomsky). Join us for New Work in a Super Human Future: Are You Equipped?

The buzz: “Workforce agility will become the most critical concept in HCM… tapping into people's innate capacity for learning, growth, and innovation” (Steven Hunt, SAP). Most companies have always hired workers from two or three generations. Today, it is common for organizations to employ five demographic cohorts – ages 20–70 with diverse abilities and learning styles. Are your human capital assets sharing information, collaborating, mentoring each other – or is your workplace a battleground of personal agendas? The experts speak. Kai Goerlich, SAP: “In business, as in life, all that matters is that you do something positive' (Sir Richard Branson). Mathieu LE DU, Innovation Facilitator: “The difficulty lies not so much in developing new ideas as in escaping from old ones.” (John M. Keynes). Michel Sérié, Innolifters: “We are called to be architects of the future, not its victims” (R. Buckminster Fuller). Join us for Today's Multi-Generational Workforce: Colliding or Cooperating?