Accelerating disruptive cycles in industry, with rising automation and rapid adoption and scaling of technology, are making traditional jobs frameworks obsolete and demanding new and adaptive skill sets of workers.Heather will tell you all about the megatrends shaking op HR as we know it and immerse you in new ways of coping with an ever more competitive playing field.

AI isn't there to replace jobs. It will help you recruiting, listen to your people and even talk to your customers. Chatbots, tools to select the right skills or even workload planning, AI is not the one-trick pony everybody is talking about. When applied correctly, it will take your organization to a higher level. What to expect? We're talking to VCV, TextRecruit, Sourceress and Glint.

The interaction between people and robots or "cobots" is the next big thing in tech. As an employer, you want your people to be safe and to work in the best environments possible. Exoskeletons and cobots are tools that will change manufacturing and require your attention.

Order picking, maintenance, logistics, field services and even operating on people. Augmented reality and VR are slowly entering the market but they are here to stay. How do you leverage AR in your organization and what are the major challenges? Metavision and Atheer are the perfect companies to answer these questions.

How do we cope with an aging workforce? As an individual, a company or a civilization? One answer might be wearables. Wearables can monitor our health, support our bodies and warn us when necessary. In the workplace wearables will become an important part of wellbeing in the workplace. Look out for Superflex because they have the key to solve the problem of the aging workforces.

The network always wins and so does sharing knowledge. People in your organization loose plenty of time coping with problems to which a coworker next door might have the answer right away. Knowledge platforms enable the free flow of information both internally and externally and can help companies to vastly improve their productivity. 

Boundaries are slowly disappearing at work. Boundaries between private life and work but also boundaries between work and play. Firms from a range of industries are giving their staff an inspiring place to work by introducing activity-based working and blurring these lines.

Activity based working offices improve staff interaction, which increases knowledge sharing and boosts morale. The office is also turned into a home-away-from home, which improves quality of life.

WeWork is a global network of workspaces where companies and people grow together. They transform buildings into dynamic environments for creativity, focus, and connection. More than just the best place to work, though, this is a movement toward humanizing work. WeWork believes that CEOs can help each other, offices can use the comforts of home, and that people can all look forward to Monday if they find real meaning in what they do.

How can you organize digital collaboration? What does it take to have an entirely digital organization without office space? Is it even possible? Tools like Slack can help you to streamline activities and manage your team but there are companies taking it one step further. Ever heard of knack.com? They don't have an office and collaborate on different projects from all over the USA.

Walmart has introduced a company-wide applied behavioral sciences group. They use a deep understanding of cognition and human behavior to work on challenges across the business(digital, in-store, HR, etc.).

As one of the largest retailers in the US, Walmart is a company that can talk HR and blow you away.

Cracking the code for the use of games in B2B seems to be a never ending story but games can be more than just a way to unbend. Games can help HR-professionals with the development, education, hiring process and training of employees. We'll show you how games can change your people and vision.

OKR's, goals, peer feedback and performance management. By now, we all know the buzzwords of a lean organization. Your workforce comprises all of the talented individuals whose sense of purpose seamlessly needs to align to the organization’s top priorities today and to developing the skills needed for their career growth and to face tomorrow’s challenges.

Global innovation executive specializing in future trend analysis, driving innovation & intrapreneurial culture, and delivering transformational technology solutions. Strategic consultant and expert facilitator, experienced in guiding Fortune 1000 corporate customers through ideation and prototyping to market entry. Seasoned program manager with proven track record of delivering on time and under budget. TedX speaker.

Our aim is to end the program around 2 PM on all of our programs. Therefore, we recommend people to schedule flights that leave around 4 - 5 PM or later. At the bottom of this page you can find the recommended flights if you're flying from Belgium to San Francisco.