Speakers

Humans in the centre - the economy, the market, and labour

Humans in the centre – the economy, the market, and labour

Work, workers and the hierarchy of values in the economy. Man is most important – from catchphrase to management. Brain potential, i.e. human resources in the European economies. Qualifications determine development prospects.

Disproportion, internal diversification and the openness of the European job market. Migration, the brain drain, competition for the most talented. How are the technologies of the future changing private and professional lives? XYZ, or a new generation of workers – an asset or a liability? Changes in national education systems in the light of employer expectations. How to educate for the market in an era of constant change? Social capital, a deficit good.

Family businesses

Family businesses

• No successors! Ingrates? Hiring outside the family. Is selling really a failure?
• The death of the owner and the fate of the company – legal changes. Sudden situations and the choice of managers
• Company size and management rules. A new generation: leadership, innovation, takeovers, expansion beyond the region and the home country. How to fund investments.
• Values and traditions in family-run businesses: a cohesive force and marketing asset. Another view: anachronism in the era of dog-eat-dog competition?

Design - an intelligent tool that stimulates enterprises

Design - an intelligent tool that stimulates enterprises

• Go for design: The role of design in business development
• A well-designed success: How to create a successful union between a designer and an entrepreneur?
• Design thinking, or how design creates product value
• Money for design – from idea to implementation to sales success
• Good design is gathering momentum. Original, functional and high-quality design: Which path to follow?