Conference Tracks & Topics
Daily work processes and the way we interact professionally are constantly transforming, especially today, in ultra-dynamic shifts triggered by COVID bringing massive unpredictability, and threatening the job security of millions. Many have made the abrupt change to working from home; millions have lost jobs.
We will explore how the way we work is changing and what it will look like in a Post-COVID world.
How can we stay relevant and grow in our career while keeping up with work-life integration?
How can we prevent compromising company values and culture ensuring team morale?
Technology is moving at an incredible speed. Every element of our lives, be it our home, interaction with others, shopping or mobility is being transformed, and we are not going back. Innovation offers immense opportunities and modern technologies are pushing the limits of what we believed was impossible.
How will technology and innovation influence our future?
How will the development of emerging technologies, cloud, AI, and blockchain technologies transform our professional as well as personal lives?
What are the challenges and risks of technological progress?
Climate change, a quick rise of health problems, global warming, wildfires, air pollution are urgent topics we can’t ignore as they affect our lives today. We need to act now and be more conscious about how technological progress is influencing our world.
- What are the key learnings from the COVID-19 pandemic for humanity?
- How can we guarantee that modern technology is serving people and nature?
- In what ways can we support each other to overcome challenging times together?
Keynotes & Sessions
How will we work, live and thrive in the post-pandemic future? This track is focusing on how work will develop and how COVID-19 will influence it. Some of the topics are remote work, talent acquisition and retention, home office, new jobs, job automation, freelance, work automation, 0 waste offices, and more.
The career track is all about growing and succeeding professionally. Some of the topics are work-life integration, family-work balance/integration, mentorship & sponsorship, “side hustle”, career break & return to work, salary negotiation, leadership, relocation and more.
Company culture is a crucial topic to talk about, especially when many teams moved to the remote. The discussions will focus on diversity, inclusion, equity and belonging, #BlackLivesMatter, allyship, leadership, cultural fit, talent, equal pay, generation gap, workforce reintegration, employer branding, job interviewing and more.
Digital is flourishing, to survive almost every media & business moved online due to the transformational effect on social attitudes, habits, lifestyle and how people work, interact and shop. Some of the topics will include discussions on digital transformation, fake news, social platforms, live streaming, augmented reality, neuromarketing, communication, the newest trends, and growth opportunities.
Software Engineering track will conver topics like Requirements Engineering, System Analyisis, System & Code Design, Testing, Deployment, Microservices, Open Source, Tech Debt, APIs, Infrastructure, Fullstack vs the rest, Scaling Tech, Mobile Development, Data Visualization, Micro Frontends and othe related topics.
The product design goal is to identify a market opportunity and develop proper solutions that solve users' problems. We will cover sessions related to product ideation, development & management, design thinking, addressing specific needs in a given market, UX and UI design and other related topics.
Emerging technologies are often cutting-edge and can provide large scale disruption and solutions to burning issues or real-world problems at the same time. Some of the main categories and topics: Robotics and AI, Machine Learning, VR, AR, Blockchain Technology, Biometrics, IoT, Natural Language Processing, Autonomous Vehicles, FinTech, and more.
When it comes to happiness and success in professional and personal life, emotional intelligence matters just as much as IQ. We will discuss how you can boost your emotional intelligence and build stronger relationships. Some of the topics will include discussions on leadership, networking, personal branding, productivity, and personal financial planning, time management and other related topics.
Our technological progress can be threatening to nature and humanity. Last year proved once again that we need to care about the environment and act now. Some of the topics we will focus on are climate change, renewable energy, global warming, education, mobility, ethics, data governance & protection, UN sustainability goals, cybersecurity and more.
COVID-19 pandemic has had a huge influence on all aspects of our lives, including our mental well-being. Social distancing, isolation, rapid shifts in lifestyle, unemployment, lock-downs, loneliness, imposter syndrome, emotional stress, and other factors can cause rigorous damage to our overall state of being. We’ll discuss stress management, the importance of self-care, ways of coping with WFH challenges and dealing with crisis, fear, and grief.
Many companies have already started reaping the benefits of cloud infrastructures. Cloud computing is a vital part for the majority of businesses across the world, thanks to high flexibility and mobility, little to no maintenance costs and a higher security level. The three main focus areas are SaaS, PaaS, IaaS.
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