To thrive in the future of work, teams and leaders must become human-centric, change-friendly, self-disrupting, and values-driven.

Hamza will share actionable insights with us on stage! Learn how to empower sustainable and ethical leadership to thrive in the future of work. 

Join Generational Keynote Speaker, Karen McCullough in building a culture based on inclusivity, trust, and mutual respect, you empower every employee to bring their best selves to work and learn from those around them. Age really is just a number — but generational diversity benefits everyone!

For the past two decades, Karen has worked with corporations, businesses, and universities, inspiring and equipping audiences with insights, tools, and case studies, helping them boost engagement and gain a competitive generational advantage.

Bardia talks on-stage about the challenge: Shared Leadership. He is convinced it’s time for WeQ!

He gives practical examples of when and why leadership should be shared, especially in times of uncertainty.

Holger Schmenger will speak on Sustainable Leadership with IDG:

• IDG – What is it?
• Sustainability as part of our corporate vision
• Translation of  vision into concrete action.
• Integration of IDGs into a Next Generation Leadership Model
• Support for companies in the area of sustainability

Read more about it here!

Beate Kern is an international expert regarding consulting, support & coaching of executives and management teams mainly in IT incl. board of directors. She supports and implements overarching change projects – strategical and operational. She develops leadership guidelines and culture-shaping management tools. Beate ist also responsible for planning, conception and moderation of various workshops (e.g. teambuilding, vision workshops, …) She conducts various surveys and implement a measurement tool to consistently capture organizational performance.

Bio:

• Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Magdeburg
• Master of Science in Psychology with focus on Organizational and Work Psychology, Braunschweig
• Recruiting Assistant at Inspiring Interns, London (6month)
• EU-wide Graduate & MBA Recruiting Manager at Amazon Germany, Leipzig (4 years)
• Senior HR Manager  Organizational Development at OTTO, Hamburg ( since 2015)
• Systemic and Life Coach, Hamburg (since 2022)

The initiator of Leadership Horizon, Gunther Fürstberger, will kick off the event:

Each year our focus is on the most relevant challenge for leaders of today and tomorrow. In 2023 the umbrella theme “Leading in Uncertain Times” is pretty obvious due to the parallel crises in politics, economy and environment, leaders having to deal with.

Even if there are no easy answers, helpful inspiration can be found in learning from leaders

• who serve their employees with a humble attitude in order to overcoming challenges together
• who act as ethical role models by following a sustainable growth strategy, combining the aspiration of a better world with financial success, but who are also be willing the make sacrifices if needed
• share leadership in different forms, to better deal with the dynamic environment and
• are able to integrate the best of younger and more experienced workforce.

Peter is MDI Partner and Mindset Guru. He has already successfully passed on his knowledge to leaders during many trainings and has brought about various business successes, including his own Business Mindsetter concept.

Due to his experience in the learning & development sector, he has also developed the Webinar Guru Framework..

• Anita Berger, Top Executive Coach, Consultant, Trainer & Managing Partner MDI
• Desiree Jonek, Trainer for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and the co-founder of WoMentor
• More participants will be announced soon!

Désirée Jonek-Lustyk strategically accompanies organizations and trains leaders in shaping and effectively implementing an inclusive organizational culture. Since 2019, she has been running the mentoring program WoMentor and built up a community of over 1.200 people.

As a TEDx speaker, she also delivers inspiring keynotes on achieving fair participation and responding to a shift in the working world. As a Gen Y, her strength is serving as a bridge maker between generation X and Z. She is currently based in Austria (Vienna / Styria).