Staff Development Symposium

 

"future of work"

 

Digitization. Staff. University.

Wednesday, September 2, to Thursday, September 3, 2020

Man holding a microphone, brochure, and pen, standing in the audience Copyright: Thilo Vogel

Contact

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Doris Klee

Vice-Rector for Human Resources Management and Development

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+49 241 80 94002

Email

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Contact

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Verena Nitsch

Professor of Ergonomics at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

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+49 241 80 99450

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Bettina Wiese

Professor for Psychology and Personnel and Organizational Psychology at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities

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+49 241 80 96014

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Flyer

 

Digitalization is bringing about rapid changes in our working world. These changes will not only affect technical processes, but also individual employees, organizations, and our society as a whole.


What opportunities and risks can a more flexible and digital academic working world offer? Young researchers’ requests must be particularly favored since they play a crucial role in shaping future society. But this transformation process also requires perspectives to be developed for all other groups of employees too.

RWTH invites renowned representatives from academia and industry to share their ideas on the future of work. The challenges for staff development in academia are a key focus of the event.

 

Registration

Please use the RWTH booking system to register for the event.

If you would like to use internal ordering processes, such as SAP, for billing purposes, please do so before you register. Please indicate your internal institution order number during the registration process for the "future of work" symposium.

Event Fee

180 euros, dinner event included

All events are wheelchair accessible. If you require additional accommodations, please contact us ahead of time.

 

Accommodation

RWTH has reserved a number of rooms for visitors, which can be booked using the following link.

 

Moderator

Ralf Raspe, TV journalist, Aachen

 
 

Program Highlights

Wednesday, April 28, 2021
Location: Main Building, Templergraben 55, 52062 Aachen
From 1pm Welcome coffee
1:30pm to 2pm

Welcome speech

  • Dr. rer. nat. Dr. h. c. mult., Ulrich Rüdiger, Rector of RWTH
future of work – day I
2pm to 2:30pm

Keynote speech: "History.Society.Change"

  • Prof. Dr. Paul Thomes, Professor for Economics and Social History and History of Technology at RWTH
2:30pm to 3pm

Keynote speech: "Media.Staff.Management"

  • Prof. Dr. Bernad Batinic, Professor for Education and Psychology at Johannes Kepler University Linz
3pm to 3:30pm

Keynote speech: "Digitalization.University.Lifelong Learning"

  • Prof. Dr. Claudia Peus, Professor for Research and Science Management at the Technical University of Munich
3:30pm to 4pm

Keynote speech: "Digital Change.Equal Opportunities.Career"

  • Dr. Kira Marrs, ISF München
4pm to 4:15pm Break
4:15pm to 5:15pm

Discussion: "Potential.Challenges"

  • Prof. Dr. Paul Thomes
  • Prof. Dr. Bernad Batinic
  • Prof. Dr. Claudia Peus
  • Dr. Kira Marrs
  • Moderation: Manfred Nettekoven, Chancellor of RWTH
From 6pm Reception at the Couven Museum, Hühnermarkt 17, 52062 Aachen
From 7:30pm

Evening Dinner at Forum M, Buchkremerstraße 1-7, 52062 Aachen

Thursday, April 29, 2021
future of work – day II
Location: Super C, Templergraben 57, 52062 Aachen
9am to 9:30am

Keynote speech: "Young Researchers. Desires. Goals"

  • Prof. Dr. Bettina S. Wiese, Professor for Psychology and Personnel and Organizational Psychology at RWTH
9:30am to 10am

Keynote speech: "Digital Transformation.Age.Labor Participation“

  • Dr. Melanie Ebener, Chair of Occupational Health Science at the University of Wuppertal
10am to 10:15am Break

10:15am to 10:45am

Keynote speech: "Work 4.0.Personal-Technological Interactions.“

  • Prof. Dr.-Ing. Verena Nitsch, Professor of Ergonomics at RWTH
10:45am to 11:15am

Keynote speech: "New Work.Organization.Culture“

  • Prof. Dr.-Ing. Sascha Stowasser, Chair of ifaa – Institut für angewandte Arbeitswissenschaft in Dusseldorf
11:15am to 12 noon

Keynote speech: "People.Work 4.0.Organization"

  • Prof. Dr. Bettina S. Wiese
  • Dr. Melanie Ebener
  • Prof. Dr.-Ing. Verena Nitsch
  • Prof. Dr.-Ing. Sascha Stowasser
  • Moderation: Ralf Raspe
12 noon to 1pm Lunch, including a visit of the poster exhibition

Staff development.Best practice.Economy
1pm to 2pm

Statements

  • Dagmar Pithan, Vice President of Global Talent Managment at Deutsche Telekom
  • Dipl.-Ing. Thomas Nyhsen, Technical Head of Business Unit, NRW Management at STRABAG AG
  • Dr. Lars Immisch, Executive Vice President of Human Resources – Airbus Defence and Space
  • Prof. Dr. Doris Klee, Vice-Rector for Human Resources Management and Development at RWTH
2pm to 2:45pm

Podium discussion: "Future of Work – Organizational Possibilities for Staff Development“

  • Dagmar Pithan
  • Dipl.-Ing. Thomas Nyhsen
  • Dr. Lars Immisch
  • Prof. Dr. Doris Klee
  • Moderation: Prof. Frank T. Piller, Professor for Technology and Innovation Management at RWTH
2:45pm to 3pm

Close of event

  • Prof. Dr. Doris Klee and Prof. Frank T. Piller