Staff Development Symposium

 

"future of work"

 

Digitization. Staff. University.

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

Copyright: Thilo Vogel  

Digitalization is bringing about rapid changes in our working world. The COVID-19 pandemic has shown us that we must – and can – transform the way we work and behave. 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 science and academia are a key focus of the event.

The symposium is scheduled to take place on RWTH Aachen Campus atCT² – Center for Teaching and Training, offering both online and classroom formats. A limited number of people are allowed to participate on site. Tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis. The event will be livestreamed for all conference participants. To make it possible for everyone to contribute to the event after the presentations and during the panel discussions, opportunities for online interaction will be provided.

 

Information and Registration

The event fee is 180 euros.

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.

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: Meeting Point Aachen – Future of Work 2021.

 

Program Highlights

Wednesday, April 28, 2021

Location:	CT2 | RWTH Campus | Forckenbeckstraße 71 | 52074 Aachen
1:30pm to 2pm	Welcome speeches Isabel Pfeiffer-Poensgen, Minister of Culture and Science of the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia Professor Ulrich Rüdiger, Rector of RWTH Aachen University
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

Thursday, April 29, 2021
future of work – day II

Location:	CT2 | RWTH Campus | Forckenbeckstraße 71 | 52074 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	Break
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

 

Moderator

Ralf Raspe, TV journalist, Aachen

Event Language

Please note that the talks and discussions will be held in German.