Today’s rapidly changing world has made it more complex and interconnected, calling for bold leadership. Technology and a global pandemic have revolutionized business, contributing to a vastly different work environment. What vision and particular skills are crucial for today’s CEO in order to develop a vibrant corporate culture, encourage unity within, and flourish in the future.

Women have been told that anything is possible. They can have it all. But at what cost?

Explore why women burn out mid-career and are exhausted by the system by their mid-thirties. Are the under 30-year-olds looking for something different in today’s workplace? Some women (and men!) are leaving their jobs because they feel they cannot be their authentic selves. What is contributing to this and what are the solutions? Dorothee Gnaedinger will also discuss her new book "Having it All: Stories Behind the Myth."

Countries within the EU have made various degrees of progress in the area of DEI. Certain legislation in some countries has contributed to growing success. Specifically, a 2022 EU Directive on the gender balance of corporate boards has gone a long way to change the percentage of women serving on those boards. Still, less than 1 in 10 of the largest listed companies in the EU-27 have a woman chair or CEO. How quickly can we expect to see further progress and what types of programs have been most effective?