November 17-18, 2016
Budapest, Hungary
Information for our Hungarian speaking guests:
Az előadások és panel beszélgetések alatt magyar nyelvű tolmácsolást biztosítunk.
Why Attend?
OPEN Conference - the international diversity conference for business leaders
It is a well documented fact that diversity at the workplace increases financial performance, boosts creativity and innovation, and contributes to talent attraction and retention. Furthermore, employees generally feel better, happier and more loyal.
In a nutshell, being open is not only the right thing to do, but it also makes business sense - on every level.
This is what the OPEN Conference is about.
* Information for our Hungarian speaking guests: az előadások és panel beszélgetések alatt magyar nyelvű tolmácsolást biztosítunk. *
OPEN Lays Out the Business Case
OPEN is the international diversity conference for CEOs and HR, diversity, marketing and communications decision makers, as well as representatives of interest groups. OPEN represents a unique approach in Central and Eastern Europe - and presumably beyond. Designed for business leaders, while laying out the business case, it deals with diversity as a whole.
OPEN Showcases Best Practices to Inspire Changes the Next Day
OPEN aims to inspire positive change already in the short term. OPEN showcases best practices and zooms in a variety of pressing topics such as LGBTQ people, women, people with disabilities and ethnic minorities in the workplace.
As speakers, leaders from some of the world’s most impactful organizations, minds behind businesses with unusual solutions and inspiring thought leaders will be your guides along the way to build on diversity, leverage success, increase happiness – and do the right thing.
OPEN is to Build Your International Network of Diversity Advocates
OPEN is the annual forum for current and future diversity champions to meet, learn and share.
Join us 17 November at the conference, and stay with us on the 18th for a day of workshops, in Budapest, Hungary, the captivating capital in the middle of Central and Eastern Europe.
Why diversity matters?
Program
OPEN Conference 2016
Talks and panel discussions on November 17
The language of the conference is English, Hungarian interpretation is provided for Day1 upon request.
* Magyar nyelvű tolmácsolást biztosítunk az előadások és panel beszélgetések alatt. *
The program may be subject to change.
OPEN to discuss the business case
8:30-9:00 Warming up: coffee and tea to start the day
9:00-9:10 Opening Remarks
9:10-9:50 Business Keynote: Does diversity make money for your company?
by Oliver Munn, Partner, McKinsey & Company
9:50-10:30 Diversity Keynote: From Universal to Personal: The business of inclusion and why it matters
by Nidhi Singh, Global Diversity & Inclusion Lead, India, Middle East, Africa, CEE, France, Microsoft
10:30-11:00 How can diversity drive our future success?
by Rita Veres, Market Lead, SingularityU Budapest Chapter Ambassador, Aon Hewitt
11:00-11:20 Coffee break
OPEN to learn from best practices - Track1
11:20-11:35 Fireside chat: at the workplace as an LGBTQ person
11:35-12:05 The Power of Allies
by Chris Moody, Lead Business Analyst, Commodity Risk, Regulatory and Finance – Integrated Supply Trading,
Pride Network co-chair, United Kingdom, BP
12:05-12:20 Fireside chat: at the workplace as a Roma person
12:20-13:00 Are we there yet? - Roma inclusion at workplaces
panel discussion with Viktoria Gerner, Project Coordinator for Integrom, The Boston Consulting Group, and
Sándor Lakatos, CEO, Novapapír
13:00-14:30 Lunch
GET INSPIRED: LEADERSHIP & HR
14:30-15:00 How Accenture builds its gender balanced team and a women-inclusive workplace
by Alena Sochorová, Managing Director and Diversity Sponsor, Accenture CMT Consulting Lead in Central Europe (Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania), Accenture
15:00-15:30 Diversity tactics that work - Actionable ways to improve diversity in your organisation
by Holly Fawcett, Curriculum Development Director, SocialTalent
15:30-16:30 Designing a diverse team and becoming an inclusive leader
panel discussion with Edina Heal, Country Director, Google,
Jane Ellis, Citi Shared Service Centre Budapest Head, Enterprise Supply Chain EMEA Head, Citi Shared Services EMEA Head, Citi
Judit Zolnay, CEO, General Manager, Metlife Hungary, and
Peter Arvai, co-founder, CEO, Prezi, Gabriella Vidus, Chief Executive Officer, RTL Hungary
16:30-16:50 Coffee break
OPEN to learn from best practices - Track2
11:20-11:35 Fireside chat with a man on paternity leave
11:35-12:05 I am on a mission: Making GE become an emotional organization by connecting its people into one family
by Éva Marton, GE Europe Travel Operations Manager, Leader of the Working Parents Program of GE
12:05-12:20 Fireside chat: at the workplace as a person with disability
12:20-13:00 Accessibility 2.0 - What comes after creating a physically accessible workplace?
panel discussion with György Jaksity, Founder, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Concorde Securities, and
Yves Veulliet, Global Disability & Inclusion Lead, IBM
13:00-14:30 Lunch
GET INSPIRED: MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS
14:30-15:00 Don't be just open!
by Tom Hídvégi, Creative Strategist, Creative Strategist | Creative Excellence Marketing Manager, CEE, The Coca-Cola Company
15:00-15:30 See how it happens: on-stage improvisation with actors (in Hungarian)
by Grund Theatre
15:30-15:50 What media can show businesses: The importance of representation
by Péter Kolosi, Deputy CEO & Director of Programming, RTL Hungary
15:50-16:20 Diversity and Inclusion in Hollywood and in Hungary: A discussion about the importance of representation in media
panel discussion with Bradley Bell, television writer and producer from Hollywood, eight-time Daytime Emmy Award winner and Péter Kolosi, Deputy CEO & Director of Programming, RTL Hungary
16:20-16:40 Diversity Marketing: Hell, Yes, It Matters
by Kat Gordon, Founder, The 3% Conference, , via a live, exclusive video call from San Francisco
16:40-16:50 Coffee break
OPEN to look into the future
16:50-17:20 Closing Keynote: The case for inclusion
by Laszlo Bock, Senior Advisor, Google (between 2006-2016 Senior Vice President of People Operations at Google), via a live, exclusive video call from San Francisco
17:20-18:10 What is the next big thing in diversity?
panel discussion with Colleen Bell, United States Ambassador to Hungary,
Nidhi Singh, Global Diversity & Inclusion Lead, India, Middle East, Africa, CEE, France, Microsoft,
Dr. Zoltan Buzady, Associate Professor of Management and Organization, CEU,
From 18:10 Networking
Speakers
OPEN Conference 2016
Laszlo Bock
Senior Advisor, former Senior Vice President People Operations
Author of "Work Rules!"
Nidhi Singh
Global Diversity & Inclusion (GD&I) Lead - India, Middle East, Africa, CEE & France
Microsoft
Dr. Jane Ellis
Citi Shared Service Centre Budapest Head, Enterprise Supply Chain EMEA Head, Citi Shared Services EMEA Head
Citi
Gabriella Vidus
Chief Executive Officer,
RTL Hungary
Tom Hidvegi
Creative Strategist | Creative Excellence Marketing Manager
Coca-Cola Central Eastern Europe
Chris Moody
Lead Business Analyst, Commodity Risk, Regulatory and Finance – Integrated Supply Trading
BP
Alena Sochorova
Managing Director and Diversity Sponsor, Accenture CMT Consulting Lead in Central Europe (Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania)
Accenture
Yves Veulliet
Global Disability Inclusion Program Manager
IBM
Dr. Zoltán Buzády
Associate Professor of Management and Organization
Director, “Leadership & Flow” Global Research Program
Central European University Business School, Hungary
Workshops on November 18
OPEN+ Workshops
The OPEN+ workshop is designed to engage not only the conference's audience but also professionals, who may not attend Day 1 as they seek a more hands-on experience. OPEN+ workshop is available for OPEN Conference ticket holders as well: OPEN offers a 30% discount and pre-booking opportunity.
November 18
9:00-12:00 Assertive Communication - Constructive feedback for insensitive behaviour
by Andrew Hefler Chief trainer, Dramatrix
Venue: Prezi HQ
OPEN Workshops
OPEN workshops are included in your ticket and are subject to pre-registration.
November 18.
9:00-11:00 Making employers and managers disability confident
by Yves Veulliet Global Disability Inclusion Program Manager, IBM
Venue: Google Ground
November 18
11:30-14:30 Solving workplace diversity with better design
by Himaneesh Bolia and Karan Chilana, Google
Venue: Google Ground
November 18
13:00-14:30 Flow-Leadership
by Dr. Zoltan Buzady, Associate Professor of Management and Organization, CEU
Venue: Prezi HQ
Sponsors
OPEN Conference 2016
We are grateful for all of our sponsors who help to make OPEN Conference happen.
OPEN is a not-for-profit conference. We are looking for sponsors who share our mission of helping businesses become more open workplaces.
To learn more about sponsorship options available, contact us at info@weareopen.hu
Venue
Budapest, Hungary
Budapest Music Center
This year, OPEN will move to a concert hall: a 19th century building transformed by award-winning designers into a cultural center and a palace of jazz and contemporary music.
The Budapest Music Center is located in the city center, just two minutes on foot from the river side. Its creator is one of the most acclaimed jazz musicians of Hungary. The Budapest Music Center is a proud sponsor of OPEN. The venue is accessible.
Address: H-1093 Budapest, Mátyás str. 8.
On Day 2, Google Ground, Google's education center in Budapest, and Prezi's House of Ideas will serve as hosts for workshop visitors.
Organizer
OPEN Conference 2016
WeAreOpen
- nonprofit diversity initiative -
OPEN Conference is organized by WeAreOpen, a diversity initiative founded in Hungary by Google, Prezi and espell in 2013. It is currently a community of near 1,000 companies and organizations, and has run more than 10 diversity campaigns locally.
WeAreOpen's mission is to raise public awareness of the fact that diversity is a value for organizations, and to give companies tools to become more open workplaces.
OPEN is a not for profit conference. All revenues will go to the WeAreOpen nonprofit entity, to produce further diversity programs and campaigns.
Please read about WeAreOpen and about our Privacy Policy here.
Our OPEN Conference team
Please meet our core team. We are grateful to all of our supporters, advisors, and amazing partners.
Melinda MIKLOS
WeAreOpen CEO, OPEN Conference Team Leader
Judit RADNAI-TOTH
OPEN Conference Head of Content
Metta BARTLETT-KARAFIATH
OPEN Conference Event PR Manager
Tickets for OPEN Conference 2016
OPEN is a not-for-profit conference. By purchasing a ticket, you support the work of the organizer, WeAreOpen nonprofit entity, to produce further diversity programs and campaigns.
Your OPEN Conference ticket grants you access to the 2-day event. OPEN offers talks, fireside chats and panel discussions on Day 1. On Day 2 a selection of workshops will be available for you to choose from:
OPEN workshops are included in your ticket and are subject to pre-registration.
OPEN+ workshops are designed to engage professionals, who may not attend Day 1 as they seek a more hands-on experience. These OPEN+ workshops are available for OPEN Conference ticket holders as well: OPEN offers a 30% discount and pre-booking opportunity for these occasions.
Onsite catering is provided.
Tickets:
Early Bird ticket: save 15%: 225 EUR excl. VAT (27%). Limited availability by October 7.
Regular Single Ticket: 260 EUR excl. VAT (27%)
Regular Single Ticket for WeAreOpen member companies: 210 EUR excl. VAT (27%)
OPEN+ workshop: Assertive Communication - Constructive feedback for insensitive behaviour by Andrew Hefler (valid for this workshop only): for OPEN Conference ticket holders 35 EUR excl. VAT, for everyone else 50 EUR excl. VAT (27%).
Eventbrite service fee may apply.
SPECIAL OFFERS:
Cross-Functional and Cross-Border Discount: Get half off on every 4th ticket. Companies registering at least 3 people from 2 different functions (eg. HR and Marketing) or countries, will get the 4th ticket at half price, applicable to both Early Bird and Regular Single Tickets. Limited availability. In case of your interest, please get in touch with us for your special discount code at info@weareopen.hu.
NGOs: Limited number of tickets are available for 130 EUR excl. VAT (27%).
*NEW*: Combo ticket to OPEN Conference - diversity conference for business leaders (November 17-18) + Stretch 2016 Leadership conference (December 1-2) with 15% discount. Learn how to build effective, flexible teams and diversity in your company. See the program and get your ticket at www.openconference.hu or www.stretchcon.com.
Thanks to our Media Partner in Hungary, Professional Publishing Hungary, we offer a 1-year subscription for Üzlet és Pszichológia (Business & Psychology) bimonthly magazine as a gift to our guests with Hungarian residency.
© 2016 WeAreOpen Nonprofit Ltd.