Ticket sale of the onsite tickets is closed since Tuesday 24th May, noon (CEST).
Onsite or online, there are many ways to engage with the World Employment Conference 2022!
Join us onsite in Brussels and benefit from the full experience (plenary sessions + concurrent sessions, exhibition, social programme, etc.).
If you cannot travel to be with us, the online ticket will give you access to the live streaming of all plenary sessions and all the networking features offered by , our conference digital platform.
For detailed information on the benefits of each ticket type, check the Tickets section of this website.
Participants represent a global community of professionals in the world of work. They are policy makers, private businesses, industry representatives and researchers.
+300 key opinion leaders
All our participants are experts and key opinion leaders in their respective markets. They gather once a year to share ideas, network and build new relationships.
Experience A World Employment Conference: The 2021 Edition
Our Speakers
Alison Comyn
Master of Ceremony
Pellegrino Riccardi
Global Keynote Speaker & Cross-cultural Expert
Justine Van Huyssteen
Managing Vice President - HR Practice at Gartner
Jean-François Manzoni
President of the International Institute for Management Development
Adam Hawkins
Linkedin
Arco Elsman
Managing Director Europe - Randstad RiseSmart
Mark Keese
Head of Skills and Employability Division - OECD
Even Bolstad
President - HR Norge
Mark Kieve
VP International Sales - Pixid
Susanna Puerto
Senior Youth Employment Specialist - ILO
Cristina Colclough
Founder of Why Not Lab
Helen Hulsker
International Tech Lawyer - Randstad
Manuela Geleng
Director for Jobs and Skills - European Commission
Samuel Durand
Author of Work in Progress
Meet all our speakers
“Hear from leaders in the HR services industry and from employment experts how we can better connect the needs of workers and companies in order to build a more efficient world of work.”
Denis Pennel, Managing Director,
World Employment Confederation
What Participants Say
Sonja van Lieshout, Global Public Affairs Manager, Randstad
“It actually brings together kind of 3 worlds: the policymakers, our industry and all the thought-leaders in it and the people from the academic world. And that’s kind of a unique position.”
Marc Nissen, Head of Enterprise Sales DACH, LinkedIn
“It is really amazing and inspiring to be experiencing all these new ideas, this energy, this motivation, and the possibility of relationship building.”
Geraldine King, Chief Executive, ERF
“You won’t get as many like-minded people together in one place and the learnings and take-aways you get from this conference are second to none.“
Michael Benninga, Chief Business Officer, Coffreo
“I think it is a community. Being a sponsor shows that we care about this community, we’re not just a software provider, we actually invest in this segment.”
Adam Pode, Director of Research, Staffing Industry Analysts
“WEC conferences are a great way to network with others but also have your thinking challenged.”
Sangheon Lee, Director of the Employment Policy Department, ILO
“All the discussions have always been serious and rich and grounded, really on the realities. And because of the combination of these elements, the World Employment Conferences are always leading to concrete actions to improve labour markets.”
Menno Bart, Public Affairs Manager, The Adecco Group
“It’s a learning experience. Every time again that I am at the World Employment Conference, I walk away with a new insight.”
Peter Hinssen, Entrepreneur, Keynote Speaker and Author
“It’s tapping into a network of people around the world who are looking at the labour market, sharing ideas, debating, learning, and together figuring out how we can actually put this labour market truly into the 21st century.”
Marie Puybaraud, Global Head of Research, JLL Work Dynamics
What is absolutely amazing is the mixity and the diversity of the people who are attending.
“Sponsoring the conference is undoubtedly a way of giving our company visibility among the major players of the recruitment sector worldwide, the multiple networking opportunities throughout the event and also the animation of the conversations are also opportunities for us to confront our vision of the market and its development while promoting our services.“
“Being able to bring together so many different individuals is incredibly empowering and inspiring.”
Martin Padulla, Founder, Staffing America Latina
“It is THE event where policymakers, thought-leaders and academic co-create content for a more efficient and inclusive world of work. This is essential for Latin America.”