BR EVENT: Working Romania – A look at new trends and challenges in the local human resources industry

Business Review’s Working Romania event is taking place today, May 7, and will look at the new trends and challenges in the local human resources industry, as well as at the ways companies are changing their recruitment practices in order to attract and retain top talent.

The conference this year will focus on the two major trends on the local labour market:

• Romania is becoming the biggest importer of workforce in South-East Europe in an attempt to cover the workforce crisis in sectors like constructions, HORECA or services, and
• Companies seeking highly qualified employees are developing sophisticated strategies that help them meet the needs and expectations of young employees – customizing office space, offering unique benefits, high salaries and flexible schedules or integrating new technologies that can improve employee experience

The agenda includes the following topics and speakers:

PANEL I: Importing workforce: Romania en route to becoming the biggest workforce importer in SEE

Major industries like HORECA, construction and services are importing workforce, mainly from Asia, in order to keep up with demand and mitigate the workforce deficit on the Romanian market.

An open debate between Government top level officials and national authorities in dialogue with representatives of major players from different industries and sectors:

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• How local businesses are trying to bring back Romanians working abroad
• Supply and demand on the Romanian market
• Retention of “brains” in a globalized workforce environment

Panel Speakers:

Marius-Constantin Budai | Minister of Labour and Social Justice

Dragos Anastasiu, Owner|Eurolines Group

Cristian Erbasu, CEO | Constructii Erbasu

Lecturer Univ. Dr. Andrei Tinu, President | National Citizenship Authority

Mircea-Catalin Roman, Senior Associate | Noerr

Vlad Nastase – CEO  | Concilium Consulting & President  | Turnaround Management Association, The Romania Subsidiary

Moderated by: Andreea Cretulescu, Journalist | RTV

PRESENTATION –  HR TECHNOLOGIES FROM THE FUTURE – MIHAI GAVAN, HCM GLOBAL SALES DIRECTOR  | TOTAL SOFT

PRESENTATION – How important and how “imported” employees are in Romania – DAN PUICA, CEO | BestJobs

Panel II: The Future of Work

• How corporations are preparing for the new generation of workers
• Millennials’ expectations and how organizations meet their professional needs
• Generation Z and challenges for HR professionals
• Recruiting talent in the “age of the millennials”

Panel Speakers:

Raluca Trocaru, HR Business Partner | Telekom Romania

Dan Puica, CEO | BestJobs

Alina Dumitru, General Manager | Zepter Romania

Mihaela Cretulescu, HR Business Partner | Immofinanz Romania

Moderated by Oana Datki – SEE Managing Partner | C Team Romania

PRESENTATION – INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS CHANGING HR PRACTICES – MIRUNA STOICA, Presales Cloud Solution consultant | ORACLE  

Panel III: Employer branding for the #FutureofWork

• Empowering employees: the ROI of creating a wellbeing culture within companies
• Innovative HR trends and solutions that changes the HR recruitment & retention practices
• The power of employer branding in attracting talent
• Gender equality policies – an engine for economic competitiveness

Panel Speakers:

Madalina Racovitan, Partner | KPMG

Monica Oltean | Wellington

Adelina Dabu, Public Policy & International Relations Senior Adviser | Concordia Employers Confederation

Moderated by Oana Datki – SEE Managing Partner | C Team Romania