• The status of technical unemployment benefits;

• The post-state of emergency employment environment;

• The status of suspended contracts;

• How to avoid mistakes when completing and submitting documents for the State of Emergency Certificate;

• Advice for companies and what are ANOFM's plans for the post-pandemic period.

• Amazing cutting-edge technologies & software solutions innovating new ways of working;

• HR’s crucial role - A Kind of Magic: create winning teams, consolidate the communication to suit the “new normal” and build strong employer branding organizational culture;

• Redefining Rewards Framework: the latest trends in benefits for the changing times we live in;

• Legal complex overview on the evolution of the Romanian workforce market;

• Reimagine coworking spaces to the new context: adapt & prepare to create communities for the future of work;

• How Social Media will change the recruitment process (with Calin Stefanescu, CEO & CO-FOUNDER | DORA - THE HAPPY RECRUITER);

• What type of specialists are currently recruited (with Alina Soare, HEAD OF PEOPLE DEVELOPMENT & RECRUITMENT FOR BUCHAREST, PITESTI & BRASOV | ENDAVA);

• What are the benefits of coworking and how will work spaces change in the post-pandemic context (with Mike Hapoianu, GENERAL MANAGER | MINDSPACE ROMANIA & POLAND);

• Employer branding in times of change (with Gabriela Alexandru, HR DIRECTOR CENTRAL EUROPE | MICHELIN);

• The evolution of the local workforce market in the current context, legal aspects of remote work & governmental measures for employers and employees (with Catalin Roman, COORDINATOR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICE, SENIOR ASSOCIATE | NOERR LLP).

• People function – a huge role facing current crisis & challenges overseeing a historic remote-working experiment;

• Lightning Fast HR Process Automation During the COVID-19 Crisis (with Raluca Resmerita SALES DIRECTOR | DRUID);

• New challenges in Outsourcing during and post crisis;

• Challenges bring us together during this process of adapting to the new normal: a complex overview on the first measures and best practices, focusing on solutions. (with Marian Patrascu HEAD OF SALES AND TALENT ACQUISITION | APT PROHUMAN);

• EXCLUSIVE study by BestJobs: MAJOR transformations on the labour market due to current crisis! What to expect in the upcoming quarters?

• Employee Monitoring: 5 Things You Need to Know Amid Covid-19 Pandemic;

• Useful HR tools in remote working: how to digitize the performance management and the power of feedback

• Tracking employee health & electronic monitoring measures (with Andreea Suciu MANAGING PARTNER | SUCIU | THE EMPLOYMENT LAW FIRM);

• The digital transformation dimension & online recruitment (with Crina Ilie PEOPLE FUNCTION LEADER | GENPACT EUROPE).

• Developing education systems and learning to be up-to-date with a rapidly-changing work landscape. Is the re-establishment of vocational schools an answer?
• The foreign worker quota has risen to new record figures. Does this solve the scarcity of labor in construction, hospitality or agriculture? How does it affect the local economy in the long term?
• Can we expect a migration of workers from state companies and institutions to the private sector in the current political and economic contexts?
• Should the labor market become a national priority and what we can do about it?

Finding possible answers to such issues as diversity hiring, extensive use of new technologies as AI or data analytics, increased focus on candidate skills rather than academic results and the local leveraging of trending elements redefining talent acquisition globally.     

• Digital transformation in HR – Using data to understand candidates     
• Sophisticated HR strategies that change the recruitment and retention of top-talents     
• Marketing meets Recruiting: new trends in attracting talents     
• Redesigning work and workplace design: what exactly will the workplace of the future look like?     
• High-end medical benefits take center stage in attracting and retaining top talent      
• Legal boundaries in meeting the candidate requirements

There is a simple and straightforward explanation for why HR offices are often right next door to the CEO’s. Productive people make businesses perform well and it is the task of HR professionals to understand, recruit, train and keep employees happy and efficient, even when they have to drive organizational, structural and operational changes.

• Talent and Performance Management: the art inside HR departments
• Payroll, compensations and benefits beyond Excel books. Fostering mental and physical wellbeing takes workers and teams to unexpected performance
• The power of company culture and employer branding nowadays
• Acquiring new skills is quintessential for thriving in the future workplace. Is that an issue for the employer or the employee?
• The Mirror Question for every HR professional: “Why do you want to work for us?”. Can you answer it?

• Global trends and local approaches. What defines the Romanian market and local customers?
• Building and understanding the consumer needs: adoption of Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things and Machine Learning as effective marketing tools
• E-commerce growth drive: reaching operational excellence through logistics and data usage
• Innovation as future profit generator: from delivery drones to warehouse robots. What works in Romania?
• The transformation of physical retail centers in experience and entertainment platforms: balancing shopping and leisure facilities
• Mapping the development of the local retail scene – growth drivers and unexplored areas
• Omnichannel marketing: giving consumers the best experience whenever and wherever they want it

• The key role of warehouses in maximizing retail productivity – trends in demand and investments
• Unexplored areas with significant potential for industrial and logistics investments
• Same day delivery drives results: managing transport and logistics networks efficiently
• Technologies that can disrupt the logistics operations and unlock new markets. Is blockchain the next big thing?
• Assessing investment in digitalization and automation – the experience of local logistics players

• Adopting coherent waste management and recycling policies, in line with the latest EU rules
• Implementing sustainable and green solutions across retailer’s chains
• Shifting marketing strategies towards a more sustainable future

• The evolution of omnichannel retail and the hybrid approach of consumers. Online & offline power play – how can these two channels work best together?
• Leveraging your data through cutting edge software platforms to offer a better consumer experience leads to efficiency
• Identifying and understanding the differences in the new generations of customers and employees through technologies
• Innovative solutions that streamline operations of retailers and delivery firms

Poland recently attained the developed economy status, thus creating a precedent for other Eastern European peers to follow. When should we expect Romania to go from an emerging to a developed market and what should be done for that purpose?

•2019 has been a record-breaking year for M&A on the Romanian real-estate market, with multiple transactions above EUR 100 million. Does this mean that we can talk about a mature market, at least in the office sector?
•What are the main factors that could push up the current slightly lower yields and thus attract new investors?
• Bucharest, with its above EU average net income per capita and high concentration of businesses and institutions, is far from being a saturated market for foreign investments. Foreign investors have generally focused on the office sector, leaving most residential development to local players. Can we expect a change?
• When will underdevelopment cease to be an investment opportunity?
• Will the hotel market in Romania attract further investments?

• Innovation should be the key word for Romania’s IT & technology sector
• Moving from an outsourcing country to an innovation hub
• Workforce issues in the IT sector: are they pushing away new potential foreign investors?

• Black Sea resources are a great opportunity for both Romanian economy and local energy sector and should spark an explosion on the whole domain.
• Investments in renewable energy sources have stalled. Is there any way to revive the sector?

• Is there a reverse in trends on the local banking market?
• Does Romania still provide opportunities for investments in the banking sector? How appealing is the rural sector with its big chunk of non-bankable population? What about the fintech sector?
• Home and life insurance are still heavily underdeveloped. Why are foreign companies playing it safe when it comes to investing in these sectors?

• Romania is already a hallmark of the European car making industry, thus creating a context of logistics networks and suppliers, especially in the western part of the country. Should we expect new big foreign investments from other global car makers?
• The horizontal auto industry - automotive components - is now one of the biggest employers in Romania, with no signs of slowing down. Is there room for new investments considering the scarcity of workforce in the sector?
• As one of the main budget contributors, does the auto industry not have a rightful claim to better infrastructure?

• Time for some hard decisions! What is the path to follow: consolidating farmers’ business and increase productivity or stay on traditional farming and benefit from bio and organic agricultural production?
• How to promote Romania’s agricultural interests and strategy at the European Commission and how to promote local brands abroad

• While Romania’s said to be the most stable country in the SEE region, its foreign investment levels are declining. Is this a temporary phenomenon or is it a trend? And why is this happening?
• What does Romania look like in the eyes of local vs. foreign investors?
• Romanian companies should start investing in other markets, which would be a signal that our country has reached the level of a developed economy. What keeps our local business champions from expanding abroad and what can be done?

· Trend change: Romania has become an electricity importer during the first months of 2019. How Romania could avoid becoming an electricity importer
· How businesses in energy adapt to new regulation changes in 2019
· Waiting for the new wave in renewable energy in Romania: prosumers, solar, wind or other energy sources
· The role of nuclear power in the energy mix: perspectives & needs

· Does the Romanian energy sector still attract investors?
· Trends: Changes in gas/fuel prices businesses and households should expect in the short, medium and long term; Electric cars - threat or business opportunity?
· First effects of business & regulatory changes: Q1 2019 results of energy groups in Romania compared to Q1 2018
· Romania’s offshore gas production threatened by new regulations?

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.

• 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

• How do corporations prepare for the new generation of workers?
• Generation Z and challenges for HR professionals
• Millennials’ expectations and how organizations meet their professional needs
• Recruiting talent in the “age of millennials”
• Embracing future tech – is your workforce agile enough?
• Gamify your recruitment to engage candidates and attract the best talent
• Core practices for future work habits: how will the future workplace look like and how AI will change the way we work?

• Standing out in a competitive job market – enhancing your brand in the age of instant social media reviews
• Innovative HR trends and solutions that change recruitment & retention practices
• The power of employer branding in attracting talent
• Gender equality policies - an engine for economic competitiveness
• Empowering employees: favorite extra-salary benefits