Schedule

12:30

Opening words

Marcel Salathé — Professor, EPFL

12:30–12:40

12:45

Duty of Care for employers with an international remote workforce

Tim Burgess — Co-Founder, Shield GEO

The Law

12:45–13:05

13:10

Environmental impacts of telecommuting (home office and co-working)

Jan Bieser — PhD Candidate, University of Zurich

Organization & Culture

13:10–13:30

13:35

The power of remote stakeholder dialogue

Rolf Bachmann — Vice President, Swiss Re Institute

Organization & Culture

13:35–13:55

14:00

The three pillars of remote work

Vinko Vrsalovic — Senior Software Developer, Stack Overflow

Organization & Culture

14:00–14:20

14:20

Break

Resuming at 15:00 CEST

14:20–15:00

15:00

How To Build And Lead Remote Teams

Hannes Kleist — Managing Director, Stanwood

Organization & Culture

15:00–15:20

15:25

Hey startups, it's time to solve the isolation problem within your team. This is how.

Irma Mesa — Product Manager, Open Up Resources

Organization & Culture

15:25–15:45

15:50

The best tools for the job: increasing efficiency by working remotely

Alexandre Luyet — Founding Partner, Conexkt

Tools & Tech

15:50–16:10

16:10

Break

Resuming at 17:15 CEST

16:10–17:15

17:15

The good, the bad and the ugly of remote work: lessons from experience

Johann Roduit — Founding Partner, Conexkt

Organization & Culture

17:15–17:35

17:40

Digital Training Platforms Critical for Remote Workforce Success

Lesley Brownlie — VP of International Expansion, Randstad RiseSmart

Tools & Tech

17:40–18:00

18:05

Keynote I

Leila Zia — Principal Research Scientist and Head of Research, Wikimedia Foundation

18:05–18:25

18:30

Fireside Chat: Hosted by Marcel Salathé

Andreas Klinger — Head of Remote at AngelList & Investor, Remote First Capital

18:30–18:50

18:55

Keynote II

Prithwiraj Choudhury — Professor, Harvard Business School

18:55–19:15

19:15

Break

Resuming at 19:30 CEST

19:15–19:30

19:30

Keynote III

Scott Wharton — VP and General Manager, Logitech Video Collaboration

19:30–19:50

20:00

Keynote IV & Q&A

Darren Murph — Head of Remote, Gitlab

20:00–20:45

Schedule

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