2019 World Employment Conference: Leadership in a new World of Work

  • October 2023

    IZA/FCDO G²LM|LIC - Programme on Gender, Growth and Labour Markets in Low-Income Countries

    Online

    The IZA/FCDO Programme on Gender, Growth and Labour Markets in Low-Income Countries (G²LM|LIC) marks the extension of the successful IZA/DFID cooperation, which started as the Growth and Labour Markets in Low-Income Countries (GLM|LIC) programme in 2011. The extension aims at building a significant new body of evidence on gender, growth, and labour markets to help shape gender and labour market policies in low-income countries. Collaboration with researchers from low-income countries is strongly encouraged.

    18th IZA & 5th IZA/CREST Conference: Labor Market Policy Evaluation

    Paris, Palaiseau

    The 18th IZA & 5th IZA/CREST Conference will be on the topic of Labor Market Policy Evaluation. This conference is an initiative of the Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) in Bonn in cooperation with CREST. The Program Committee invites submissions for about 12 presentations from academic researchers doing program evaluation research on policy issues related to the labor market. Papers that include innovative approaches or methodological contributions are of particular interest.

    IZA/ECONtribute Workshop on the Economics of Education

    Bonn, Germany

    The 7th IZA Workshop on the Economics of Education will be helf on October 19 – 20, 2023, in person at IZA Bonn, Germany. The conference will combine invited presentations with an additional poster session aimed at local researchers. Presentations and keynote are available via Zoom for an external audience.

    Labor Markets and Innovation during Times of War and Reconstruction

    Online

    The Russian aggression against Ukraine has brought incredible destruction in Ukraine and suffering for the Ukrainian population. In the first two months after February 24th, 2022, economic activities came to a standstill for most Ukrainian workers and firms. However, as time passed, the Ukrainian population has shown its resilience and tremendous courage as economic activity slowly but steadily recovered. Like in many prior conflicts, labor markets and economic production have continued to exist in Ukraine.

  • November 2023

    1st IZA/OECD Workshop: Labor Market Monopsony and Its Regulation

    Online

    The IZA/OECD workshops aim to increase synergies between researchers and OECD experts to promote the societal impact of academic research and the relevance of expertise. These workshops are organized twice a year and focus on topics of particular importance to the economy and society. They bring together researchers from the IZA network, OECD experts and policymakers. They take place by videoconference, over half a day, with presentations by experts, researchers and discussions with policymakers.

  • December 2023

    G²LM|LIC & BREAD Conference on Development Economics

    Nairobi, Kenya

    The IZA/FCDO Gender, Growth and Labor Markets in Low-Income Countries Programme (G²LM|LIC) and the Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD) are pleased to announce a joint Conference on Development Economics .The conference will consist of presentations of advanced stage research by senior or junior researchers, and presentations of early stage research by junior researchers.

2019 World Employment Conference: Leadership in a new World of Work
October 30, 2019 - November 01, 2019
In 2019 RCSA & WEC welcome the world.

For the first time in its 51 year history the World Employment Confederation will hold its annual conference in Australia in conjunction with the RCSA International Conference. The combined event will see the world’s thought leaders in the recruitment, staffing and workforce solutions space converge on the Sheraton Mirage Resort on the Gold Coast from the 30 October to the 1 November to explore Leadership in a New World of Work.

Every day the world is getting smaller. As rapid advancements in technology and connectivity bring us closer together, new opportunities and challenges arise yet, despite increases in automation, the rise of AI, and digital innovation changing our industry almost daily we believe, more than ever, that the future is human. The new world of work will be defined by how our individuality, our professional integrity, and our creative spirit intersects with technology but, more importantly, how we inspire people and create opportunity.

The 2019 International Conference will explore the role our industry will play in improving lives, communities, and economies through connecting individuals with meaniningful work into the future. Through bringing us together to reflect as individuals, and as a collective, this year’s conference will explore how we can empower, how we will collaborate, and how we can build trust in a new world of work. Our collective leadership will be more important than ever before and you can shape it at the World Employment Conference 2019. 

Tuesday 29 October
WEC Welcome Dinner
Evening: WEC Dinner and Awards Night

Wednesday 30 October
WEC Delegate Conference
Evening: Surf's Up Welcome Drinks
Click here to view the Wednesday Program

Thursday 31 October
World Employment Conference Day One
Evening: Day of the Dead Festival
Click here to view the Thursday & Friday Program

Friday 1 November
World Employment Conference Day Two
Evening: Top of the World Wrap Party
Click here to view the Thursday & Friday Program
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