• OPEN CONFERENCE 2025

    Break the silence!

    Inclusive Business Design Conference

    9 MAY 2025

    9:00 AM – 3:30 PM

    PUBLICIS HOUSE – 1056 BUDAPEST, IRÁNYI STREET 17

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    Since its launch in 2016, OPEN Conference has been a driving force in transforming workplace cultures across Central Europe. Organized by WeAreOpen, this annual event brings together business leaders, decision-makers, and experts to tackle the barriers that prevent workplaces from being truly open, inclusive, and high-performing.

     

    Under the theme Break the Silence!, this year’s conference will address crucial conversations that often remain unspoken in organizations: issues of bias, psychological safety, and access to opportunity. We aim to empower companies to set the example by creating islands of trust, transparency, merit, and psychological safety in times when we see much of the opposite.

    Some of the key topics of our event

    • Why are standalone activities ineffective in fostering true inclusion?
    • How would your career trajectory change if you felt confident asking for the salary and benefits you truly deserve?
    • How can bold storytelling in mainstream media challenge biases and inspire real change?
    • Do your employees feel safe speaking up, or are they just staying silent out of fear?
    • How can inclusive hiring ensure true meritocracy and drive innovation?
    • Cracking the code: Why are women underrepresented in IT?

    Join us in 2025 in a new, more interactive format

     

    At the revamped OPEN Conference in 2025, we will offer three dynamic spaces for learning: keynote speeches and panels to spark critical conversations, and hands-on workshops for practical strategies to break workplace barriers.

     

    At the main venue, the program will feature keynote speeches, panel discussions, and interactive presentations led by renowned Hungarian and international speakers.

    A core focus for us is placing special emphasis on workshops and informal discussions. We believe the Open Conference should move beyond a traditional presenter-audience model and foster active participation from everyone involved.

     

    To achieve this, we’re introducing two additional spaces dedicated to workshops and interactive sessions related to the main themes.

    These spaces will provide participants with opportunities to immediately apply their newfound theoretical knowledge in a playful yet impactful manner, ensuring a truly immersive and meaningful experience.

  • Participants

    Cross-functional cooperation is essential to build diverse companies. Thus OPEN Conference is designed for:

     

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    CEOs

    The business case and helicopter view on diversity as a whole, thought-provoking discussions, peer diversity champions, insights on inclusive leadership, and inspiration for various company functions will await you.

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    HR Decision Makers

    Best practices from the most influential HR professionals, peers from an international audience, eye-opening fireside chats, widely adaptable ideas and insights into how other corporate functions can cooperate towards diversity will await you.

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    Communications Decision Makers

    Thought-provoking fireside chats and powerful media personalities gather to collect insights from. You will have chance to re-shape your messages, act as a drive of cross-functional cooperation, thus increasing employee satisfaction, the effectiveness of employer branding and corporate reputation.

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    Executive Sponsors of Diversity

    The international forum of diversity champions, best practices from diversity advocate global companies covering a wide variety of topics (LGBTQ people, women, people with disabilities and ethnic minorities at the workplace), decision makers from different functions and easily adaptable creative ideas will await you.

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    Employee Resource Group Members

    As the engine of an open corporate culture, you will benefit from understanding how each corporate functions can help you with your mission. Additionally, you will see best practices from diversity champion companies on how they leverage their resource groups to build openness.

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    NGOs, Academics

    OPEN welcomes representatives of NGOs, academics as well as policy makers. If you are unsure about the relevance of the conference for you, do not hesitate to ask our team.

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