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Mens sana in corpore sano. Our interactive events focus on fuelling both mind and body. We regularly offer short networking and inspiration events that introduce you to the latest insights from research and to our extensive network of professionals.

Whether it’s a Breakfast Booster, Lunch ‘n Learn, Afternoon Tea & Talent or Coffee & Cookie session, our ambition is to send you home packed with new insights that expand your personal and professional perspectives.

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Event schedule

March 16

WebTalks

De vier R’s van Verbindend Leiderschap
Speaker: Frans Wilms
March 23

WebTalks

Gebruik Data als Vliegwiel voor je Organisatie
Speakers: Mariëlle Heijltjes, Remko Helms & Stijn Lambregts

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January 28

Breakfast Booster

Digital Transformation: Are you Ready to Automate?
Speakers: Dominik Mahr & Gordon Miesen
December 10

Lunch & Learn

The Human Side of Business
Speaker: Marco Buschman
January 28

Tea & Talent

Digital Transformation: Are you Ready to Automate?
Speakers: Dominik Mahr & Gordon Miesen
January 28

WebTalks

Digital Transformation: Are you Ready to Automate?
Speakers: Dominik Mahr & Gordon Miesen

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Future of Work

The Future of Work and L&D for Professionals

How can we prepare today’s workers for tomorrow’s labour market? What skills do they really need to be employable in the long term? This webinar provides insights on how employers can create a sustainable, future-proof workforce.

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Future of Work

The Future of Work and L&D for Professionals

How can we prepare today’s workers for tomorrow’s labour market? What skills do they really need to be employable in the long term? This webinar provides insights on how employers can create a sustainable, future-proof workforce.

Nieuw als leidinggevende

In this short online Masterclass with Frans Wilms, we discussed the nine transformations needed for today's leadership. Transformations that allow you to break old patterns and take up your role as (new) leader with confidence.

Learning & Development

Lifelong Development Day 2022

On 9 September 2022, Maastricht University organised an experience day with inspiring panel discussions and interactive break-out sessions; an entertaining afternoon where one could learn more about what the university has to offer for professionals.

Robotics in Healthcare

Join us in Maastricht on 30 June for an experience session with the Maastricht Centre for Robots. The Centre will present their research insights and show best practices from organisations that already adopted robots in their work environments.

Vijf Denkfouten van Leidinggevenden

In this webinar, facilitated by leadership expert Frans Wilms, we discussed the five most common thinking mistakes made by leaders. We also shared some practical tips on how to do things differently in your own professional practice.

Behavioural Science

Behavioural Insights & Change

On 4 November 2021, we hosted an online Tea & Talent session in partnership with UM-BIC and BIN-NL to address recent research on behaviour and behavioural change, focusing on practical applications for managers and policy makers.

Finance & Control

The Science of Performance Management

On June 24, Prof. Harold Hassink provided a breakfast session at Brightlands Chemelot Campus to talk about recent academic insights on performance management and how to analyse and improve an organisation’s chances of reaching its strategic goals.

Data & Digitalisation

Gebruik data als vliegwiel voor je organisatie

In deze WebTalks sessie op 23 maart door UMIO en de Open Universiteit bespraken we de rol van data, governance, leiderschap, organisatiecultuur en andere factoren die bijdragen aan een succesvolle digitale transformatie van jouw organisatie.

De vier R’s van verbindend leiderschap

In this online session with leadership expert Frans Wilms, we discussed the balancing act of letting go versus defining boundaries, and we showed how to lead by leaving more room for your employees without losing sight of strategy and results.

Data & Digitalisation

Digital Transformation: Are you Ready to Automate?

On January 28, Dominik Mahr and Gordon Miesen hosted an online session to showcase how you as a professional can redesign your workplace with smart automation and what you can do to really reap the benefits from emerging technologies.

The Human Side of Business

In working relations, functionality and financial rewards often override the human perspective, leading to less productive teams and organisations. In this webinar on 10 December, Marco Buschman presented a new framework to overcome this challenge.

Marketing & Communications

Opportunities and Pitfalls of Smart Customer Interactions

During this Breakfast Booster on November 12, 2020, Lisa Brüggen presented several ways in which smart customer interactions can improve your customer relations, but she also discussed the pitfalls of digital customer interactions.

Data & Digitalisation

How smart is your algorithm?

We have all heard success stories about the world of big data analytics. But is it really the solution to all problems? On October 8, Stephan Smeekes and Etienne Wijler take us through the myths and magic of smart algorithms.

Creëer zonder stress de verandering die je beoogt

In deze WebTalks-sessie met leiderschapsexpert Frans Wilms verdiepen we twee inzichten, twee overtuigingen en twee vaardigheden, die samen zes onmisbare pijlers voor het leiderschap van nu vormen.

Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Female Entrepreneurship: The Way Forward

We delve into the paradigm shift caused by the rise in female leadership and female entrepreneurship. We show differences between male and female business leaders, and we illustrate how both can be combined to improve leadership practices.

Procurement & Supply Chain

Closing the Loop: The Power of Circular P&SM

We focus on the (business) opportunities that a switch in purchasing & supply management (P&SM) methodology can bring to your organisation and aim to boost your understanding of the opportunities, yet also the potential risks of circular P&SM.

Data & Digitalisation

Resolving Dilemmas: Privacy, Security & Public Health

How can businesses successfully manage their needs with data protection, privacy, and security requirements in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic where the sensitive personal data of employees, visitors and suppliers is systematically collected?

Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Breaking Up the Status Quo

Exploring beyond our known borders is scary. As humans we have a strong tendency to stick to what we know. Unfortunately, this way of thinking may lead to inertia and may thus slow us down as professionals and as organisations.

Sustainable Development

The Best of Both Worlds: Creating Sustainable Business Models

This webinar discusses the circular economy and its potential for small and large organisations. We will focus on positive examples of business model innovation for the circular economy, and we discuss approaches to inspire change.

Data & Digitalisation

Augmented Reality: A Means to Manage a 1.5-meters Economy?

Many organisations rely on physical means to deliver information to their customers. An obvious example is the information on product packages in supermarkets. But how to access information when physically touching products is not an option anymore?

Strategy & Change

Preparing for Extreme Scenarios

Due to the corona pandemic, organisations need to shift their strategy from a reactive to a pro-active approach. This webinar discuss the use of extreme scenarios to prepare for the upcoming challenges and make use of new opportunities?

Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Building Future-proof Business Models

In this short workshop you will get some practical tools how to engage in iterative experimentation and continuous improvement of your business model through a practical guideline to design future proof business models.

Data & Digitalisation

Digital Collaboration: Same, Same but Different

COVID-19 is maybe the largest test for digitalisation of work. This webinar addresses collaboration in a digital era: how to keep the higher goals in mind and bring in the various instruments at the right time and with the right tone.

Marketing & Communications

Communications and the Importance of Framing

This webinar addresses the power of communications in relation to your actions, and how to effectively make use of a promise versus performance balance to get the results you were actually aiming for.

To Lead When Everything Seems Unpredictable

In a time of crisis when everything seems unpredictable, people easily turn to those that they trust to guide them to a better and more stable future. This webinar provides guidelines to prevent the creation of an illusion of control.

Breakfast Booster

Empathy: Friend or Foe?

What is empathy? How can you apply it effectively as a leader? In a Breakfast Booster session on 13 December, Lukas Figge will explore these questions in an interactive and experiential way. Register early to reserve your seat!