Leipzig international job fair
Program
Keynotes & Workshops
Wednesday 17.04.2024Official opening
Dr. Gabrielle Goldfuß - Head of the Department for International Cooperation of the City of Leipzig
GEN Z
Prof. Dr. Sophia Lux
Prof. of Business Economics and Scientific Manager of iba in Leipzig
Generation Z faces big challenges like constant online life, climate change, and wanting more diversity. These issues make old ways of running companies difficult. Gen Z cares a lot about mental health and changing systems. They prefer companies that do good for society. To get Gen Z to work for them, companies need to change, focusing on being green, welcoming to everyone, and real. This talk will show how companies can change to attract Gen Z workers, showing that business must keep up with new values
Ready for work –a guide to finding work in Germany for international jobseekers
James Parsons - Key Account Manager, ETS Global
Checklists for Jobseekers on the work they need to do before Interview day.
GIVEAWAYS
www - weird working world
Kai Zuchold - Chief Business Developer TAS AG. Servicepunk, New Work & Future Enthusiast.Leipzig Lover
2024: thousands of international people come to Germany to find a job meanwhile thousands of German companies go abroad to find employees - What’s getting wrong?
The Anatomy of a Successful LinkedIn Profile: Tips and Tricks for Job Seekers
Rebecca Ullmann - Self-employed, LinkedIn consulting, Networkingqueen
Design your Linkedin account so that it presents you and your career in a professional light and attracts potential employers and headhunters
Internationals and Digital Competitiveness - Foreigners with Native Language Skills in E-commerce Marketplace Management
Sebastian Herz
Sebastian Herz - Co-Founder of Zignify Global Product Sourcing
In this Workshop we will unveill topics about E-Commerce, such as:
- -Using your language skills, like German, to be successful in e-commerce.
- -Understanding platforms like Amazon (how to run profile, write good content etc.)
- -What skills are needed to manage the platform well - and how to develop them. -How to become an e-commerce manager.
- -Job opportunities
The Paradigm Shift in Artificial Intelligence: Embracing Data-Centric Foundation Models for Improved Performance and Efficiency
Amna Asif
Amna Asif - Engagement Lead and Assistant professor in Computer Science at Lancaster University Leipzig
The industrial Artificial intelligence landscape is undergoing a paradigm shift, moving from a model-centric to a data-centric approach. Foundation models replace traditional pipelines, guided by extensive self-supervised training on diverse data. These models, exemplified by transformers, leverage transfer learning and scale, requiring less manual engineering effort. Foundation models, such as BERT, GPT or Google Search, reduce the need for manual data labeling. This talk explores the transformative impact of data-centricity, transfer learning, and scale on foundation models, shaping the future of industrial machine learning pipelines.
GIVEAWAYS
Wenn du willst, kannst du alles schaffen! The Schloss Biker Lady Entrepreneur - My history as an international in Germany
Deborah Hey
Chief Soul Officer
With no German language skills, A Big Dream and some money in her Deutsche Bank account, Deborah arrived here to pursue her Passion Project – building a destination resort for Motorcycle Tourism. After 2 years of negotiation, Ausländers permission granted and weaving her way around the Denkmalschutz authority, she began building MotoSoul at Schloss Mutzschen (Grimma). Many challenges awaited her in pursuing her dream. She will tell some of the highlights of her story and encourage you to Be Patient if you have a dream to pursue in Germany.
Unlocking Global Collaboration: The Power of Workshops in Fostering Intercultural Communication and Inclusion
Daniela Dreissig
Daniela Dreissig - Program Manager in Aviation & Founder of Daniela Dreißig Workshops
Join us as Daniela, your new favorite workshop expert, shares insights on leveraging workshops to foster intercultural communication and ensure the inclusion of international team members.
Speakers
Prof. Dr. Sophia Lux
Prof. of Business Economics and Scientific Manager of iba in Leipzig
Holding a diploma in business and a Ph.D. in swarm intelligence, Sophia Lux has 20 years of experience in education for students and adults. She started as a tutor at the University of Bayreuth, progressing to management research. In Leipzig, she served as an Account Manager and lecturer. Since 2016, she's a professor of Business Administration at the International Berufsakademie (iba), becoming the deputy site leader in 2019. Her research focuses on Change-Management and digital transformation's impact on employee loyalty and belonging.
Deborah Hey
Chief Soul Officer
Deborah is an experienced Entrepreneur and Business Leader. Her background includes starting businesses, growing existing businesses, and consulting with other business owners to help them to reach their business goals. Deborah is a former Board Member and President of the Entrepreneurs Organization – a worldwide organization for mid-sized business owners with over 9,000 members.
Sebastian Herz
Co-Founder of Zignify Global Product Sourcing
Sebastian, born in 1985, is the co-founder of Zignify Global Product Sourcing, owns 2 product brands, and is a Grad Engineer in electrical engineering / industrial automation. He lived himself 6 years in Asia (3 in China), started the Amazon business in 2014, and now runs the probably only sourcing company in the world that sources not only from China but also from all over the world – together with his better half, Yuliya Blinova. Together, they travelled overland from Singapore to Germany on one motorcycle: 242 days & 38.322km while collecting money for children in need.
Rebecca Ullmann
Self-employed, LinkedIn consulting, Networkingqueen
Her CV is anything but straightforward and as colorful as her hair, yet she has found her way. From speech therapy to medical studies, from sales to IT, she has now turned her hobby into her profession. She has realized her passion with online and offline networks, from business networks to social media manager for LinkedIn. Rebecca Ullmann is the Networking Queen and LinkedIn Consultant. As an expert in LinkedIn, she will show you why LinkedIn is so important in the job market.
Amna Asif
Engagement Lead and Assistant professor in Computer Science at Lancaster University Leipzig
Dr Amna Asif is currently working as the Engagement Lead and Assistant Professor at Lancaster University Leipzig, Germany. Her journey has spanned over a decade in international higher education. She has taken on roles as Principal Investigator (PI) and Co-PI in multiple funded research projects, resulting in publications across peer-reviewed journals and conferences. Specializing in Artificial Intelligence and Human-Computer Interaction, she has made significant contributions to text, image, and audio processing. With a dedicated focus on sustainability and diversity, her research underscores a deep commitment to academia, the pursuit of research excellence, and the bridging of academia-industry realms.
Kai Zuchold
Chief Business Developer TAS AG
Servicepunk | New Work & Future Enthusiast | Leipzig Lover | www.tasag.de
James Parsons
Key Account Manager, ETS Global
B.A. Hons in French & Linguistics, University of York PGCE in French Director, ICC Sprachinstitut, Leipzig from 1997 to 2017 Founder, Wordcraft GmbH 2017-2019 Key Account Manager, CPSL Tools and Translations GmbH 2019-2022 Key Account Manager, ETS Global since 2022 Founder: HR MeetUp Leipzig since 2016 Children’s Books author: since 2014 Founder: Easy Business Club since 2022 Ambassador: LocLunch since 2022 Founder: Elevator Pitch Night 2000-2012 Guinness World Record Holder: 2004
Daniela Dreissig
Program Manager in Aviation & Founder of Daniela Dreißig Workshops
Drawing upon a decade-long journey in aviation, Daniela brings a wealth of experience not only in conducting workshops but also in leading and collaborating with individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds across numerous countries and teams 10 years of experience in the aviation sector, both in the operational and project environment, as a specialist and manager