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Investing in People

Flexibility 2.0

January 23, 2025
17:45–18:30 (Europe/Amsterdam time zone)

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Since 2010, the gig economy has grown fivefold globally, employing over 200 million independent workers today, while a steep increase in remote work and project-based contracts are reshaping industries. With these trends going well beyond working from home, what strategies are needed to ensure fair and sustainable practices in this new work landscape?

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Speakers

HE
Hassan Elkhatib
Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade
Ministry of Investment of Egypt
EM
Erika Kraemer Mbula
Professor of Economics
University of Johannesburg
LO
Luana Marques Garcia Ozemela
Chief Sustainability Officer
iFood
KS
Kumiko Seto
Contributing Editor
Forbes
SN
Sander van’t Noordende
Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Executive Board
Randstad

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