Our Dialogue brings together doctoral researchers and a leading expert from the world of business for an informal exchange on current career issues and social developments over lunch.
This annual format offers you the opportunity to discuss current career-relevant topics and trends in business and society with a distinguished personality. You will also gain first-hand insight into the activities, strategies and decision-making processes of well-known companies and institutions.
The informal and rather personal setting of the meetings allows for an intensive discussion. Please bring your questions with you! The participating business representatives are very much interested in an open dialogue and in your individual opinion.
The event is aimed at doctoral researchers of all disciplines of Ruhr-Universität Bochum, TU Dortmund University, and the University of Duisburg-Essen. As we would like to provide you with a chance of a personal contact to our guest, we limit the number of participants to 20 persons.
The event is usually conducted in German, but you are welcome to participate with questions in English.
Next date: The next Dialogue will take place in 2026. Further information will follow in due time, here and on LinkedIn.
Employees of the future
This edition of the Dialogue deals with how RWE AG operates on the labor market and how the employee of the future will look and develop at RWE. You will discuss with Katja van Doren (Chief Human Resources Officer, RWE AG) questions such as:
In addition, Ms. van Doren also addresses what determines your own career with a view to your career path. Why did you end up where you did? What works in career planning and career management and what doesn't? What changes can be seen here over time?
The format is an informal exchange over lunch.
You can register until 19 March 2025 via the following link: https://eveeno.com/dialogue-2025
(To provide you with a comfortable registration process, we work with our service partner, eveeno. eveeno works in accordance with the basic EU data protection regulation (DSGVO). Your data will not be passed on to third parties and will only be processed by Research Academy Ruhr/RUB Research School).
Topics and Guests:
2025: "Employees of the future"2024 (Guest: Katja van Doren, Chief Human Resources Officer, RWE AG) // Read also the report on Linkedin
2024: "Personalentwicklung im Fokus" (Guest: Dr. Simone Kunz, Vorständin der VIACTIV Krankenkasse) // Read also the report on Linkedin
2022: "Gestaltungsmöglichkeiten in politisch relevanten Handlungsfeldern" (Guest: Dr. Dirk Günnewig, State Secretary in the Ministry of Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia)
2020: "Arbeitswelt 4.0 – Wie verändert die Digitalisierung die Arbeitswelt?" (Guest: Michael Guggemos, Managing Director Hans Böckler Foundation)
2019: "Fach- oder Führungskarriere?" (Guest: Dr. Uli Paetzel, Chairman of the Executive Board at Emschergenossenschaft/Lippeverband)
2017: "Von der Universität ins Wirtschaftsleben" (Guest: Dr. Ulrich Küsthardt, Chief Innovation Officer at Evonik Industries AG)
2016: "Karriereentwicklung in Unternehmen" (Guest: Rick Johnson, Director ROG Finance and Member of the Management Board at BP Gelsenkirchen)
2013: "Führungsqualifikation erwirbt man nicht am Schreibtisch" (Guest: Thomas Sattelberger, former Chief Human Resources Officer and Labor Director at Deutsche Telekom AG)
2012: "Geld ist für die Menschen da!" (Guest: Thomas Jorberg, Spokesman of the Board of GLS Bank)
2010: "Industriefeindlichkeit in Deutschland" (Guest: Dr. Klaus Engel, Chairman of the Executive Board at EVONIK Industries AG and President of the German Chemical Industry Association [VCI])
2009: "Corporate Responsibility of Companies" (Guest: Dr. Uwe Frank, Chairman of the Executive Board at BP Deutschland AG)
If you have any questions about the Dialogue, please contact:
Dr. Sarah Gemicioglu
Ruhr-Universität Bochum
RUB Research School
FNO 01/146
Universitätsstraße 150
44801 Bochum
Phone: +49 (0)234 32-27109
sarah.gemicioglu@rs.rub.de