Empple Festival 2024 – How to human at work

Employer branding to employer being!

3.10. – 4.10.2024.
Online & Live in Belgrade

Welcome to the world of employer being – where the key to a strong employer brand lies in the care of your people.

Let’s face it – a robust employer brand isn’t just about flashy logos and snappy slogans. It’s about cultivating a culture where your people thrive, where their happiness fuels the engine of your organization. After all, we are all employers, employees, beings at work.

So how to make that happen?

Join us as we delve into the art of employer being, a journey filled with insights, expert advice, and a vibrant community of employer branding professionals and enthusiasts – where being there for your team is the ultimate employer branding strategy!

Some of 2024 speakers

Adriana Castillo

People Marketing Team Lead @Lidl Spain

Aleksandar Marjanović

Chief Technology & Delivery Officer @Zuhlke

Aleksandra Kregar

Senior Management Consultant @HABITUS

Ana Jovanović

Co-founder & Director @ Krojačeva Škola

Ana Sionov

Head of people and culture @Badin Soft

Andrew Seel

CEO @Togethr

Benjamin Kesler

Video creator & CEO @Local Glimpse

Biljana Jovanović

Founder & CEO @LUNA

Bojan Stanković

Marketing & Employer Branding Specialist @Infostud

Chaib Whiteford

Head of Talent and Employer Branding @Smallpdf

Iva Majstorović

CEO @Enstring

Iva Marinković

Senior Employer Branding Specialist @Smallpdf; Awards Program Manager @Empple

Ivana Štulić

Positive Psychology Trainer @IS-KORAK

Lara Šubić Šuša

HR Consultant and project manager @SELECTIO Group

Marija Švigir

Founder @Balance Consulting & Balance Broadcast

Martina Matejić

Owner and HR consultant @Talentability

Matthew McGrath

Founder @JustGotPromoted.com

Milica Jović

Partner & Business Growth @Heartcount

Milja Šijakinjić

Kreativna direkcija / Scenariji @Žiška

Nataša Dogandžić

Brand Manager @HOOLOOVOO

Nicole Stephens

Manager, Recruitment Marketing @ Floor & Decor

Nikola Milosavljević

Managing Partner @HR Fabrika

Nikola Riznić

CEO @Dexpress

Nikola Veličković

Founder @Skills for Scale; Host of the Onboard with Nik V. Podcast

Nikola Vuković

Managing Partner @Evoke Marketing Agency

Payam Parniani

Founder & Creative Director
@Be Real

Sibila Erdei

Talent Partner & Acquisition Manager @reev

Siniša Soćanin

Brand Writer @HOOLOOVOO

Sofia Bakhmeteva

Employer Brand Lead @Yandex

Steve Usher

Co-founder @Wonder

Troy Wade

Brand Consultant and Global Head of Brand @ACG

Vanessa Camenzuli

Employer Branding & Communications Strategist

Victor Rubin

Employer Branding Manager @BlaBlaCar

Vladimir Jelić

Founder @Benefiti

Amir Mioni

Director of Employer Branding @Moloco, Ex-Netflix

The love all the people at the festival have for their jobs. Very inspiring for someone just staring out. The notion that you can truly be passionate about and enjoy your job.

Georgiana Ghiciuc

Founder & CEO @Beaglecat

Good job, awesome atmosphere even through the computer.

Chris Le’cand-Harwood

Host & Producer The Engaging Employer

The hype and energy I got from the event – it really motivated me to work even harder on making things better for my colleagues. I liked the focus on improving things internally. Moreover, I liked the ideas and practical inputs speakers had prepared for us. I found that very valuable.

Anna Bertoldini

Global Head of Employer Branding @NielsenIQ

All the topics were relevant and interesting. This was definitely an opportunity to hear and learn something new.

What to expect this year?

Inspiring talks

Global and local leaders as speakers on relevant topics, inspiration and trends.

Moderated networking sessions

Live & online

Networking

With global employer branding experts

Empple Awards

Winner announcement & presentations (simultaneous interpretation to Serbian and English)

Online streams are boring.

We created Empple Online Experience

Agenda

The primary Festival language is English. Some sessions will be delivered in Serbian, so we provided translators during the whole Festival (covering English to Serbian & Serbian to English).

3.10. BUSINESS 2 HUMAN

8:00 - 9:00

Checkin & morning coffee

9:00 - 9:30

Opening ceremony

9:30 - 10:00

All we have is our human experience. So let’s get more intentional – Steve Usher

10:05 - 10:35

You Can’t Copy & Paste Brand Advocates – Nicole Stephens

10:40 - 11:10

28 Ideas for Great Content in Employer Branding – Benjamin Kesler

11:10 - 11:40

Coffee break

11:40 - 11:55

Workplace wellbeing – what works and what doesn’t? – Ivana Štulić

12:00 - 12:15

Alice in Wonderland: Exploring the Employee Experience – Martina Matejić

12:20 - 12:35

Building a “green” identity: How sustainable branding can drive talent attraction – Sibila Erdei

12:40 - 13:10

Showing the human side of the EVP through the career site – Victor Rubin

13:15 - 13:45

How to take your Employer Brand to a new height – Sofia Bakhmeteva

13:45 - 14:45

Lunch powered by Office Bite

14:45 - 15:30

Networking sessions

15:30 - 15:40

Empple Awards Intro – Iva Marinković

15:40 - 15:50

The Best Internal Human Centric project

15:55 - 16:05

The Best Internship Program

16:10 - 16:20

The Best Employer Branding manager

16:25 - 17:10

EcoBuilders insights: elevating culture and satisfaction – Ana Sionov, Vladimir Jelić, Milica Jović, Ana Jovanović

17:10 - 17:40

Coffee break

17:40 - 18:10

Employee Advocacy for an effective Employer Branding – Adriana Castillo

18:15 - 18:35

Pulse of the Serbian Job Market 2024 – Talent Sentiments Unveiled – Bojan Stanković

18:40 - 19:20

What Happens When We Go Beyond the Corporate Fluff? – Payam Parniani

19:20 - 19:30

Closing

21:00 - 00:00

Party @Lemon Chilli

3.10. BUSINESS 2 HUMAN

8:00 - 9:00

Checkin & morning coffee

9:00 - 9:30

Opening ceremony

9:30 - 10:00

All we have is our human experience. So let’s get more intentional – Steve Usher

10:05 - 10:35

You Can’t Copy & Paste Brand Advocates – Nicole Stephens

10:40 - 11:10

28 Ideas for Great Content in Employer Branding – Benjamin Kesler

11:10 - 11:40

Coffee break

11:40 - 11:55

Workplace wellbeing – what works and what doesn’t? – Ivana Štulić

12:00 - 12:15

Alice in Wonderland: Exploring the Employee Experience – Martina Matejić

12:20 - 12:35

Building a “green” identity: How sustainable branding can drive talent attraction – Sibila Erdei

12:40 - 13:10

Showing the human side of the EVP through the career site – Victor Rubin

13:15 - 13:45

How to take your Employer Brand to a new height – Sofia Bakhmeteva

13:45 - 14:45

Lunch powered by Office Bite

14:45 - 15:30

Networking sessions

15:30 - 15:40

Empple Awards Intro – Iva Marinković

15:40 - 15:50

The Best Internal Human Centric project

15:55 - 16:05

The Best Internship Program

16:10 - 16:20

The Best Employer Branding manager

16:25 - 17:10

EcoBuilders insights: elevating culture and satisfaction – Ana Sionov, Vladimir Jelić, Milica Jović, Ana Jovanović

17:10 - 17:40

Coffee break

17:40 - 18:10

Employee Advocacy for an effective Employer Branding – Adriana Castillo

18:15 - 18:35

Pulse of the Serbian Job Market 2024 – Talent Sentiments Unveiled – Bojan Stanković

18:40 - 19:20

What Happens When We Go Beyond the Corporate Fluff? – Payam Parniani

19:20 - 19:30

Closing

21:00 - 00:00

Party @Lemon Chilli

4.10. HUMAN 2 BUSINESS

9:00 - 10:00

Checkin & morning coffee

10:00 - 10:10

Opening & energizing

10:15 - 10:45

Are your people helping build your brand, or rather diluting it? – Troy Wade

10:50 - 11:20

The leader’s role for successful employer branding – Vanessa Camenzuli

11:25 - 11:55

The 15 minute employee advocate: How to solve the motivation problem in employee advocacy – Andrew Seel

12:00 - 12:30

Coffee break

12:30 - 12:45

Why company strategy and culture have to be in the right balance? – Aleksandra Kregar

12:50 - 13:05

Matthew McGrath

13:10 - 13:25

Onboarding Skills: How to get new hires productive, build culture, and deliver on your brand promise – Nikola Veličković

13:30 - 14:00

Data-driven, human-focused: Aligning employer branding with business goals – Chaib Whiteford & Iva Marinković

14:05 - 14:35

How high-quality HR system can affect business – Lara Šubić Šuša

14:35 - 15:20

Lunch powered by Office Bite

15:20 - 16:00

Networking sessions

16:00 - 16:10

The Best External Human Centric project

16:15 - 16:25

The Best Creative Campaign

16:30 - 16:40

The Best CSR Activity

16:45 - 17:30

Talent Management Challenges: A Dialogue Between HR and CEOs – Marija Švigir, Aleksandar Marjanović, Nikola Riznić, Biljana Jovanović.

17:30 - 18:00

Coffee & Bubamara Ice Cream Break

18:10 - 19:30

Prvo profit, onda ljudi – Iva Majstorović, Milja Šijakinjić, Nikola Vuković, Nikola Milosavljević, Nataša Dogančić, Siniša Soćanin.

19:35 - 19:45

Closing & see you again

Tickets

Live tickets

2 days full pass for live event
Attendance at the live networking sessions
Coffee and Lunch breaks at the event
Access to the Empple community platform
Access to the Empple HUB (recordings of lectures)
Attendance at the award show and the showcase event (Serbian language)
Networking party
Goodie bag

*for legal entities registered in Serbia

Online tickets

2 days full pass for online streaming
Attendance at the online networking sessions
Access to the Empple community platform
Access to the Empple HUB (recordings of lectures)
Attendance at the award show and the showcase event (Serbian language)

*for legal entities registered in Serbia

See you soon!

When?

3.10. – 4.10. 2024.

Where?

Online (CET) & Live – Opera & Theatre Madlenianum

Who?

Everyone who is passionate about cultivating workplaces where every individual thrives! If you are in employer branding, communications or HR – Empple is the place for you.