Keynote Speaker | May 28-29, 2026 | recruiTECH CEE
Orsolya Kovács-Ondrejkovic is a partner at Boston Consulting Group in Zurich. In her work with leading organizations, she focuses on human resources trends, upskilling strategies, and talent preferences, and she often works with CHROs on modernizing the role and operating model of HR departments.
In addition, Orsolya leads research on global talent trends, and has authored multiple publications, including the 2023 Harvard Business Review Prize winner article “Reskilling in the age of AI.” She is also the lead author of the “Decoding Global Talent” series, which studies the changing work, mobility, and recruitment preferences of a million jobseekers worldwide. Her work has been featured in HBR, The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, and others, and she often speaks at HR summits and CHRO roundtables.
Technology affecting jobs and skills is not a new thing – but the speed at which this happens is unprecedented. Meanwhile, developed economies are running out of talent due to aging. AI and automation may help to ease the talent shortage, but may also make the skill mismatch worse.
Most companies have not yet adapted their people management practices to such a world.
In this session, we will deep dive on the necessary paradigm shifts in how employers source, develop and manage talent, focusing on both global trends and factors specifically relevant to the CEE labor market. This data-backed presentation will leverage latest BCG research on talent preferences (2024 Decoding Global Talent study of 150,000 workers globally), showcase case studies in skill and people management from 40 leading companies, and leverage a study of 1000+ firms on re- and upskilling best practices.
