Exchange of words

Regensburg 2026 program

Where work comes up!

Times, panel discussions and lectures

10:00 a.m.

Opening & Welcome

Dr. Thomas Burger, Lord Mayor of the City of Regensburg, Peter Böttger, Organizer

10:30 a.m.

Panel discussion: Shortage of skilled workers in the region: perspectives & courses of action – with Q&A from the audience

Dr. Thomas Burger, Lord Mayor of the City of Regensburg, Muk Röhrl, Gaststätte Röhrl, Das älteste Gasthaus der Welt, Georg Niederalt, University Hospital Regensburg, Beate Reichenwallner, Employment Agency, Regensburg

11:30 a.m.

Keynote: Why good HR work often remains ineffective – even though you do everything right – with Q&A from the audience
Jörg Schleburg, founder and owner of VonVorteil e.K. I Founder of ASANTIAL I Keynote speaker I Podcaster at “scharf und sinnig”

12:30 p.m.

Lecture: Future Skills – Which professions will disappear in the medium term due to automation and AI – which skills will we really need in the future!
Dr. Simon Mamerow, Head of Strategy at VonVorteil / Ambassador of the science location Berlin braincitiy.berlin / university lecturer / work anthropologist / futurologist

1:30 p.m.

Panel discussion: 1 million skilled workers shortage in 2030 – what’s next for healthcare, nursing and geriatric care?
The market determines demand – and one thing is clear. If there is a shortage of skilled workers in these dimensions, the remaining ones will look for well-paid jobs with good working hours and are very likely to increasingly switch to the private sector. This means an even greater shortage of staff in public hospitals. In particular, what will care for the elderly look like in the future for people who cannot afford substantial private co-payments? We live with a social system that dates back to 1883 (introduced by Bismark), when the average life expectancy was 40 years; today it is almost 80 years. In 1910 there were 6 contributors for every pensioner, today there are 1.45. The government has presented us with 25 health reforms since 1977, all based on the same principle: contributions up, benefits down. Has no one yet thought that this doesn’t work? Does the future lie in 12-bed rooms with shared showers?

2:30 pm

Panel discussion: Reproach or understanding: Currently, very differently socialized generations meet on the job market – A plea for more togetherness! – with Q&A from the audience

Peter Böttger, founder of jobwalk, the association “AusBildung wird Qualität” and publisher of the podcast “jobtalk” moderates between executives, managing directors, Tadeo Puga and Tim Wolbergs as representatives of GenZ. and Lea Rain, freelance author and science editor and Georg Niederalt, University Hospital Regensburg.

3:45 pm

Farewell
Peter Böttger, organizer