10 years – we're celebrating our anniversary!
Inspiringminds, exciting insights, and interactive sessions await you. Take advantage of this opportunity to exchange ideas with experts, expand your network, and get fresh ideas for your everyday work.
On the evening before the conference, we’d like to invite you to a free pre-event. Take this opportunity to arrive at your leisure, check in without rushing, and start making connections with other attendees. Over drinks and snacks, you can get in the right frame of mind for two exciting days of the conference. The event takes place from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.—no advance registration is required.
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The program is continuously updated for you. Subject to change. (As of August 2026)
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Certified office manager, psychological consultant and trainer
Certified office manager, psychological consultant and trainer
Anja Tepel knows the world of assistance from her own experience - and has been applying this practical knowledge as a trainer and coach for over 15 years. She stands for practical office management, resilience and effective self-organization. As a licensed concentration trainer, she conveys content clearly, vividly and with a varied mix of methods. This allows participants to get straight into action, implement what they have learned and make their everyday office life easier, more structured and less stressful.
"I come directly from the field. For me, it is important to convey theoretical topics in a practical way and with a colorful mix of methods. My focus is on ensuring that participants recognize their individual application options and the practical relevance. It is very important to me that the participants can "get started" straight away and put their knowledge into practice the next day."
"I come directly from the field. For me, it is important to convey theoretical topics in a practical way and with a colorful mix of methods. My focus is on ensuring that participants recognize their individual application options and the practical relevance. It is very important to me that the participants can "get started" straight away and put their knowledge into practice the next day."
Coach & Trainer
Coach & Trainer
As a coach and trainer, Jasmin Schümann helps people in leadership roles gain inner clarity, enabling them to act more consciously, consistently, and effectively. She combines over 20 years of experience with psychological insight and an understanding of business.
Trainer, Author, and Microsoft 365 Expert
Trainer, Author, and Microsoft 365 Expert
Sigrid Hess is a trainer, consultant, and author specializing in digital collaboration and office efficiency. She provides practical guidance on how teams can effectively use Microsoft 365 and AI to improve work processes and collaborate more smoothly. She shares her expertise through seminars, workshops, and books such as *Digital anders arbeiten* and *Microsoft 365 – Zusammenarbeiten in der Cloud für Dummies*.
Business Coach, Trainer, and Mediator
Business Coach, Trainer, and Mediator
Kirsten Wache is a business coach, trainer, and mediator. She helps executives and teams lead authentically, develop their strengths, and courageously shape change. In doing so, she combines empathy and clear communication with practical insights that open up new perspectives and have a lasting impact.
IT Consultant, Coach, and Owner of Curio Consulting
IT Consultant, Coach, and Owner of Curio Consulting
Johannes Curio is an IT consultant, coach, and owner of Curio Consulting. He helps professionals and executives understand and effectively use complex technologies such as Excel, Power BI, and Microsoft 365. He teaches advanced topics step by step, in a practical way, and with a touch of humor.
Trainer, business coach, and sounding board for executives and organizations
Trainer, business coach, and sounding board for executives and organizations
Yvonne Breinlinger-Scheuring is a trainer, business coach, and sparring partner for executives and organizations. Drawing on her many years of experience as a CEO, she combines strategic clarity, cutting-edge AI expertise, and empathetic leadership development. With a practical approach, she helps people make decisions with greater confidence, lead more effectively, and successfully navigate change.
Consultant & Trainer
Consultant & Trainer
Saskia Hagendorf is a consultant and trainer specializing in fostering successful collaboration between executives and their assistants. She helps teams clearly delegate tasks, build trust, and streamline workflows. Through practical workshops and consulting sessions, she creates space for strategic work and strengthens the role of the assistant as a key partner to leadership.
"This is my first time attending, and I'm really excited. You feel welcome right from the start, the organization is great, and even the keynote speech was energizing and inspiring. Overall, it's a great atmosphere with lots of exciting ideas and wonderful encounters."
Mahawa Beavogui
TÜV SÜD Digital Service GmbH
"I've been involved since the beginning and look forward to coming back every year. You can really tell how much heart and soul goes into the organization. Nothing here is off the shelf—the participants' wishes are taken seriously and implemented."
Stefanie Schenk
Archdiocese of Cologne
"From start to finish, it was simply a success - every detail was just right, from the lovingly designed decorations to the delicious food. It was an experience full of highlights that left a lasting impression on me. A huge compliment to the dedicated Haufe team for this great realization!"
Miriam von Scheibner
University Medical Center Freiburg
"This was my fourth time attending - and I like it every time. The wide range of workshops offers something suitable for everyone and provides valuable impetus for personal development. Networking is really important here: The event has even given rise to an industry network that now meets online once a quarter."
Mirjam Rödler
ENTEGA AG
"I was there for the first time - and I am absolutely thrilled! Exciting and cutting-edge topics, especially in the field of AI, gave me lots of new ideas and food for thought. The exchange with other participants, the inspiring discussions and the great atmosphere made the experience perfect."
Carolin Brauch
Streck Transportges. mbH
"An all-round inspiring day! Exciting presentations, real power women, enriching discussions and an intensive exchange at eye level. In the evening, the great atmosphere was perfectly rounded off with delicious food, a DJ and a dance floor. An inspiring event that will last for a long time."
Yvonne Riesele
Streck Transportges. mbH
Our conferences will take place in two special locations in 2027: the nhow in Berlin and the Macherei design office in Munich. These exclusive venues offer the perfect setting for inspiring encounters, exciting ideas, and first-class networking.
The nhow Berlin is a modern 4-star design hotel located directly on the Spree River in the lively Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg district. Since its opening in 2010, it has been synonymous with music, art, and creativity, combining urban lifestyle with extraordinary interior design. With a total of 304 rooms, it is one of the larger design hotels in the capital.
In addition to its stylish guest rooms, the hotel offers flexible event spaces for conferences and events with a capacity of up to 750 people. Spacious terraces overlooking the Spree River, a restaurant, a bar, and a modern fitness and spa area round out the offerings.
The 304 rooms and suites, designed by Karim Rashid, impress with their modern design and high-quality amenities, including free Wi-Fi. With a total of 304 rooms, nhow Berlin is one of the larger design hotels in the capital. Many rooms offer a direct view of the Spree River, ensuring a special overnight experience in the heart of Berlin.
The Macherei design office in Munich is not a classic hotel setting, but a modern, urban event and workshop location in the Die Macherei district. The flexible spaces are ideal for workshops, lectures, and contemporary exchange formats. The clean, modern design creates an open, inspiring atmosphere.
Light-filled rooms, modern interiors, and high-quality technology provide ideal conditions for lectures and workshops. Flexible seating options allow for different event formats. The open design promotes communication and interaction.
A block of rooms is available for overnight stays at the Scandic Hotel Munich, just a two-minute walk from Design Offices. The modern rooms feature Scandinavian design, offer a high level of comfort, and include free Wi-Fi. Alternatively, you can book your own hotel in Munich.
We have reserved a block of rooms for you at the hotel. Please note that the number of rooms is limited, so please book your accommodations as soon as possible after registering. Bookings can be made no earlier than 12 months before the event begins. You can find information about alternative accommodations in your learning environment.
The Haufe Assistant Congress marked its ninth edition, offering inspiring insights, in-depth discussions, and practical ideas for everyday work.
In our event recap, we take you behind the scenes of this two-day highlight—full of exciting insights, new perspectives, and valuable connections.
Assistants from all over Germany meet here to be inspired, learn new things and have a great time together. With impressive speakers, exciting presentations and varied workshops, it is a real highlight every year.
In the evening, it's time to relax, network and simply enjoy. In a relaxed atmosphere, you can make new contacts, have exciting conversations and round off the first day of the congress in style.
Booking no.: 2934
€ 1.690,-
plus VAT.
We use third-party tools for selected events. Participants' personal data will be passed on to them in order to carry out the training program. Further information can be found in our privacy policy. In addition to our general privacy policy, please also note our separate privacy policy for the Haufe Assistenz-Kongress.
If Miro is used, you can voluntarily register with Miro for extended functionality and thus an optimal learning experience. Information on data processing can be found in Miro's privacy policy.If ChatGPT is used, please refer to the OpenAI privacy policy.
We are there for you Monday to Friday from 8:00 to 17:00.
You can attend one of these workshops per session slot. Bookings will only be made shortly before the event begins.
The important meeting begins and you are fully prepared. But as soon as all eyes are on you, nervousness takes over. What just sounded powerful loses its impact. The audience listens, but the wow effect? It doesn't happen. Your mind races, your body reacts: clammy hands, shaky voice, a sinking feeling in your stomach. In the end, you leave the meeting disappointed and think: "That should have gone better." Our expert Natali D'Abundo knows the problem from her coaching practice, she has already helped many people to find their personal performance power and will give you valuable tips and tricks in this workshop on how you too can improve your performance and experience personal aha moments.
Natali D'Abundo
Legislation, case law and administrative directives constantly result in changes and new regulations that you need to be aware of in order to be legally compliant. Gain an overview of the upcoming changes at the turn of the year.
Contents:
Christiane Droste-Klempp
Possible uses of AI in annual financial statements, in-house GPT and accounting bots
Christian Linnemann
Focus on the system, valuation and presentation of deferred taxes
Christian Linnemann
Reverse charge: special features in the national and international environment
Christian Linnemann
Discover - expand - grow
What skills and talents do I possess? How do my personal strengths support my professional success? How can I use and develop them in a targeted manner? How do I deal with my weaknesses? Those who know the answers to these questions can consciously use their strengths and develop effective behaviors. Invest in your personal development: discover known and hidden talents and learn how to use them successfully.
Diana Brandl, Christin Krüger
Florian Wagner
Legislation, case law and administrative directives constantly result in changes and new regulations that you need to be aware of in order to be legally compliant. Gain an overview of the upcoming changes at the turn of the year.
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Christiane Droste-Klempp
What makes compelling equity stories so effective? And which elements can be usefully applied to internal reporting? Using examples, we’ll show how columns of numbers can be transformed into clear, audience-specific messages.
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Employees from various departments at the Haufe Akademie insights into currently successful programs and share the new initiatives they are working on. The time afterward is set aside for a discussion of market developments.
"Presentations are so quick to put together these days with AI—it's practically no work at all!" Do you hear that from time to time? And do you wonder if it's true? This workshop explores the truth behind that statement, what's actually possible right now—and what isn't. You'll be surprised at just how professional AI-generated presentations can already be today. You’ll also learn some surprising AI-free tricks in regular PowerPoint that will take your presentations to the next level.
Note: To participate in this workshop, it is important that you bring your laptop. You should also have access to an AI model and be able to create images.
Sigrid Hess
A quick overview for the upcoming meeting, a podcast summary of yesterday’s discussions, meeting minutes, effective support for data analysis in Excel, and an amazing, AI-powered search for emails and files: The licensed version of Microsoft Copilot lets you work with AI models and your own company’s data while complying with data protection guidelines. This workshop will show you the diverse and most effective use cases for working with the Copilot license.
Note: To participate in this workshop, it is important that you bring your laptop and have a Copilot license.
Sigrid Hess
If you haven’t worked much with AI in your company yet, or if AI has only recently been rolled out there and you’d like to start “from scratch,” this workshop is perfect for you. You’ll explore the capabilities of generative AI, particularly Copilot Basic, which is included in Microsoft 365 business accounts. You’ll be amazed by the ability to turn transcripts into meeting minutes and by the quality of AI-generated infographics. Learn the basics of targeted prompting and discover how to customize the AI to suit your needs.
Note: Please bring your laptop and access to an AI tool to the workshop (Copilot Basic, ChatGPT, Gemini, or another generative AI). A paid license is not required.
Sigrid Hess
Artificial intelligence is much more than just ChatGPT - used correctly, it can shorten your to-do lists in no time at all. This workshop will give you an overview of the latest AI tools and how they can be used in everyday assistance. Together we will test AI applications and create presentations, graphics and even videos with our own avatars. From scheduling appointments to automating entire processes: In this workshop, you will learn from our expert how you can build your own "AI toolbox". The possibilities are enormous - and you will be surprised how easy they are to implement.
Larissa Mikolaschek
There are regular changes to social insurance at the turn of the year. Bring yourself up to date.
Contents:
Sonja Hein-Schnieder
Focal points and requirements according to the new legal requirements
Andreas Arnold, Frank Wetzel
Discussion based on legal principles
Andreas Arnold
Cash flow and capital flow statements in the annual financial statements and interim income statements; application in planning calculations as a basis for liquidity policy decisions
Frank Wetzel
Biohacks for more energy and productivity in everyday life
How can I stay focused, balanced, and productive—both physically and mentally—even on busy days? In this interactive workshop, you will learn simple, everyday biohacks for your body, mind, and energy that are specifically tailored to everyday office life. Biohacking can increase your physical and mental energy, promote concentration, facilitate regeneration, and reduce stress—a crucial factor not only for productive work but also for healthy aging. Not only will you gain more focus and serenity in your everyday work, but you will also lay the foundation for a longer and healthier life. From mini exercises to combat afternoon slumps to mental focus techniques and clever energy boosters: here you will learn how to achieve big results with small changes: practical, scientifically based, and immediately implementable.
Anja Helm
Robert Buk
There are regular changes to social insurance at the turn of the year. Bring yourself up to date.
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Sonja Hein-Schnieder
This session will examine the latest legislative changes and administrative guidelines in sales tax law. Using practical examples, we will illustrate the implications for accounting and business practices and discuss potential solutions together.
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This session provides insights into the various content formats (videos, podcasts, e-learning modules, etc.) that can be used to enhance continuing education programs. It will clearly explain how to make participants’ learning journey more engaging.
Today and in the future? In this interactive workshop, we’ll explore specific career paths in the field of assistance: from traditional roles to virtual assistance and new positions such as Chief of Staff. Using job crafting and the Global Skills Matrix, you’ll reflect on what brings you joy, what strengths you bring to the table, and what development opportunities are available to you. The focus is on discussion, real-world examples, and your questions—so you can see your next career move more clearly.
Saskia Hagendorf
How can you actually use AI in your day-to-day work as an assistant without having to become a tech expert? This workshop isn’t about tool training or abstract AI theory—it’s about real-world application: Which tasks do you handle yourself today—and which ones can AI take off your plate in a meaningful way? Using examples from my own daily work with AI in the office, we’ll explore typical use cases, effective workflows, and tried-and-true prompts that you can apply directly to your work. You’ll gain concrete ideas, phrasing, and use cases that will help make AI a practical tool for everyday support—specifically tailored to the role of an assistant.
Saskia Hagendorf
If you want to be effective in your day-to-day work as an assistant, you need more than just organizational skills—you need a well-coordinated partnership between assistant and manager. But how can you foster a collaboration based on trust, clarity, and real impact? In this interactive workshop, we’ll explore how you can actively shape your collaboration with your manager: through clear roles, effective communication, and a shared understanding of what you want to achieve as a team. Using real-life examples from the day-to-day work of an assistant, you’ll reflect on your current collaboration, discover ways to increase its impact, and take away concrete strategies for further developing your partnership with your manager.
Saskia Hagendorf
In this workshop, you will get to know your inner team. You will discover which personality traits are particularly pronounced in you and what influence this has on your work. You can also take a closer look at how you work together with your boss or your team. You can use the team play method in a playful way to make visible where there are internal conflicts and where there is potential for optimization in cooperation. You will learn how to use the Teamplay card set as a tool for self-reflection, but also how to define roles more clearly and how to better understand and resolve conflicts, whether at work or in your private life.
Dirk Rosomm
Find out more about new laws and judicial decisions.
Contents:
Christoph Tillmanns
Tips & Tricks from Practice
Tim Lipp
Convince instead of just informing
Please bring your laptop to the training event .
Stefanie Fröhner
Restructuring, reorganization and accounting consequences of abandoning the going concern premise
Tim Lipp, Andreas Arnold
Psychological safety in the team as a success factor
A strong team needs not only bright minds, but ideally people with different personalities. Studies have shown that the more diverse the team members are, the better it is for creativity and innovation. But differences can also cause friction: a flippant but well-intentioned remark can quickly be perceived as criticism, and misunderstandings can strain relationships. Those who recognize the potential of diversity and understand what each individual needs to perform at their best can specifically promote trust and appreciation within the team. A team becomes a safe space when everyone can rely on the fact that they are allowed to make mistakes, offer help, and accept help—without fear of evaluation or judgment. This psychological safety is the key to (team) success. In this workshop, you will learn how to break down communication barriers, promote trust, and strengthen the team.
Eva-Marie Granz
Kristoffer Ditz
Find out more about new laws and judicial decisions.
Contents:
Christoph Tillmanns
The accounting treatment of provisions is and remains a central component of the preparation of financial statements. In addition to the standardized handling of traditional provision-related issues, identifying and accounting for company-specific risks poses a significant challenge.
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You'll learn how to effectively integrate AI into your training sessions. Together, we'll test practical AI-supported methods.
Cycle-Based Practices for More Energy, Focus, and Self-Awareness
Many women experience significant fluctuations in their energy levels, concentration, resilience, or communication needs during their workday—without knowing exactly why. In this interactive workshop, you’ll learn about the four phases of the menstrual cycle and discover the strengths and challenges typically associated with each. We’ll also explore how tracking your cycle can help you make your workday more mindful, healthier, and realistic—without any pressure to “self-optimize.” The workshop is designed to be practical and offers plenty of opportunities for discussion, reflection, and concrete ideas for your day-to-day work as an assistant.
Jasmin Schümann
Our thoughts influence how we perceive situations, the feelings they evoke, and ultimately, how we act. This workshop focuses on identifying typical internal thought and evaluation patterns and understanding how strongly they shape our daily work lives. You’ll learn a simple self-coaching model that’s practical for everyday use, which you can use to reflect on and change your own mental blocks, stress triggers, and limiting beliefs. Here, too, the focus is clearly on interactivity, practical application, and personal exchange.
Jasmin Schümann
Do you also sometimes feel like you're pedaling on a hamster wheel and can't find any time for yourself in addition to your family and job? You can only give your best to the world if you are doing well. That's why self-love, mindfulness and me-time are so important. But how do we achieve this? In this workshop, you will learn how to harmoniously balance work, family and personal time out. Anja Helm will show you valuable strategies to reduce stress, set priorities and manage your time effectively without neglecting yourself!
Anja Helm
Discuss specific practical cases in small groups and gain confidence for your day-to-day work. Whether case studies or your own topics - you decide
Christiane Droste-Klempp, Sonja Hein-Schnieder
Overview of approach and evaluation based on current practical examples
Frank Wetzel
A framework for clarity and meaningfulness
Please bring your laptop to the training event .
Stefanie Fröhner
Do you have to deal with recurring tasks in your everyday office life? Then simply delegate them to artificial intelligence. In this workshop, you will learn how AI assistants work, what they can do, and how you can create them yourself step by step—without any programming knowledge. Learn how to develop your own personal AI buddy that will effectively support you in your daily work, automate routines, and free up valuable time that you can use more creatively and meaningfully. A practical format for anyone who is curious and wants to experience AI as a concrete work aid.
Note: Please bring your laptop so that you can try out the content for yourself. With the following AI tools, you can create your first assistants right in the course:
Tanja Settele
Economic pressures, restructuring, or strategic realignments—the reasons for necessary workforce reductions are many and varied. When voluntary programs are no longer sufficient to achieve the required number of terminations, companies face complex legal and practical challenges.
This workshop provides an overview of the legal framework:
Christoph Tillmanns
Learn how you can strategically optimize your company’s balance sheet structure by leveraging tax planning opportunities—with the goal of securing better financing terms from banks and investors.
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This workshop teaches methods of applied improvisation for dynamic and interactive training sessions. You’ll gain practical ideas to apply in your day-to-day training.
The day-to-day life of a digital assistant is becoming faster-paced, more hectic, and more demanding. Emails, chats, interruptions, a fast-paced work environment, and new AI tools often lead to mental load and constant stress. In this interactive workshop, you’ll learn how to stay focused, clear-headed, and confident despite constant distractions. You’ll discover practical strategies for greater focus, mental relief, and effectively navigating the digital workplace.
Anja Tepel
Would you like to take on responsibility in your own projects or do you enjoy taking on the role of moderator at meetings or do you find it exciting to create new content for your company or is networking just your thing? There are so many ways to enhance your professional profile and reposition yourself. In this lively and inspiring workshop, you will learn from Sarah Randi, who has repeatedly sought and found new roles and areas of responsibility at her employer Bosch in recent years, how you can discover YOUR new game. What options are available and which ones suit your skills and interests? You will receive new impulses on how you can actively and confidently develop yourself further or simply achieve upskilling within your role.
Sarah Randi
Find out what you need to know about the EU Pay Transparency Directive, which has already come into force. Get a concise overview of the measures required for transparency and equal treatment within pay structures. Employers will definitely need to take action in 2026.
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Christoph Tillmanns
In this lively workshop, you will discover the eye-opening moments and real game changers that the new Outlook has in store for you: features that you are guaranteed not to know about yet, but will never want to be without again. Emails, appointments, tasks—everything is interconnected. You will learn how Outlook can help you stay on top of things, even in turbulent times. You'll gain more time for the essentials, because Outlook takes care of it, giving you focus and freedom. Our experts will reveal smart tricks that make your work easier and faster—discover the new Outlook!
Note: Please feel free to bring your laptop so that you can try out the content yourself.
Enisa Romanic, Dominique Woith
Discuss specific practical cases in small groups and gain confidence for your day-to-day work. Whether case studies or your own topics - you decide.
Christoph Tillmanns
In this breakout session, we’ll take a practical look at inventory on the balance sheet and discuss common issues that both financial and tax auditors regularly address.
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Where do we see ourselves in 5, 10, or 20 years? In this panel discussion, product managers Haufe Akademie you, as experts , will discuss experts related to continuing education, learning behaviors, and role definitions.
Excel doesn't have to be complicated! In this workshop, you'll discover practical features that will make your day-to-day work noticeably easier. You'll learn how to format spreadsheets professionally with just a few clicks, filter data effectively, and create reports using pivot tables and pivot charts in no time. Practical, easy to understand, and packed with tips you can put to use right away in your daily work.
Johannes Curio
Every day, administrative assistants spend hours on emails, meetings, notes, and coordinating tasks. Yet most of them use only a fraction of the capabilities offered by Outlook, OneNote, and Microsoft Teams. In this workshop, you’ll learn the most effective practical hacks to automate routine tasks, find information faster, prepare for meetings more professionally, and make collaboration significantly more efficient. Look forward to plenty of tips you can put into practice right away, surprising features, and real “aha” moments that will save you time every day. Less searching, fewer clicks, less stress. In return, you’ll gain a clearer overview, better organization, and more time for the tasks that really matter.
Johannes Curio
Would you like to find out how artificial intelligence can revolutionize your work with Microsoft 365? In this workshop, our expert will show you how you can automate your daily routine tasks with the help of AI. For example, learn how AI can intelligently summarize content from OneNote for you or automatically take minutes of meetings. Enisa Romanic shows you clever Office hacks that are tailored specifically to your needs. Whether you are a beginner or a professional - in this workshop you will receive valuable impulses that will improve your productivity and give you more time for the essentials.
Enisa Romanic
Experience how body language enhances your impact and how you can remain confident and empathetic even in critical conversations. Get to know tools to avoid misunderstandings, build trust and address sensitive topics constructively.
Anouk Ellen Susan
Staying focused amid constant digital bombardment
Do you sometimes feel like you have 100 tabs open in your head at once? With the flood of emails, chats, and constant interruptions, it's hard to think clearly—let alone work with focus. In this training, you'll learn how to stay focused even in the midst of hustle and bustle and complexity, how to direct your attention, and how to gain mental clarity. At the same time, you will increase your memory span and information processing speed with practical methods that work immediately. For more clarity in your mind, effectiveness at work, and peace of mind.
Anja Tepel
Discuss specific practical cases in small groups and gain confidence for your day-to-day work. Whether case studies or your own topics - you decide
Christiane Droste-Klempp, Sonja Hein-Schnieder
You'll learn how to create your own AI assistants for your daily work. By the end, you'll walk away with a ready-to-use assistant that you can start using right away.
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Note: To create your own AI assistant in the session, you'll need a paid account with ChatGPT, Gemini, Microsoft Copilot (with the Agent feature enabled), or Langdock.
You'll learn how to use LinkedIn to showcase your expertise and expand your reach. The workshop provides practical tips on profile design, content creation, and digital positioning.
Ten minutes before your next meeting, your inbox is overflowing, and three things are happening at once. Does this sound familiar? What very few people know is that you always have the most effective tool for combating stress right with you: your breath. In this workshop, you’ll experience firsthand how two minutes of focused breathing can lower your heart rate, clear your mind, and release new energy. No prior yoga experience is necessary—just a willingness to try one of the simplest and most effective techniques there is.
Yvonne Breinlinger-Scheuring
You’re familiar with ChatGPT and Copilot, but do you feel like you’re really getting the most out of AI? Claude is the next level: faster at thinking, more precise in phrasing, and more capable of handling complex tasks and creating documents. What makes Claude special: It thinks along with you, asks probing questions, structures ideas, and delivers results that feel as though a truly smart colleague had been thinking through the problem with you. In this workshop, you’ll see firsthand what Claude does better than the AI tools you already know, and how you can use it strategically to save noticeable amounts of time and energy in your day-to-day work as an assistant. Anyone already familiar with ChatGPT will be more than surprised by what they see here.
Yvonne Breinlinger-Scheuring
Some people walk into a room and everyone looks their way. What do they have that others don’t? Most of the time, it’s not a secret—it’s just a few very specific habits. In this workshop, you’ll discover what really makes an impact—from the very first second to the very last word. Body language, mindset, inner attitude: You’ll practice, experiment, and go home with ten tips you can put into action right away. Confidence isn’t a matter of talent, but of practice.
Yvonne Breinlinger-Scheuring
"A picture is worth a thousand words" - the ancient Chinese already knew this. And even today, nothing has changed. We humans are visual beings and love to see beautiful things. This applies to all types of design, but especially to information design. Why? Because we take in an incredible 83 percent of all information through our eyes. But how do we manage to visualize complex data in such a way that everyone can understand it at a glance? Would you like to transform your data into impressive, understandable visualizations? Then this workshop is just right for you - our expert Robert Buk will show you how.
Robert Buk
Discuss specific practical cases in small groups and gain confidence for your day-to-day work. Whether case studies or your own topics - you decide.
Christoph Tillmanns
Cool project management tools for daily business
In this interactive workshop, you will learn about three tried-and-tested project management tools plus a bonus method that can be used to structure projects, initiatives, or work processes from the initial idea to a clear distribution of roles. Instead of theory, there is a direct introduction with a mini goal cross, which is refined step by step as the workshop progresses. This will result in a clear action plan based on your own example. Whether you are a project participant or a driver of change, the methods are low-threshold, easily transferable, and provide immediate "aha" moments in your everyday work. Participants will go home with a concrete result on their own topic, supplemented by a compact tool booklet as a giveaway that summarizes all the methods.
Ina Bovenkerk
Christiane Droste-Klempp
"Can you quickly ...?"
"It'll only take five minutes..."
"You're the only one who can do that so well..."
Does this sound familiar? As an assistant, you juggle expectations, requests, and last-minute tasks every day. No wonder it’s sometimes hard to say no, especially when the request comes from the very top. This interactive workshop focuses on how to clearly position , set boundaries, and still remain professional and respectful. Because a well-delivered “no” not only protects your time—it also enhances your impact.
Kirsten Wache
You don’t have a leadership role? Maybe not officially. But as an assistant, you’re actually leading every day: You coordinate projects, bring people together, manage processes, resolve conflicts, and pull the strings behind the scenes. In this interactive workshop, you’ll discover the leadership skills modern assistants need today and how you can strategically expand your impact. It’s about influence rather than hierarchy, presence rather than “ position ,” and how you can win people over to your ideas, help shape decisions, and confidently take on responsibility. Because leadership doesn’t start with a title. It starts with attitude.
Kirsten Wache
This workshop is aimed at experienced assistants who have acquired valuable knowledge through their many years of professional experience and expertise, and our expert will show you how you can effectively pass on this knowledge in the generation mix and act as a mentor for colleagues . We will also look at typical health challenges, such as menopausal symptoms, and you will find out what trends and findings there are on the subject of longevity. You can look forward to new ideas and a stimulating exchange with the speaker and other participants.
Alexandra Kerndler
In order to correctly map complex topics in the area of Payroll Accounting , functioning process management is extremely important. Gain insights into process design and implementation.
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Christiane Droste-Klempp, Sonja Hein-Schnieder
Always available, always friendly, always solution-oriented? In HR, this is often just part of the daily routine. But how can you set clear boundaries without coming across as harsh? In this interactive short workshop, we’ll explore communication, attitude, and small changes that make a big difference. Look forward to fresh ideas, discussion, and practical tips you can apply right away to navigate your professional life with confidence.
Anouk Ellen Susan
Strengthen your inner resilience and learn how to deal with stress, pressure and change in a healthier way. This workshop will give you ideas for more mindfulness, self-care and a stable balance - especially in challenging and stressful times.
Anouk Ellen Susan
Impact doesn’t start the moment you speak. Your posture, charisma, and subtle cues often determine how others perceive you. In this dynamic workshop, you’ll experience how body language, inner attitude, and communication work together—in an interactive, surprising way that’s anything but run-of-the-mill. A short workshop packed with practical exercises, “aha” moments, and insights to help you project greater presence and impact in your daily work life.
Anouk Ellen Susan
Saskia Hagendorf
Yvonne Breinlinger-Scheuring
Johannes Curio
Kirsten Wache
Sigrid Hess
Jasmin Schümann
Anja Tepel
Cologne
