PwC Luxembourg TechTalk

In the first episode of our new TechTalk season, which focuses on the public sector, we discuss how generative AI (GenAI) is being applied in Luxembourg, its current and future uses, the challenges and opportunities ahead, and what this means for the workforce of tomorrow.

Our guests are Inès Baer, Head of Data, Statistics, and Labour Market Studies at ADEM, Luxembourg's National Employment Agency, and David Bernard, Manager in Industry & Public Sector Advisory at PwC Luxembourg.

In this special episode of TechTalk, we speak with Bernard de Villepin, Manager in the Data Strategy & Data Management team at PwC Luxembourg, about the critical role of data in modern organisations. We discuss the challenges of achieving a data-driven environment, emphasising the need for clean, high-quality data, strong data governance, and effective data management.

Bernard also shares insights on the impact of emerging technologies like AI and machine learning, and the importance of fostering data literacy to ensure all employees can understand and use data responsibly.

Accurate and timely payroll processes, along with flawless payroll management, are crucial for a positive payroll experience. This, in turn, enhances employee trust in the business, job satisfaction, and engagement.

In this episode of TechTalk's HR Tech season, we delve into the challenges payroll professionals are facing and how technology can help them with our guests Jo Kippers, Director at EPI-USE, and Emeline Barbenchon, Director in the People, Experience & Change department at PwC Luxembourg.

Human Resources (HR) Analytics empowers organisations to make data-driven decisions that can greatly improve their HR functions, from recruitment and retention to employee engagement and performance.

In this episode of TechTalk, we delve into HR Analytics with our guests George Giannoulis, European Expert in HR IT Systems and HR Data Management at FANUC Europe, and Niklas Johansson, Manager in the People, Experience & Change team at PwC Luxembourg.

In the first episode of TechTalk's Human Resources Technology season, we shine a light on employee engagement and how organisations are using technology to enhance it. Our guests are Deborah Kuness, Principle Business Psychologist at Workday Peakon Employee Voice, and Emeline Barbenchon, Director in the People, Experience & Change department at PwC Luxembourg.

In this episode of TechTalk, we explore how organisations are gearing up for the Data Act and the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act, which are part of the European Union's Digital Strategy and set clear guidelines for fair data access and ethical AI use across the Union.

More precisely, we discuss the operational shifts required, the potential hurdles in compliance, and the strategies to overcome them, among others. Our guests are Dr. Jan-Peter Ohrtmann, Partner at PwC Legal Germany and the Global Privacy & Cyber Legal Network Lead, and Dr. Saharnaz Dilmaghani, Artificial Intelligence & Data Science Senior Associate at PwC Luxembourg.

To mark International Women's Day, we invited two remarkable women who, as members of Girls in Tech Luxembourg, are helping other women to shape their voice in the typically male-dominated tech field: Vasiliki Moschou, IT Business Analyst at Arcelor Mittal & Co-Managing Director of Girls in Tech Luxembourg, and Yoliana Bayona, Director in Technology Advisory at PwC Luxembourg and Business Development & Partnerships Manager in Girls in Tech Luxembourg.

In this episode, Vasiliki and Yoliana share their journeys in the tech industry, the challenges and opportunities they have faced as women in tech, and the mission and impact of Girls in Tech Luxembourg.

In this episode of TechTalk, the first of our Technology & Regulation season, we talk about how organisations, particularly service providers such as Microsoft, are preparing for the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), the challenges that come with enhancing digital resilience as well as client expectations and needs.

Tom Deprins, Director in Global Financial Services Compliance at Microsoft and Xiaoyi Fang, Senior Manager in Regulatory & Compliance Advisory Services at PwC Luxembourg, join us to share their insights into navigating the landscape of digital resilience.

In this episode of TechTalk, we explore how Enterprise Architecture ensures technology investments align with business goals, creating a cohesive and agile structure for growth and innovation.

Our guests are Ravi Jhawar, Director in Enterprise Architecture and Vincent Gauché, Managing Director in Emerging Technology, from PwC Luxembourg.

2023, what a year it has been for technology! In this episode, Carla and Christopher, your co-hosts, talk about what shook the tech world in 2023, from Elon Musk's rebranding of Twitter to the transformative impact of AI.

They also shed light on the evolution of work trends, and share their views on the important people side of tech and what they are excited about in 2024.