Jakob Stollberger – Keynote Speaker

Dr Jakob Stollberger is an Associate Professor of Organizational Behaviour at the department of Management and Organisation of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU) and an International Research Affiliate at the National University of Singapore. Prior to joining the School of Business and Economics at VU, Jakob held various research positions at Aston Business School, the University of Cambridge, and the University of Birmingham in the UK.

As a work psychologist, Jakob explores various ways how behavioural insights can support organizations in their day-to-day work. His research agenda focuses on themes that lie at the intersection between organizations and society, such as issues around how leaders can promote or derail organizational innovation efforts, how work influences family dynamics, as well as how humans can best work together with artificial intelligence (AI) in the not-too-distant future of work.

Over the last 10 years, Jakob has written extensively on topics such as nonverbal leadership, work-family (im)balance, as well as AI at work and human augmentation. His scholarly work has been published in leading academic journals including the Journal of Applied Psychology, Human Relations, or Journal of Organizational Behaviour, and has won a number of awards. He currently serves as Associate Editor for Human Relations, the flagship journal of the Tavistock Institute in London that recently celebrated its 75th anniversary.

Jakob Stollberger also writes impactful practitioner-oriented pieces for outlets such as the Harvard Business Review, the World Financial Review, or the European Business Review and his work received media coverage in Forbes, The World Economic Forum, or The Conversation UK among others. He is a regularly invited speaker at academic institutions, businesses, and governmental bodies.