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Published: 2 November 2026

High level conference on the Future of Work

Topics
DigitalisationArtificial intelligenceWorking conditionsJob quality
When?
Tuesday, 1 December 2026
Where?

Dublin, Ireland

Event type
In-person
Organised by
Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment

The High-Level Conference focus on key trends that are shaping the Future of Work and their impacts on labour markets.

Event background

The High-Level Conference focus on key trends that are shaping the Future of Work and their impacts on labour markets. Trends such as digitalisation, artificial intelligence, skills development, labour market transformation and workforce resilience.

The conference also delves into the impacts on employment rights, how regulatory frameworks are continuously adapting to protect workers' privacy, well-being, and job security and how we navigate evolving standards

Barbara Gerstenberger, head of Eurofound’s Working Life Unit takes part in the opening session, highlighting Eurofound’s work on job quality and the future of people at work-and why it matters to our society.

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Speakers

Barbara Gerstenberger

​Head of Unit
Working life research

Barbara Gerstenberger is Head of the Working Life unit at Eurofound. In this role, she coordinates the research teams investigating job quality in Europe based on the European Working Conditions Survey and industrial relations in the EU. She joined Eurofound in 2001 as a research manager in the then newly established European Monitoring Centre on Change (EMCC). In 2007, she moved to Eurofound’s Information and Communication unit as Head of Communication Products, before being appointed Coordinator in the Directorate in 2011. Previously, she worked as senior research officer in the European Metalworkers’ Federation in Brussels. A graduate in political science from Hamburg University, she completed a Master's degree in Public Administration at the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.

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