Longevity Readiness: New-Ageing and Multigenerational Workplaces
Thu 28 Aug
|eBay


Time and location
28 Aug 2025, 18:00 – 21:00
eBay, Helvetiastrasse 15/17, 3005 Bern, Switzerland
Guests
About the event
An inspiring evening on how science and digital innovation are reshaping how we live and work across longer lives. We’ll explore the power of multigenerational collaboration, personalized health solutions, and the latest longevity breakthroughs. For organizations, longevity literacy means being responsive to the needs of an ageing population while engaging four generations of employees, ensuring their diverse needs are met and their strengths combined. Discover how embracing diversity in age and experience can drive better outcomes in teams, careers, and society.
Agenda:
18:00 Door Opening & Registration
18:15-18:30 Welcome by eBay / Welcome by WDS
18:30-19:15 Panel Discussion
19:15-19:30 Q&A
19:30-21.00 Apéro & Networking
Meet Our Speakers:
Zeenath Khan, Senior Director People Business Partner, eBay Marketplaces GmbH
Zeenath is a Senior Director of Talent with over 20 years of experience in consumer-facing industries. She leads talent strategy with a strong commercial lens, driving business growth through people development, cross-functional insight, and a focus on building high-impact, future-ready teams.
Dr Joëlle Zingraff, Co-CEO The Women Circle AG
Joëlle is a passionate scientist and the founder of The Women Circle. She is married and has three sons. A graduate of EPFL (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne), she worked as an engineer in various industries. For the past 12 years, she has been working in the food supplement sector. She particularly enjoys combining science with health. She therefore decided to co-found a start-up serving women going through the menopause. She is determined to help women improve their physical and mental health during menopause. She offers her expertise on the subject to companies to raise awareness of the challenges that this stage of women’s lives can present.
Dr. Estie Alessandrini, Brain-Based Leadership Development
Dr. Estie Alessandrini, creator of the Brain Advantage Program, specialises in NeuroLeadership Development. She helps executives and entrepreneurs transform their unique brain strengths to lead with impact. With a background in clinical medicine, science, and entrepreneurship, she innovatively translates brain science to drive individual growth, team excellence, and organisational success. As a dynamic speaker, she encourages environments where leaders can thrive by leveraging their distinctive cognitive abilities. Dr. Estie offers individual and team leadership development programs, mentorships, cognitive assessments, and high-impact workshops.
Speaker & Moderator:
Dr Andrea Rubik, President, Women in Digital Switzerland, Co-Founder of Resyfy AI
Andrea is a seasoned marketing and leadership expert with experience across Global500 brands, startups, and tech companies. Her PhD in change management and innovation inspired her to found Resyfy AI. As President of Women in Digital Switzerland, she leads a thriving community of digital leaders and change makers for women in tech. A recognized speaker and contributor, Andrea is known for driving impact at the intersection of marketing, AI, and innovation, with her work featured by Reforge and honored by the Women in Marketing Global Awards.
Partner:
At eBay, we create pathways to connect millions of sellers and buyers in more than 190 markets around the world. Our technology empowers our customers, providing everyone the opportunity to grow and thrive — no matter who they are or where they are in the world. And the ripple effect of our work creates waves of change for our customers, our company, our communities, and our planet.
WDS is a community of modern leaders who leverage collaboration and elevate diversity to advance careers and create business opportunities in the Swiss digital economy. By leveraging the power of our community, WDS advances careers, supports organizational transformation leaps, and creates business opportunities in the Swiss digital economy and beyond. Be part of the change. Become a supporter.Â
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