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# Cultural Intelligence: How to Build Teams That Work Anywhere Building belonging, not just headcount.


- **Date:** Friday, Jul 10, 2026
- **Time:** 15:40–16:10 (30 min)
- **Room:** Airstream 2
- **Event:** World Congress 2026 Europe

## Description

In today’s borderless world, technical excellence isn’t enough — cultural intelligence (CQ) has become the real differentiator. This keynote unpacks how CQ helps global teams communicate better, collaborate smarter, and perform stronger across time zones and cultures. You’ll walk away with fresh insights and practical tools to build teams that don’t just work everywhere — they thrive anywhere.

## Speaker

### [Renita Käsper](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@renita-kasper)

Co-founder of Recruitment Thursday


## Related talks at this congress

- [How to Build a Culture of Sustainable High Performance](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-europe/sessions/1383-how-to-build-a) — Bianca Errigo
- [Decode Your People: Using PCM to Build High-Performance Teams](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-europe/sessions/1206-decode-your-people) — Chris Redmond
- [Angstfreude - AI and Corporate Culture - The Thrill and the Threat](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-europe/sessions/1388-angstfreude-ai-and) — Axel Ebert, Karin Krobath
- [Building Organizations That Can Actually Adapt](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-europe/sessions/1361-building) — Anastasija Removic, Claudia Tattanelli, Kerstin Wagner, Nazim Ünlü