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# People & Culture Welcome Address


- **Date:** Thursday, Jul 9, 2026
- **Time:** 10:00–10:10 (10 min)
- **Room:** Stage 4
- **Event:** World Congress 2026 Europe

## Speaker

### [Rudi Bauer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@rudi-bauer)

CCO of WeAreDevelopers


## Related talks at this congress

- [Cultural Intelligence: How to Build Teams That Work Anywhere Building belonging, not just headcount.](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-europe/sessions/1397-cultural) — Renita Käsper
- [Fireside Chat - Why the future is built on “AND”](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-europe/sessions/1040-fireside-chat-why) — Jürgen Hartwig, Rudi Bauer
- [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
- [20 Years of Solving Unsolvable Problems](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-europe/sessions/1243-20-years-of-solving) — Werner Vogels