🤫 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆’𝘀 𝗕𝗘𝗦𝗧-𝗞𝗘𝗣𝗧 𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗘𝗥 𝗦𝗘𝗖𝗥𝗘𝗧? 𝗟𝗲𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗛𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀! 🚀

🤫 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆’𝘀 𝗕𝗘𝗦𝗧-𝗞𝗘𝗣𝗧 𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗘𝗥 𝗦𝗘𝗖𝗥𝗘𝗧? 𝗟𝗲𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗛𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀! 🚀

What if your next dream employer is a company you've never heard of?

At the 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 – 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝘂𝗯, there couldn't have been a better place to explore career opportunities at Germany's Hidden Champions — especially given the strong connection between Hidden Champions and our festival co-host, WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management.

Germany is home to highly innovative, internationally successful companies — many of them global leaders in their industries, yet surprisingly unknown to jobseekers.

💡 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝗮 𝗛𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻?

Our panel explored what makes these employers special: international career opportunities, innovation, greater responsibility, visibility, and the chance to make a real impact.

👏 A huge thank you to our fantastic 𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀:

✨ Saskia Podzun — Head of Talent, CompuGroup Medical SE & Co. KGaA 

✨ Julia Moik— Head of Talent, Knauf

✨ Daniel Bohnenkamp— Head of HR, Derix Group

And our wonderful 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿, Klaudia Wilde, Director Development & Relationship Management at WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management, for leading such an inspiring discussion!

💜 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀:

𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗮 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲.

Sometimes, the most exciting career opportunity is the one you haven't discovered yet - the hidden champions! 🔎

Special thank you for our festival innovation career hub moderators Eina Concepcion Fatema Bohra and our global impacters Michael Wan Xialin(May) Wang Sinem K. Mandy Yuman Sun