Open Conference 2025
BREAK THE SILENCE! 
Inclusive Business Design Conference
9 May 2025
9:00 AM – 3:30 PM
PUBLICIS HOUSE – 1056 Budapest, Irányi Street 17.
180 attendees • 20+ sessions
Since its launch in 2016, OPEN Conference has been a driving force in transforming workplace cultures across Central Europe. Organized by WeAreOpen, this annual event brings together business leaders, decision-makers, and experts to tackle the barriers that prevent workplaces from being truly open, inclusive, and high-performing.
7
conferences
since 2016
200+
attendees
each year
126+
speakers in the past
7 years
50+
participating
companies
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JOIN US THIS YEAR!

Under the theme "Break the Silence!", this year’s conference will address crucial conversations that often remain unspoken in organizations: issues of bias, psychological safety, and access to opportunity. We aim to empower companies to set the example by creating islands of trust, transparency, merit, and psychological safety in times when we see much of the opposite.

At the revamped OPEN Conference in 2025, we will offer three dynamic spaces for learning: keynote speeches and panels to spark critical conversations, and hands-on workshops for practical strategies to break workplace barriers.

Some of the key topics of our event:
- Why are standalone activities ineffective in fostering true inclusion?
- How would your career trajectory change if you felt confident asking for the salary and benefits you truly deserve?
- How can bold storytelling in mainstream media challenge biases and inspire real change?
- Do your employees feel safe speaking up, or are they just staying silent out of fear?
- How can inclusive hiring ensure true meritocracy and drive innovation?
- Cracking the code: Why are women underrepresented in IT?

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TESTIMONIALS
Hear from our Community Members
Prezi coded diversity in from the beginning, as being inclusive is not just the morally right thing to do but it has a lot of benefits. You think more creatively, you see things from varied perspectives. Companies with higher levels of diversity achieve better financial returns than the industry median.
Péter Árvai
Prezi
As the maker of products used by billions of people every day, we see DEI as a core responsibility. To deliver, we're focused on the areas where we can have the greatest impact: building belonging at work, in our products, and in society. A world where everyone belongs is one we can only build together. We are grateful for what we've learned from our partners, and hopeful that in sharing it, we can help others accelerate their progress as well.
Pál Bíró
Google
WeAreOpen was a game changer for us to fully and publicly embrace D&I because it opened a door for us to get better. To set standards and to invite our team to hold the management and their colleagues responsible to stay true to our values. Sometimes it’s hard because some issues are complex and just hard to deal with overall. But the very conversations, the debate, thinking together makes it worth the while.
Miklós Bán
Espell
Highlights from Previous Years

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