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05, 2026
10:30 - 11:30 CEST
Join this engaging and practical panel discussion featuring professionals from diverse backgrounds who have navigated, and in some cases built bridges between, the United Nations system and the private sector. Through their experiences, the panel will discuss how to position your profile, using language that resonates, and navigate private sector recruitment processes.
At the same time, the panel will touch on key differences in ways of working, organizational culture, and expectations, helping to demystify what working outside the UN really entails.
Whether you are actively considering a transition or simply curious about how your skills might translate, this session will offer honest perspectives, practical insights, and reflections to help you better understand how to enter, adapt, and succeed in the private sector.
Laura Rubio is a human resources and organizational learning professional with extensive experience supporting inclusive, high-performing workplaces. Based in Bonn, she currently works with UNAIDS, where she leads initiatives in performance management, learning design, staff engagement, and culture transformation.
Her career spans more than 15 years across the United Nations system and the private sector, with a strong focus on staff development, performance management, organizational development, and process optimization. She has held international roles in Buenos Aires, Frankfurt, New York, Nairobi, and now Bonn, combining strategic thinking with a strong people-centered approach to strengthen teams, improve ways of working, and support organizational change.
For more than two decades, Lea has accumulated extensive global experience in Organisational Development and Human Resources across various industries, including large-scale private and nongovernmental corporations. Her expertise lies in supporting organisations through cultural and business transformations, both as a consultant and an internal transformation leader. She has successfully led diverse teams to achieve higher performance and engagement in the USA, Qatar, and Denmark.
Driven by a profound curiosity to unlock potential in employees and teams, she strives to
enhance business performance through targeted organisational development initiatives. Her professional focus encompasses Diversity and Inclusion, Culture Development, Employee Experience, Leadership Development, Talent Management, and Performance Management. Additionally, she is committed to continuously optimizing HR processes and systems to improve employee engagement and overall experience.
Lea worked with the United Nations in New York from 2015-2018 as Chief of Learning, Leadership and Organisational Development Section and from 2019-2020 as an independent consultant for UN City Copenhagen.
Mian Nabeel Ahmad is an experienced HR professional with over 15 years of experience across the United Nations and private sector. He has worked in global roles spanning talent acquisition, learning and development, and leadership development, building strong expertise in workforce strategy and people development. Currently working as Learning and Development Manager at the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in Rome, he leads initiatives focused on strengthening organizational capability, fostering a culture of continuous learning, and supporting leadership development. Nabeel has driven several large-scale HR and learning transformation initiatives, leveraging data, technology, and innovative approaches to enhance talent development and organizational impact. His work reflects a strong commitment to building agile, inclusive, and future-ready workforce.
Luisa Goldberg is an experienced HR manager and leader with over 15 years of professional experience in international corporate environments, particularly in the automotive industry. Her expertise focuses on talent acquisition, HR transformation, process and project management, as well as the implementation of global HR IT solutions.
At Daimler Truck, she was responsible for end‑to‑end recruiting processes, led cross‑site teams, and worked on transformation and reorganization projects.
