The leading business conference

The On- and Offline Classroom for Business Leaders

"Thank you very much for a well-organized event. The conference offered many interesting takeaways."

Joachim Landow

HR Director - People and Organisation Lead

Hanseatic Bank

"The high quality of the speakers and their exciting presentations were very remarkable! The event offers excellent networking opportunities."

Alfred Lief

Future Solutions

Airbus

"It was a great event with professional speakers. This type of conference relies on the quality of participants and the audience has been very pleasant."

Harald Sattelberg

Employer Branding Zone Leader DACH

Schneider Electric

How It Works

Like-minded peers show their latest developments, successes and failures in case study presentations
Get access easily to all speakers and delegates through Q&A sessions and hands-on workshops
Network face-to face as well as engage in the online Think Tank

Facts

Limited to

150

Attendees
Limited to

70

Companies

25

Speakers

80/20

End User / Vendor Ratio

Why attend?

Move freely between the tracks
Customize your program
Attend the sessions of most interest

Agenda

First day of conference

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30TH

9:00

Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic

Chief Innovation Officer
Manpower Group
USA

Conference Opening by the Organizer and Welcome to the Moderators

Philippe Clarinval

Contributing Writer
Forbes Human Resources Council & Advisor at Harvard Business Review
Switzerland

9:15

Building a Marketplace and our Company in a Greenfield Approach

George Umeljic

Head of People & Culture
METRO Markets
Germany

9:45

Creating networks of engaged leaders to transform the execution of the worldwide strategy

Annemieke Roobeek

Chief Executive Officer
MeetingMoreMinds
The Netherlands

Jacques Quinio

European Solutions Director for Talent Management
Right Management
United Kingdom

Vincent Maagdenberg

Global Head of Lending
ING Wholesale Banking
The Netherlands

10:15

Transformation - Outside-In and Inside-Out

Nadine Bunz

Head of Culture, Change & Communications
Lapp Group
Germany

10:45

Coffee Break with Networking

11:15

Change Management - Obtaining Leadership Buy-In

Michelle Bock

Head of People, Change & Communications
Merck Group
Germany

11:45

Organisation Identity - Reinventing Leadership to Change Culture

Winda Evers

Senior Leadership & Team Development Consultant
Shell International
The Netherlands

12:15

Engage with speakers in extended Q&A sessions to dive deeper into the topics:

  1. Building a Marketplace and our Company in a Greenfield Approach

    George Umeljic (METRO Markets )
  2. Creating networks of engaged leaders to transform the execution of the worldwide strategy

    Annemieke Roobeek (MeetingMoreMinds)
    and
    Jacques Quinio (Right Management)
    and
    Vincent Maagdenberg (ING Wholesale Banking)
  3. Organisation Identity - Reinventing Leadership to Change Culture

    Winda Evers (Shell International)

Engage with speakers in extended Q&A sessions to dive deeper into the topics:

  1. Building a Marketplace and our Company in a Greenfield Approach

    George Umeljic (METRO Markets )
  2. Creating networks of engaged leaders to transform the execution of the worldwide strategy

    Annemieke Roobeek (MeetingMoreMinds)
    and
    Jacques Quinio (Right Management)
    and
    Vincent Maagdenberg (ING Wholesale Banking)
  3. Organisation Identity - Reinventing Leadership to Change Culture

    Winda Evers (Shell International)

13:00

Lunch Break with Networking

14:30

The Challenges of Culture Change on a Global Level

Jerry Pico

Head of Leadership, Learning & Talent Europe
Daiichi Sankyo Europe
Germany

15:00

People and Culture Transformation - Becoming a Worldwide Network Organization

Andreas Schmitz

Head of People & Culture Germany
Roche
Germany

15:30

LEAN Cultural Transformation - How to Make it Really Work

Bea Steinhart

Senior Project Manager ‑ Management Consulting
BASF
Germany

16:00

Coffee Break with Networking

16:30

The Re-Invention of Corporate Organizations to Meet the Challenge of the War for Talent 2.0

Stefan Frank

Manufacturing Industry Strategy Senior Director ‑ EMEA
Oracle
Sweden

16:45

Transforming for a New Race

Engin Aksu

Vice President ‑ Business Transformation
E.ON
Germany

17:15

The 77 Human Needs System - a Method to Understand, Create and Measure Corporate Culture and Employee Experience

Guido Beier

Human Experience Evangelist
Telekom
Germany

17:45

GWM Key Talent Development Program - Supporting the UBS Transformation

Daniel Neubauer

Global Head Talent & Development Global Wealth Management
UBS
Switzerland

18:15

Engage with speakers in extended Q&A sessions to dive deeper into the topics:

The Challenges of Culture Change on a Global Level

Jerry Pico (Daiichi Sankyo Europe )

Transforming for a New Race

Engin Aksu (E.ON)

The 77 Human Needs System - a Method to Understand, Create and Measure Corporate Culture and Employee Experience

Guido Beier (Telekom)

GWM Key Talent Development Program - Supporting the UBS Transformation

Daniel Neubauer (UBS )

Engage with speakers in extended Q&A sessions to dive deeper into the topics:

The Challenges of Culture Change on a Global Level

Jerry Pico (Daiichi Sankyo Europe )

Transforming for a New Race

Engin Aksu (E.ON)

The 77 Human Needs System - a Method to Understand, Create and Measure Corporate Culture and Employee Experience

Guido Beier (Telekom)

GWM Key Talent Development Program - Supporting the UBS Transformation

Daniel Neubauer (UBS )

19:00

Summary of the First Day of the Conference

19:30

Evening Reception with Sparkling Wine, Snacks and Networking

Engage in exciting conversations. Strengthen your network after a day full of knowledge sharing, groundbreaking presentations, and interesting conversations. Join delegates and speakers in the relaxed atmosphere of the event venue.

Second day of conference

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1ST

9:00

Philippe Clarinval

Contributing Writer
Forbes Human Resources Council & Advisor at Harvard Business Review
Switzerland

Day 2 Opening by the Organizer and Welcome to the Moderator

Fay Niewiadomski

Founder & CEO
International Consulting and Transformation Network (ICTN)
United Kingdom

9:15

The Complex Role of the Modern CEO - Between Alignment and Transformation

Philippe Clarinval

Contributing Writer
Forbes Human Resources Council & Advisor at Harvard Business Review
Switzerland

9:45

Actuate Change Through Leadership Communication

Fay Niewiadomski

Founder & CEO
International Consulting and Transformation Network (ICTN)
United Kingdom

10:30

Corinna Erken

Senior New Business and Partnerships Manager
signals
Germany

Organizational Transformation at Signal Iduna - How to Scale and Leverage the Adoption of New Roles and Responsibilities

Thorsten Schaar

Vice President & Country Manager DACH
CoachHub
Germany

11:00

Coffee Break with Networking

11:30

Cultural Transformation Through Design Thinking

Ina Graf-Hoffmann

Vice President ‑ Global Head of Talent & Organization Development
Leoni
Germany

12:00

Annette Näher

Head of HR
Z‑Laser
Germany

Future-Oriented HR Management

Kerstin Spurk

Organizational Developer
Alexander Bürkle
Germany

12:30

Engage with speakers in extended Q&A sessions to dive deeper into the topics:

The Complex Role of the Modern CEO - Between Alignment and Transformation

Philippe Clarinval (Forbes Human Resources Council & Advisor at Harvard Business Review)

Organizational Transformation at Signal Iduna - How to Scale and Leverage the Adoption of New Roles and Responsibilities

Corinna Erken (signals)
and
Thorsten Schaar (CoachHub)

Actuate Change Through Leadership Communication

Fay Niewiadomski (International Consulting and Transformation Network (ICTN))

Cultural Transformation Through Design Thinking

Ina Graf-Hoffmann (Leoni)

Engage with speakers in extended Q&A sessions to dive deeper into the topics:

The Complex Role of the Modern CEO - Between Alignment and Transformation

Philippe Clarinval (Forbes Human Resources Council & Advisor at Harvard Business Review)

Organizational Transformation at Signal Iduna - How to Scale and Leverage the Adoption of New Roles and Responsibilities

Corinna Erken (signals)
and
Thorsten Schaar (CoachHub)

Actuate Change Through Leadership Communication

Fay Niewiadomski (International Consulting and Transformation Network (ICTN))

Cultural Transformation Through Design Thinking

Ina Graf-Hoffmann (Leoni)

13:15

Lunch Break with Networking

14:30

Role of the Leader in Cultural Transformation

Frank Kellenberg

VP Global Head of Organization Development & Inclusion
Sandoz
Germany

15:00

Scaling a Self-Organizing Operative Model

Katalin Juhasz

Team Developer
SonarSource
Switzerland

15:30

Mirjam Abele

Director Workplace Strategy
Delivery Hero
Germany

How to Transition from a Traditional to a New Workplace Experience

Gabriela Rago

Senior Project Manager‑ Workplace Strategy
Delivery Hero
Germany

16:00

Engage with speakers in extended Q&A sessions to dive deeper into the topics:

Role of the Leader in Cultural Transformation

Frank Kellenberg (Sandoz)

Scaling a Self-Organizing Operative Model

Katalin Juhasz (SonarSource)

Engage with speakers in extended Q&A sessions to dive deeper into the topics:

Role of the Leader in Cultural Transformation

Frank Kellenberg (Sandoz)

Scaling a Self-Organizing Operative Model

Katalin Juhasz (SonarSource)

16:45

End of the Conference with Summary

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