HR360 European Summit 2016 (past event)

08 - 09 June, 2016

44 (0) 207 368 9836

Day 1- Igniting HR Business Impact

08:00 - 08:45 Breakfast & Registration

08:45 - 08:50 Welcome Address

Ellen Reevey, Conference Director, WBR

08:50 - 08:55 Chairperson's Opening Remarks

Albert Hakkers, Former HRD at Diageo

Albert Hakkers

Former HRD
Diageo

08:55 - 09:15 Morning Keynote - Unleashing the executive power of HR: How to take the lead in positioning HR as a value-adding function that offers innovative solutions to meet business objectives

  • Be a visionary: How to inspire the adoption of new business models to drive meaningful change
  • Re-aligning HR with business objectives: How to lead strategic planning in a competitive corporate environment to spark the step changes required
  • Rethinking solutions to age-old business problems: How to leverage technology to create organisation-wide value
  • Bridging the gap between strategy and execution: How to guarantee first-rate execution and accelerate business profitability
Frank Kohl-Boas, Head of HR Northwest, Central & Eastern Europe at Google

Frank Kohl-Boas

Head of HR Northwest, Central & Eastern Europe
Google

09:15 - 10:00 Oxford-Style Debate HR transformation in the spotlight: Has a rigid adoption of the Ulrich model made HR departments stagnant?

  • Is the Ulrich model an adequate blueprint for HR functional structures?

  • Can HR act as a value-adding business function when structured around the Ulrich model?

  • Are the arguments against the Ulrich model commendable? – it reinforces silos, is less employer-centric and dilutes HR impact on business goals

  • Are the arguments for the Ulrich model commendable? – it places strategic importance on HR, streamlines functions and strengthens transformation

Frank Kohl-Boas, Head of HR Northwest, Central & Eastern Europe at Google

Frank Kohl-Boas

Head of HR Northwest, Central & Eastern Europe
Google

Allan Freed, Principal Consultant at The RBL Group

Allan Freed

Principal Consultant
The RBL Group

Cristina Franichevich, Head of HR South EU & Global Functions at Syngenta

Cristina Franichevich

Head of HR South EU & Global Functions
Syngenta

  • What are biggest issues facing HR professionals like you and how can they be overcome
  • HR Directors
  • Centres of Excellence (COE): Talent Acquisition, Organisational Development, and Rewards and Benefit
  • Business Partners
  • Shared Services
  • How can HR department’s best position themselves for the transition required to adapt to demographic and digitisation trends?
  • What skills will HR require to excel in 2026? How essential will data-analytic capabilities be?
  • Which principles will guide HR decision-making units in the future?
Tom Baker, Global Head of Resourcing at Imperial Tobacco

Tom Baker

Global Head of Resourcing
Imperial Tobacco

Frank De Buhr, Head of HR Shared Services at Roche

Frank De Buhr

Head of HR Shared Services
Roche

Elena Maringelli, Head of Compensation and Benefits EMEA, APAC at GSK

Elena Maringelli

Head of Compensation and Benefits EMEA, APAC
GSK

Bernadette Bruton, HR Director, Full Portfolio Countries – EMEIA at Fujitsu

Bernadette Bruton

HR Director, Full Portfolio Countries – EMEIA
Fujitsu

Tracey Ashworth-Davies, HRD, TD Wealth Management, at TD Bank

Tracey Ashworth-Davies

HRD, TD Wealth Management,
TD Bank

Albert Hakkers, Former HRD at Diageo

Albert Hakkers

Former HRD
Diageo

Lars Meinel, Vice President – Global Head of Learning & Development at Atos

Lars Meinel

Vice President – Global Head of Learning & Development
Atos

10:45 - 11:05 Morning Keynote: The Heart of Our Business at Mars: Driving a strategic stance for HR, developing people within the organisation and creating a culture of health and wellbeing

Julie Digby, VP People and Organisation at Mars

Julie Digby

VP People and Organisation
Mars

11:05 - 11:50 Morning Break

Group 8

Talent Acquisition

11:50 - 12:35 Case Study Revolution - How to create a compelling company culture and make it your USP for attracting and retaining A-grade talent
  • How to build a strong company culture built on adult-behavior and common sense to attract and retain top talent
  • How to leverage your company culture as a key USP to attract and retain A-grade talent
  • How to implement 360 employee feedback reviews to refine candidate requirements and build a robust workforce
  • How to globally scale and standardise company culture to foster a transparent and compelling employer brand
Mervyn Dinnen, Talent Acquisition Analyst at Talent Insight and Award Winning Blogger

Mervyn Dinnen

Talent Acquisition Analyst
Talent Insight and Award Winning Blogger

Alix Jacobson, Director of Recruitment at Netflix

Alix Jacobson

Director of Recruitment
Netflix

Learning and Development

11:50 - 12:35 Case Study Revolution - Traditional management no longer works: How to successfully innovate your management methods and make it your competitive advantage
  • How to overcome problems with traditional management
  • How to innovate your management processes in a the new arena for competitive advantage
  • Statoil’s “Ambition to Action” model- sharing top tips on how to
    • Redefine performance
    • Set dynamic and relative targets that feed into a holistic performance evaluation
    • Achieve dynamic forecasting and resource allocation without a traditional budgets
    • Move towards a more self-regulating process- from calendar-driven to event-driven
  • How to address major implementation hurdles
  • How to foster productive HR-Finance collaboration
Bjarte Bogsnes, VP, Performance Management Development at Statoil

Bjarte Bogsnes

VP, Performance Management Development
Statoil

Lefteris Kanavas, Director, Former Head of Learning & Development, DunnHumby GP&S, Tesco at The Go Forward Group

Lefteris Kanavas

Director, Former Head of Learning & Development, DunnHumby GP&S, Tesco
The Go Forward Group

Rewards and Benefits

11:50 - 12:35 Case Study Revolution - Why 50% of M&A deals fail: how can HR help avoid pitfalls and get a (bigger) seat at the M&A table
  • How to address the Human Capital factor in a merger, acquisition or divestiture

  • Why HR due diligence is an important part of financial due diligence

  • How to ensure that differences in Corporate culture are assessed

  • How to ensure that Employee consultation timelines are incorporated

  • How to ensure that HR Integration plans play a significant role and are executed

Faith Jenner, HR Board Advisor at The Maturity Institute

Faith Jenner

HR Board Advisor
The Maturity Institute

Caroline Courtier, Head of International Compensation & Benefits at Xerox

Caroline Courtier

Head of International Compensation & Benefits
Xerox

Shared Services and HR Operations

11:50 - 12:35 Case Study Revolution - How far can you centralise shared services to reap cost efficiencies without impacting business performance?
  • Where can and should shared services be implemented?
  • Is a single shared services centre realistically achievable and therefore desirable for complex global organisations?
  • Driving local value: How can a shared service centre be as effective as other structures in meeting diverse cultural needs?
  • How can shared services be implemented without complicating compliance across different jurisdictions?
Frank De Buhr, Head of HR Shared Services at Roche

Frank De Buhr

Head of HR Shared Services
Roche

Elena Maringelli, Head of Compensation and Benefits EMEA, APAC at GSK

Elena Maringelli

Head of Compensation and Benefits EMEA, APAC
GSK

Han De Groot, HR Transformation & HRIS Program Delivery Director at ToBeOne

Han De Groot

HR Transformation & HRIS Program Delivery Director
ToBeOne

HR Business Partnering

11:50 - 12:35 Drill Down Workshop - Unleashing the strategic power of HR Business Partners: How to best collaborate with Centres Of Excellence and business leaders to drive change and achieve commercial objectives
  • Align the Centre of Excellence agenda with business priorities: How to maximise crucial lines of communication
  • Simplifying the Business Partner structure: How to benchmark the performance of different business models
  • How to best transfer standardised CoE strategies to local requirements
  • How to harmonise conflicting priorities resulting from multiple reporting lines to achieve your business goals
Simon Eade, Senior Leadership Development Specialist at Volvo Cars

Simon Eade

Senior Leadership Development Specialist
Volvo Cars

Albert Hakkers, Former HRD at Diageo

Albert Hakkers

Former HRD
Diageo

Tatjana Tasan, Senior HR Business Partner, Technology Europe and Group Technology Enterpri at Vodafone

Tatjana Tasan

Senior HR Business Partner, Technology Europe and Group Technology Enterpri
Vodafone

Group 9

Talent Acquisition

12:35 - 12:55 Case Study Revolution - Revolutionising talent attraction and retention strategy in times of digital innovation and disruption
Marcus Reif, Head of Recruiting & Employer Branding at Ernst & Young

Marcus Reif

Head of Recruiting & Employer Branding
Ernst & Young

Mervyn Dinnen, Talent Acquisition Analyst at Talent Insight and Award Winning Blogger

Mervyn Dinnen

Talent Acquisition Analyst
Talent Insight and Award Winning Blogger

Learning and Development

12:35 - 12:55 Presentation - L&D KPIs burden or holy grail? How to leverage L&D KPIs to boost impact and credibility
Jan Rijken, Director of CrossKnowledge Learning Institute at CrossKnowledge

Jan Rijken

Director of CrossKnowledge Learning Institute
CrossKnowledge

Rewards and Benefits

12:35 - 12:55 Case Study Revolution How to design packages with limited resources that certify your position as a market leader against your competitors

Faith Jenner, HR Board Advisor at The Maturity Institute

Faith Jenner

HR Board Advisor
The Maturity Institute

Lulu Mangena, Senior Benefits Analyst, Europe at Hilton Worldwide

Lulu Mangena

Senior Benefits Analyst, Europe
Hilton Worldwide

Shared Services and HR Operations

12:35 - 12:55 Case Study Revolution - Moving from a transactional support role to a strategic business function: How to create an end to end HR shared service offer
  • How to eliminate cracks in communication systems to fully integrate employee data
  • How to reduce interfaces and champion simplification to streamline HR
  • How to optimise services to guarantee quick and efficient circulation of information to meet business needs
  • Maximising investment spend: How to determine when introducing shared services would provide value
Peter Palme, Senior International Change & Organisation Manager at Carlsberg

Peter Palme

Senior International Change & Organisation Manager
Carlsberg

Han De Groot, HR Transformation & HRIS Program Delivery Director at ToBeOne

Han De Groot

HR Transformation & HRIS Program Delivery Director
ToBeOne

Joe Stuart, Head of Operating Model Governance, Global HR Services at E.ON

Joe Stuart

Head of Operating Model Governance, Global HR Services
E.ON

HR Business Partnering

12:35 - 12:55 Stream continues

Group 10

Talent Acquisition

12:55 - 13:20 Stream continues

Learning and Development

12:55 - 13:20 Case Study - Reinventing Performance Management: How to promote managers as development partners through trust and self-responsibility
Lefteris Kanavas, Director, Former Head of Learning & Development, DunnHumby GP&S, Tesco at The Go Forward Group

Lefteris Kanavas

Director, Former Head of Learning & Development, DunnHumby GP&S, Tesco
The Go Forward Group

Felix Schumann, Organizational Development, HR at Unity Media

Felix Schumann

Organizational Development, HR
Unity Media

Rewards and Benefits

12:55 - 13:20 Stream continues

Shared Services and HR Operations

12:55 - 13:20 Stream continues

HR Business Partnering

12:55 - 13:20 Stream continues

13:20 - 14:45 Lunch

Group 12

Talent Acquisition

14:45 - 15:30 Case Study Revolution - Gamification as the recruitment game-changer: How you can exploit this innovative approach to engage the millennial generation?
  • How to leverage gamification to discover and attract top talent in line with business requirements
  • Gamifying the window into your organisation: How this tool be used to better interact with possible hires
  • Emotionally connecting with the millennial generation: How to transform age-old talent acquisition touch points into accessible, engaging, and rewarding experiences
  • Overcoming the limitations of traditional sourcing methods: How to widen the pool of high-potential candidates
Tim Ackermann, (former) VP Talent Acquisition at Zalando

Tim Ackermann

(former) VP Talent Acquisition
Zalando

Mervyn Dinnen, Talent Acquisition Analyst at Talent Insight and Award Winning Blogger

Mervyn Dinnen

Talent Acquisition Analyst
Talent Insight and Award Winning Blogger

Learning and Development

14:45 - 15:30 Case Study Revolution - What are our employees saying today? How to bring employee voice and insight into real-time to achieve an accurate map of engagement sentiment
  • Moving beyond snap-shot analysis: How to implement an engagement survey that builds a real-time heat map of employee sentiment
  • Diagnosing cultural problems: How to leverage big data to identify patterns between well being, productivity, engagement
  • Pre-empting disengagement: How to apply predictive analytics to prevent in engagement campaigns to avoid a stagnation in productivity
  • Linking changes in sentiment to specific changes: How to ensure your engagement strategy is effective when going through a company transition
Katharine Auer, Head of Employee & Executive Communications at Zurich Insurance Group

Katharine Auer

Head of Employee & Executive Communications
Zurich Insurance Group

James Tarbit, Senior Communications and Insight Manager at HSBC

James Tarbit

Senior Communications and Insight Manager
HSBC

Lefteris Kanavas, Director, Former Head of Learning & Development, DunnHumby GP&S, Tesco at The Go Forward Group

Lefteris Kanavas

Director, Former Head of Learning & Development, DunnHumby GP&S, Tesco
The Go Forward Group

Rewards and Benefits

14:45 - 15:30 Case Study Revolution - How can you exploit data to create a tailored reward structure that builds real value for employees on an individual basis?
  • How can we use big data analytics to uncover patterns that feed into reward structures
  • How can levels of employee engagement be strengthen through the use of a data-driven reward policy
  • How can use big data analytics data to draw correlations between pay and performance?
  • How can you use big data to create reward structures based on different demographics
Faith Jenner, HR Board Advisor at The Maturity Institute

Faith Jenner

HR Board Advisor
The Maturity Institute

Karen Gaynor, Head of Rewards UK at Siemens

Karen Gaynor

Head of Rewards UK
Siemens

Shared Services and HR Operations

14:45 - 15:30 Case Study Revolution - Transforming the data at your fingertips into actionable knowledge: How to exploit the data using your existing systems to drive service improvements
Han De Groot, HR Transformation & HRIS Program Delivery Director at ToBeOne

Han De Groot

HR Transformation & HRIS Program Delivery Director
ToBeOne

Michele Martin-Taylor, Vice President HR Transformation Europe at DHL

Michele Martin-Taylor

Vice President HR Transformation Europe
DHL

HR Business Partnering

14:45 - 15:30 Drill-down Workshop Commercial HR Business Partnering - An interactive exploration of the commercial role of HR within modern business to add real, bottom line value

A unique opportunity to shift the focus from employee performance to YOUR own ability to drive business value. Take part in this engaging training programme for HR Business Partners and Directors who want to unleash their commercial value within the competitive corporate environment. In this bespoke interactive training session, you will get the opportunity to learn the theory and practicalities on how to:

  • Align your strategy with corporate goals

  • Guarantee credibility in front of business leaders

  • Influence the workforce to execute your strategy

  • Drive business value and contribute to the bottom-line

Graham David, Managing Director at Blue Beetle

Graham David

Managing Director
Blue Beetle

Beth Evans, Former HRD at Kier Group

Beth Evans

Former HRD
Kier Group

15:30 - 16:00 Afternoon Break

16:00 - 16:20 Afternoon Keynote - Management of Change 2016: The old toolkits have been exhausted, myths have finally been debunked and we should unlearn pretty much everything fast

Leandro Herrero, CEO at The Chalfont Project

Leandro Herrero

CEO
The Chalfont Project

16:20 - 17:05 Case Study Revolution - HR change management: Critical success factors to make your corporate transformation goals a reality

  • Maximising HR change communication: How to best connect employees with business goals to prevent corporate resistance
  • Strengthening change agility: How to prepare your HR agenda in a way that cements the adoption of change as an ongoing process for the future
  • Aligning your company culture with business objectives: How to best manage your culture during expansion, transition and transformation changes
  • How to optimise your infrastructural capabilities to absorb transformation and ease execution
Leandro Herrero, CEO at The Chalfont Project

Leandro Herrero

CEO
The Chalfont Project

Beatriz Rodriguez, Global HR Director Subsea Wellstream at GE Oil & Gas

Beatriz Rodriguez

Global HR Director Subsea Wellstream
GE Oil & Gas

Ian Adkins, Organisation Architect, Leadership Practice at The Chalfont Project

Ian Adkins

Organisation Architect, Leadership Practice
The Chalfont Project

  • Where is the biggest need for stronger cross functional collaboration within your HR division? What are the best solutions to eliminate this disunity?
  • HR best-practice: How should each function work together to attract, develop and retain the best talent?
  • Bridging communication gaps: How you strengthen your sharing of best practice across different divisions and geographies?
  • What are the people, process, and technology requirements you need to put in place to build a fully integrated HR department?
Michiel Van Duin, Center of Excellence Head, Compensation & Benefits at Novartis Business Services

Michiel Van Duin

Center of Excellence Head, Compensation & Benefits
Novartis Business Services

Albert Hakkers, Former HRD at Diageo

Albert Hakkers

Former HRD
Diageo

Joe Stuart, Head of Operating Model Governance, Global HR Services at E.ON

Joe Stuart

Head of Operating Model Governance, Global HR Services
E.ON

Mathis Christian, Group Agile Lead at TUI Group

Mathis Christian

Group Agile Lead
TUI Group

17:50 - 18:00 Chairperson's closing remarks

Albert Hakkers, Former HRD at Diageo

Albert Hakkers

Former HRD
Diageo

18:00 - 23:59 Drinks Reception