European HR Strategy Summit

Bringing your HR into the 21st Century through Added Business Value, Process Innovation and Improved People Performance

Wednesday 1st and Thursday 2nd October 2008
Crowne Plaza Hotel,"Le Palace", Rue Gineste 3, 1210, Brussels (Belgium)

Summary

Symposium Events' European HR Strategy Summit 2008 is Europe's premier strategic conference focusing on the critical challenges that the European HR professional faces now and in the future. Boasting two days of innovative case studies from the HR leaders of Europe, you will establish clear solutions to the challenges faced by your organisation. You will also have the opportunity to share views and experiences with top representatives from KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, IKEA, BT Group Functions, Diesel S.P.A, Pfizer and Siemens, to name but a few.

Incorporating key updates on changes to the latest European Labour Laws, and four comprehensive, specialised streams addressing the HR issues you face, European HR Strategy Summit is the HR event of the year for HR professionals adding value to your organisation.

Background

With increasing pressure being placed upon HR Departments due to talent shortages, increased competition for human capital, global expansions and mergers and acquisitions. HR is being called upon to become more strategic to the business and improve bottom-line performance. HR must continuously aim to be more competitive, responsive to change and deliver cost effective results. To achieve these results HR Directors need to apply strategy to reality and transform people performance organisation wide.

Innovation is critical to success and, as a HR professional, your role must continuously evolve to meet the changing demands of the business to ensure you remain ahead of competitors. Your team has to be able to demonstrate business acumen, have a vision and be able to illustrate to the board how to move forward to benefit the business.

A leading, recent, European survey states that the top 5 key challenges for the future of HR, identified by HR leaders in 27 European Countries, are: talent management , managing demographics , becoming a learning organisation , managing work life balance and managing change and cultural transformation . If your organisation can master these challenges you will be able to build and sustain a competitive advantage. However, according to research from the Boston Consulting Group, only 30% of organisations through Europe have begun to tackle all five top challenges.

Symposium Events' European HR Strategy Summit 2008 will provide you with the necessary tools to tackle the HR challenges that face your organisation.

Programme Highlights

• Examining the latest European Legislation affecting your organisation
• Developing business skills within your HR department and ensuring that the HR and business goals are aligned
• Exploring human capital management and the link to employee engagement
• Increasing the strategic credibility of your HR function
• Setting the framework and understanding the joint challenges of mergers and acquisitions
• Refining HR service delivery and structural transformation of HR
• Creating a global approach to HR services and managing cultural expectations
• Improving cost control, efficiency and contribution of your HR outsourcing and Shared Service Centres

Speakers

Chair:

• European Human Resources Forum - John Herbert, Executive Director

Speakers from:

• European Commission - Evelyne Pichot, DG Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities
• KLM Royal Dutch Airlines - Lucas Van Wees, VP HR
• InterContinental Hotels Group - Tony Bainbridge, SVP Human Resources EMEA
• Hitachi Data Systems - Scott Kelly, VP HR EMEA
• IKEA - Albert Martens, Global Project HR Manager
• Canon Europe - Massimo Macarti, Chief of Human Resources
• Siemens Spain - Eugenio Soria, Director Compensation and Benefits, Performance Management, International Mobility, Human Resources
• Pfizer GFSS Europe - Tony Campion, Senior Manager Human Resources
• Volvo CE - Gérard Antoine, VP Human Resources Development
• Panasonic Europe - Danny Kalman, HR Director
• Levi Strauss Europe - Regis Mulot, Community & Corporate Citizenship, EMEA
• Aalborg Portlans Group - Anders Thorup, VP Group HR
• A.P. Moller - Maersk - Kent Jonasen, Former Deputy Head of Group HR
• Arup - Tony Hatton-Gore, Director of Remuneration and Benefits
• Cadbury Schweppes - Gary Madden, Process Director HR
• SPE-Luminus - Dimitri Hovine, Corporate Director HR
• Rolls-Royce plc - Mark Judd, HR SSC Director, HR Shared Service Centre
• BT Group Functions - Jenny Arwas, HR Director,
• Diesel S.P.A. - Sergio Caredda, Global Training & Development Manager, HRIS Implementation Project Manager
• Standard Life plc - David P Barr, Head of HR Shared Services
• Siemens Czech Republic - Lubos Miskuf, Head of Human Resources
• Faurecia - Charles-Henry Duroyon, Global HR Systems Director
• Zambon Group - Fernando Ferri, Group HR & Organisation Director
• Visa Europe - Sarah Bruck, VP Organisational Development
• Vanco UK Ltd - Stephen Mansfield, Group HR Manager
• ING, Arjen van Berkum, Head of Resource Allocation Management

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