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May 27, 2026
Postillion Hotel & Convention Centre Amsterdam
9-11 Paul van Vlissingenstraat
Amsterdam

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Leave with the confidence, language, and frameworks to reposition your team from a cost centre to a strategic advantage. You'll gain actionable strategies across panels, keynotes, and practitioner-led sessions.

For leaders in the C-suite, the co-located Chief People Officer track will dive into enterprise workforce planning, and influencing strategy at the executive level.


May 27
May 27
May 27
08:00
Exhibition & networking
Welcome breakfast & registration
09:00
Main stage
Chairperson opening remarks
09:15
Main stage
The balance act: Building agile, scalable people operations in a high-growth environment
Jenny Kjaer, Director, People Operations, Valmet
09:45
Main stage
Panel - The human-tech equilibrium: Leading people operations in an AI-first future
Tamara Casasa, Head of People Operations, Impress
Komal Singh, Director & Global HR Business Partner, Technology BU, Vanderlande
Thalía Penagos Gallart, Director of People Operations, IPC Systems
10:30
Exhibition & networking
Coffee break
11:00
Main stage
The next frontier in HR: From broken foundations to AI Agents
Christopher Weggler, Head of People Operations, Commercetools
11:30
Main stage
Turning culture into your operational differentiator
Natalia Mikhalovskaya, Former Director, HRBP (People & Culture), Nebius AI
12:00
Main stage
Engaging and integrating teams across borders: Winning the global people challenge
Lillia Nahon, Global IS Human Resources Director, Smurfit Westrock
12:30
Exhibition & networking
Lunch
13:30
Main stage
Panel - Inclusion as infrastructure: Designing trust and belonging across regions
Niels Jansen, Head of Human Resources, LG Electronics
Debrah Laurey, Human Resources Director, Randstad
14:15
Main stage
Moderated roundtable discussions
Catarina Cerqueira, Head of People Operations EMEA, Hexagon Safety, Infrastructure & Geospatial
David Griggs, Head of Recruitment, Sensorfact
Ruben Groen, Director Learning Transformation, Merck
Amitabh Yadav, Global Director – Rewards & HR Excellence, Centrient
15:00
Exhibition & networking
Coffee break
15:30
Main stage
Panel - Talent acquisition innovation: Scout interviews as a proactive hiring model
Henri Verlinden, Director HR, Vaxxinova
David Griggs, Head of Recruitment, Sensorfact
16:15
Main stage
Future-proofing people ops: Leadership capabilities for what’s coming next
Komal Singh, Director & Global HR Business Partner, Technology BU, Vanderlande
16:45
Main stage
When the board asks “So What?”: Proving the ROI of people decisions
17:15
Main stage
Chairperson closing remarks
17:20
Exhibition & networking
Happy hour hosted by People Alliance

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Join your peers transforming the HR function, leave with proven tactics and ready-to-implement playbooks so you can:

- Stop justifying your existence and start shaping company direction - move from reactive firefighting to proactive workforce planning

- Speak the language of commercial impact – revenue, retention, productivity – not just "employee satisfaction"

- Deploy AI and analytics ethically while demonstrating clear business outcomes and maintaining trust and culture

- Walk into exec meetings with the confidence and frameworks to challenge outdated thinking and shape company strategy

Amsterdam
May 27, 2026

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