Sessions
Registration and Networking
Wednesday October 14, 2026 08:00 - 08:30 CEST HILTON GRAND PLACE BRUSSELS
Welcome: Opening Remarks
Wednesday October 14, 2026 08:30 - 08:45 CEST HILTON GRAND PLACE BRUSSELS
Setting the Stage: The Choices Before Us
Max Mckeown
Wednesday October 14, 2026 08:45 - 09:00 CEST HILTON GRAND PLACE BRUSSELS
Keynote: What’s Driving the Market Now and What’s Ahead
Sue Duke
Wednesday October 14, 2026 09:00 - 09:25 CEST HILTON GRAND PLACE BRUSSELS
Keynote: The Business and People Opportunity of AI
David Mekkaoui
Wednesday October 14, 2026 09:25 - 09:50 CEST HILTON GRAND PLACE BRUSSELS
Keynote: How AI Will Shape HR's Future (The Future Is Now!)
Todd Gershkowitz, Charlotte Levert
Wednesday October 14, 2026 09:50 - 10:15 CEST HILTON GRAND PLACE BRUSSELS
Interactive: AI, Leadership and My Culture Journeys
Wednesday October 14, 2026 10:15 - 10:40 CEST HILTON GRAND PLACE BRUSSELS
Networking Break and Challenge Overview
Wednesday October 14, 2026 10:40 - 11:10 CEST HILTON GRAND PLACE BRUSSELS
Challenge 1. Track I. Discussion: Enhancing the Strategic Voice and Value of HR
Frederic Patitucci, Joe Davolio, Tameka Vasquez
Wednesday October 14, 2026 11:10 - 12:30 CEST HILTON GRAND PLACE BRUSSELS
Challenge 1. Track II. Discussion: Developing Leadership Intelligence and Mindset for Future Performance
Laureen Rwatirera, Simon McDermott, Sanja Plavcic Haas
Wednesday October 14, 2026 11:10 - 12:30 CEST HILTON GRAND PLACE BRUSSELS
Challenge 1. Track III. Discussion: The Evolving Leadership and Culture Landscape: What’s Next?
Busi Sizani, Ryan Vincent
Wednesday October 14, 2026 11:10 - 12:30 CEST HILTON GRAND PLACE BRUSSELS
Networking Lunch
Wednesday October 14, 2026 12:30 - 13:30 CEST HILTON GRAND PLACE BRUSSELS
Challenge 2. Track I. Discussion: Workforce Planning Disrupted
Busola Farinmade, Maria Rosaria Bonifacio, Peter Louch
Wednesday October 14, 2026 13:30 - 14:50 CEST HILTON GRAND PLACE BRUSSELS
Challenge 2. Track II. Discussion: Upskilling, Coaching, and Reskilling at Scale
Bas Puts, Kimo Kippen
Wednesday October 14, 2026 13:30 - 14:50 CEST HILTON GRAND PLACE BRUSSELS
Challenge 2. Track III. Discussion: Beyond Skills and Tech to a Sustainable Workforce: AI-Powered People
Brian Delle Donne, Victoria Beynon
Wednesday October 14, 2026 13:30 - 14:50 CEST HILTON GRAND PLACE BRUSSELS
Networking Break
Wednesday October 14, 2026 14:50 - 15:20 CEST HILTON GRAND PLACE BRUSSELS
Challenge 3. Track I. Discussion: AI Transformation: Strategy, Structure, and Workforce Sustainability
Adriano Bruno, Ivan Nosov, Karlijn van den Berg, Peter Zemsky
Wednesday October 14, 2026 15:20 - 16:40 CEST HILTON GRAND PLACE BRUSSELS
Challenge 3. Track II. Discussion: AI Impact on Performance and Reward Programs, Tools and Operating Models
Clare Moncrieff, Martin Smit, Saul Huisman, John Beadle
Wednesday October 14, 2026 15:20 - 16:40 CEST HILTON GRAND PLACE BRUSSELS
Challenge 3. Track III. Discussion: The Digital HR Organization: Beyond Productivity – Governing What You’ve Built
Brian Delle Donne, Oliver Kothrade, Stefanie Becker, Tara Murphy
Wednesday October 14, 2026 15:20 - 16:40 CEST HILTON GRAND PLACE BRUSSELS
The Digital HR Organization Productivity Case Studies
Wednesday October 14, 2026 16:40 - 16:45 CEST HILTON GRAND PLACE BRUSSELS
New HR structures and systems are emerging that leverage AI and GenAI. Learn about and discuss next and best practices to drive new team and organizational performance within HR and for HR customers. Discuss how productivity and other outcomes are tracked, measured, and enhanced.