Presenters
The HR Congress WorldSummit has consistently featured a distinguished lineup of thought leaders in its previous eight editions. The 2024 event will be no exception. We are currently working on developing the content, and we will soon announce the full speaking faculty.
Confirmed Storytellers in Porto:
STAN SLAP
CEO - SLAP COMPANY, New York Times Best Selling Author
SUSAN J. SCHMITT WINCHESTER
Founder/CEO - HEALING AT WORK, and former SVP, CHRO - APPLIED MATERIALS AND ROCKWELL AUTOMATION
TAMRA CHANDLER
CEO & Founder - PEOPLEWYZE, Best Selling Author: How Performance Management Is Killing Performance
JAMIE AITKEN
VP of HR Transformation - BETTERWORKS
YOLANDA TALAMO
Chief People Officer - HEINEKEN
FELICIANO F. GONZÁLEZ MUÑOZ
Group Head of Human Resources - HOLCIM
STEPHANIE WERNER-DIETZ
Executive Vice President, Human Resources - ARCELORMITTAL
TRIPTI JHA
Chief People Officer - SANDOZ
IRIS PRUEFER
CHRO & Executive Vice President - MEDIAMARKTSATURN RETAIL GROUP, CHRO - CECONOMY AG
EVA MURCIANO
Director General – Human Resources - EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
ELSA BOTO
Head of Human Resources for Energy Brands - VINCI ENERGIES PORTUGAL
MATT ELLIOTT
Chief People Officer - BANK OF IRELAND
GABRIELE FANTA
CHRO, Head of Group HR- KORBER
JOCHEN ECKHOLD
SVP Global HR - HUGO BOSS
ANTHONY HUYGHEBAERT
CHRO - BARCO
RÉGIS MULOT
EVP, Chief Human Resources Officer - IPSEN
GERARD PENNING
Non Executive Director - ALLIANDER NV & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY - ALL (SEFORALL)
VALERIE ROBERT
Global Head of HR - NESPRESSO
MARTIN LEXA
Former Chief Human Resources Officer - MUNDIPHARMA
LIISA SIHVO
CHRO - HKSCAN CORPORATION
USHA KAKARIA-CAYAUX
Chief Human Resources Officer - OFI
HEIKE VIRMOND
Chief People Officer - KITOPI
TANJA ANTONIJEVIC
HR Director - MIELE X
THOMAS DUDENHÖFFER
Vice President Human Resources Europe - TTI, INC
SUSHMITA MISHRA SAHOO
Director HR - INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES
DANIEL AFONSO
Global SVP People and Culture - RADISSON HOTEL GROUP
ASLI DIZDAR
Head of Learning and Organizational Development – GLOBAL PORTFOLIO DIVISION TAKEDA
PERRY TIMMS
The HR Congress WorldSummit Chair - Founder & Chief Energy Officer, PTHR
ROY THARAKAN
Director of Global Commercial Talent Academy - CARGILL
JOANNE NEDDO
Vice President of Global Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) - SODEXO
DR. CHRISTINE ABEL
VP Global Performance & Rewards - STADA ARZNEIMITTEL AG
MARKUS GRAF
Vice President, Global Head of Talent - NOVARTIS
JIM ROTTMAN
Global Head of Culture, Inclusion and Belonging - VOLVO CARS
MARK CRUTH
Principle Modern Work Coach - ATLASSIAN
CATTY BENNET SATTLER
Director of Human Resources (CHRO) - UNHCR
SARAH VAN HELDEN
Vice President HR (Europe, Middle East & Africa) - ORICA
PATRÍCIA CALVÁRIO
CHRO - TELEPERFORMANCE PORTUGAL
ELISABETH STENE
Head of People & Organization (CHRO) - TELENOR NORWAY
STEFAN LANGE
Senior Vice President Executive Talent Management - SIEMENS
MEGAN GIANNINI
Head of People, International Region - PHILIPS
NITI KHOSLA
Global Head of Culture - STRAUMANN GROUP
MARIANA MACHADO
Human Resources Director - IHG HOTELS & RESORTS
APARNA BALLAKUR
CHRO - KIWI.COM
DAIGA ERGLE
Global Head of HR - THE CUSTOMIZATION GROUP
ANTOINETTE WEIBEL
Professor, Chair of Human Resources Management - UNIVERSITY OF ST GALLEN, Co-Founder - GOOD ORGANISATIONS
OTTI VOGT
Founder - GOOD ORGANISATIONS, former COO - ING C&G
ULRICH TENNIE
Global Head CoE People & Culture Development - SWISS RE
CATARINA HONORIO
Global Head of HR Services - SOLVAY
RHYTHM JOLLY
Project Manager - AGODA
BEA BOCCALANDRO
Founder and President - VERAWORKS
KLAUS SCHEILE
VP Learning & Development - T-SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL
FRANK KELLENBERG
Vice President, Global Head of Culture & Inclusion - SANDOZ
JON GRIMES
Group Head of Employee Experience - DNV
DR. BERNHARD KAUMANNS
CEO and Founder - LEADERS WHO CARE
SARA LUPI
Head of Human Resources Southern Europe - BEIERSDORF
PETRA POINTINGER
Head of Group Human Resources & Internal Communication - MM Group
INGA STANIUNE
Chief HR Officer - AVIA SOLUTIONS GROUP and certified Gestalt Psychotherapist
VLADISLAVA (VLADKA) KOZAKOVA
Vice President Global HR & Sustainability - YOKOHAMA TWS
JENS HOVGAARD JENSEN
Chief People Officer - GIRTEKA LOGISTICS
CAROLINE (BUIST) TURNER
Head of Assessment and Organisation Behaviour - SHELL
KEVIN EMPEY
Author, Managing Director and Founder - WORKMATTERS
JANINA NORTON
Global Head of Culture - AXA
PRUDENCE PITTER
Global head of HR - AUTO/MANUFACTURING & HEALTHCARE/LIFE SCIENCES - AWS
MAR HERNANDEZ
Global Senior HR Director - HP
SOFIA VERÍSSIMO
Vice President & Human Resources Lead - ATC EUROPE
GIEDRÉ TERESEVIčIENÉ
Country HR Director - AFFIDEA
CARLOS COURELAS
Human Resources Manager - SERVIER
MARIA RIOLO
Founder - NIU:VIU INTERNATIONAL, Leadership Coach & Change Consultant
ALIZE HOFMEESTER
Transformation & Change Executive, Founder - TWINXTER
CARSTEN SCHEUBA
Head of Workforce Experience Design & Process Governance - LONZA
MARCO SERRÃO
Chief People & Spaces Officer - GALP
MARISIA GIORGI
Chief People Officer & Executive Member - JERÓNIMO MARTINS
JAMES RYAN
Senior Consultant - WORKMATTERS
ANDY STORCH
Founder/Host - TALENT DEVELOPMENT THINK TANK, Author/Speaker - Own Your Career Own Your Life
MAX HUNTER
Chief Joy Officer & Co-Founder - MOTIVATORS@WORK
SWATI NAGPAUL
Global Talent Management Lead - SOFTWAREONE
GWENDOLIN HARTMANN
Global Head of Recruiting & Employer Branding - KÖRBER
LEA KLAUK
Head of Learning and Development -KÖRBER
DAVIN YOUNGS
Founder - VOXUS
BASTIAN EICHLER
VP of Product / Marketing - WORKMOTION
SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER:
SPONSOR
We know HR. We love HR. We connect with HR.
DESTINATION:
PORTO
Porto, one of the oldest cities in Portugal, is a city of
culture and leisure, a cosmopolitan and contemporary
place. From the excellent facilities to the wide
range of hotels available in the region, Porto is the perfect
destination for The HR Congress 2024. All attendees will leave with a memorable experience.
DESTINATION:
PORTO
culture and leisure, a cosmopolitan and contemporary
place. From the excellent facilities available to the wide
range of hotels available in the region, Porto is the perfect
destination for The HR Congress 2024 – leaving all
attendees with a memorable experience
