Presenters

The HR WorldSummit has consistently featured a distinguished lineup of thought leaders in its previous nine editions. The 2025 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 2025:

STAN SLAP

CEO - SLAP COMPANY, New York Times Best Selling Author

KAZUSHI AMBE

Senior Executive Vice President and CHRO - SONY GROUP CORPORATION

CATHARINA MONSTER

Group Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) - SYNLAB INTERNATIONAL

GRAEME CODRINGTON

Keynote Presenter, Author, Future of Work Specialist - TOMORROWTODAY GLOBAL

CHRISTELLE BENETEAU

Chief People Officer (CPO) and Executive Committee Member - FERRING PHARMACEUTICALS

SANDRINE GIRSZYN

Chief Human Resources Officer - AXA Headquarters

JOSH DREAN

Co-Founder, Senior Partner - WORK3 INSTITUTE

SARAH UNDERHILL

People Director, Technology & Data (Group Chief Operating Office) - LLOYDS BANKING GROUP

KAISA AALTO-LUOTO

Chief People Officer - FINNAIR

LUNGILE LANGA

Group HR Executive - AIRPORTS COMPANY SOUTH AFRICA

KARINA TEWES

SVP CHRO - ATEA DANMARK

DR. DIRK FINNING

Senior Vice President Global Human Resources Seafreight and Information Technology - KUEHNE + NAGEL

ELLIS LAURA GRIFFITH, PHD

Global Chief People Officer - ERM

FRIDA MONSÉN

Global Head of L&D Strategy & Portfolio - VATTENFALL

LENE TROLLNES

Senior Vice President HR & Organization - RECYCLING NORSK HYDRO

ADOLFO CRISCUOLO

Chief Human Resources Officer - PROMETEON TYRE GROUP

HUMSHA RAMGOBIN

Group Chief Human Resources Officer - MEDICLINIC GROUP

CATARINA HORTA

Group Head of HR - NOVO BANCO

CTIRAD NEDBÁLEK

Global Head of People & Organizational Development and Group Functions HR - AHOLD DELHAIZE

RENÉ BUJARD

Human Resources Director, EMEA and HQ - SUNSTAR GLOBAL

SUSAN SALZBRENNER

Member of the Group Executive Board and Group VP of People & Organisation - BOSSARD GROUP

GEORG SCHLOTTER

CHRO, Surface Solutions Division - OERLIKON

MARK VAN DONGEN, PHD

Global Head of HR Sulzer Services Division - SULZER

PERNILLE FRITZ VILHELMSEN

Executive Vice President, Chief People & Culture Officer - HEMPEL A/S

GAETANO CAPOZZOLO

VP CHRM Audiological Care - SONOVA GROUP

QUENTIN SALAY

Global Head of Human Resources FreeWheel - NBCUNIVERSAL COMCAST CORPORATION

MICHAELA CHALOUPKOVÁ

Member of Board of Directors and Chief Administration Officer - ČEZ, A. S.

MAYA MADKOUR

International Keynote Speaker, Author & Podcast Host - MAYA TALKS MOTIVATION

CHRIS GLASS

Global Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion - SOHO HOUSE & CO

JULIA MENNINGA

Director Organisational and People Development - HUBERT BURDA MEDIA, GERMANY

DINA ALVAREZ

Global Head of Talent & Culture - VUELING AIRLINES

DR. PETER SCHULZ-RITTICH

SVP HR Strategy & Digital Transformation - GXO LOGISTICS, INC

HERVÉ TIBERGHIEN

Chief Operations & People Officer and Member of the Executive Committee - SYENSQO

VLADISLAVA (VLADKA) KOZAKOVA

Vice President Global HR & Sustainability - YOKOHAMA TWS

TOBIAS STURESSON

Co-Founder - HEART MANAGEMENT

NKECHI RUNSEWE

Head of Global Talent Management - THE HEINEKEN COMPANY

DR. JOHN MAHONEY-PHILLIPS

Global Head of Talent, Performance, Acquisition & Learning - VISTRA

AMBER VANDERBURG

Founder - THE PATHWAYZ GROUP

JOÃO VERDELHO

Head of Global Talent Attraction & Management - EDP

CLAUDIO VALENTE

Global Head of Talent Management - INGKA GROUP, IKEA

SERGEY GORBATOV

Adjunct Professor - IE Business School

MARIANA MACHADO

HR Director for Southern Europe, CIS & Georgia - IHG HOTELS & RESORTS

DR. BERNHARD KAUMANNS

CEO and Founder - LEADERS WHO CARE

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