The International HRD Squares take place on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. CET
A live weekly series of virtual roundtables chaired by leading international companies and HR Directors. Each daily International HRD Square is a troubleshooting session that focuses on hot HR topics providing in-depth discussions between best practice leaders from around the globe. The live interactive sessions are a unique sharing and learning experience for you to discover best practices, address challenges and get solutions in a collaborative and open-minded setting.
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FEBRUARY 2 – 4 Week chaired by WOOLRICH EUROPE | 4:00 – 5:30 pm CET
Topic of the Week: GROWING INTERNATIONALLY IN A VUCA WORLD
02/02/2021
SOURCING INTERNATIONAL TALENTS
HRD OF THE WEEK:
Mauro Prestopino WOOLRICH EUROPE
SPEAKERS:
Olga Barroso Gonzalez EUROP ASSISTANCE SPAIN
Kambis Kohansal Vajargah AUSTRIAN FEDERAL ECONOMIC CHAMBER
Matthieu Van Roy TALKWALKER
Cristina Gonzalez HABITISSIMO SPAIN
03/02/2021
FOSTERING DIGITAL GROWTH
HRD OF THE WEEK:
Mauro Prestopino WOOLRICH EUROPE
SPEAKERS:
Francesco Aimi TERTIUM
Davide Inverni VANS EMEA
Günışığı Geçgil ARENA TURKEY
Giovanna Conzi GENERALI INVESTMENTS
Johanna Medlege EULER HERMES MIDDLE EAST
Denelise l’Ecluse BSI THE NETHERLANDS
04/02/2021
SUSTAINABLE CUSTOMERS DRIVING SUSTAINABLE COMPANIES
HRD OF THE WEEK:
Mauro Prestopino WOOLRICH EUROPE
SPEAKERS:
Bhavesh Naik WOOLRICH
Fabrizio Furbini ENEL GROUP
Maria Cristina Bifulco PRYSMIAN GROUP
Albert Vogl-Bader CARPLOYEE
Annie Agle COTOPAXI USA
FEBRUARY 9 – 11 Week chaired by BAT | 4:00 – 5:30 pm CET
Topic of the Week: LEADING DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION AND CULTURAL CHANGE
09/02/2021
SURFING THE WAVE OF DATA ANALYTICS: MANAGING INSIGHTS & FORESIGHT
HRD OF THE WEEK:
Elena Anfosso BAT
SPEAKERS:
Riccardo Falconi BAT
Ralf Buechsenschuss ZURICH INSURANCE COMPANY SWITZERLAND
Luciana Depieri IBM LATIN AMERICA BRAZIL
Jackie Wilson IBM NEW YORK
Andrew Spence WORKFORCE FUTURIST, GLOBAL SPEAKER & WRITER, UK
Aysegul Ertureten Cavusoglu ERICSSON TURKEY
10/02/2021
DIGITAL QUOTIENT: THE RACE FOR A DIGITAL LEADERSHIP
HRD OF THE WEEK:
Elena Anfosso BAT
SPEAKERS:
Maria Angelica Gutierrez Ramirez BAT SOUTH EUROPE
Mattias Kanold TELIA COMPANY SWEDEN
Els Van de Water BANCO SANTANDER SPAIN
Luciana Depieri IBM LATIN AMERICA BRAZIL
Jackie Wilson IBM NEW YORK
Andreas Rogger NEMAK
11/02/2021
TRANSFORMING THE ORGANISATION AND UPSKILLING THE PEOPLE
HRD OF THE WEEK:
Elena Anfosso BAT
SPEAKERS:
Martin Whitehouse BAT UNITED KINGDOM
Camille Radou SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC HUNGARY
Carla Bellavia GROUPAMA ASSICURAZIONI S.P.A.
Davide Inverni VANS EMEA
Ernesto López Pino DXC TECHNOLOGIES SWITZERLAND
Marco Monga ISTITUTO ITALIANO TECNOLOGIA
MARCH 9 – 11 Week chaired by ANGELINI PHARMA | 4:00 – 5:30 pm CET
Topic of the Week: PEOPLE DRIVING CULTURAL CHANGE
09/03/2021
THE PURSUIT OF PEOPLE CENTRICITY AND BECOMING AN EMPLOYER OF CHOICE
HRD OF THE WEEK:
Fabio Castelli ANGELINI PHARMA
SPEAKERS:
Luigi De Santis ANGELINI PHARMA
Doinita Constantinescu ANGELINI PHARMA
Oliver El Obeid HAVAS
Carla Caracol GRUPO RENASCENCA MULTIMEDIA
Stéphanie Paiement CIELO TALENT COMPTABLE + FINANCIER
Ester Cadau GROUPE ATLANTIC
Sari Ek-Petroff VTT Technical Research Centre
10/03/2021
YOUNG TALENTS: SHAPING THE FUTURE AND CHALLENGING THE STATUS QUO
HRD OF THE WEEK:
Fabio Castelli ANGELINI PHARMA
SPEAKERS:
Conceicao Martins ANGELINI PHARMA
Sinem Dilmen ANGELINI PHARMA
Jaroslava Hajkova ANGELINI PHARMA
Eleonora Perticarà ANGELINI PHARMA
Anouk Terlouw COMMONWEALTH BANK of Australia
Paul Ngugi GREENPEACE
Nicolas Behbahani TECHNIPFMC
11/03/2021
“GO DIGITAL” TO SUPPORT CULTURAL CHANGE AND INNOVATION
HRD OF THE WEEK:
Fabio Castelli ANGELINI PHARMA
SPEAKERS:
Fabrizio Caranci ANGELINI PHARMA
Ana Villaverde ANGELINI PHARMA
Nicolas Behbahani TechnipFMC
Jean-Noel Thiollier SYNERLAB
Ariane Ledoux NAOS
Peter Xiao NEXANS
MARCH 16 – 18 Week chaired by PWC | 4:00 – 5:30 pm CET
Topic of the Week: GETTING CREATIVE WITH EMPLOYER BRANDING AND TALENT ACQUISITION
16/03/2021
NEW MODELS TO ENGAGE, ATTRACT AND INTERACT WITH CANDIDATES IN THE DIGITAL ERA
HRD OF THE WEEK:
Luca Ruggi PWC
SPEAKERS:
Andrea Fabris PWC
Maria Ratz PWC
Tim A. Ackermann TUI
Jubin Honarfar WATCHADO
Ignacio Aranguez Montero AEGON
Massimiliano Sacco ELECTRONIC ARTS
17/03/2021
AI: TAKING THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS TO THE NEXT LEVEL
HRD OF THE WEEK:
Luca Ruggi PWC
SPEAKERS:
Adria Harris ROCHE
Lukas Snizek QUICKSPEECH
Stefanie Messner L’ORÉAL
Mariel Aim BOLT
18/03/2021
HOW TO IDENTIFY, ATTRACT AND DEVELOP EMERGING SKILLS IN EVOLVING ORGANIZATIONS
HRD OF THE WEEK:
Luca Ruggi PWC
SPEAKERS:
Pamela Petruzzi PWC
Carmen Cerdan RIA MONEY TRANSFER
Farrah Ekeroth EY
Ditke Van Goethem WESTPOLE
Jochen Boekel SPEEXX
Maria Cristina Cacciari EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK
Tatiana Terekhova ESSILOR
APRIL 13 – 15 Week chaired by GENERALI ASSET & WEALTH MANAGEMENT | 4:00 – 5:30 pm CET
Topic of the Week: HR PRIORITIES IN THE NEW NORMAL
13/04/2021
REWARD: WHAT ARE THE PRIORITIES FOR THE FUTURE?
HRD OF THE WEEK:
Giovanna Conzi GENERALI ASSET & WEALTH MANAGEMENT
SPEAKERS:
Francesco Codifava GENERALI ASSET & WEALTH MANAGEMENT
Feliciano González Muñoz LAFARGEHOLCIM
Guillermo Rademakers GRUPO PIÑERO
Oluyomi Okunowo WELLA COMPANY
Jeff Bakes IKEA GROUP
14/04/2021
HR ANALYTICS, NEW TRENDS AND EVOLUTION
HRD OF THE WEEK:
Giovanna Conzi GENERALI ASSET & WEALTH MANAGEMENT
SPEAKERS:
Vincenzo Gramegna GENERALI ASSET & WEALTH MANAGEMENT
Nicolas Behbahani TechnipFMC
Andrew Spence GLOBAL SPEAKER AND WRITER
Daniel Hong AREA9 LYCEUM
Andrés Bianchi BANCO SANTANDER
15/04/2021
ONBOARDING OF NEW HIRES IN THE NEW NORMAL
HRD OF THE WEEK:
Giovanna Conzi GENERALI ASSET & WEALTH MANAGEMENT
SPEAKERS:
Elena Anfosso BAT
Sinem Dilmen ANGELINI PHARMA
Cristina Gonzalez HABITISSIMO SPAIN
Ivan Bjelajac MVP WORKSHOP
Helo Tamme
APRIL 20 – 22 Week chaired by BAKER HUGHES | 4:00 – 5:30 pm CET
Topic of the Week: DRIVING INNOVATION THROUGH DIVERSITY
20/04/2021
CHALLENGING UNCONSCIOUS BIASES AND FOSTERING A LISTENING CULTURE
HRD OF THE WEEK:
Gabriele Franceschini BAKER HUGHES
SPEAKERS:
Silvia Gai BAKER HUGHES
Fabrizio Tripodi BROWN-FORMAN
Dan Crisan BROWN-FORMAN
Laia Estorach RECKITT
Trish Wiese ASTRAZENECA
Kristin Engvig WIN CONFERENCE
21/04/2021
FUTURE-READY INCLUSIVE LEADERS
HRD OF THE WEEK:
Gabriele Franceschini BAKER HUGHES
SPEAKERS:
Mohamed Nounou BAKER HUGHES
Vanessa Steenkamp
Kristen Anderson BARILLA
Günışığı Geçgil ARENA
Eiad Absi AFNIC Al-Fujairah National Insurance Company
22/04/2021
ATTRACTING AND DEVELOPING DIVERSE TALENT
HRD OF THE WEEK:
Gabriele Franceschini BAKER HUGHES
SPEAKERS:
Rebecca Lock BAKER HUGHES
Tatiana Terekhova ESSILOR
Yves Veulliet IBM
Yousra Harradi EULER HERMES
Madiha Khalid SHELL
Karina Delgado DIAGEO
APRIL 27 – 29 Week chaired by PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL | 4:00 – 5:30 pm CET
Topic of the Week: EVOLVING HR INTO A CONSUMER CENTRIC PEOPLE & CULTURE
27/04/2021
EMPLOYER BRANDING TO SUPPORT BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION
HRD OF THE WEEK:
Paolo Le Pera PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL
SPEAKERS:
Nimai Swaroop PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL
Vedrana Perica CARLSBERG
Peter Xiao NEXANS INDUSTRIAL BUSINESS GROUP
Antonio Calco’ Labruzzo TAKEDA
Heidi Myers Former Global Head of Talent Acquisition
28/04/2021
THE ROLE OF PEOPLE & CULTURE IN DRIVING CONSUMER-CENTRIC BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION
HRD OF THE WEEK:
Paolo Le Pera PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL
SPEAKERS:
Daniel Cuevas PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL
Gladys Mathieu PRYSMIAN GROUP
Mathilde Beaudouin L’OREAL
Metzen Cherian VOLVO GROUP
Yasmina Fares Amado AMAZON WEB SERVICES
29/04/2021
COMPENSATION & BENEFIT IN A TRANSFORMING ORGANIZATION
HRD OF THE WEEK:
Paolo Le Pera PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL
SPEAKERS:
Alparslan Soysal PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL
John Beadle ABB
Yousra Harradi EULER HERMES
Karolina Szczepańska KWS GROUP
Prince Abraham NOVO NORDISK
Alia Zafar THE BANK OF PUNJAB
MAY 4 – 6 Week chaired by EUROP ASSISTANCE SPAIN | 4:00 – 5:30 pm CET
Topic of the week: BUILDING A PEOPLE-CENTRIC CULTURE
04/05/2021
A CARING CULTURE: EMBRACING CUSTOMERS AND EMPLOYEES
HRD OF THE WEEK:
Olga Barroso EUROP ASSISTANCE SPAIN
SPEAKERS:
Hilde Goethuys EUROP ASSITANCE
Madiha Khalid SHELL
Gladys Mathieu PRYSMIAN GROUP
Haley Quinn STANLEYBLACK&DECKER
Asmara Nomani COCA-COLA
05/05/2021
MANAGING TEAMS IN A DIGITAL ERA
HRD OF THE WEEK:
Olga Barroso EUROP ASSISTANCE SPAIN
SPEAKERS:
Cristina Giancola EUROP ASSISTANCE
Sergio Pocini TECHNIP ENERGIES
Natalia Danilenko
Emmanuel Micheal LETSHEGO MFB
Larry Indovina TOP HAT
06/05/2021
REVAMPING A BRAND AMBASSADOR PROGRAM
HRD OF THE WEEK:
Olga Barroso EUROP ASSISTANCE SPAIN
SPEAKERS:
Beatriz Calabria EUROP ASSITANCE
Xhoana Vishka RED BULL
Miguel Ruiz Repetto WALMART
Melissa Friedman FLEX
Renita Käsper BABBEL
MAY 11 – 13 Week chaired by BFF BANKING GROUP | 4:00 – 5:30 pm CET
Topic of the Week: FORGING A WINNING COMMON CULTURE
11/05/2021
CULTURE INTEGRATION IN A GLOCAL COMPANY
HRD OF THE WEEK:
Alessandra Rizzi BFF BANK
SPEAKERS:
Elisabetta Castellotti BFF BANK
Angelika Inglsperger ALLIANZ
Cosmina Coman LEARNING PRO
Sandra Barquilha 3M
Okey Okere HOFSTEDE INSIGHTS
Shelley Khosla UBER
12/05/2021
COMBINING LOCAL AGILITY WITH HQ COORDINATION AND CONTROL
HRD OF THE WEEK:
Alessandra Rizzi BFF BANK
SPEAKERS:
Eleonora Consonni BFF BANK
Andreas Rogger NEMAK GLOBAL
Sandra Barquilha 3M
Jose Manuel Ballesteros GRUNDFOS
Santosh Kher FEDEX EXPRESS
13/05/2021
FOSTERING A COMMON CULTURE AND A NEW PURPOSE POST- M&A
HRD OF THE WEEK:
Alessandra Rizzi BFF BANK
SPEAKERS:
Piedad Orán BFF BANK
Joaquin Hormaechea REPSOL
Silvia Martínez Martín GI GROUP
Tim A. Ackermann TUI
MAY 25 – 27 Week chaired by BIP | 4:00 – 5:30 pm CET
TOPIC of the WEEK: EMBRACING BETTER WAYS OF WORK IN THE NEW NORMAL
25/05/2021
FROM EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCE TO EMPLOYEE CARING
HRD OF THE WEEK:
Fausto Fusco & Rosario Sica BIP
SPEAKERS:
Cosmina Coman LEARNING PRO
Renita Kasper BABBEL
Alia Zafar THE BANK OF PUNJAB
Cristina Gonzalez HABITISSIMO
Tove Griffin GREAT PLACE TO WORK
26/05/2021
THE HYBRID OFFICE: SUSTAINABLE, SMART AND SAFE
HRD OF THE WEEK:
Fausto Fusco & Rosario Sica BIP
SPEAKERS:
Sally-Anne Dudley NATIONAL GRID
Alessio Citro STANLEYBLACK&DECKER
Iryna Vladimirova PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL
Amit Anafi IL PRISMA
Polina Khabarova CROC
27/05/2021
THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF INTERNAL COMMUNICATION
HRD OF THE WEEK:
Fausto Fusco & Rosario Sica BIP
SPEAKERS:
Ginevra Fidora OPENKNOWLEDGE
Antonio Mineo STELLANTIS
Joel Marans TOPHAT
Ana Bevanda BAKER HUGHES
Irina Doiciu LEROY MERLIN
Laura Michelle Bernhard QUANTEXA
JUNE 8 – 10 Week chaired by BRIDGESTONE | 4:00 – 5:30 pm CET
TOPIC of the Week: ACHIEVING DIGITAL MASTERY
08/06/2021
ENVISIONING DIGITAL TO DRIVE TRANSFORMATION
HRD OF THE WEEK:
Silvia Brufani BRIDGESTONE
SPEAKERS:
Lorenzo Alleva BRIDGESTONE
Audrey Van de Castle STANLEY BLACK & DECKER
Antonio Calco’ Labruzzo TAKEDA
Evija Iesalniece
Mark Bass NOKIA
Hiliana Fienieg SIEMENS HEALTHINEERS
09/06/2021
MANAGING DIGITAL: COMPETENCIES AND CULTURE TO ACCELERATE CHANGE
HRD OF THE WEEK:
Silvia Brufani BRIDGESTONE
SPEAKERS:
Evelyne Van Vosselen BRIDGESTONE
Laia Estorach RECKITT
Xue Bai VODAFONE
Jennifer Cunningham BUILDERS GROUP INSURANCE SOLUTIONS GROUP
Natalia Danilenko
10/06/2021
DIGITAL STRATEGIES FOR SUSTAINABLE PEOPLE MANAGEMENT
HRD OF THE WEEK:
Silvia Brufani BRIDGESTONE
SPEAKERS:
Sébastien Tranchant BRIDGESTONE HISPANIA MANUFACTURING
Sergio Pocini TECHNIP ENERGIES
Olga Barroso EUROP ASSISTANCE
Merle Raamat SEB
Chiara Bersano SAP SuccessFactors
Maarit Vabrit-Raadla SINULAB.COM
JUNE 15 – 17 Week chaired by ENEL GROUP | 4:00 – 5:30 pm CET
Topic of the Week: ENABLING EVOLUTION: PEOPLE, DIGITAL, ORGANIZATION
15/06/2021
PEOPLE: EMPOWERMENT AND LEADERSHIP
HRD OF THE WEEK:
Ernesto Martinelli ENEL GROUP
SPEAKERS:
Stefania Sammartano ENEL GROUP
Liliana Schnaidt ENEL GROUP
Veronika Hejduková GROUPE ROULLIER
Nilay Canbazoglu BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP
Monica Hernandez Alarcon GENERAL MOTORS
Eiad Absi AFNIC Al-Fujairah National Insurance Company
16/06/2021
DIGITAL: INNOVABILITY BEYOND THE NEW NORMALITY
HRD OF THE WEEK:
Ernesto Martinelli ENEL GROUP
SPEAKERS:
Carlo Albini ENEL GROUP
Hiliana Fienieg SIEMENS HEALTHINEERS
Dino Kiritsis STUDYSMART
Yasmina Fares Amado AMAZON WEB SERVICES
Sonia Graziella Tramontana HAIER EUROPE
17/06/2021
LIQUID ORGANIZATION
HRD OF THE WEEK:
Ernesto Martinelli ENEL GROUP
SPEAKERS:
Paolo Bondi ENEL GROUP
Jose Manuel Ballesteros GRUNDFOS
Devyani Vaishampayan CRITICAL EYE
Eduarda Perovano DAFITI GROUP
Thomas Fuschl BOREALIS GROUP
Anjali Menon NESTLE
Jean Cheng Ogrisek BAYER
JUNE 22-24 Week chaired by ITALGAS | 4:00 – 5:30 pm CET
Topic of the Week: HR & BUSINESS: BUILDING WINNING TEAMS
22/06/2021
THE CHANGING ROLE OF LEADERSHIP IN ORGANISATIONS
HRD OF THE WEEK:
Peter Durante ITALGAS
SPEAKERS:
Pier Lorenzo Dell’Orco ITALGAS
Kristiine Kukk VERIFF
Pinar Simsek ERICSSON
Luca Bianchi LEROY MERLIN
Erin Willett THE TAP IN TEAM
Metzen Cherian VOLVO GROUP
Mark Denton AWARD-WINNING LEADERSHIP SPEAKER
23/06/2021
THE DIGITAL IMPACT ON THE EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCE
HRD OF THE WEEK:
Peter Durante ITALGAS
SPEAKERS:
Federica Della Rupe STANLEYBLACK&DECKER
Gilberto Vizzini IL PRISMA
Lucia McMullan NANDO’S
Laura Natale Seitz BAKER HUGHES
Laurie Ruettimann Writer, Speaker, Podcaster
24/06/2021
HIGH PERFORMING MERIT-BASED CULTURES
HRD OF THE WEEK:
Peter Durante ITALGAS
SPEAKERS:
Okey Okere HOFSTEDE INSIGHTS
Hiba K. Malik GE Pakistan & Oman