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Agenda 2026

What CHROs discuss behind closed doors.

Two days of sessions built around the decisions leaders cannot avoid.
These are the six that stayed with the room.

From the 2026 programme

Two days. Real decisions.

Six moments that stayed with the room - the sessions people were still talking about at dinner.

Lana Faust Križan - Opening keynote interview
01
Opening keynote interview

Why good HR strategies fail in execution

Ambitious initiatives rarely die in planning. How to make them land consistently across countries and business lines.

Lana Faust KrižanMOL Group
Vicky Welvaert - Keynote
02
Keynote

Cyber attacks, acquisitions and crisis leadership

Ten rules for leading when the ground moves - drawn from real disruption, not theory.

Vicky WelvaertMontana Aerospace
Ganna Pidgorna - Interview
03
Interview

Where deals win or fail

HR as the deciding factor in M&A outcomes, with the UNIQA-AXA integration as a live case.

Ganna PidgornaUNIQA
Aparna Ballakur - Presentation
04
Presentation

Culture as a vector, not an anchor

Scaling a technology company where hiring, culture and execution have to evolve at the same speed.

Aparna BallakurKiwi.com
Iana Stantieru - Presentation
05
Presentation

Keeping organizations human in the age of AI

Clarity, agency and connection - why trust becomes a performance capability, not a cultural ideal.

Iana StantieruJohnson & Johnson
Stop copy-pasting culture - Petra Kolarová & Patrick Ninc
06
Panel discussion

Stop copy-pasting culture

Where global engagement strategies fail locally - and how to adapt them without losing consistency.

Petra Kolarová & Patrick NincStarbucks at AmRest · Starbucks

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Every session on this agenda was a real conversation, not a script - led by CHROs living these pressures right now.

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