Alena Kozáková
Group HR Director
Czechoslovak Group
"Managing complexity is not about control - it is about building alignment across different businesses."
CHROs, people executives and transformation leaders from organizations navigating growth, leadership, culture and business transformation across Europe.
Want to take the stage, or simply help shape what the 2027 programme covers? If you have a topic, an experience or a perspective worth putting in front of Europe's CHROs, this is your way in.
If you've solved a real HR problem, this is where you tell 200 CHROs how you did it.
Not just names on a programme - senior HR leaders working close to business pressure, transformation, hiring, culture and execution. The people who sat at the table in Prague, and the perspective each of them brought to it.
"Managing complexity is not about control - it is about building alignment across different businesses."
"Transformation succeeds when leadership evolves as fast as the business itself."
"Sustainable growth is built through disciplined execution, empowered teams and an unwavering focus on the customer."
"HR drives transformation when it connects leadership, talent, and long-term business direction."
"At scale, HR impact depends on connecting leadership decisions with operational reality."
"Rapid growth exposes weak systems fast - culture must scale as deliberately as the business."
"Regional success depends on aligning strategy across markets without losing local relevance."
"Data-driven campaigns only work when they are backed by authentic culture."
"Companies create long-term value when leadership, culture, and purpose move in the same direction."
"HR only creates value when it directly impacts business results."
"Culture only drives performance when it is consistently translated into everyday decisions and behavior."
"People strategy becomes business strategy when HR moves from supporting the organization to actively shaping how it performs."
"Culture becomes measurable when it consistently shapes performance across everyday operations."
"Hiring at scale is not about filling roles - it is about building systems that sustain performance."
"In the age of AI, trust and authenticity are becoming performance capabilities - not just cultural ideals."
"Accountability drives performance only when leadership creates trust instead of fear."
"Workforce transformation fails when companies treat hiring as recruitment instead of strategy."
"Execution breaks down when leadership, hiring, and business strategy stop evolving together."
"Moderating executive conversations with focus, clarity, and practical business relevance."
Two days of honest perspectives, practical experience and executive conversations with leaders from across Europe - September 2026, Prague.
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