Donatella de Vita

Pirelli

Global Head of Learning, Engagement and Welfare

Donatella de Vita graduated in Philosophy at Università degli Studi di Milano, later obtaining a Master in Psicology of Labour at Università Cattolica di Milano. She also later attended a two-year certification programme in “Psycho-socio-analysis” (PSOA). She began her professional career in Human Resources, managing Sourcing and Training activities at Gruppo La Rinascente and afterwards at Deutsche Bank Italy. 
Later on, she joined Pirelli Group where she become responsible, at international level, of Learning, Executive Development and Internal Communication. Over the years she also took on the responsibilities as Human Resources manager of various Business Units and Companies within Pirelli Group.
From 2012 Donattela is responsible globally of Learning & Development, Engagement and Welfare. She frequently participates as speaker at international HR community events and regularly is contributing at Business Schools as representative from world of practice.
She is also regularly involved in EQUIS accreditation processes from 2015 as a corporate representative.

Liz Rider

Volvo Cars

Former Global Head of Leadership and Culture I Inspirational Speaker I Agile HR

Liz Rider is the Former Global Head of Leadership at Volvo Cars headquarters in Gothenburg, Sweden. She worked at Volvo during the height of the pandemic and successfully digitalized leadership development, enabling more leaders and non-leaders access to essential leadership development. Prior to Volvo she consulted to a breadth of companies from the Fortune 500, where she specialized in development in leadership and high potential programmes. Now, in her own business she enables companies to create environments where people thrive, not just survive through human centric leadership.

She is a Chartered Psychologist and Assocaite Fellow of the British Psychological Society, as well as being a Coaching Psychologist. She brings together data from her academic background and combines this with real life experience to provide a pragmatic approach to her clients.

Diana Fayad

GE

Total Rewards Global Executive

As a Global Total Rewards leader for one of General Electric’s Power Portfolio businesses, Diana Fayad oversees all areas of compensation & benefits, among which executive compensation, annual pay reviews, incentive plans, performance recognition & talent retention.

Passionate about driving a strong EVP with a goal to stand out as a top employer company in today’s volatile environment, Diana acts as a strong partner to business leaders and SHRMs to concretize a “People First” culture.

She has started her career in GE 15 years ago in one of GE’s leadership programs, and has tapped into a variety of operational functions working in a fast-paced global multicultural environment, prior to making her way into the HR function based in Paris for the past 8 years. Her engineering backbone and fierce HR acumen, help her drive complex initiatives in a cross-functional organization and build a credible solid roadmap for teams and stakeholders.

Kerry Isherwood

Virgin Atlantic Ltd

Senior Manager – Leadership

Kerry is Senior Manager - Leadership at Virgin Atlantic with responsibility for leadership and management development (supporting current and future managers and leaders), apprenticeships, and professional development.

Kerry started her career in HR in the Third Sector working with UK-wide cancer charities, CLIC Sargent and Macmillan Cancer Support before moving into the private sector, first in Health and now the Aviation industry. The majority of her career has been in generalist and change management roles including significant restructures at Virgin Atlantic in 2020.
Kerry is passionate about the role coaching can play to fuel performance and engagement, and supporting Virgin Atlantic’s leaders to develop their mindset and self-awareness, enabling curiosity and personal growth. 
 
 

Dr. Daniel Mühlbauer

Siemens

HR IT Solutions Expert

Meet Dr. Daniel Mühlbauer, a data-driven people tech expert with a passion for the meaningful and sensible use of intelligent technology and data in people management. With a focus on providing valuable impulses on the future of work, people analytics, and the sense and nonsense of AI-based people tech solutions, Daniel helps Siemens to stay ahead of the curve in this ever-evolving industry.
As a member of the global Ecosystems & Digitization Team at Siemens AG, Daniel provides crucial support to relevant projects, optimizing product portfolios, tech strategies, and ecosystems from recruitment to employee retention. Prior to his work with Siemens AG, Daniel accumulated over 10 years of experience as an HR Project Manager, HR Consultant, and co-founder of a successful German People Analytics startup.

Lily Benjamin, Ph.D.

Amazon

Head of Talent Management & Organization Optimization

Dr. Lily Benjamin is a business psychologist with experience optimizing organizational health to increase engagement, productivity, and safety through high -impact large-scale change management strategies. She integrates DEI in all people and processes, specializing in organization diagnosis, organizational design, cost-effectiveness, disputes mediation, negotiation, leadership development, talent management, succession planning, performance management, and executive coaching. Dr. Benjamin is recognized as a strategic, decisive, and visionary leader who motivates multicultural teams to perform at their peak. She attributes her success in navigating through change-intensive business environments to being a keen assessor of risk and opportunity with tested business judgment. 

Oleg Karpušenko

Entain

Head Of Human Resources

I'm Oleg, born and raised in Lithuania, and for the last 25+ years, I've called Riga, Latvia home. I consider myself a citizen of the world! Apart from my passion for all things HR, I indulge in traveling, sports, language studies, and dancing. With visits to 40+ countries, fluency in 6 languages, and over 30 years of dancing experience, exploring cultures and movement is a big part of my life.

Professionally, I've devoted over 15 years to HR. My journey began at McDonald's, where I spent a total of 13 years, climbing the ranks to serve as the Director of HR & Training for Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia for 5 years. For the past 6 years, I've been part of Entain, one of the largest iGaming companies globally, holding the role of Group Head of HR for Baltics & Nordics business.

Piret Ploom

Yolo Group

Head of People & Culture

Meet Piret, a seasoned HR professional with nearly a decade of diverse experience spanning banking, technology, and iGaming. As the leader of the People & Culture Division at Yolo Group, she guides over 1000 employees towards an exceptional working experience, playing a pivotal role in supporting CEOs and fostering a culture of growth and innovation.

Piret is a true believer in the power of growth and is passionate about making a difference in the workplace. Her enthusiasm is contagious, and she thrives on inspiring people each day, creating an environment where individuals can reach their full potential.

Clarice Colón

Suvida Healthcare

Senior Vice President, People & Culture

Clarice Colon is the Senior Vice President of People and Culture and the Head of HR at Suvida Healthcare. She oversees the strategy and execution of HR programs for all Suvida Neighborhood Center Operations and Clinical and Corporate Support Team Members.

In her role, Clarice leads initiatives to leverage new ways of working, builds programs to develop a more diverse and inclusive workplace, and drives strategies to support the physical, emotional, and financial well-being of Team Members. Before her current role, Clarice served as Vice President of Talent, OD & OE for Whole Foods Market where she oversaw all aspects of the Team Member Experience and Talent Programs.  

Clarice began her career over 30 years ago as an hourly associate in the Health and Fitness Industry.  She worked her way from hourly associate to leadership, multi-unit operations leadership, and ultimately Human Resources in 2003.  Along the way, she further developed her passion for helping companies like (Bally Total Fitness, T-Mobile, Carter’s & Osh Kosh, and Whole Foods Market) build “critical moments that matter” in the Team Member experience, ultimately leading to higher-performing organizations with higher levels of Team Member engagement and retention.  Her passion is to ensure people feel informed, empowered, and enabled to achieve their career goals and dreams!

Rahul Kalia

Bayer

Global Head of Performance Culture and Future of Work

Rahul is a Human Resources professional with 20+ years of progressive and comprehensive international experience (country, regional, global roles), spanning Human Resource Management & Commercial Excellence, across diverse sectors.

In his current role with Bayer, he is working as Lead Dynamic Ownership Coach, to further shape and develop the enterprise operating model towards a mission-focused dynamic state that enables all employees to contribute to their full potential. Before his current role, he spearheaded the enterprise-wide Cultural Transformation for Bayer, as Global Head of Performance Culture and Future of Work and has experience of leading the regional people agenda across multiple regulatory and labor environments in APAC.

Rahul is currently based out of Dusseldorf and has lived in 4 different countries and enjoys collecting and repairing mechanical watches.