9:00 – 9:55am

Registration

9:55 – 10:00am

Video: Are You Ready?  

10:00 – 10:10am

Welcome and Opening Comments

Bernard Zen-Ruffinen, President of EMEA, Korn/Ferry International

10:10 – 10:55am           

Tomorrow’s CEO - New Demands, New Needs

Ana Dutra, CEO, Korn/Ferry Leadership & Talent Consulting

10:55 – 11:15am

Q&A Session

Panelists: Ana Dutra and Bernard Zen-Ruffinen

Moderator: Michel Tobelem, Senior Partner, Korn/Ferry Leadership
& Talent Consulting

11:15 – 11:30am

Break

11:30am – 12:05pm

The CEO in a Global and Changing World

Antonio Alsonso Salterain, President and CEO, CBS Outdoor International

Antonio will share his perspective on current and future talent challenges of a CEO. CBS Outdoor is a division of the CBS Corporation, and is one of the leading outdoor media companies in the world. With more than 1,600 U.S. employees located in more than 50 offices nationwide, CBS Outdoor is among the world’s largest out-of-home media companies, with more than $2 billion in revenues worldwide. They are directly experiencing changes every day and permanently re-inventing themselves. Antonio Alonso will reveal the key talent challenges that global companies operating in EMEA are facing nowadays.

12:05 – 12:40pm

Talent Management for Business Success

Belén Garijo, COO, Merck Serono SA

Business success continuity cannot be achieved without rigorous identification and development of key talent to drive the business. Commitment by the organization and the talent, as well as senior management championing talent management, are prerequisites to achieving talent management excellence. Belén Garijo, recently appointed as COO at Merck Serono, will share her personal experiences as well as the recent strong focus at Merck Serono on driving talent management.

12:40 – 1:00pm

Q&A Session

Panelists: Antonio Alonso Salterain and Belén Garijo

Moderator: Bernard Zen-Ruffinen

1:00 – 2:15pm

Lunch

2:15 – 2:30pm

Afternoon Welcome

2:30 – 3:15pm

Pathways from Management Effectiveness to
Leadership Excellence

Kevin Cashman, Senior Partner, Korn/Ferry International

Kevin will share with us the results of his extensive research and real life client experiences on how to face the challenges of growing from an effective manager to leader in a VUCA world. In particular, he will present the 7 Pathways from Management Effectiveness to Leadership Excellence as well as the Pause Principle^®.

3:15 – 4:15pm 

Differentiating Talent at Aviva

Karen Stefanyszyn, Head of Leadership Development for Aviva Group, Aviva

Karen will share with us the way Aviva has been managing its Talents. She will discuss the “Talking Talent” management process, which relies on the concept of Learning Agility and the importance of development through experiences. She will present the successes and some of the challenges that Aviva is facing regarding the implementation of an integrated talent management approach.

4:15 – 4:30pm

Break

4:30 – 5:15pm

Leadership and Research Developments:
The Past 20 Years and Beyond

George Hallenbeck, Vice President of Intellectual Property, Korn/Ferry International

Discover the latest cutting-edge research and intellectual property being created by Korn/Ferry's R&D team. Learn about the latest developments in areas such as Learning Agility and the Leadership Architect^® competency library. The presentation will feature a world premier of the latest tools for developing Learning Agility and will conclude with an opportunity for participants to review their personal results from the viaEDGE™ assessment
of Learning Agility.

5:15 – 5:30pm

Day One Summary and Close

5:30 – 6:30pm

viaEDGE™ – Group Feedback Sessions

Attendees who have completed the complimentary assessment prior to the conference will receive guided group feedback on their individual reports. This assessment allows individuals to identify their level of Learning Agility, the single best predictor of high potential.   

6:30 – 7:30pm

Networking Reception and Entertainment

8:30 – 8:45am

Welcome Back

Bernard Zen-Ruffinen, President of EMEA, Korn/Ferry International

8:45 – 9:45am

Integrating Talent in a Highly Decentralized
Global Organization
Jacky Simmonds, CHRO, TUI Travel, PLC

Jacky will discuss the challenges of managing talent in a highly decentralized global organization. She will outline the steps that TUI Travel, PLC have taken to align their Talent Strategy with their Global Business Strategy, and how she has involved the decentralized regions and sectors in that journey. Jacky will describe how TUI has established a common global approach to talent management, and has developed global talent programs, while continuing to recognize and support the unique identities and contributions of TUI’s decentralized sectors.

9:45 – 10:30am  

Strategic Talent Management: Creating the
Mars Leadership Capabilities
Jocelyne Blineau, Global Head of Talent Capability Development, Mars, Inc.

Senior Leadership at Mars, including the Mars family and the Presidents, believe strong leadership is core to the business. Learn how Mars has taken a proactive approach to the global implementation of their leadership competencies, Mars Leadership Capabilities (MLCs) throughout their organization, serving as a foundation for their world-class leadership and talent development culture.

10:30 – 10:45am

Break

10:45 – 11:30am

The Bekaert Leadership Journey – Sharing Our Story
Anneli Karkovirta, Global Organization Development Manager, Bekaert

Bekaert, a global company with a long history and with headquarters based in Belgium, has evolved dramatically both in terms of size and complexity. Hence the questions: moving forward, what kind of company do we want to be and what kind of leadership do we need? To answer this, Bekaert embarked on a Leadership Journey to build new leadership capabilities and to re-define our aspiration as a company - an exciting and challenging Leadership Journey which is ongoing and which might never end.

11:30 – 11:55am

Q&A Session

Panelists: Jacky Simmonds, Jocelyne Blineau and Anneli Karkovirta

Moderator: Ana Dutra, CEO, Korn/Ferry Leadership & Talent Consulting

11:55am – 1:10pm

Lunch

1:10 – 1:20pm

Afternoon Welcome

1:20 – 2:25pm

Break Away Leadership Innovation:  Blueprint and Case Study

Jane Stevenson, Vice Chairman, Board & CEO Services, Korn/Ferry International and Bilal Kaafarani, Chief Innovation Officer and Group President, Yildiz Holdings

The authors of Breaking Away: How Great Leaders Create Innovation that Drives Sustainable Growth and Why Others Fail, share the blueprint for how the most successful companies have embedded leadership innovation into every facet of their business to create value.

2:25 – 2:45pm

Q&A Session

Panelist: Jane Stevenson and Bilal Kaafarani

Moderator: Bernard Zen-Ruffinen

2:45 – 3:00pm

Break

3:00 – 3:45pm

L’Oréal’s Testimony: Recruiting Innovative Talent
Using Innovative Methods 

François de Wazières, Director, Human Resources Strategic
Marketing/ Corporate Communications & External Affairs, L’Oréal

François will present the strategic recruitment of young professionals as set up at L’Oréal, which is designed to support the development and transformation of the group. He will discuss through an innovative web-based approach to attract new generations (“Y” generations) and how this can help support diversity.

3:45 – 4:30pm

Leading Perfumery Teams - A Study in Managing Innovation
Felix Mayr-Harting, Executive Vice President of Fine Fragrances Worldwide, Givaudan

Givaudan is the world’s leading company for the creation of fragrances and flavors. This presentation will examine the success factors and challenges of leading teams of creative perfumers working in the fine fragrance business, developing new scents for luxury brands. The introduction will set the scene of the fine fragrance business and the specific challenges of innovation in perfumery. The presentation will then examine the key issues for successfully leading innovation and inspiring the individuals who make up the perfumery teams.

4:30 – 5:00pm

Q&A Session

Panelist: François de Wazières and Felix Mayr-Harting

Moderator: Michel Tobelem, Senior Partner, Korn/Ferry Leadership & Talent Consulting

5:00 – 5:30pm

Conference Summary and Close