Strategic Alliances

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Strategic alliances are formal agreements between organizations to collaborate and leverage each other’s strengths, resources, or expertise to achieve shared goals, create mutual value, and gain competitive advantage while remaining independent entities.

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Stage 4 - Worktech | SO4
Oct 21, 2025
12:35 PM1:00 PM
HR TechnologyOrganizational DesignStrategic Alliances

Re-Designing HR Software That Empowers People

Stuart PrivettSwissportGlobal Head of HR Systems
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Operating in 40 countries and managing a workforce through dozens of fragmented systems, Swissport faced an urgent need for standardisation, visibility and simplicity. By implementing Dayforce and aligning HR, IT and AI capabilities, Swissport built a future-ready HR ecosystem that enables better scheduling, compliance, learning and retention. This case study explores how human insight, technical fluency and smart automation came together to support real business outcomes. • One unified system replaced 41 disconnected HR and payroll platforms • Scheduling moved from spreadsheets to real-time visibility and control • Attrition hotspots are now identified early and addressed more strategically • AI supports smarter job design, compliance tracking and internal mobility • HR leaders are now embedding technical roles and data fluency into their teams • Success depends on people leading the technology, not just using it
Stage 2 - HR Reinvention | SO2
Oct 21, 2025
2:30 PM2:55 PM
Learning and DevelopmentOrganizational DesignStrategic Alliances

The CEO-CHRO Alliance: Turning People Strategy into Impact at Danone

Dr. Charles-Henri Besseyre des HortsHEC ParisProfessor EmeritusIsabelle EsserDanone Chief Human Resources, Research & Innovation, Quality and Food Safety OfficerAntoine de Saint-AffriqueDanoneCEO
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From employer branding and inclusive recruitment to upskilling and social protection, Danone is reimagining the role of HR as a strategic engine for sustainable growth. This conversation will explore how human-centric leadership and a shared commitment to purpose are enabling Danone to meet today's challenges, while preparing for tomorrow.
Stage 4 - Worktech | SO4
Oct 21, 2025
3:30 PM3:55 PM
Cost SavingsStrategic Alliances

Beyond Budgets: How team.blue Builds a Strategic Bridge Between HR and Finance

Sylvia Groenewoldteam.blueGroup Chief Human Resources OfficerKathi EnderesThe Josh Bersin CompanySVP Global Industry Analyst
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The CFO holds the keys to your budget, your headcount, and often your credibility. But true alignment means more than translating HR goals into financial terms, it means building mutual trust and shared understanding. In this session, Sylvia Groenewold of team.blue shares how she became a strategic translator between people and finance. Learn what worked, what didn't, and how to personalize your approach to your own CFO. • Identify the key financial KPIs your CFO tracks and how HR can use them to drive people decisions • Hear real-world examples of how HR gained influence in business and budget decisions • Get replicable examples of metrics Sylvia uses at team.blue to drive strategic M&A and workforce planning • Learn how to adapt your approach based on your CFO's communication style and business mindset • Whether you're a CHRO or on the path to becoming one, get practical next steps to deepen your impact
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Stage 9 - Collaboration | Room W8
Oct 22, 2025
12:05 PM12:30 PM
Strategic AlliancesStrategy and Leadership

What HR Can Learn from Smaller, More Agile Businesses to Thrive in Today’s Challenging, Competitive US Market

Steve NassifRoyal Health IncChief Operating OfficerJulie EdwardsRoyal Health Inc.Chief People OfficerStuart AndrewsForbes Coaches Council / Stuart Andrews Consulting & CoachingExecutive Leadership Coach
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In many organisations, HR leadership is siloed from commercial strategy but in today's fast-moving environment, that separation slows everything down. For smaller, leaner businesses, the CPO's partnership with the COO and other c-suite members is the ultimate force multiplier. Together, they can fuse people strategy with business goals, remove friction, and move quickly on new opportunities. This session explores how CPOs can embed themselves at the heart of decision-making, influence company direction in real-time, and ensure that every leadership decision is backed by the right talent, culture, and capability. The result? An agile organisation that scales faster, boosts profitability, and outpaces bigger competitors. Key Takeaways: • Create a shared vision with HR as a commercial growth driver • Build seamless partnerships with operations to align people, performance, and profit • Use Stuart's leadership coaching to scale culture, strategic execution, C-suite decision-making and speed • Redesign recruitment and onboarding to deliver the right talent faster using AI and key partnerships • Leveraging a customised high performing teams coaching program to maintain high engagement and retention while keeping structures lean and adaptable • Demonstrate HR's direct impact on financial and strategic outcomes
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