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Europe's biggest onboarding event is back!
Learn from experts, connect with HR-specialists and discover top-notch practices to enhance your onboarding experience.
Save the date! Join us on November 14th, 2024
Refine your onboarding skills at Onboard Amsterdam 2024
We believe in the power of networking and collaboration, which is why you can look forward to meeting passionate HR professionals, exchanging ideas, and building lasting connections in an inspiring environment. Can't wait to see some best practices? Find out how major companies are making onboarding work for them.
Program
Talya Bauer - Founder of the 6 C's onboarding framework
The Ultimate Employee Experience Playbook at JustEat Takeaway
In this presentation, Inez will share how she helped JustEat Takeaway build their Employee Experience (EX) capability, create a consistent Way of Working, and develop an EX Playbook to apply the Employee Experience Design Method across the company. Drawing from Lean Startup, Design Thinking, and Agile, she guided the team in enhancing key moments in the employee journey.
This session covers aligning and training HR, building the EX playbook, and making it scalable for diverse teams. You’ll also see how JustEat Takeaway actively uses these tools to gather feedback, address employee pain points, and create a smoother, more engaging experience.
Panel Discussion: From Verification to Employment: How Technology is Enhancing Talent Screening and Onboarding ?
This panel discussion explores how the shift to a skills-based economy impacts hiring, onboarding, and employee development. Despite advances in HR tech, verifying employment, education, and credentials is still often slow and manual. We’ll use real-case examples from Randstad, AON, and Rabobank to show how trusted frameworks for sharing career records are solving these issues.
Our panelists will share their experiences using verifiable digital credentials to accelerate hiring, enhance compliance, and empower candidates to manage their career data. And we’ll examine how this tech is transforming reskilling efforts and workforce re-entry programs.
This year's theme:
From first impressions to lasting connections
Our special speaker - Talya Bauer!
Our keynote speaker is none other than Human Resource Management expert Dr. Talya Bauer. Talya is a powerhouse in the onboarding realm, renowned for her groundbreaking framework “the 6 C’s of onboarding”. With an impressive resumé of published research, awards, and collaborations with governments, Fortune 1,000, non-profit organizations, and start-ups, no one will give you as valuable insights into the onboarding world as Talya.
Meet the speakers
Talya Bauer is a renowned expert in the field of Human Resource Management, known for pioneering the concept of the 4C's (6C’s now) in onboarding. With her expertise in recruitment and selection and new employee onboarding, she has garnered hundreds of research grants, journal publications, and book chapters. She has been studying the onboarding process for over 30 years and collaborated with dozens of government, Fortune 1,000, not-for-profits, and start-up organizations around the world.
Mark Wijsman is an experienced presenter, moderator, and host for live events, corporate films, podcasts, and webinars. He enjoys researching new subjects and possesses a keen intuition. Mark studied Communication Sciences at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and spent several years working abroad in content marketing. Thereafter, he developed his creative career both in front and behind the camera in Cape Town, New York, and Amsterdam. He also presented a weekly radio show in South Africa.
Victor is Onboarding Strategist at Appical and assists organizations in improving their onboarding processes. With his extensive knowledge of the Appical platform and experience with clients worldwide, he provides valuable insights and best practices. Victor knows all the ins and outs of the Appical platform and helps bring your onboarding to the next level.
Since 2001, Maarten has been on a mission to save the world from lousy internships. He zeroes in on workplace learning, especially internships to help organizations shine. "In this cutthroat job market, internships are the secret weapon, bridging recruitment, onboarding, employer branding, and L&D. I think about them, talk about them as a speaker, and authored the nominated best seller, 'The Big Book on Internships', the first management book on the subject."
Jasper is a HR Fanatic with a background in leadership training, recruitment and onboarding ended up as a generalist with an allergy to ‘’reduce the cost of a high sick leave’’ and the sentence ‘’That is what we always do?’’ His journey has taken him through HR, L&D, and recruitment roles at companies like KPMG, RSM, Rabobank, and now AZ Alkmaar.
Torsten is the Senior Vice President of International Markets at Urban Sports Club, Europe’s leading platform for flexible sports and wellness memberships. With over 15 years of experience in startups, journalism, and PR/marketing, he’s a seasoned entrepreneur and manager. Torsten has been awarded an entrepreneurial stipend and participated in the German Accelerator by the German Ministry of Economic Affairs.
Frank Philips is one of the founders of Yes! We Connect, together with Muriel Maas. With their company, they provide programs and tools for human connection in the onboarding. He has been working in the field since 2007. By now he has gained experience with more than 50 organizations, ranging from hospitals to consultancies and from banks to construction companies. By nature, Frank is a true connector.
Max is a senior content marketing professional with extensive experience helping B2B companies grow through storytelling. With a background in agency and tech, Max creates compelling content that drives engagement. Currently at HR tech unicorn Personio, Max focuses on people-centric solutions, fostering meaningful conversations around HR topics and generating demand through writing, speaking, and presenting.
Alberto is a purpose-driven leader and entrepreneur with nearly 20 years of experience in sales and leadership across SaaS start-ups and scale-ups. He has a passion for helping leaders and teams discover their purpose and align it with business goals, building high-performing teams and fostering sustainable success.
With a background in organizational psychology, Steven is fascinated by what motivates people within organizations. He explores how results are achieved, which strategies are effective, and what doesn’t work, with a focus on understanding why. Currently, he works as a Senior Policy Advisor HRM at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment. His energy and drive come from professionalizing people and organizations and enhancing the enjoyment individuals experience in their work, personal development, and beyond.
Inez Abels is an employee experience expert with a focus on improving recruitment, preboarding, onboarding, learning, and leadership. She built an employee experience function from scratch, leading a multidisciplinary team to solve complex challenges. As a certified Design Thinking facilitator with a background in hotel management, strategic account management, and digital marketing, Inez has shared her expertise on numerous stages, discussing ways to enhance the employee experience.
Claire Kros is a Learning & Development consultant with extensive experience in developing and implementing onboarding programs. Claire has designed onboarding programs that help employees quickly become valuable contributors to their organizations.
By applying tailored strategies and steps, Claire ensures each program is customized to fit the organization's needs. She supports companies with onboarding training, custom onboarding development plans, and consultancy, helping them create seamless onboarding experiences.
Sanne specializes in strategic topics at the intersection of HR and marketing. Her research focus is twofold: first, she draws on marketing insights related to branding to develop new, strategic insights into employer branding. Second, she leverages the extensive literature on customer experience to deepen understanding of candidate and employee experience, such as during the onboarding phase. The primary aim of her research is to help organizations gain relevant insights that enhance their competitive advantage while simultaneously addressing the employee perspective.
Eva is a 36-year-old Slovak who has made the Netherlands her home for the last eight years. With over 12 years of experience in talent acquisition across various sectors such as agencies, consulting, and in-house, she brings a wealth of knowledge to the table. Eva has collaborated with companies of diverse sizes, setting up processes, and best practices for hiring success, employer branding, and organizational culture that thrives. Eva has built a reputation for her personable and human-centered approach. In addition, she has a solid drive to innovate through knowledge sharing as a trainer, writer, and international public speaker. Besides work, she plays basketball, reads books, plays board games and also just relaxes.
Marloes leads projects focused on organizational growth and HR themes, with a particular emphasis on people, behavior, and culture. Her public administration background helps her navigate dynamic and complex change processes, ensuring effective decision-making that impacts people, organizational structures, and workflows.
She is passionate about music, cycling, and exploring the wonders of the world.
Arnold van Meerveld is the Lead Onboarding at the Municipality of Utrecht, a role he has held since July 2023. Prior to this, he spent over eight years at Capgemini, where he served in several roles, including Vitality Lead and Senior HR Business Partner. His experience spans HR business partnerships and leading wellness and vitality initiatives, with a strong focus on employee engagement and organizational development. Arnold brings a wealth of expertise in enhancing employee experiences and driving HR-related transformations within large organizations.
Lotte Jonk is the Coordinator of Onboarding at the Municipality of The Hague. She has been pivotal in developing and expanding the Haags Introductieprogramma, which supports new employees during their first 100 days. With previous experience in HR support roles, Lotte is focused on creating a positive and engaging onboarding experience, working alongside a team of enthusiastic colleagues to ensure new hires are warmly welcomed and well-integrated into the organization. She is dedicated to continuously improving the program and exploring new ideas for future growth.
Tarek is a computer science graduate turned marketing professional with expertise in conversion rate optimization, paid acquisition, e-commerce, and content creation. As a trainer at Growth Tribe, he has empowered over 2000 professionals to embrace the growth marketing mindset in various organizations. His keynote, "Empowering Personal Growth within Organizations with AI-Driven Learning," highlights his passion for using technology to drive personal and organizational development. In his free time, Tarek focuses on expanding his YouTube channel, where he shares valuable insights on marketing and personal growth.
Co-founder and Head of Ecosystems at Velocity Network Foundation
Etan Bernstein is the co-founder and Head of Ecosystem for the Velocity Network Foundation. In this capacity he leads the growth of the network and tackles hardest challenge of all – adoption. Etan has 25+ years of experience in Human Resources
management and workforce tech, founding and leading multiple companies. In addition to leading the development and growth of Velocity's ecosystem, he is a regular speaker on innovations in workforce tech, and a passionate advocate for the power of verifiable credentials to empower individuals, businesses, and educational institutions.
Jouko is an experienced HR (tech) leader. He is passionate about connecting
People, Data and Tech to create actionable insights for individuals and
organisations. He is a strong believer in empowering people to achieve their
potential. Jouko has a strong international track record (25 years+), has worked on
projects on most continents, has significant P&L experience, is able to inspire peopleand drive change and he has worked with many global companies to assess and develop their future and their existing leaders and talents. Jouko is on his best when he is on the lookout for the next thing and when he is able to create and drive change & innovation. He loves to share his insights, experience and enthusiasm on stage.
Marc Jansen serves as the Head of People Data, Innovation and Strategy, and Executive Vice President of Human Resources at Rabobank, a large Dutch
cooperative bank with the mission “Growing a better world together”. In this role, Marc is responsible for all people data related roles (data science, reporting, analytics consultants), is in the lead of the HR innovation team and has an active role in the HR management team. He likes to shake up the HR world one byte and data point at a time, by taking unconventional approaches to wicked problems related to
people and work. He has an insatiable curiosity towards data and new technology. By infusing his work with humor and levity, he strives to make every endeavour enjoyable and rewarding for those involved. Prior to joining Rabobank in 2017, Marc worked in international development for the TGI Fridays brand, and as Global Manager Learning and Talent at Booking.com. His extensive experience in HR, strategy, and data at Rabobank has led to his recent appointment to the Board of Directors at Velocity Network Foundation.
Olaf Fetter is a creative and curious data professional passionate about driving meaningful change. As a member of Team Talent & Change at Randstad, he focuses on transitioning to a talent-driven organization through innovative ways of working, vision development, and change implementation. With a strong emphasis on stakeholder management, project management, and change management, Olaf ensures that his insights lead to impactful action.
Ernst Blom is an energetic, hands-on HR business professional with a technical and commercial background, known for delivering sustainable and impactful results. With over 20 years of experience in talent management, leadership, and organizational development across international organizations, Ernst focuses on reducing complexity and driving performance improvement. His expertise spans the EMEA, North America, and APAC regions, making him a global leader in HR management.
Anil Kaplan is senior corporate recruiter at the ministry of Social Affairs and Employment. In the TA workfield he is a seasoned professional who held roles within organizations like PWC, T-Mobile and Young Capital. His current position with the Ministry enables him to impact the Diversity Equity and Inclusion agenda of this large Dutch government body.
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