ABSL Conference 2024

Experience the Czech Edge: Driving Digital Innovation, Sustainability and Leadership Join the ABSL network for this exceptional conference experience – one of its kind in global business services on the Czech market. This year we uncover a fresh new format leveraging our members and partners, giving direct access to three different locations with three different content streams in the centre of Karlin district in Prague – “The Czech Edge” offers the opportunity to share insights, expertise and also experience business services live by visiting leading centers to explore the real business environment.
5. - 6. November, 2024 | Pernerova 697, 186 00 Karlín, Česko
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2 days, 3 unique venues, 3 streams, 400+ industry experts - explore the real business environment at our unique business services ABSL Conference 2024:The Czech Edge. Share insights and expertise within our leader community.

2
Days
123
Speakers
30
Sponsors
79
Sessions
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Expert & Special Partners

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Speakers

Tomas Bakos
Tomas Bakos
Head of Human Resources CEE Landis+Gyr s.r.o.
Elias van Herwaarden
Elias van Herwaarden
Principal Locationperspectives
Michala Hergetova
Michala Hergetova
Moderator
Jonathan Appleton
Jonathan Appleton
Managing Diercotr ABSL CZ
Jaromir Staroba
Jaromir Staroba
President ABSL Czech Republic
Jan Michal
Jan Michal
CEO CzechInvest
Jan Mottl
Jan Mottl
Asahi Business Services Director - Finance Asahi Europe & International
Maria Falkiewicz-Gancarz
Maria Falkiewicz-Gancarz
Vice President, Kyndryl Collaborative Czechia Leader Kyndryl
Josef Stanko
Josef Stanko
Head of Research | Czech Republic Market Research & Consultancy Colliers
Jan Skotak
Jan Skotak
AVP, Head of CEE+UK Region Infosys
Ash Noah
Ash Noah
VP & Managing Director Management Accounting & ESG AICPA & CIMA
Philip King
Philip King
Senior Director The Hackett Group
Bilal Abdus Samad
Bilal Abdus Samad
Head of Novartis Corporate Center, Prague Novartis
Frances Gutierrez Winkler
Frances Gutierrez Winkler
Manager, Intellectual Property Operations and Innovation Programs Pure Storage
Vaclav Kopecky
Vaclav Kopecky
Head of Public Affairs CEC Group
Vaclav Nekvapil
Vaclav Nekvapil
Managing Partner CEC Group
Ondrej Hlavicka
Ondrej Hlavicka
Country Director Edwards Lifesciences
Dalibor Kacmar
Dalibor Kacmar
National Technology Officer Microsoft
Barbora Brabcova
Barbora Brabcova
CEO Bebecon s.r.o.
Alessio Colantonio
Alessio Colantonio
Chief Executive Officer Damas Engineering
Zdenek Kabatek
Zdenek Kabatek
Head of Professional Services NEOOPS
Petr Studnicka
Petr Studnicka
Chief Executive Officer Conectart a.s.
Vincent Leonardi
Vincent Leonardi
General Manager BlueLink International CZ
Attila Solyom
Attila Solyom
Digital Transformation Director Process Solutions
Przemyslaw Skinder
Przemyslaw Skinder
Source to Contract Director Johnson & Johnson
Jakub Krepela
Jakub Krepela
Digital Process & Innovation Manager Atlas Copco Services s.r.o.
Iurii Sukhovii
Iurii Sukhovii
Head of EPAM Czech Republic & Slovakia EPAM Systems
Lily Tekin
Lily Tekin
GBS Finance Innovation Lead Zebra Technologies
Vit Bures
Vit Bures
Global Director, Change Management and Comms Lead Johnson & Johnson
Diala Temraz
Diala Temraz
Head of HR GS EMEA Johnson & Johnson
Ben Hartfield
Ben Hartfield
Senior Director The Hackett Institute
Martin Malo
Martin Malo
Managing Director Grafton Recruitment
Andrea Hermanova
Andrea Hermanova
Strategy Director MUMDOO
Andrea Tkacukova
Andrea Tkacukova
CEO Foreigners.cz
Jana Vlkova
Jana Vlkova
Head of Workplace Advisory & Office Agency Colliers International
Ulpukka Sillanmaki
Ulpukka Sillanmaki
NOCC Prague Operations Lead Novartis
Gregory Bech
Gregory Bech
Global Head of Learning Global Service Center Johnson & Johnson
Lucie Kroftova
Lucie Kroftova
Director Nolimi
Jose Kadlec
Jose Kadlec
Co-Founder GoodCall
Tomas Burda
Tomas Burda
Negotiation skills trainer, Co-founder NegotiCON.com
Andrea Ocenasova Wojnarova
Andrea Ocenasova Wojnarova
Change Manager CSOB
Blake Wittman
Blake Wittman
Director/Co-Owner GoodCall
Tomas Feran
Tomas Feran
Head Data Digital & IT Novartis
Jakub Vanis
Jakub Vanis
Transformation Lead Asahi Europe & International
David Garrett
David Garrett
AI and GBS Consultant Freelance
Jan Debnar
Jan Debnar
Senior HR Consultant, Employee Experience Practice Lead CZ/SK Mercer
Nicole Schuler
Nicole Schuler
Group VP Integrated Business Services MANN+HUMMEL
Miky Skoda
Miky Skoda
Founder Mobilis Institute
Andrew Majlath
Andrew Majlath
Managing Director Process Solutions
Stefan Cmar
Stefan Cmar
GS Global Director Inventory & COGS Johnson & Johnson
Tereza Raich
Tereza Raich
A2R Inventory&COGS senior manager Johnson & Johnson
Christopher Axiaq
Christopher Axiaq
Advanced Sourcing Lead Johnson & Johnson

Program

Categories:
Stages
THE BIG IDEA (Spojka - Main Hall 1)
09:00
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
15:00
16:00
17:00

Welcome by Michala Hergetova.

09:00 - 09:15
Michala Hergetova Michala Hergetova

The latest trends and highlights in the Czech business services with focus on tech & digitalisation. Whats next? (Keynote)

09:15 - 09:45
Jonathan Appleton Jonathan Appleton

The Czech Edge: Reinforcing Czechia as a sustainable investment location. (Keynote Panel Debate)

09:45 - 10:30
Michala Hergetova
Jan Michal
Jan Mottl
Maria Falkiewicz-Gancarz

Coffee Networking Break

10:30 - 11:00

Towards Knowledge Intensive Business Services: How to overcome barriers and reach the maturity. (Share & Debate)

11:00 - 11:45
Ash Noah
Bilal Abdus Samad
Stephanie Didier
Nicole Schuler

Harvesting Creativity and Innovation (Elevator Talks)

11:45 - 12:30
Michala Hergetova
Miky Skoda
Frances Gutierrez Winkler
Cinzia Gussoni

Lunch

12:30 - 13:30

Adaptation in Real Estate (Keynote)

13:30 - 14:00
Josef Stanko Josef Stanko

Business Services - Where is the Value? (Keynote)

14:00 - 14:30
Jan Skotak Jan Skotak

Employee Engagement Trends – Changing preferences across the generations (with the focus on the generation Z) (Keynote)

14:30 - 15:00
Jan Debnar Jan Debnar

Coffee and Networking Break

15:00 - 15:30

ABSL Fusion Leadership Program presentations

15:30 - 17:00
Ben Hartfield
Jarmila Drastikova

ABSL Fusion Leader 2024 - Graduation Ceremony

17:00 - 17:30
AI & INNOVATION (Edwards - A)
09:00
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
15:00
16:00
17:00

Welcome to ABSL Czech Edge Conference 2024 in Edwards Lifesciences.

09:00 - 09:15
Ondrej Hlavicka
Jaromir Staroba

Ethics in doing AI and its impact on business ecosystem (Keynote Panel Debate)

09:15 - 10:00
Jakub Vanis
Jan Hula
Ondrej Hlavicka
Dalibor Kacmar
Barbora Brabcova

Stay Ahead of the Curve: Bridging the Skills Gap for Tomorrow’s Economy (Keynote / Breakout)

10:00 - 10:30
Alessio Colantonio
Pino Nicholson

Coffee Networking Break

10:30 - 11:00

Navigating the Global E-Invoicing Maze: Practical Insights for Business Centers (Masterclass)

11:00 - 12:00
Katarzyna Stekla
Jana Stovickova
Jaroslav Benes

Towards Operational Excellence in Supply Chain Finance (Breakout)

12:00 - 12:30
Stefan Cmar
Tereza Raich

Lunch

12:30 - 13:30

Meet Alfred and Ava - The AI Evolution in procurement (Breakout)

13:30 - 14:00
Ivana Hradilova
Kiran Krishnappa

Sourcing Optimization – Through Digital Sourcing (Breakout)

14:00 - 14:30
Przemyslaw Skinder
Christopher Axiaq

Embracing Digital Finance Transformation (Breakout)

14:30 - 15:00
Jakub Krepela Jakub Krepela

Coffee and Networking Break

15:00 - 15:30
AI & INNOVATION (Edwards - B+C)
09:00
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
15:00
16:00
17:00

Coffee Networking Break

10:30 - 11:00

Intelligent Automation: Best Use cases in public and GBS sector (Breakout)

11:00 - 11:45
Zdenek Kabatek
Dmitry Popov

Practical use of Gen AI in business services (Share & Debate)

11:45 - 12:30
Ondrej Hlavicka
Lily Tekin
Iurii Sukhovii

Lunch

12:30 - 13:30

The latest trends and highlights in Czech business services with focus on tech and digitalisation. Whats next? (Keynote)

13:30 - 13:45
Jaromir Staroba Jaromir Staroba

Your Opportunity with AI - concrete use cases of yesterday, today and tomorrow (Breakout)

13:45 - 14:15
Marian Lojka Marian Lojka

How To Improve Customer Experience With AI (Roundtable)

14:15 - 15:00
Vincent Leonardi
Petr Studnicka
Petra Filipi
Roman Tesar

Coffee and Networking Break

15:00 - 15:30

How new AI technologies change internal business environment, communication and education (Breakout)

15:30 - 16:15
Miky Skoda Miky Skoda

Digitalisation is a Journey. (Breakout)

16:15 - 16:45
Andrew Majlath
Attila Solyom
HR TRANSFORMATION (Scott.Weber - Golden)
09:00
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
15:00
16:00
17:00

Introduction and welcome by Ben Hartfield

09:00 - 09:05
Ben Hartfield Ben Hartfield

HR & Gen AI: Preparing for the future now (Keynote)

09:05 - 09:20
Ben Hartfield Ben Hartfield

How to tackle labour market shortages? Not easy but doable! (Keynote)

09:20 - 09:50
Martin Malo
Eliska Smrzova

Parents' integration as a basis for HR & Business Transformation (Share & Debate)

09:50 - 10:30
Andrea Hermanova
Martina Vetrovcova
Klara Curdova

Coffee Networking Break

10:30 - 11:00

Adapting to the New Norm: Youth Trends and the Evolving World of Work (Share & Debate)

11:00 - 11:45
Jamie Lyon
Jakub Wojnarovski
Maria Falkiewicz-Gancarz
Helle Juhl McDermott

Successful relocation. Whats next? (Panel Debate)

11:50 - 12:30
Andrea Tkacukova
Gabriela Bauerova
Eliska Smrzova
Tereza K. Klimesova
Sarka Steigerova

Lunch

12:30 - 13:30

The Hybrid Crossroad - How to deal with uneasy equilibrium in the office life? (Masterclass)

13:30 - 14:30
Jana Vlkova Jana Vlkova

Experiential learning as a cornerstone for employee development at Johnson & Johnson (Breakout)

14:30 - 15:00
Gregory Bech Gregory Bech

Coffee and Networking Break

15:00 - 15:30

LEADING IN A VUCA WORLD - How can leaders lead agile teams in a volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous world? (Breakout)

15:30 - 16:00
Sotirios Karagiannis Sotirios Karagiannis

An exciting change to global performance management process?(Breakout)

16:00 - 16:30
Tomas Bakos
Jana Ivancova
HR TRANSFORMATION (Scott.Weber - Charon)
09:00
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
15:00
16:00
17:00

Coffee Networking Break

10:30 - 11:00

Lunch

12:30 - 13:30

Empowering women and leadership skills (Masterclass)

13:30 - 14:30
Ulpukka Sillanmaki
Lenka Diaz
Cinzia Gussoni
Andreea Nicolae

900 CVs, One Campaign: The Power of Strategic Employer Branding (Breakout)

14:30 - 15:00
Blake Wittman
Lucie Placzkova

Coffee and Networking Break

15:00 - 15:30

DEI: Simple? Maybe. Easy? Not Quite. (Breakout)

15:30 - 16:00
Lucia Timkova Lucia Timkova

Employing with no limits and barriers. (Breakout)

16:00 - 16:30
Lucie Kroftova
Krystof Radek
Coaching Corner (Scott.Weber - Lady)
09:00
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
15:00
16:00
17:00

Coffee Networking Break

10:30 - 11:00

Coaching session

11:00 - 11:20
Rudolf Zvanovec Rudolf Zvanovec

Coaching session

11:30 - 11:50
Rudolf Zvanovec Rudolf Zvanovec

Coaching session

12:00 - 12:20
Rudolf Zvanovec Rudolf Zvanovec

Coaching session

12:30 - 12:50
Rudolf Zvanovec Rudolf Zvanovec

Coaching session

14:00 - 14:20
Dominic Bubna-Litic Dominic Bubna-Litic

Coaching session

14:30 - 14:50
Dominic Bubna-Litic Dominic Bubna-Litic

Coaching session

15:00 - 15:20
Dominic Bubna-Litic Dominic Bubna-Litic

Coaching session

15:30 - 15:50
Dominic Bubna-Litic Dominic Bubna-Litic
5. - 6. November, 2024 | Pernerova 697, 186 00 Karlín, Česko

ABSL Conference 2024

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Event date:
5. November - 6. November, 2024
Event location:
Pernerova 697, 186 00 Karlín, Česko
Organizer:
Association of Business Service Leaders in the Czech Republic (ABSL) Scott.Weber Workspace – Visionary, Plynární 10 Prague 7-Holešovice Czech Republic +420 773 034 533 iveta.kocmanova@absl.cz
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