22nd Edition HR Symposium for Vlerick HR Alumni:

Schedule

Thu, 27 Nov, 2025 at 04:00 pm to Fri, 28 Nov, 2025 at 03:30 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Akkerhage 2 | Gent, OV

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Please note that this event is exclusively for Vlerick alumni of the Executive Masterclass in HRM.
About this Event

22nd Edition HR Symposium for Vlerick HR Alumni:


Programme:
Thursday 27 November

3.00 pm: Check-in @ Hotel Courtyard Marriott Hotel, Akkerhage 2, 9000 Ghent


4.00 pm: Welcome


4.30 - 5.15 pm: Sponsor Tracks
Kick-off at Attentia Offices, Sluisweg 1, 9000 Ghent

Sponsor Track - Attentia

1. Your Cookbook for 2030 HR & payroll successes

Hannelore Blondia, HR Consulting Manager at Attentia and provides clear insights in turbulent times to help you sustainably attract and retain talent.


2. It takes two to tango: no HR without wellbeing

Occupational physician, Dr. Ella Haemers, shares insights on how to reduce absenteeism and enhance well-being.


6.00 - 7.00 pm: Keynote:-Leading Through the Shift: What AI Means for HR Leaders Today and Tomorrow. - Martin Butler (Professor of Management Practice in Digital Transformation - Vlerick Business School)


7.00 pm: Dinner and Dance
Courtyard Marriott Hotel, Akkerhage 2, Ghent.

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Friday 28 November

7.00 - 8.45 am: Breakfast and Morning Run


8.45 – 9.00 am: Opening


9.00 - 9.45 am: Recharge and Reset: Energising HR- Facilitated by Vlerick Alumnus Géraldine Chapelle


9.45 - 10.30 am: From training fund to career fund: using sector funds effectively for today's and tomorrow's HR challenges. – Annemie Salu, advisor at Alimento Group


10.30 - 11.00 am: Coffee break


11.00 - 11.45 am: Beyond Shared: the centralisation of HR Services – Bram De Bleser, HR process improvement manager, Atlas Copco & Alain De Dauw, VP HR Shared Services, Atlas Copco


11.45- 12.45 pm: Panel with Vlerick Alumni: HR in challenging times

Facilitated by Marleen Verstraete (The Content Makers)


12.45 - 2.00 pm: Lunch


2.00- 2.45 pm: Latest Update on Social Law - Inger Verhelst (Partner - Claeys & Engels)


2.45 - 3.30 pm: How Humble leaders drive the feedback revolution – Shana Mertens, Assistant Professor, Work & Organisational Psychology, Open Universiteit


IMPORTANT INFO


  • Date: From Thursday, November 27 (4.30 pm) until Friday, 28 November (3.30 pm) – Welcome from 4.00 pm onwards
  • Language: English
  • Fee: €250 (incl. VAT) - 2-day participation in the sponsor tracks and conference sessions, accommodation in the hotel and all meals.
  • Fee: €200 (incl. VAT)
      • 2-day participation – No accommodation
      • 2-day participation – No accommodation and no dinner
      • 1-day participation – Friday, 28 November only
  • Venues:

Thursday 27 November

  • Kick-off: Attentia Offices, Sluisweg 1, 9000 Ghent
  • Dinner & party and overnight stay: Courtyard Marriott Hotel, Akkerhage 2, 9000 Ghent
    Friday 28 November
  • Presentations at Event Center Scala, Akkerhage 2, 9000 Ghent


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Akkerhage 2, 2 Akkerhage, Gent, Belgium

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