2018 AHRMIO Annual Conference
Theme
Do People Still Matter?
Overview
Whether you are looking to effectively implement new HR systems, get inspired or simply to stay on top of this rapidly changing industry, this is the place to be
Who can attend?
HR Professionals and all those interested in people management and what it means for the future.
The conference brings together AHRMIO members from various international organizations and NGO's, companies, educational institutions and other associations to network and exchange ideas and opinions
Monday 10 September 2018
14:00 – 15:00
Registration
15:00 – 15:30
Welcome Address
- Olivier Fleurence, Chair of the Board, AHRMIO and Advisor/Senior Personnel Manager, International Monetary Fund (IMF), USA
- Conference Chair: Yih-Teen Lee, Professor, IESE, ES
- Lars Montelius, Director General, INL-International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, PT
15:30 – 16:30
Plenary I – Artificial Intelligence, Quantum Mechanics and Ethics
- José Ignácio Latorre, Full Professor, Universitat de Barcelona and Barcelona Supercomputing Centre, ES
- Pedro Salomé, Group Leader, Nanofabrication for Optoelectronic Applications, INL, PT
16:30 – 18:00
Experiencing Portuguese Culture
18:00 – 21:00
Welcome Cocktail at INL
Tuesday 11 September 2018
08:30
Registration
09:00 – 10:30
Plenary II – How will Technology shape Talent Acquisition
- Francisco Duarte, Senior Manager, Industry 4.0 Coordinator, Bosch Car Multimedia division, PT
- Monica Ferro, Director Geneva Office, UNFPA, CH
- Moderated by Ramon O’Callaghan, Dean, Porto Business School, PT
10:30 – 11:00
Coffee break
11:00 – 12:30
Working groups – AHRMIO Member case studies
A1 Moving to an Agile HR Function – Modernizing HR Processes
- Venus McDonald, Program Manager, World Bank Group, USA
- Moderated by Ana Catterton, Principal HR Advisor for IDB|Invest, Human Resources Department, Inter-American Development Bank, USA
A2 IMF 1HR Transformation program
- Tracy Lyall, HR Business Transformation Lead, IMF, USA
- Mark Henderson, 1HR Program Manager, IMF, USA
- Moderated by Arturo Pagan, Deputy Director and Chief Strategic Partner, Division for Human Resources, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), USA
A3 Compensation Mechanisms to Support Special Country Circumstances
- Izumi Hotta, World Bank Group, USA
- Moderated by Negar Rafikian, World Bank Group HR Manager - Fragile States, USA, and AHRMIO Vice Chair
12:30 – 14:00
Lunch
14:00 - 15:30
Plenary III – Inclusive Leadership and Teams
- Ori Brafman, Founder and President of Starfish Leadership, Co-Founder of the Fully Charged Institute, Distinguished Teaching Fellow at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, USA
15:30 – 16:00
Coffee break
16:00 – 16:30
AHRMIO General Assembly
- Olivier Fleurence, Chair of the Board, ARHMIO and IMF
- Helke Carvalho Hernandes, Executive Director, AHRMIO
16:30 – 18:00
Plenary IV - Building and enabling a performance culture for the future
- Revathi Raghavan, Global Lead, Organizational Performance, The World Bank Group, USA
- Edna Diez, Asian Development Bank, Director, HR Policies and Programs
19:30 – 22:00
Gala dinner
Wednesday 12 September 2018
08:30
Registration
09:00 – 10:30
Panel – The impact of Technology on HR – Sharing Best Practice from Different Types of Organizations
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Olivier Babeau, Full Professor, Bordeaux University, FR
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Vincent Barat, Founder, Akoya Consulting, FR
- Pilar Casquilho, Partner-Portugal, Korda & Company, PT
- Robin Lewis, HR Director, Cigna International Markets, EMEA & Global Health Solutions, CIGNA
- Chris Roebuck, Hon Visiting Professor of Transformational Leadership, Cass Business School London, UK
10:30 – 11:00
Coffee break
11:00 – 12:00
Plenary V – Human Potential – From Hunter-Gatherer to Industrialization in Realizing Our Potential
- Ted H. Chu, PhD, Chief Economist, International Finance Corporation (IFC), USA
12:00 – 12:30
Closing Remarks
- Conference Chair: Yih-Teen Lee, Professor, IESE, ES
12:30 – 14:00
Lunch
HR - technology and people!
Participants will work more in-depth through the impact of AI and technological change on HR processes
Wednesday 12 September 2018
14:30 – 14:45
Introduction and welcome to the workshop
- Helke Carvalho Hernandes, Executive Director, AHRMIO
14:45 - 16:00
AI, Technology and HR
- Vincent Barat, Founder, Akoya Consulting, FR
16:00 – 16:30
Coffee break for workshop participants
16:30 – 18:00
Working session
- Facilitated by Isabel de Sousa, Executive Education Advisor, Porto Business School, PT
18:00 – 20:30
Light dinner for workshop participants
Thursday 13 September 2018
09:00 – 10:30
Working session
- Facilitated by Isabel de Sousa, Executive Education Advisor, Porto Business School, PT
10:30 – 11:00
Coffee break for workshop participants
11:00 – 12:30
Working session
- Facilitated by Isabel de Sousa, Executive Education Advisor, Porto Business School, PT
12:30 – 13:00
Wrap-up and closing remarks
- Isabel de Sousa, Executive Education Advisor, Porto Business School, PT
Speakers
Vincent Barat
After graduating from Supelec -a French engineering school- and University of Wollongong (Australia), Vincent Barat has started his career in business consulting at Wavestone.
Helke Carvalho Hernandes
Helke Carvalho Hernandes is Vice-President of EFMD Global and Executive Director of AHRMIO
Pilar Casquilho
Pilar was Human Resources Manager at Chase Manhattan Bank for over 9 years, working in Portugal, Spain and UK.
Ana. C. Catterton
Principal HR Advisor for IDB|Invest, Human Resources Department, Inter-American Development Bank, United States
Ted H. Chu
A business economist and corporate executive for over 25 years, Ted Chu’s primary expertise is in four broad areas:
Francisco Duarte
Francisco Duarte holds a PhD on Software Engineering from the University of Minho.
Monica Ferro
Ms. Monica Ferro currently serves as the Chief of the Geneva Office. Mónica has had a twenty-year career of public service in Portugal…
Mark Henderson
Mark Henderson is currently the 1HR Program Manager at the International Monetary Fund, where he has worked for over 25 years
Izumi Hotta
Izumi is responsible for the compensation policy and practices for the WBG East Asia & Pacific (EAP) and South Asia (SAR), …
José Ignacio Latorre
José Ignacio Latorre got his PhD in Particle Physics at Univ. Barcelona.
Yih-teen Lee
Yih-teen Lee is Professor in the Department of Managing People in Organizations.
Robin Lewis
Robin is HR Director in Cigna’s International Markets. He leads HR for the EMEA region and the Global Health Solutions business including International Organisations.
Lars Montelius
Lars Montelius is the Director–General of the International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory since the 1st September 2014.
Ramon O’Callaghan
Ramon O’Callaghan is Dean of Porto Business School (PBS), Porto University.
Arturo Pagán
Deputy Director and Chief Strategic Partner, Division for Human Resources, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), USA
Isabel Paiva de Sousa
Isabel has more than 20 years of experience in managing teams as a Human Capital Director, especially in Textile Industry and Automotive retail.
Revathi Raghavan
Revathi embodies the belief that intentional investment in an organization’s people equates to endless success.
Chris Roebuck
Senior HR roles in major organisations, eg Global Head of Talent & Leadership at UBS, team work now part of a Harvard case study
Pedro Salomé
Pedro Salomé is the group leader of the Nanofabrication for optoelectronic applications (NOA) group.