Heads of University Management & Administration Network in Europe

HUMANE Seminar

Redefining Talent and HR strategies: “A must” to drive strategic changes in universities

Thursday, 16 October 2025

TIME

SESSION

SPEAKER

12:00

Registration and lunch

13:30

Welcome to the University of Turin and Introduction to the seminar

13:45

Aligning the HR function with the University of Turin’s mission and strategy: using the competence lens to define HR needs and increase capabilities

Andrea Silvestri, Director General, University of Turin, IT

14:30

Talent and career frameworks to support a global strategic agenda at University College London

Angela Clark, Head of Recruitment, University College London, UK

15:15

Coffee break

15:45

Rethinking work and HR in the age of Artificial Intelligence at the Central European University (Vienna)

Liselotte Schoell, HR Director, Central European University, AT

16:30

Leading intergenerational workforces with different expectations

Riitta Silvennoien, Chief Human Resource Officer, Aalto University, FI

17:15

Discussion and wrap up

17:30

Return to hotels

19:00

Seminar Dinner

Friday, 17 April 2025

TIME

SESSION

SPEAKER

09:00

Panel presentations: Addressing the recruitment and retention crisis and dealing with succession planning

  • Talent acquisition and recruitment: the value proposition of working in a university
  • Diversity and inclusion for shared leadership and management
  • New concepts for leadership and professional development: supporting organisational change

Liselotte Schoell, HR Director, Central European University, AT;  Karen Vandevelde, HR Director, Antwerp University, BE; Frank Nienhuis, HR and Health, University Services, University of Groningen, NL

11:15

Coffee break

11:00

Panel discussion with three speakers

Moderator:

Riitta Silvennoien, Chief Human Resource Officer, Aalto University, FI

11:30

The future of work

12:45

Concluding remarks

Andrea Silvestri, Director General,  University of Turin, IT; Nadine Burquel, Director General, HUMANE, BE

13:00

Closing lunch

Note: the programme is subject to marginal change.

Important information:

HUMANE and the University of Turin fully intend to deliver the HUMANE Seminar in Turin. If however, restrictions require it to be postponed, participants will be notified with as much notice as possible.

Neither HUMANE nor the University of Turin are liable for any losses, accidents or damage to persons or objects during the HUMANE Seminar in Turin. Participants attending the HUMANE Seminar in Turin do so at their own risk and responsibility.