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Silas Spaar
Project Manager
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8th Richmond HR Forum
Mar
04-05
2025
Victoria-Jungfrau Grand Hotel & SPA Interlaken, Switzerland
About the forum
Why you should attend the forum
In a rapidly evolving economical landscape the Richmond HR Forum is a unique event, designed for the key decision-makers and supplier companies of leading Swiss enterprises. Pre-scheduled one-to-one business meetings and an outstanding conference programme allow you to:
Discover new trends and possibilities.
Learn from both experts and peers.
Debate, evaluate and share key issues.
Build strong, long lasting relationships
The conference programme 2025 is still in development.
Programme 2025When
4 - 5 March 2025
The event starts on Tuesday before lunchtime and finishes on Wednesday with an apéro. Accommodation from Tuesday to Wednesday is complementary.
Attendees
Who will be attending?
Delegates
CHRO and HR Directors from Switzerland’s leading enterprises.
Suppliers
Companies offering a broad range of services and products, based on the requirements of the attending delegates.
Speakers
International experts in the fields of HR, talent management, strategy, economics, IT and training.
Where
Victoria-Jungfrau Grand Hotel & SPA, Interlaken
With stunning views of Switzerland’s most famous mountain range, this exclusive five star hotel offers a unique service and perfect atmosphere for intensive networking sessions.
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Programme
How will you spend your time at the forum?
You will create a personalised itinerary, tailormade to suit your needs and purposes. It will consist of:
Business & Mealtime Meetings
Meet the decision makers of your choice in pre-scheduled one-to-one meetings, each lasting 30 minutes, or meet them for mealtimes over breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Cutting-Edge Conference Programme
Enhance your knowledge through our focused conference programme delivered by experts and innovative speakers on topics chosen by delegates.
Peer Networking
Use the opportunity to meet your industry peers outside business hours in a relaxing environment.
Additional Options:
Participate in our special offerings during the event.
Enjoy a relaxing treatment in the Hotel’s SPA.
Book your individual fitness and health check.
Stay longer with our special rate.
Documents Richmond HR Forum
For further information please contact:
Silas Spaar
Project Manager
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Arnulf Todtenhöfer
Sales Executive
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Annie Schmidle
Delegate Manager
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Vjollca Kolari
Conference Management
What people say about us
Conference Outlook
The programme 2025
The conference programme is developed during the course of the year, with the input of delegates and HR Directors to provide a programme that is relevant to the audience.
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Conference
During the day inspirational presentations will be held and give you access to new ideas, trends, innovations and solutions to help take you and your company forward. The conference programme will consist of small group workshops, think-tanks and personal development sessions based on feedback from our attending delegates
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Keynote Address
Will be developed with attending delegates during the year and will leave you motivated and inspired with new ideas to bring to your daily
business. Two keynote addresses will be presented to the participants – global CHRO`s from international companies. Those will reflect the actual trends and developments as well as out of the box thinking to be inspiring to everyone.
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Round Table Discussions
Several round table discussions will be held with small numbers of senior professionals based on key themes and moderated by HR experts. All group sessions are led by CHROs, Directors and peers to give a high-level view of the industry, offering ideas and insights to help develop HR strategies and goals.
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Supplier Presentations
All suppliers have the chance to submit a supplier presentation. Delegates will evaluate and choose those presentations of most interest and relevance to them. The highest-rated presentations will be included in the conference programme and will be detailed in the delegate itineraries.
Keynotes
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The Power of Generations
Tristan Horx
Author and Futurologistat Zukunftsinstitut Horx GmbHkeynote)
Leadership
Mk Palmore
Former Assistant Special Agent in Charge at the FBI, Cybersecurity Strategic Advisor at Google Cloudkeynote
Industry Sessions
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Digital Performance Management to Support Structured Conversations
Philipp Leupoldt
Group HR Digitalization and Project Expert at RONAL GROUP
industry session
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Mental Health at Work
Barbara Studer
Neuroscientist and Lecturer
industry session
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Workplace and Menopause: Be Prepared, Retain Talents, and Reduce Risks and Costs
Emily Rappitt
Senior Leader and Business Founder
industry session
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New Work/Innovation/Positive Leadership
Dr. Zani Sharifi
Lecturer at HSO Business School
industry session
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Believes and Fears of Employees; How to Positively Influence the Future from a Company View
Dr. Andreas Krafft
Lecturer at the University of St. Gallen, Co-President at swissfuture
industry session
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Future Driver HR – Business Success under AI Transformation is a People Topic
Dr. Philipp Zimmermann
Head of HR Strategy (VP) at Siemens Energy
industry session
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Why Does Diversity Polarize?
Dr. Daniela Frau
Diversity Manager Delegate at ZHAW, School of Management & Law
industry session
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Discussion Group
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Future of Recruiting: Crafting Efficient Processes - Human Selection vs. AI
Evelyn Gieray
Chief Human Resources Officer at Schweiter Technologies AG
discussion group
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Modern Home Office Management – Balancing Flexibility with Sociocultural Factors
Alain Frey
Head of Corporate HR at Develco Pharma Schweiz AG
discussion group
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Time Tracking in the Era of New Work: Opportunities and Challenges
Birgit Kley
Head Human Resources at Schwyzer Kantonalbank
discussion group
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Corporate Culture
Brigitte Spolenak
Chief Human Resources Officer at Ascom
discussion group
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New Approaches to Talent Management
Alois Kauer
Group Chief Human Resource Officer at Swiss Automotive Group AG
discussion group
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Out of the Box
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Grandmaster Strategies for Managers - How Chess Is A Lesson for Business
Stefan Kindermann
Chess grandmaster and managing director of Münchener Schachakademie GmbHout of the box)
Create Your Unthinkable Reality In 21 Days
Marcel Kuhn
Founder of Quantum Jump GmbHout of the box
Activity
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Wine Cellar Tour with Tasting
Sommelier of the Victoria Jungfrau
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Take part in the programme
If you would like to participate in the programme or recommend any speakers or topics, please get in touch.
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Vjollca Kolari
Conference Management
Supplier Experience
One of the important factors for delegates is the opportunity to source and benchmark potential providers.
If your business development strategy is meeting with these senior decision makers, the Richmond HR Forum offers you unrivalled new business opportunities with the top end of the corporate marketplace:
Access to 100 delegates, all key decision makers from leading enterprises and major financial institutions
Pre-scheduled one-to-one business meetings with the delegates that have asked to meet you.
The chance to participate in the conference programme with a supplier presentation.
Small group meetings over mealtimes.
Detailed profile information on each attending delegate.
Confirmed Suppliers
To see the full supplier list, please contact us directly.
If you'd like to attend this or any other Richmond forum as a supplier company, please get in touch with our sales team.
Silas Spaar
Project Manager
Arnulf Todtenhöfer
Sales Executive
Become a supplier
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The Delegate Experience
The Richmond HR Forum is designed for senior decision-makers from Switzerland’s leading enterprises.
We offer you a time efficient and effective platform for 1.5 days at the prestigious Victoria-Jungfrau Grand Hotel & SPA. A personalised schedule gives you the opportunity to:
Enhance your knowledge through our keynotes and first-class conference programme.
Build strategic relationships with providers of your choice in one-to-one meetings.
Network with up to 100 senior representatives from leading companies.
To see the full delegate list, please contact us directly.
AT A GLANCE
The Richmond Format
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Meet. Learn. Network.
The Richmond HR Forum will combine conference sessions, peer networking and supplier meetings into a time-efficient and focused event that is unique to you.
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No time wasted
Using our unique appointment system, we'll make sure that your valuable time is not wasted and that you are engaged learning about topics that are interesting to you and your business and meeting suppliers who you have chosen to meet based on your upcoming needs.
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Expertly organised and delivered
Based on your choices, we'll let you know before the event who you are due to meet and which conference sessions you are attending via our online event management systems. We'll also make all the pertinent information available for download after the event including material from the conference sessions and details of all the supplier companies you have met.
Need an invite?
If you'd like to attend this or any other Richmond forum as a delegate, please get in touch
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Annie Schmidle
Delegate Manager
Become a delegate
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