Giovanni Everduin

ETNICITY Group

Managing Partner

Giovanni Everduin is a global expert on Organizational Strategy, Analytics, Culture and HR.
He has worked in a variety of roles within industry and consulting environments, including global Fortune 500 companies to local Middle Eastern banks and start-ups.

A Harvard Business School alum, he is the Managing Partner of the ETNICITY Group, a boutique advisory firm that specializes in cross industry organizational strategy, analytics and culture consulting, as well as creative direction and new product development for fashion and retail brands. In addition he serves as Senior Advisor for HR & Organizational Development at Boston Global – a US based Communications & Performance consultancy, Senior Advisor to Peoplecart – an India based social Rewards/Recognition & Performance Management platform and as Senior Advisor of Product & Brand Strategy for Qlearsite – a London based People Analytics firm.
In his last industry role he served as Chief People Officer of Tanfeeth, the GCC’s first, fast growing, Shared Services & Advisory organization in Dubai where he helped build a unique business model and culture that was documented in a Harvard Business School Case Study (Tanfeeth: Bringing Service Excellence to the GCC – 2015).
Giovanni is a published writer and global speaker on various topics around The Future of Work, Analytics and Shared Services. In his spare time he is an avid collector of sneakers.

Niall Ryan-Jones

Department of Health and Social Care UK

Head of Internal Communications & Engagement

Niall Ryan-Jones has worked in retail his entire career for various companies such as Primark, Debenhams, House of Fraser, Liberty and Harrods. For the last 15 years Niall has worked specifically in the employee engagement space starting in internal communications, which later expanded to incorporate employee engagement and employer brand management.
In recent years his career has taken a new direction, which now sees him working as Head of Employee Experience at the world famous retailer, Harrods. Over the years Niall’s work has assisted transformation within the organisation to the point where Harrods has received numerous accreditations, such as being a ‘Best Company to Work For’,  ‘Top Employer ’ six years in a row, Accredited by Glassdoor and LinkedIn. In addition to this employee turnover is the lowest amongst its peers and employee engagement is at a healthy 80%. 
 

Giovanni Manchia

Rotterdam School of Management

Transformation Manager/Lecturer Organisational Change Management

Giovanni Manchia is a Senior HR leader and transformation manager with international experience in medium and large European and US companies (both headquarter and subsidiary levels). He is specialized in the areas of transformation/change management, Talent Management and HR Functional Excellence. As a change leader, Giovanni managed transformations across various sectors (Tech, Financial Services, Healthcare, Energy) and within various countries (the Netherlands, Chile, Israel, Uganda and Sierra Leone). He also worked with several executives and executive teams to improve their individual and team performance. In addition, he works as a lecturer at the Rotterdam School of Management (RSM), teaching Change Management and HRM. Prior to starting his own consultancy firm, he has worked more than 20 years in international HR leadership positions at various multinationals. He acted as SVP Human Resources within Rabobank, where he managed the transformation of the global human resources function within the bank, creating a more agile HR organization with a strong business orientation. Before joining Rabobank, he worked as the HR Director Benelux, Middle East and Africa within American Express. Giovanni started his career at Shell, where he worked in various international positions such as HR Manager for Shell Hydrogen and Global HR Business Partner for its IT division. Giovanni Manchia holds a Msc degree in Management and Organization from TiasNimbas/Tilburg University (cum laude/ with distinction) and a MA degree in Consulting and Coaching for Change from INSEAD (cum laude/ with distinction).

Martin Lexa

FAMAR

CHRO

Martin is a result-oriented HR executive with over 25 years of extensive and broad-based experience in
both mature and emerging markets within the healthcare sector. Currently serving as a global HR leader, he
excels in supporting companies as an interim and project manager. Martin is also a sought-after speaker at
prestigious HR conferences, where he addresses relevant HR topics such as age diversity, and is an author
focusing on integrating people with disabilities into society and the workplace.
Before his current role as CHRO FAMAR, a pharmaceutical CDMO, Martin's corporate career included
notable positions at Mundipharma and Mölnlycke Healthcare, where he served as Chief People Officer. His
tenure in these roles was marked by significant contributions to HR leadership in growth companies within
the pharmaceutical and medical devices industries. Before these roles, Martin worked for the Novartis
Group and at Medtronic in international roles. Earlier in his career, he worked for Bristol-Myers Squibb,
holding various national and international HR roles.
Throughout his career, Martin has consistently demonstrated a solid ability to support the business strategy
and lead and develop HR functions and leaders, driving organizational success in dynamic and diverse
environments. His proven track record in this area instils confidence in his leadership and change
management skills.
He is married with three daughters and lives in Vienna

Annika Månsson

Happy at Work

Founder & CEO

Annika Månsson created Happy at Work in 2008 with the aim of developing healthier and happier workplaces around the world. Expert in positive organizational transformation, leadership development, resilience and wellbeing at work, she inspires teams and individuals through her keynotes, trainings and coaching in companies like Novartis, Richemont, E&Y, FIBA, JP Morgan, UNICEF, GSK and many others around the world.

Annika holds a Master’s degree in marketing and worked for 15 years at the Danone group, where she held a range of managerial positions for the Evian brand, in the areas of marketing and communication. She is also a qualified coach and certified practitioner in MBTI®, Belbin®, NLP, Prosci change management, self-compassion meditation and neuroleadership. 
Originally from Sweden, Annika claims that wellbeing at work is not a luxury! It is essential to our success and to the sustainable performance of all organizations.

Seán McArdle

Facebook

Business Recruiter, Global Operations Team EMEA

Sean is an international Recruiter having worked across the EMEA region for LinkedIn, Stripe and now Facebook. Having a Marketing background and working in-house for over 6 years in Tech, he believes the role of Recruiters has changed to being Marketeers for the company: RECRUITMENT = MARKETING. He's scaled existing teams, built new functions from scratch and experienced all the ambiguity that comes with it! He's currently recruiting for Facebook's Global Operations function from Dublin, Ireland. 

Ilaria Agosta

UNOX

Former HR Manager

Ilaria is passionate in everything connected to HR, particularly in people development. In her previous roles she held senior HR Management positions in Cattolica Assicurazioni Group and UNOX.

Her professional career, spent in HR, Marketing, Communications, Events, P&C, Underwriting, let her gain an organic understanding of the corporate strategy, the core processes and the connections through departments.

Ilaria now covers national and regional roles in AIDP, the main professional Italian HR body, and works on HR qualifications with several European partners.

She volunteers in FAI – Fondo Ambiente Italiano, convinced that ‘beauty will save the world’.