Panel Talk BUS50
Global Workplaces
Date Friday, Dec 4 Time – RoomTiergarten I/II/III
Are you dealing with performance development on a global scale? These organisations with international offices give an angle on how they collaborate to implement learning that meets local requirements in local cultures.
Stefan van der Vlies
E-Learning Specialist, Sika Services AG, Switzerland
Sika - Learn Smarter in 90+ Countries at the Same Time
About a year ago I started working at Sika to lead the Blended Learning Project - a project that has already resulted in the release several learning tools for Sika employees in 91 different countries. The project team had members from all over the world and different divisions of the company.
Learning and teaching has been a recurring theme in my life. I studied to become a primary school teacher in Rotterdam and after a few years of teaching I went back to college. This time I went to the Radboud University in Nijmegen where I studied Pedagogy and Education Sciences.
Before I started at Sika I worked at the oldest Swiss publishing house Orell Füssli in the Learning Media team where I was project leader of their new eBook platform. Before that I worked at the University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland at the School of Education. Here I was a lecturer and guided other professors in the use of new media in education.
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Claus Hoevelt
Head of Corporate Learning, SimCorp A/S, Denmark
Linking Learning and Performance Through a Solid Foundation
With more than 15 years’ experience, operating in the intersection between business and learning Claus brings a unique perspective to the challenges facing todays learning professionals and business leaders.
With a professional background, that includes Global Brand Manager for the worlds largest shipping company Maersk Line, CEO of the internet portal Ofir Services and now Head of Corporate Learning at SimCorp, a leading player in the financial software and service sector, Claus has a breadth and depth of experience few can match.
Claus is a graduate of the University of Aalborg, with a master degree in ICT & Learning.
Nick van Dam
Global Chief Learning Officer and Client Advisor, McKinsey & Company, The Netherlands
The Important Role of SPOCS (Specific Private Online Courses) for Developing Leaders
Dr. Nick van Dam is an internationally recognized consultant, author, speaker, and thought leader on corporate learning & leadership development. He is Global Chief Learning Officer and Client Engagement advisor for McKinsey & Company. Nick is a visiting lecturer and advisory board member at the University of Pennsylvania/Wharton’s, Chief Learning Officer - Executive Doctoral Program. He is board member of ICEDR the world’s premier network in global talent management, leadership development and strategic change.
He has a deep and broad expertise and experience in Learning Strategy, Corporate Academies, Leadership Development, Program Design, Digital Learning, Learning and Talent systems, Social Learning, Competency Management, Performance Management, Shared Services, Change Management, and Learning Innovation.
As an internationally known thought leader in Human Capital Development, Dr. van Dam has written articles and has been quoted by The Financial Times, Fortune Magazine, Business Week, The India Times, Information Week, Management Consulting, CLO Magazine, and T+D Magazine.
He has authored and co-authored a number of books including Change Compass, 2001; The e-Learning Fieldbook, 2004 (Mandarin edition, 2006); The Business Impact of e-Learning, 2005; 25 Best Practices in Learning & Talent Development, 2008 (Portuguese edition, 2009; Mandarin edition, 2010), Organization & Management, an International approach (Dutch 7th edition 2012 and English 2nd Edition 2012), and Next Learning, Unwrapped (April 2011 and Mandarin Edition May 2012). He has received the 2012 ‘Lifetime Learning Leadership Award’ for his contributions to innovation and learning from The MASIE Center, an internationally-recognized think tank focused on workforce education and performance.
Under the patrons of the European Parliament Federal Ministry of Education & Research, he received the ‘2013 Leonardo European Corporate Learning Award’ for shaping the future of organizational learning and leadership development.
Nick is founder and chairman of e-Learning for Kids, a global non-profit foundation (www. e-learningforkids.org) that provides free digital lessons for underprivileged children who are 5-12 years old. More than 15 million children have been benefitting from the e-lessons since 2005.
Dr. van Dam is a graduate of the Vrije Universiteit van Amsterdam, Bachelor Degree in Economics and Pedagogy, and holds a Master Degree in Organization & Management from the Universiteit van Amsterdam. He earned his Doctorate in Business Administration (Human Capital Development) at Nyenrode Business University, Breukelen, The Netherlands.
Nick lives with his wife and son (Yannick) in Hilversum, The Netherlands.
Learn how to drive lifelong success directly from Nick van Dam.
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http://www.e-learningforkids.org
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Jon Kennard
Editor, TrainingZone, UK
Jon Kennard joined Sift Media, the publisher of TrainingZone, in 2008 as assistant content manager and sub-editor across all the publishing house's titles before becoming editor in 2010.
TrainingZone is the UK's leading independent voice for the L&D community. As the largest UK-based online community for training professionals, their content-first approach ensures that TrainingZone is the go-to site for industry news, premium thought-leadership content and problem-solving forum discussions.
Before Sift, Jon was a staff writer for University Business magazine focusing on e-Learning in the university system, as well as working freelance as a documentary film-maker and writing for several local and national culture magazines.
Jon is also marketing manager of transport start-up Traktual, a patented proposal for trolleybuses, hybrid and driverless vehicles.