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20 October 2022 08:00-10:00Epicenter Stockholm

An event by Epicenter Stockholm

As a high-growth company, your talent strategy is one of the most important agenda points. How do you attract new talent, how do you build a team to fuel your growth, and how do you lead them towards your north star goal? 

During this morning event, we dive deep into the world of talent. Leading experts on scaling a business will deliver keynotes & panel discussions on six major industry topics. 

  • Implementing an agile recruitment strategy
  • Attracting talent in the future workspace
  • Becoming a top-of-mind employer
  • HR, Talent, and Recruitment with large organizations
  • Building a team for growth
  • Being a high-growth leader

Discover the full schedule and line-up of speakers below. 

Schedule

08:00

Registration, Breakfast & Networking

Disruption Hall (entrance)
08:15

Welcome to Talent Smash 2022

Introduction by Ellen Bjerkehag, Head of Community and today's Moderator

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Head of Community, Epicenter
08:20

Implementing an agile recruitment strategy

Rapid growth also means rapid change. How do you stay resilient towards unexpected pivots in your talent strategy, and keep your recruitment process up to speed in uncertain times?

A keynote from Adrian McDonald. 

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Disruption Hall
08:35

Future Workspace Report

How the new way of working is changing the way companies think and act around the workplace. In May 2022, AMF and Epicenter released a unique report on the future of the workspace ๐™๐™๐™š ๐™ฌ๐™ค๐™ง๐™ ๐™จ๐™ฅ๐™–๐™˜๐™š ๐™–๐™จ ๐™– ๐™˜๐™–๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ก๐™ฎ๐™จ๐™ฉ ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง ๐™ ๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ฌ๐™ก๐™š๐™™๐™œ๐™š, ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ก๐™ก๐™–๐™—๐™ค๐™ง๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ, ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ซ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ. 

Key insights are to be shared on stage by Anna Thelander and Amanda Back, joined by Fredrik Gustafsson. 

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Disruption Hall
Head of Marketing & Communications, AMF Fastigheter
08:45

Panel discussion: Attracting talent in the future workspace

During the past few years, the world of work has changed dramatically and the workspace is being reshaped into a place with new meaning and relevance. When hiring, you now need to understand what type of space both your business and team need in order to thrive. 

A discussion led by Patrick Hamilton Walsh with Ida Garamvรถlgyi and Mikael Ljungblom.

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Disruption Hall
Founder of Glotal, Author of 'Talent Cities'
09:05

Becoming a top of mind employer

Develop a modern content recruitment strategy. Move from a splashy employer brand campaign to creating demand with authentic and relatable employee content. Learn the 5 steps needed to develop a talent demand generation strategy and become a top-of-mind employer. 

A keynote by Benjamin Kesler. 

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Disruption Hall
Co-Founder, Local Glimpse
09:15

Building a team for growth

When scaling fast you need a clear understanding of how to prioritize the build-up of your most important assets - your team. In this keynote, we hear from Senior HR Consultant Ullis Bartholf on how to build a team that will deliver high-growth results.

A keynote by Ullis Bartholf. 

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Disruption Hall
Senior HR consultant, Wndy
09:25

Panel 'Attract, develop and retain Talent'

How do some of the largest companies and organizations in Sweden work with all questions related to talent? How do you lead a team in a high-growth company? In this panel discussion, we learn insights from both large organizations such as H&M and SEB and fast-growing scaleups such as DBT & Dynamic Code. 

A discussion moderated by Nisha Besara, with Alexis Kopylov, Louise Nylรฉn, Jenny Jirtop & Anneli Coehn.

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Disruption Hall
Moderator, Speaker, Board Member
09:45

Summary and wrap-up

We wrap the morning by gathering all panel moderators together with Ellen Bjerkehag to highlight the main insights, thoughts, and learnings from the day.

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Disruption Hall

Speakers

Alexis Kopylov
Founder & CEO, DBT

Alexis is the CEO and Founder of DBT, a Sweden-based platform SME lender on a mission to provide Swedish growth companies with the debt funding they need and deserve. Previously, Director and Partner at Arkwright, focusing on strategic advisory within financial services and private equity. M.Sc. Stockholm School of Economics and HEC Paris.

Nisha Besara
Moderator, Speaker, Board Member

Nisha is a Political Scientist with extensive experience from different boards and has, among other things, been Deputy Managing Partner at Rud Pedersen Public Affairs and worked for the Swedish government. She has long experience in the media sector as well as the culture and arts sector. Nisha has also been a columnist in the daily papers Aftonbladet and Expressen and was the founding Editor-in-Chief of the web-based daily Dagens Arena. Nisha has moderated conferences and seminars for over 15 years and in widely different contexts. 

Jenny Jirtop
Global Head of HR, H&M Lifestyle Brands

Jenny Jirtorp, is the Global Head of HR at H&M Lifestyle Brands. She has during the past years been part of establishing the new business unit Lifestyle Brands within H&M. H&M Lifestyle brands consist of several independent Lifestyle brands building on the strong heritage of H&M but applied to other industries than fashion, currently consisting of H&M HOME, H&M Beauty and H&M Sports. Jenny has extensive experience with over 19 years of driving strategic HR in various positions in the retail and telecom industry, and was previously part of the growth journey at H&M Online Sales, with the mission to expand to over 40 digital markets. She is very passionate about growth journeys and how to increase performance through engagement, leadership, and diverse teams with an innovative culture and a growth mindset.

Ida Garamvรถlgyi
Founder & Partner, UrbanUrban

Anneli Coehn
Head of Talent Management, SEB

After many years in various managerial roles, primarily within IT at SEB, Anneli is passionate about the important work of attracting, recruiting and developing the company's talents.Seeing people grow in their roles and being able to take their next career step internally is the main reward in leadership.

Patrick Hamilton Walsh
Founder of Glotal, Author of 'Talent Cities'

A problem solver who enjoys working with diverse teams to find workable solutions. Currently based in Sweden, serving as Head of Talent, Business Intelligence, and Growth for the City of Stockholm, advising on European pandemic response leadership, and global talent mobility, and working to provide solutions to global megatrends. 

A results-oriented executive with over 20 years of domestic and international experience in start-ups, multinational corporations, and major accounting firms. With a start-up DNA, I have been highly successful in building relationships with decision-makers, seizing control of critical problem areas, and delivering on customer commitments.

Louise Nylรฉn
CEO, Dynamic Code

Louise is CEO of Dynamic Code since November 2020. Louise has 20 years of experience in international growth companies in different industries. She started her career with Bain & Company and most recently held roles as Chief marketing officer at Trustly and Deputy CEO and Chief marketing officer at LeoVegas.

Ullis Bartholf
Senior HR consultant, Wndy

Ullis Bartholf is a free lance senior HR consultant, also working as an HR expert for Wndy who provides HR on demand to small and medium-sized companies. Ullis has 20 years of experience in the HR field in companies ranging from start-ups to global matrix organizations. She has also worked in a wide range of industries: tech, FMCG, lifestyle, marketing, construction, warehouse 3 PL, electronics, and consultancy. Ullis's passion lies in providing companies with the tools to build and enable culture and strong leadership through energizing people and teams. She believes that culture is built on three factors: strategic narrative, listening to your people, and being great leaders.

Benjamin Kesler
Co-Founder, Local Glimpse

Benjamin is one of the leading content producers in the talent space helping companies such as EasyPark, SEB, Kry, Alfa Laval to attract, onboard, and retain employees with authentic people videos. Benjamin is known for his way of challenging his clients by truly letting employees speak.

Amanda Back
Head of Marketing, Epicenter

Mikael Ljungblom
Head of Public Affairs and Press, AI Sweden

Anna Thelander
Head of Marketing & Communications, AMF Fastigheter

Anna Thelander, Head of Marketing & Communications at AMF Fastigheter since 2018, is passionate about the customer experience. At AMF Fastigheter, the focus is on creating places where people want to spend their time โ€“ whether that be a city, a neighborhood, a marketplace, or an office. Anna has a wealth of experience in leadership, marketing, communication, sales, and business development. She is especially interested in human needs and behavior and how these are affected by globalization, urbanization, and digitization (GUD) in a time of change.

Ellen Bjerkehag
Head of Community, Epicenter

Fredrik Gustafsson
PR Specialist, Ledarna

Fredrik Gustafsson works as a Marketing PR Specialist at Ledarna โ€“ Sveriges Chefsorganisation. He has 23 years of PR experience and spent 12 years on the agency side before joining Ledarna in 2012. He also has experience in journalism, both press, and radio.

Adrian McDonald
CEO, Adway