Welcome to our Past Events page, where we showcase some of the standout gatherings we’ve held. We host numerous events throughout the year, each designed to inspire, educate, and connect professionals in the HR industry. Here, you’ll find a collection of our most notable events, featuring expert speakers from within the HR field alongside client speakers who bring a valuable practical perspective.
Annual Event Copenhagen 2024
Resilience: Building Leadership and Talent for an Agile Future
Speakers
8:30 – 9:00 Registration & Breakfast
9:00 – 9:10 Welcome & Introduction Karsten Søderberg, CEO, Summit
9:10 – 10:00 The Art of Leadership and Team Resilience Adrian Furnham, Author, Academic & Business Psychologist
10:00 – 10: 30 Cultivating Resilience Within Organisations Charlotte Bryldt Theisen, HR Director, Fiskars Group Luxury Brands
10:30 – 11:00 Dark Traits of Personality – Impact on Business Resilience Dr. Katja Friederichs, Senior Consultant, Summit
11:00 – 11.30 Coffee Break & Networking
11:30 – 12:15 Interactive Facilitated Group Discussions Navigating Team Collaborations in a Dynamic Business Landscape Engagemet: Balancing Hard KPIs with Soft Skills Fostering an Agile Culture in the Workplace
12:15 – 12:50 Key Take-Aways From Group Discussions
12:25 – 13:30 Closing Remarks
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch
Annual Event Stockholm 2024
Resilience: Building Leadership and Talent for an Agile Future
Speakers
8:30 – 9:00 Registration & Breakfast
9:00 – 9:10 Welcome & Introduction Karsten Søderberg, CEO, Summit
9:10 – 10:00 The Art of Leadership and Team Resilience Adrian Furnham, Author, Academic & Business Psychologist
10:00 – 10:30 Dark Traits of Personality – Impact on Business Resilience Dr. Katja Friederichs, Senior Consultant, Summit
10:30 – 11.10 Coffee Break & Networking
11:10 – 12:00 Interactive Facilitated Group Discussions Navigating Team Collaborations in a Dynamic Business Landscape Engagemet: Balancing Hard KPIs with Soft Skills Fostering an Agile Culture in the Workplace
12:00 – 12:25 Key Take-Aways From Group Discussions
12:25 – 13:30 Closing Remarks
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch
Executive Briefings, Copenhagen, Brussels, Amsterdam, Oslo 2024
The Dark-side of Personality: Overcoming Performance Risks in Leadership
Speakers
Registration & Welcome Coffee
All – Welcome & Introduction Jesper Bedinger Senior Consultant, Summit, Karsten Søderberg, CEO, Summit , Jesper Lillelund , Regional Director – Benelux, Summit
Presentations
All – Deciphering Leadership´s Hidden Dark Traits Dr. Katja Friederichs, Senior Consultant, Summit
Oslo – Mitigating Performance Risks Stig-Rune Reese, Managing Partner, A´HEAD
Copenhagen – Domino Derailers: How to help manage HDS Contagion Jackie Sahm, VP Integrated Solutions, Hogan Assessments
Brussels & Amsterdam – Impact of Dark-Side Personalities. Michelle Wright, HR Business Partner, Wholesale Banking, ING
Roundtable Discussions Jesper Bedinger, Senior Consultant, Summit, Magrethe Hillesland, Owner, HiPOTENTIAL, Karsten Søderberg, CEO, Summit, Jesper Lillelund, Regional Director – Benelux, Summit, Jelle Vos, CEO, 3p Assessments
Networking Reception
Annual Event Brussels 2024
Resilience: Building Leadership and Talent for an Agile Future
Speakers
8:30 – 9:00 Registration & Breakfast
9:00 – 9:10 Welcome & Introduction Karsten Søderberg, CEO, Summit
9:10 – 10:00 The Art of Leadership and Team Resilience Adrian Furnham, Author, Academic & Business Psychologist
10:00 – 10:30 Building Resilient Leadership for an Agile Future, Christophe Vanden Eede, Global Head of Talent Management, bpostgroup
10:30 – 11.00 Dark Traits of Personality – Impact on Business Resilience Dr. Katja Friederichs, Senior Consultant, Summit
11:00 – 11:30 Coffee Break & Networking
11:30 – 12:15 Interactive Facilitated Group Discussions, Navigating Team Collaborations in a Dynamic Business Landscape, Engagemet: Balancing Hard KPIs with Soft Skills, Fostering an Agile Culture in the Workplace
12:15- 12:45 – Key Take-Aways From Group Discussions
12:45- 12:50 Closing Remarks
12:50- 13:30 Lunch
Talent for ledelse reunion 2024
Trivsel og stress i staten
Speakers
13:00 – 13:30 Ankomst og velkomstkaffe
13:30 – 13:40 Velkommen og intro, Susanne Lima, Partner, Summit
13:40 – 14:00 Ledelse af en sund præstationskultur, Mads Bendixen, Chefkonsulent, Summit
14:00 – 14:30 Ledelse mod stress: Styrk trivsel og forebyg stress på arbejdspladsen, Yun Ladegaard, ph.d. erhvervspsykolog, Udviklingsdirektør i Necto
14:30 – 14.45 Pause
14:45 – 15:15 Ledelse og trivsel: Udfordringer på Slotsholmen og praktiske indsatser der kan gør en forskel, Jesper Fersløv Andersen, kontorchef for HR, Jura og IT i Klima-, Energi- og Forsyningsministeriet
15:15 – 16:00 Paneldebat og diskussion: Hvordan højner vi trivslen når alle har travlt? Moderator: Susanne Lima, Partner, Summit
16:00- 17:00 Netværk og reception
Executive Briefings, Stockholm 2024
Developing Effective TeamsFrom the Inside Out
Speakers
15:00–15:30 Registration & Welcome Coffee
15:30–15:40 Welcome & Introduction – Karsten Søderberg, CEO, Summit
15:40–16:00 Developing Effective Teams From the Inside Out- Jesper Bedinger, Senior Consultant, Summit
16:00–16:30 Building Strong Teams – Jan Verhoek, HR Director, JYSK
16:30–18:00 Roundtable Discussion: Challenges and Solutions to Creating Successful Teams
- Moderator: Karsten Søderberg, CEO, Summit
- Discussion Contributor:
- Jesper Bedinger, Senior Consultant, Summit
- Jan Verhoek, HR Director, JYSK
18:00–19:00 Networking Reception
Annual Event Benelux 2023
Know Yourself to Lead Others
Speakers
08:30 – 09:00 Registration and Breakfast
09:00 – 09:10 Welcome & Introduction, Karsten Søderberg, CEO, Summit
09:10 – 10:00 The Science of Personality: Why It Matters, Keynote: Dr. Robert Hogan, Founder and President, Hogan Assessments
10:00 – 10:30 Leadership and Self-Awareness, Wendy Howell Hogan, CEO, Hogan Assessments
10:30 – 11.00 Coffee Break & Networking
11:00- 11:30 Enabling Change: Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging, Michelle Wright, HR Business Partner, ING Wholesale Banking
11:30 – 12:00 Interactive Group Discussions, Challenges, Opportunities, Solutions
12:00- 12:25 Key Take-Aways From Group Discussions
12:25 – 12:30 Closing Remarks
12:30 – 13:00 Lunch
Annual Event Nordics 2023
Know Yourself to Lead Others
Speakers
08:30 – 09:00 Registration and Breakfast
09:00 – 09:10 Welcome & Introduction, Karsten Søderberg, CEO, Summit
09:10 – 10:00 The Science of Personality: Why It Matters, Keynote: Ryne Sherman, Chief Science Officer, Hogan Assessments
10:00 – 10:30 Know Yourself to Effectively Lead Others, Charlotte Thorsen, First Vice President HR, Danske Bank
10:30 – 11.10 Coffee Break & Networking
11:10- 12:00 Interactive Facilitated Group Discussions, Leadership requirements in times of crisis Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging Incorporating, Well-being into Leadership
12:00- 12:25 Key Take-Aways From Group Discussions
12:25 – 12:30 Closing Remarks
12:30 – 13:00 Lunch & Networking
Talent for ledelse reunion 2023
Diversitet og inkluderende ledelse i staten
Speakers
13:00 – 13:30 Ankomst og velkomstkaffe
13:30 – 13:40 Velkommen og introduktion til dagen v/Susanne Lima, Partner, Summit
13:40 – 14:25 Hvad ved vi om inkluderende ledelse og diversitet – et blik ind i forskning på området v/Søren Blem Bach, Seniorkonsulent, Summit
14:25 – 15:10 Det praktiske arbejde med inklusion og mangfoldighed i DSB v/Ann Marie Jakobsen, Vicedirektør HR, DSB
15:10 – 16.00 Dialog og diskussion: Hvordan lykkes vi med diversitet og inklusion?
16:00- 17:00 Netværk og reception
Executive Briefings, Brussels, Amsterdam, Stockholm
AI impact on HR
Speakers
Agenda
Registration and Welcome Coffee
Welcome & Introduction- Karsten Søderberg, CEO, Summit
AI impact on the HR Practice – Jesper Bedinger, Senior Consultant, Summit
AI impact on Personality Assessments – Ryne Sherman, Chief Science Officer, HoganAssessments
Roundtable Discussion: Future of AI in HR, Assessments and Development – Moderator: Karsten Søderberg, CEO, Summit
Networking Reception
