The Science of Personality: Validated Insights for High-Performance Organisations

May 13, 2025 – Stockholm 

Summit’s Annual Event is our yearly highlight where we bring together our clients, key contacts and partners to inspire new thinking, share knowledge and best practices, debate key trends, and network with peers and experts. This year we will focus on using scientifically and validated personality insights to build high-performance leaders, teams and organisations.

Discover how scientifically validated personality assessments can drive talent strategies, enhance leadership development, and foster a culture of high performance. Through expert-led sessions and real-world examples, you’ll gain deeper insights on how to leverage the power of personality data to unlock potential and boost effectiveness, productivity, innovation, and collaboration. Don’t miss this opportunity to transform your approach and build a truly high-performing organisation!

Preliminary Agenda:

8:30 – 9:00 Registration and Breakfast
9:00 – 9:10

Welcome & Introduction

Karsten Søderberg, CEO, Summit & Dr. Katja Friederichs, Senior Consultant, Summit
9:10 – 9:40

Nordic Leadership

Dr. Katja M. Friederichs, Senior Consultant, Summit
9:40 – 10:10

High Potentials, Hidden Gems: Uncovering Tomorrow’s Leaders

Speaker TBC
10:10 – 10:30

Science-backed Insights to Build High-Performance Leaders, Cultures, Teams and Organisations

Dr. Greg Haudek, Director of Talent Analytics, Hogan Assessments
10:30 – 11:10 Coffee Break & Networking
11:10 – 12:00

Interactive Facilitated Group Discussions

  • What is good leadership?
  • Next generation of leaders
  • Leadership Diversity – Regional Leadership
12:00 – 12:20 Key Take-aways from Group Themes
12:20 – 12:40 HT / Hogan Brain Launch
Garrett Shaffer, Regional Director EU, Hogan Assessments
12:40 – 12:45 Closing Remarks
12:45 – 13:30 Lunch

Speakers

DR. Greg Haudek
Director of Talent Analytics, Hogan Assessments
Speaker

TBC

Garrett Shaffer
Regional Director EU, Hogan Assessments
DR. KATJA M. FRIEDERICHS

Senior Consultant, Summit

karsten søderberg

CEO, Summit

Registration

Note: If you do not see a confirmation email in your inbox after your registration, please check your junk mail folder.

Venue

Hotel Skeppsholmen

Gröna gången 1, Box 1616
111 86 Stockholm

+46 8 407 23 00

Website

Contact

If you have any questions regarding the event or need further information, please contact us at info@summitlead.com or +45 45 85 15 15.

Building High-Performing Teams
with the Hogan Team Assessment

High-performing teams are not a matter of chance—they are shaped by a deep understanding of team dynamics, individual contributions, and potential derailers. This interactive masterclass equips participants with the skills to interpret and apply insights from the Hogan Team Assessment to enhance collaboration, alignment, and overall team effectiveness.

Participants will deepen their understanding of how the HPI, HDS, and MVPI interact in a team context, enabling them to analyze team configurations, identify strengths, and anticipate potential challenges. They will also acquire practical techniques for fostering strategic team awareness and development.

By the end of the session, participants will be able to translate Hogan Team Assessment data into meaningful actions that support high-performing teams.

This Masterclass is designed for Hogan-certified professionals. No prior experience with the Hogan Team Assessment is required.

Building High-Performing Teams
with the Hogan Team Assessment

High-performing teams are not a matter of chance—they are shaped by a deep understanding of team dynamics, individual contributions, and potential derailers. This interactive masterclass equips participants with the skills to interpret and apply insights from the Hogan Team Assessment to enhance collaboration, alignment, and overall team effectiveness.

Participants will deepen their understanding of how the HPI, HDS, and MVPI interact in a team context, enabling them to analyze team configurations, identify strengths, and anticipate potential challenges. They will also acquire practical techniques for fostering strategic team awareness and development.

By the end of the session, participants will be able to translate Hogan Team Assessment data into meaningful actions that support high-performing teams.

This Masterclass is designed for Hogan-certified professionals. No prior experience with the Hogan Team Assessment is required.

Beyond the Scores:
The Art of Exploratory Questions

This masterclass is designed for Hogan users to refine their skills in asking insightful, impactful questions during interpretation and feedback sessions. It will focus on exploratory questioning techniques to deepen understanding and engagement.

Benefits include enhancing interpretation skills through strategic questioning, improving the quality of conversations, gaining new perspectives on feedback delivery, and continuing your Hogan learning journey with professional sparring.

The masterclass will delve into exploratory questioning tailored to various HPI-HDS, HPI-MVPI, and HDS-MVPI scale configurations. Participants will gain practical frameworks for navigating complex assessment insights effectively.

This Masterclass is designed for Hogan-certified professionals.

Strategic Leadership Development:
Building Leaders for Lasting Impact

Great leaders are not born; they are developed through intentional learning, strategic self-
awareness, and a tailored approach to leadership and management that aligns with specific business needs and contexts.

This interactive masterclass provides participants with essential frameworks and practical tools to enhance leadership development and coaching effectiveness. Participants will explore key methodologies and best practices for designing and implementing leadership development initiatives that drive meaningful behavioral change and deliver real business impact.

Participants will gain insights into the latest research on leadership development and access select knowledge, experiences, and methods drawn from over 20 years of expertise in facilitating strategic and personal leadership growth.

This Masterclass is designed for executives in human resources, leadership and organizational development, and coaching.