Onboard Amsterdam 2022

How to retain talent in a competitive market

We'll teach and show you how. Onboard Amsterdam is back and better than ever! Join us on the ultimate onboarding journey.

November 3rd, 2022 - The Kromhouthal in Amsterdam

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ONBOARD AMSTERDAM 2022 - 6th edition

How to retain talent in a competitive market

November 3rd, 2022 - Kromhouthal in Amsterdam

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Program Onboard Amsterdam 2022

Check out the full timetable, summaries of the presentations and the floor plan of the event.

Meet the speakers

Alan Walker

Alan Walker

Moderator (and co-founder of Udder)

After 2 editions of Onboard Amsterdam and 2 editions of Onboard London, we are looking forward to having Alan Walker back on stage! Alan is one of the Co-founders of Udder, a leading HR Transformation Consultancy that works with both large corporates and fast-growing scale-ups.

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Victor Romijn

Victor Romijn

Moderator Connected Experience Stage (and Customer Success Manager at Appical)

Victor is working at Appical for over 4 years. As a Sr. Customer Success Manager he is helping clients with all their needs once their app is implemented. Victor is also an amazing improvisation trainer who loves to host a pubquizzes! With a heart for onboarding and excellent communication skills, we are sure that he will rock the stage as a moderator.

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Rico Verhoeven

Rico Verhoeven

Heavyweight World Champion Kickboxing

GLORY Heavyweight World Champion Kickboxing since 2013, Actor, Entrepreneur and Motivator. As a motivator, he emphasizes the similarities between business and professional athletes. Strategies, communication, planning. But also fighting in particular; it requires the right timing, insights, knowing your strengths and believing in oneself, amongst others. 

Topic: How to promote better mental and physical health in the workplace

John Reynders

John Reynders

Area Director of Visma Benelux

John previously worked for Microsoft for 14 years in several management positions such as COO and CMO, before he joined Visma in 2019. His mission is to make the impossible possible by enabling people, teams, organisations and society to realise their full potential.

Topic: From 200 to 4.000 colleagues: How to engage employees during hypergrowth?

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Merete Hverven

Merete Hverven

Chief Executive Officer at Visma

Merete joined Visma in 2011 as
HR Director, and joined the executive team as Chief Human Resources Officer(CHRO) in 2013. From 2018 she also held the role as Deputy CEO. Hverven holds a Master in Economics and Business Administration from the Norwegian School of Economics(NHH) as well as CEMS Master from St. Gallen.

Topic: People follow leaders, not companies: getting employees along for the ride

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Aris Apostolakis

Aris Apostolakis

People & Culture Manager at Four Seasons

Aris built his expertise across many areas of People & Culture such as Employer Branding, Talent Acquisition, Employee Satisfaction and Wellbeing. His experience spans across many different teams, giving him a diverse perspective, along with a high enthusiasm around HR and the development of teams and individuals.

Topic: Culture is the key to Retention

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Nikodimos Koulits

Nikodimos Koulits

Senior People & Culture Executive at Four Seasons

Nikodimos’ passion for people was already visible in his first job as sales advisor. After a move to the UK for a new life experience and a MSc in Human Resources - and different project trips in Europe - he gained an even deeper passion for different aspects of People & Culture.

Today, Nikodimos works at Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts, at the iconic Astir Palace Hotel in the Athenian Riviera.

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Alma OA

Alma Rydberg

Onboarding Coordinator at Capgemini Sweden

Alma has been a part of Capgemini Sweden since 2019 and is an integral part of the Employer Branding Team. Her mission is to treasure Capgemini’s biggest asset – the employees and deliver a state-of-the-art onboarding experience. Making every employee feel welcomed, seen and supported throughout their journey.

Topic: Acquire, Inspire and Retain – how to build engagement in a competitive market

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Dorotea OA

Dorotea Gawek

Head of Employer Branding - Nordics at Capgemini Sweden

Dorotea is heading Capgemini’s Employer Branding work throughout the Nordics. She has a solid background in marketing and branding – spanning several industries. Delivering on Capgemini’s people promise ‘Get The Future You Want’ is her mission.

Topic: Acquire, Inspire and Retain – how to build engagement in a competitive market

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Corline van Reenen

Corline van Reenen

Head of Learning and Development at KPMG

Corline is leading the L&D team within KPMG and responsible for the L&D curricula for professional, leadership and personal development and digital learning systems. As Head of L&D at KPMG she creates ‘home’, ‘groove’ and ‘edge’: the three pillars of a learning organisation. Those pillars are essential in our promise towards colleagues; ‘Learn for a life time’.

Topic: The power of human connection in onboarding

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Frank Philips

Frank Philips

Onboarding Specialist & Founder Yes! We Connect

Since 2007, Frank has specialized in onboarding and has been actively involved in the onboarding programs of organizations such as Rabobank, KPMG, RVO, Ministry of SZW, BDO, RTL, Hogeschool Utrecht, Visma Raet, Baker Tilly and Zuyderland. "When I hear back that new employees quickly feel "part of the family" at their new employer, it really gives me a kick."

Topic: The power of human connection in onboarding

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Wencke Ester-Lorber

Wencke Ester-Lorber

Commercial Director at Great Place to Work

Being allowed to be yourself at work and experience the carefreeness of a child. It is the mission of Wencke Ester - Lorber, commercial director at Great Place to Work since 2018, that every employee works within a safe working environment  With her glitter boots as an eye-catcher, Wencke speaks at various events to talk about psychological safety, (female) leadership and culture.

Topic: So long, ping pong! This is what your employees really long for.

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Sara Cauwenbergh

Sara Cauwenbergh

Talent Strategy Advisor Benelux at Indeed

As Talent Strategy Advisor Benelux, Sara supports employers in optimizing their recruitment process by providing insights into online job search and the recruitment market. Sara has been working at Indeed for over 4 years so she can tell you all about the job market and job seekers' searches.

Topic: The New (Ab)Normal: The latest developments in the labor market

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Ester Koot

Ester Koot

Expert Labor Market Research & founder Sparkey

Ester Koot has been working as a researcher since 1998. At Motivaction, Ester focuses specifically on labor market research where the issues vary from employee motivation to organizational change, employer image and optimization of labor market campaigns. The starting point for the research is 'the person behind the employee or employer': what drives him or her?

Topic: HR made easier: Make Time for the Work That Matters

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Vera

Vera van Koot

Director Interim Services at Visma | Raet

Vera has a background in job placement and IT. "I am a result and quality driven solution sales personality. I see the positive side in every situation, which opens doors to new opportunities. Creating new things and optimizing existing ones is what energizes me. As an individualist and team player, I contribute to organizations with my way of working and natural leadership."

Topic: HR made easier: Make Time for the Work That Matters

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Simon Kornblum

Simon Kornblum

Director at Visma | YouServe

Simon Kornblum is a board member at Visma | YouServe responsible for sales, marketing and portfolio. His challenge: to ensure an optimal chain of processes so that customers are satisfied and get what they bought. First time right, promise = delivery. 

Topic: HR made easier: Make Time for the Work That Matters

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Kevin Martens

Kevin Martens

Head of Portfolio and Product Marketing at Visma | YouServe

As portfolio manager, Kevin Martens focuses on researching market needs and tailors YouServe's products and services accordingly. His credo: wherever you add value, people pay for it. 

Topic: HR made easier: Make Time for the Work That Matters

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Luca van Melick

Luca van Melick

Trainee coordinator at Rijkswaterstaat

Luca started recruiting and selecting entry-level employees 9 years ago. Since 2018, she has been working at Rijkswaterstaat, where she is working hard to engage and retain young colleagues. By setting up a work-study program, encouraging internal advancement and creating opportunities for juniors, the number of young colleagues has been rising steadily in recent years.

Topic: Prepare for the future: Investing in (young) talent

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Susan Wilson

Susan Wilson

Chief Human Resources Officer at Mollie

Susan spent the first decade of her career leading HR teams in the financial services sector for major institutions like ABN AMRO, Thomson Reuters, Standard Chartered Bank and Barclays in the Middle East & Africa. Before joining Mollie, Susan was at Uber, where she led Uber’s HR Partner teams for both the Uber Rides and Uber Eats businesses across EMEA. 

Topic: Driven by love: Building lasting relationships with customers and employees

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Thiery Ketz

Thiery Ketz

Chief Technology Officer at HROffice

Thiery Ketz, Internet entrepreneur since 20 years and CTO of HROffice, is innovating on a daily basis in the field of (HR) SAAS software. The ‘Dachser’ case will show you the advantages of secure connected HR SAAS solutions.

Topic: The ‘Dachser’ Case: The advantages  of secure connected HR SAAS solutions

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"Onboard Amsterdam gives me inspiration and makes me want to go back to my work tomorrow and do things differently."

Nienke Stiphout, Head of Recruitment at Radboudumc

Attendees rated last year's event with an overall 8.3!

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FAQ

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How can I become a partner?

If you are interested in one of our partnership packages please send an email to marketing@appical.nl.

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If you are interested to write an article about Onboard Amsterdam or Appical, please send an email to marketing@appical.nl. 

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We’ve partnered up with Vondel Hotels! Together we offer you 15 per cent discount on the lowest bookable rate. 
 
Book your stay at the website, and use the discount code.
 
Discount code: VHCORP15

What's the address?

Gedempt Hamerkanaal 231, 1021 KP Amsterdam.

Where can I park my car?

Use the following address for parking: Hamerstraat 2-4, Amsterdam (Area P3). A total of about 500 cars can park here for free. The Kromhouthal is right across this address.

Please note that the parking lot closes at 7 p.m. in the evening.

Check out the map to this parking lot.

How can I reach the venue by public transportation?

By metro 🚇 

Metro 52 takes you from South-Amsterdam to the new station Noorderpark in under 15 minutes. Metro 52 also departs from Central Station. It runs 10 times per hour.

From the Noorderpark station, turn right and follow the Johan van Hasseltweg. Take the first right at the roundabout and follow the Meeuwenlaan. After a 150 meter walk you turn left, along Pand Noord, into the Hamerstraat. Turn right at the first street to get to the Gedempt Hamerkanaal. De Kromhouthal is located at the end of this road.

By boat 🛥 

You can charter a ferry from Amsterdam Central Station for a direct connection to the Kromhouthal by water. There are free ferries to North Amsterdam departing from Central station. Take the most eastern ferry to IJplein to get as close to the Kromhouthal as possible. The ferry goes four times per hour and eight times during rush hour. After departing the ferry, follow the bike path to the right and turn right after supermarket Dirk van den Broek.

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