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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

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
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.

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.

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
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?

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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
Experience it yourself!
What you can expect at Onboard Amsterdam 2022:
- Join 1.000+ HR professionals
- 10+ speakers share their onboarding experiences and advice
- Opening talk by John Reynders, Area Director Benelux at Visma
- Including healthy lunch, coffee, smoothies and network drinks on location
- Your own ultimate onboarding journey
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How do you retain talent in a competitive market?
Not before has the labor market been as tight as it is today. In America they speak of ‘The Great Resignation’. And in the Netherlands, we see a similar situation: for every 100 unemployed people, there are currently as many as 133 job openings.
High turnover and talent scarcity are among the biggest challenges HR faces in 2022. Let's face these challenges together!
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Join us for the ultimate onboarding experience!
From preboarding, to onboarding to offboarding, experience first-hand what your new hire goes through when starting at a new company.
What do we have planned for you on your first day? This information will be unlocked at a later time. Because, of course your journey starts before the first day, in the preboarding phase.
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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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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.
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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