Jannike Stöhr did what most people don’t dare (yet). She quit her HR job, and instead of heading directly into a new position or new career, she decided to test 30 jobs in order to find her true vocation. Over the course of her year-long experiment, she came to some startling conclusions about digitalization, occupation, and the meaning of life which she recorded in The Dream Job Experiment. In 2018, her second book “Ich bin so frei”, a guide to career change, was published by Jannike Stöhr together with Emilio Galli Zugaro.

Since then, her personal exploration has continued to inspire others to turn their passions and competencies into their own individualized future careers. She is now identifying (and testing) jobs of the future, from genetic engineer to AI therapist.

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Jane Daly, as Learning & OD strategist and expert analyst, leads Towards Maturity’s dynamic strategic insight unit and analyst services portfolio.  She is a leading influencer in the People industry and champions the voice of People Development professionals. Jane has led and transformed all areas of OD, Talent, Learning & Development.

She leads a number of high-profile client portfolios, educating senior leaders to understand the power of evidence-based learning and insights that uncover why people do and don’t learn effectively, so that they can transform their guidance of people, impact their learning & performance culture to bring a competitive edge to their organisation.

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Ute Basler is Head of Learning Content Design and Development for Raytheon Professional Services, responsible for all aspects of content production including needs analysis, curriculum design, development, digitalization as well as localization.

With close to 20 years of experience in project management, team leadership, training needs analysis & blended learning design, her subject matter expertise helps to shape RPS’ global learning projects. Holding a masters in Adult Education, she is passionate about consulting with customers and driving change in learning cultures, optimization of learning initiatives and personalised learning experiences.

During her career, Ute held various roles in Learning and Development in Europe, Asia-Pacific and South America, serving different industries like Automotive, Banking, Mining, Construction and the Retail Industry.

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Steve Thompson is Director of Business Development for Raytheon Professional Services LLC (RPS), a unit of Raytheon Company. Delivering more than seven million hours of custom training in 34 languages, to learners in more than 140 countries, RPS are a global provider of training and learning services that drive measurable results.

Steve has 25 years of leadership experience with a primary focus on operations, business development, project management, and transition; he is a subject matter expert in project management including implementation and adaptation of processes. He has held several positions within the RPS management team in the UK and EMEA headquarters over the last 14 years. In his current role as Director of Business Development, he is responsible for expanding RPS’ business in Europe, Middle East and Africa in the commercial segment. Under his leadership, RPS EMEA will continue to strive to be the best training provider worldwide.

Steve is also a serving Non-Executive Director of the Institute of the Motor Industry Awards Ltd (IMIAL), representing training interests on behalf of dealers and manufacturer in the UK automotive sector.

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André Rampat launched CorporateLeaders in June 2008. The mission: to bring executives together to network, share insights, understand how the latest trends impact their business and how to overcome them with the latest technology, techniques and leadership practices. By getting the right balance between content, insights, networking and working with partners and sponsors, CorporateLeaders is able to host events and develop thought provoking content, reports, research, and campaigns that help executives overcome their challenges.  

Today, CorporateLeaders consists of 2 divisions: The Business Network, providing a trusted environment to network, exchange ideas, share lessons learned and drive business forward in an ever-changing environment. And Communications, a B2B content marketing agency.   

Prior to staring CorporateLeaders André held various roles in advertising, research, events, and community development.  

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Heike Kober is currently the Cluster Director of Human Resources at Hilton Mainz and Hilton Mainz City and has worked in different locations including Frankfurt, London and Ireland over the last 16 years for Hilton.

With over 25 years of experience, Heike is a dedicated HR leader with exposure to all areas of human resource management and a substantial international leadership experience from small to large hospitality organisations.

Heike is commercially driven and strategically focused with strong operational experience. And she is particularly passionate about resourcing and developing talent for the future success of the business.

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Vera Gramkow is the Global Head of Talent and Performance Development at Bayer AG, the leading global Life Science company headquartered in Leverkusen, Germany.

Her team focuses on developing employees throughout the whole employee life cycle, enabling them to reach peak performance and to actively play to their full potential.

Vera has a background in business process engineering and sales before moving into HR. She has focused on Talent Management and Strategic Workforce Planning in various industries and locations globally in the last 15 years.

She has a deep passion for developing individuals and teams to drive cross company performance and is driven by her curiosity to experiment new and innovative approaches. She enjoys exploring how technology can take HR to the next level and coaching leaders to become the best they can be.

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