AgileHR SIG event - Design Thinking in HR

📢 Calling all HR and Business Professionals! 🌍

Here’s an opportunity to explore the vital role of people in organisational systems and to foster fresh thinking for the future with the new Agile Business Consortium HR SIG  🚀

🤝 This event isn't just about gaining knowledge and insights. It's about the opportunity to connect with new people and expand our network globally. We welcome participants from across the world so we can bring together diverse perspectives and fresh thinking. 🌍

📩 To secure your spot and be a part of this transformative event, register now! Don't miss this opportunity to learn, share, and connect with like-minded professionals from around the world!

🎁 One lucky participant will win a place on the AgilePeople Business Agility Foundations Course, starting September 4th, learn more here. Join the AgileHR SIG to be in for a chance.


Myles Hopkins

Myles Hopkins

Artificial Intelligence & Value Architecture Trailblazer, BeYond Agile

Myles is a dedicated professional in Artificial Intelligence and Value Architecture, with a strong track record in advancing business agility across Africa and internationally. He supports organisations in navigating change and building sustainable, adaptive strategies. Within the Agile Business Consortium, he contributes to several key initiatives, including the Business Agility Think Tank's Adaptive Strategy Group and Agility and AI Group, and the HR Special Interest Group. Guided by a servant leadership philosophy, Myles brings experience from across industries and regions, helping to drive innovation and value in complex environments.

LinkedIn:
https://linkedin.com/in/myles-hopkins-6048b6/
Pia-Maria Thorén

Pia-Maria Thorén

Founder, Agile People

Pia-Maria is the founder of Agile People and author of Agile People - A Radical Approach for HR and Managers. Agile People is a global network of people who work to improve workplaces by helping HR and leaders to attain an agile mindset for the future of work by using agile tools, methods, values, and principles. Pia-Maria specializes in helping companies move towards a culture of increased agility through agile HR, agile leadership, and motivation. Her main focus is to contribute to creating organizations where people perform better and feel engaged. Her main drive is to see the movement from one state to another in a company, contributing by making that change successful both from a financial and human perspective.

Website:
agilepeople.com/
LinkedIn:
https://linkedin.com/in/piamia/
Jeroen Venneman

Jeroen Venneman

Agile Transformation Consultant / Coach and Trainer, Filotes

For more than 25 years, Jeroen has helped organizations such as Rabobank, ING, VodafoneZiggo, and the Dutch Tax Administration achieve meaningful and sustainable change — supporting them in becoming truly responsive and value-focused enterprises, taking agility to the next level across the organization. He supports leaders, teams and organisationes in developing the mindset, structures, and energy needed to thrive in an ever-changing world. His vision: agile people create responsive organizations.

Jeroen is Chair of the Agile Consortium Netherlands and a passionate community builder. He contributes to the professional field as the author of a number of books, including Agile focus in governance - Pocket guide for executives in transformation, and as co-creator of several agile leadership games. He also serves as a reviewer for the Business Agility Awards and is co-initiator of the Agile Consortium’s Certify to Inspire program.

LinkedIn:
https://linkedin.com/in/jeroenvenneman/
Sophie Theen

Sophie Theen

Startup COO & CPO, Board, Advisor |Top 20 Women in Software UK 2021| Author, Agile Business Consortium

An ex- engineer,  Sophie had since led recruitment projects with Ford, General Motors and IBM, before shifting focus to setting up HR practice in startups. Her focus since then was on reinventing the importance of the People function within a conservative industry like financial services and she is establishing a blueprint for the future working culture. As employee happiness is HR’s success factor, and as a mental health first aider, she created a support system to combat depression and anxiety specifically affecting rapid growth businesses. From there and only 4 years in Fintech, she became a recognized figurehead in the UK and European market as the Culture Guardian or Diversity Champion in the technology space. She was nominated for 4 Rising Stars in Women in Tech in the UK both 2018 & 2019.
Email:
[email protected]
LinkedIn:
https://linkedin.com/in/sophietheen
Dragan Jojic

Dragan Jojic

Director, CAPAGILITY CONSULTING LIMITED

As a seasoned consultant, trainer and coach with more than 30 years of experience, Dragan has worked with many organisations in retail banking, insurance, engineering and product development. Organisations like these often talk a good story but fail to evolve in a meaningful and lasting way. Dragan’s approach is to start by helping them to articulate the impact they would like to have. With that clarity, he then guides and supports them to experiment with potential paths to success.

Website:
www.beliminal.com