Sarah Cordivano, Head of D&I Strategy and Governance for Talent and Leadership at Zalando
Sarah Cordivano (she/her) is an expert in the field of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, with a focus on implementing successful DEI strategies and developing initiatives to create more inclusive workplaces. She brings along expertise in data analytics in order to implement impactful, data-driven DEI work. She is also a professional speaker and writer, having recently published “DEI: How to Succeed at an Impossible Job.”

Jean-Marc König, Managing Director DACH at Papirfly
Jean-Marc König is Managing Director DACH at Papirfly, a leading provider of brand activation management in the cloud from Scandinavia. For the past 12 years, his focus has been on marketing technology (MarTech) and in particular helping companies to advance their marketing and branding with the help of cloud solutions.

Sophie Bieber, Head of Global Employer Branding at SAP
As the Head of Global Employer Branding at SAP, Sophie Bieber is responsible for shaping how candidates see SAP as an employer. She found her passion for tech and joined SAP in 2014. Sophie held different responsibilities in Germany and California, always putting candidates and employees first and creating the best possible experiences for them. Sophie is passioned about innovation, growth, exploration and challenging the status quo. As a female leader in the tech environment, she empowers others by sharing her experiences, views and passion.

Heidi Robertson, Group Head of Diversity & Inclusion at ABB
Heidi joined ABB in 2001 and has held various leadership roles on local, regional and global level. Currently Heidi is Group Head of Diversity & Inclusion. She has been fronting the company’s ambitious Diversity & Inclusion efforts the past four years and launched the Diversity and Inclusion strategy 2030 with the ambition to ensure inclusion of all and equality across all dimensions. Heidi is an experienced professional driven by value creation for both the organization and the wider community. She believes that a diverse team composition and inclusive leadership is key to the success of any corporation.

Tim A. Ackermann, Director Global Talent Acquisition & Rewards at Oda
Tim Ackermann is a seasoned and passionate HR and talent acquisition leader with over 20 years of experience in various industries, globally and regionally, at companies such as Deutsche Bank, Microsoft, Swarovski, and Zalando and Lidl. As Director of Global Talent Acquisition & Rewards at Oda, Norway’s fast growing market leader in online grocery shopping, he is part of the rapid expansion and new market entries to provide people more space for life. He’s also a founding member of Queb e.V., the (German) Association for Quality Employer Branding, and actively engaged in the harmonization of European higher education with FIBAA.

Andrea Mawad, Talent Acquisition Leader at Siemens, Berlin
As an experienced Talent Acquisition Leader in Siemens, Andrea lived and worked across various geographies and multiple disciplines in large and small organizations. Being passionate about the power of diverse teams, she has transformed not only her team but implemented a future-fit recruitment practice to attract diverse talent to Siemens. Andrea will share insights into opportunities, challenges and first results of implementing the newly launched global Siemens DEI strategy.

Claudia Tattanelli, Founder & CEO at C-YourCulture
As a founder and CEO of C-YourCulture, Claudia Tattanelli advices and helps organisations worldwide uncover and communicate their unique culture as well as supporting organisations in building strategies to reinforce and foster an Inclusive & Diverse work environment that inspires in their workforce a strong sense of belonging. Claudia is also board member of the Future Talent Council since 2016. Previously Claudia was The Chairman for the Strategic board of UNIVERSUM, where she lead the strategic development for the global Universum brand with a strong focus on business development as well as client and partnership expansion in Europe, Middle East and Africa.

Inara Joanethis, Head of Talent Acquisition at Tourlane
Inara Joanethis has had experience across different industries and geographies but always maintained her passion for Talent Acquisition in her over 17 years career spent in leadership roles in Unilever, PwC, Zalando and now Tourlane. Her areas of expertise are in particular: Brand Communications/EVP development, TA & Sourcing strategies, Women in Tech/Reskilling.

Rosa Riera, People and Culture Board Member
Rosa Riera is a non-executive board member, investor, and columnist with deep, international business experience. As global Vice President at Siemens, Rosa spearheaded DEI programs, recreated the Employer Brand from the inside-out, defined Employee Experience as a driving concept for the people function, and drove Social Innovation projects. She is based in Munich and is inspired by people who initiate sustainable progress for organisations and society.

Sukanya Pal, Group Tech Recruiting Lead at SIGNA Sports United
Suki is currently leading tech recruitment at SIGNA Sports United Group. She hails from India and moved to Germany in 2015 to pursue MBA. She has a Bachelor’s in IT and worked in retail finance for over 2 years before moving to Europe. Since 2017, she has been working in tech recruitment in Berlin.

Joana Pais Afonso, Culture & People Experience Manager, Deloitte
Employer Branding specialist with more than 18 years of experience in several industries such as Technology, Consulting, Events and Tourism. Joana is DCE ALL IN Deputy Lead – Diversity and Inclusion at Deloitte and also leads Culture and People Experience team at Deloitte Portugal. She is a speaker and co-writer on Employee Experience and Talent Brand topics and has teached “Employer Branding” in Corporate Happiness MBA programs in Portugal as also “Networking” and “Strategic Vision for Career Plan” modules at Católica Lisbon School of Business and Economics in Portugal.

Melanie Peterson, Head of Marketing and Communications, GovMarket
Melanie Peterson is an experienced workshop facilitator and Coach for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. Her areas of expertise include Empowering & Empathetic Leadership, as well as Anti-black racism. Based between New York City and Berlin, Melanie trains and educates organizational leaders to understand diversity and belonging. With the interest of bridging DEI-perspectives into digital transformation processes, Melanie also spearheads innovative projects as a Marketing Executive at GovMarket, a platform pioneering as an e-commerce space for governmental procurement. As a mother of 2, she has a passion for lifelong learning and youth development in underserved communities.