Online event of April 27th, 2023

Michael Sitte is Professor of Human Resource Management at the Institute for Human Resource Management and Organization (PMO). He teaches HRM and Organizational Behavior, as well as HR Analytics in various courses in education and training at the University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW). In addition to HR data analysis, he is passionate about trends and developments in HRM, especially related to workplace health management, recruitment and retention.

Christoph Vogel (M.Sc. Applied Psychology) is a research associate at the Institute for Human Resource Management and Organization (PMO) and course director of the CAS Integrated Human Resource Management in Small Companies at the School of Business of the University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland FHNW. He teaches organizational and human resource management topics as well as scientific methods in various courses of education and training at the FHNW as well as at the University of Basel. Christoph Vogel focuses on researching and accompanying small organizations (SMEs as well as nonprofit and public organizations) and is particularly concerned with the prerequisites for employee retention in growing SMEs (dissertation).

Andrea Derler, PhD., is Visier's Principal of Research and Value, where she collaborates with Visier’s team of data scientists, People Analytics experts as well as HR professionals to help produce data based and practical insights for organizations. As a previous human capital analyst and organizational researcher, Andrea brings a research, science and consulting background to her role. In the past 10 years, she studied a variety of topics including talent movement, leadership strategy and development, talent and performance management, DEI, organizational change and transformation, and organizational growth mindset in organizations. Her work is widely publicized in the US and Europe, and her contributions have appeared in Harvard Business Review, The Washington Post, Forbes, Chief Learning Officer, FastCompany, Wall Street Journal, Deloitte Review, FORMAT, the Leadership & Organizational Development Journal, and more. Learn more about Andrea’s work on her website.

Ralf Buechsenschuss is currently Employee Experience Executive at Microsoft based in Switzerland. Prior to this position, he was the Global Head of Organizational Design, People Analytics & Digitalization at Zurich Insurance; he also held other HR management positions during his time at Zurich Insurance. Before joining Zurich Insurance, Ralf worked as Global People Analytics Manager for Nestlé as well as in different positions related to HR Strategy, People Analytics and Planning for the Telefónica/O2 Group. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, and a MBA in general management from IE Business School and is working on his PhD at the University of Mannheim.

Helen Alt studied political science and German language and literature at the University of Bern. After gaining insights into HR development and HR communications, she set up her own business as an announcer and presenter in 2023 with more than 13 years of radio experience. She hosts the programme Blaton on Bern cultural radio RaBe and regularly leads through the programme of various events. As a voice-over artist, she lends her voice to explanatory videos, adverts, announcements, radio plays and audiovisual experiences. At Bern University of Applied Sciences, she is responsible for communications and events at the Institute for Public Sector Transformation.