Andre de Wit is a motivational and experienced speaker, regarded for the combination of global successful operational leadership experience and strategic human resource experience in leading international companies.  

On the speaker’s platform, he is engaging and passionate. His blend of power and warmth, as well as knowledge and instinct, translates into messages that are informative, entertaining, and practical. Because of his wide experience as a facilitator and speaker, he is able to build interactivity with the audience quickly.

Currently, Andre is the dean of Leadership Academy Amsterdam, an organisation specialised in creating leadership interventions for organisations in turbulent environments. As a CEO within IKEA and the Metro Group, Andre gained more than 20 years’ leadership experience with large corporate organisations. During his time as vice president of learning in the Metro Group and Carlsberg Group, he was involved in the design and implementation of leadership interventions from the perspective of learning.   

The topics Andre speaks about in conferences are the relationship between the changing world (10-20 years’ perspective) and the demands this will have on future leadership. He will share within his area of expertise the ways these future demands on leadership can be included in a leadership development strategy. The latest practical example is the “Learning Leaders Program” that he developed and implemented for the Carlsberg Group.

Arno Onnen is an experienced global L&D leader and business coach with a strong back­ground in field service and sales enablement. He aligns learning and development programs with business and growth strategies. After 20 years in different L&D roles at SAP and leading a local cooperative university, Arno joined GE Power Conversion in 2016 as global training manager. In his various roles, he developed and led a variety of global L&D programs such as:

•  Global certification programs

•  Career progression program for sales roles

•  Field service academies

•  Cooperative study programs

•  Peer coaching programs

•  Customer training programs  

Arno holds a master’s degree in education, an MBA and degrees in industrial engineering and forestry.

Martin Caine is one of those rare pioneers who is very comfortable with exploring to the edge and beyond in the Learning and Talent Management space. He’s an L&D leader with over 20 years of experience in L&D leadership, facilitation, instructional design, blended and online education, talent management, and team effectiveness.

In 2020 Martin returned to Philips University as the Learning Business Partner for Markets, having held the role of Talent Partner for the Personal Health business and the Innovation and Strategy and IP&S and Legal functions at Royal Philips. Martin holds an MSc degree in Blended and Online Education.

He is a fellow of the Learning & Performance Institute, and during his MSc studies was awarded Staff and Educational Development Association (SEDA) accreditation in embedded Learning Technologies and for the last three years has been a program advisory board member and program cohort mentor for the International Masterclass L&D leadership at Nyenrode Business University.