Diversity Conference 2021

December 1-3, 2021

“I see you as who you are, I am curious about you” – this is the what is literally meant by the Zulu greeting ‘Sawubona – I see you’, the theme of our conference. With this event we want to create a safe environment of inclusiveness, to inspire and learn from each other. It is the start of a long-term dialog and a commitment of Oerlikon and all of us to become a more welcoming place for everyone.

Diversity Conference Survey – December 2021
Thank you for taking part at the first Diversity conference survey in December 2021.
To see the survey results, click here (link to Oerlikon Intranet).

Day 1: December 1, 2021 - 09:00 - 11:30 cet

Time

Session

09:00 - 09:15      

Conference opening

Prof. Dr. Michael Süss, Chairman, Oerlikon

09:15 - 10:00

Expert speeches

DE&I in Practice – Inclusive Leaders share their experiences and views on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at SwissRe and SAP.

Martina Moosmann, CFO Asset Management, Swiss Re
Matthias Ebneter, IT Lawyer and Diversity & Inclusion Leader, SAP

10:00 - 10:45

Panel discussion

- What is DE&I and why is it important
- DE&I status at Oerlikon

Dr. Sven Hicken, CTO OSS
Dr. Boris von Bieberstein, COO OSS

Allen Xu, Regional Head of HR, OSS
Annette Malmann, Head of Talent Management & Org. Development, OPP
David Watkins, Head of Group Talent Management

Diwakar Loshali, Head of Group HR Tech & Operations

10:45 - 11:30

Break-out sessions

Session 1: Regional aspects of DE&I
Facilitated by Vickie Gibbs and Uday Ranaware

Session 2: Understand and overcome unconscious bias
Facilitated by Clarah Manuhwa and Stéphane Bonutto

Session 3: Understand privilege
Facilitated by Jafles Pacheco and Ana Abrego

 

Day 2: December 2, 2021 - 13:00 - 15:30 cet

Time

Session

13:00 - 13:15

Opening Speech

Anna Ryzhova, CHRO Oerlikon

13:15 - 14:00

Expert speeches

Starting your personal and organizatinoal DE&I journey
Vickie Gibbs, Founder and Principal of VLG Growth Practice
Former Executive Director, Entrepreneurship Center

Fireside Chat with Bayer
Caroline Kersten, Talent and Change Management, Bayer

14:00 - 14:45

Panel discussion

Creating safe spaces for people development, career and recruitment

Philipp Mueller, CFO
Pravin Shirse, Country President India, OSS
Zara Larsen, Regional President Americas, OSS
Liana Vinokur, Head of Sales Excellence, OSS
Georg Schlotter, CHRO, OSS
Uwe Model, CHRO, OMF

14:45 - 15:30

Break-out sessions

Session 4: What is intersectionality
Facilitated by Jafles Pacheco and Pascale Stuecheli

Session 5: How to be inclusive on the different dimensions of DE&I
Facilitated by Stéphane Bonutto and Meghan Olds

Session 6: ERG: Live your true self / establish a safe space
Facilitated by Clarah Manuhwa and Liana Vinokur

Day 3: December 3, 2021 - 09:00 - 11:30 cet

Time Session

09:00 - 09:15

Opening speech

Georg Stausberg, CEO OPP, Corporate Sustainability Officer

09:15 – 09:45

Expert speech

Research insights about diversity, equity and inclusion

Prof. Susanne Schmidt, University of Magdeburg

09:45 - 10:30

Panel discussion

Way Forward: DEI; simply comply or as a success factor?

Georg Stausberg, Oerlikon Chief Sustainability Officer
David Franz, Regional Presidente AsiaPacific, OSS
Sara Vermeulen, Head of Group Communications
Andrea Lai, Head of Group Procurement
Peter Dickson, Senior Manager Investor Relations
Lena Karstens, Head of HR OMF Germany
Susanne Wolff, Head of HR Europe
Prof. Susanne Schmidt, Uni Magdeburg

10:30 - 11:15

Break-out sessions

Session 7: Ally skills & behaviors
Facilitated by Ana Abrego and Rodrigo Lopes

Session 8: Defining and deploying Oerlikon's DE&I strategy​
Facilitated by Stéphane Bonutto / Jafles Pacheco

Session 9: Inclusive technologies & facilities
Facilitated by Clarah Manuhwa / Meghan Olds

11:15 – 11:30

Wrap-up and next steps

Dr. Roland Fischer, CEO Oerlikon

Conference Recordings

The Oerlikon Diversity Conference is the starting point of our journey as a company to become a more welcoming and safe place for everyone. As we also want to include Oerlikon colleagues without intranet access, the recordings of the conference are made available on this hidden website.

Please note that the recordings are intended for internal use only and should not be shared with non-Oerlikon contacts.

Recordings Day 1

Recording Day 2

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