HR Connect Netherlands

Thursday, April 9 2026
InnStyle, Maarssen

Your people thrive on connection. Your business does too.

Rapid disruption and non-stop acceleration have disconnected people, systems and processes. It is the quiet force that holds organizations back- from fragmented workflows to disengaged employees to data that doesn’t tell the full story. When organizations stay connected, engagement increases, performance strengthens, and progress accelerates. Because real success is no longer about how fast you move through change, but how well you stay connected as everything shifts around you.

Join us at HR Connect, where you’ll engage with a community of HR leaders, peers and experts and learn how SAP SuccessFactors connects your people, your business and your goals through:

Unified skills intelligence, recruiting, and talent development that that engages employees and fuels performance
Integrated AI and data that delivers contextual insights across your business
An open platform and expansive partner network designed for limitless connections and continuous innovation

We’ll show you how to keep your people, processes and progress moving forward together – so you can make every employee a success story.

Agenda

Sanne Noordam - Head of SAP SuccessFactors BeNeLux

Maryann Abbajay - Chief Revenue Officer, SAP SuccessFactors

During this panel, you will hear experiences from 2 customers:

Katja Meeuwsen-Nass, VP HR - ASICS EMEA (powered by Huris)
Ron Bergers, Global Head of Digital HR - FrieslandCampina (powered by Huris)

Choose 1 session to attend: You can choose between Roundtables, Ask the Expert sessions and Hands on session.

Roundtables:
Choose the topic you’d like to exchange ideas about with your peers...

AI adoption
End-user adoption
External Workforce Management
HR topics & challenges in Public Sector
HR process (re)design
Pay transparency
Payroll
Recruiting
Recruiting in Consumer Industry
Adoption with SAP Services & Support

Ask the Experts:
Engage directly with our experts and gain valuable insights on Skills, Learning, Talent...

Maryann Abbajay: Chief Revenue Officer SAP SuccessFactors

Donald Ross: Head of Talent Intelligence, Learning and Engagement Solutions

Bruno Bianchi: Global Executive Advisor, HR Strategy & Transformation

Ask the Experts:
Engage directly with our experts and gain valuable insights on Core HR, Time, Reporting, People Intelligence...

Joachim Foerderer: VP

Jeroen Allonsius: Principal Service Advisor Cloud HCM

Frans Smolders: VP Product Management, Time Management

Hands-on in SAP SuccessFactors Talent Development

Let’s have a look at the employee experience when it comes to managing their career, and how the system supports HR and Leadership in putting the right people at the right time at the right place.

*Please bring your laptop if you wish to attend this session

Session 1

Evolving from Time to Workforce Management: Roadmap and Future Vision

Get an inside look at the newest Time Off and Time Tracking updates and experience the new SAP SuccessFactors Workforce Scheduling solution in action.

Speakers: Wouter Rademaker
& Frans Smolders, Senior Solution Advisor, SAP SuccessFactors

Session 2

Transforming HR with SAP SuccessFactors within an integrated SAP S/4HANA landscape
@ Port of Rotterdam

Port of Rotterdam shares its journey from SAP HCM to SAP SuccessFactors within an integrated SAP landscape. Learn how a clear vision, pragmatic decisions, and strong governance enabled a smooth HR transformation while modernizing Core HR, maintaining payroll reliability, and building a scalable, future-ready HR platform.

Speakers: Janine Naaktgeboren, Manager Compensation, Benefits & Control & Michèlle Pavlović, Digital Professional, Port of Rotterdam

Sponsored by: myBrand Conclusion

Session 3

Moving towards a skills-based organization: yesterday, today, and tomorrow
@Royal BAM Group

Explore how BAM is making their first steps in the skills journey using SAP SuccessFactors.

Speakers: Mike Siewertsen, HR Technology Specialist & Ashwin Govindankutty, Group Talent Manager, Royal BAM Group

Session 4

10 years of SAP SuccessFactors in Higher Education
@Universiteit van Tilburg *

A brief look at how higher education has used SAP SuccessFactors over the past decade, leveraging a modular digital HR transformation to modernize processes and enhance the employee experience.

Speaker: Maurice Driessen, Project & Information Manager, Universiteit van Tilburg

* Session will be given in Dutch

Session 1

Growing People. Growing Business. Career & Talent Development with SAP SuccessFactors

Learn how SAP SuccessFactors helps organizations grow by empowering people, strengthening careers, and elevating talent development.

Speaker: Lex Heldens, Senior Solution Advisor,
SAP SuccessFactors

Session 2

How RET Achieved a Smooth Payroll Migration
to the Cloud
@RET *

While lots of companies are facing upcoming end‑of‑support deadlines, this story shows why planning your move matters. RET will share their approach, timeline, and key lessons learned to guide your own migration from SAP HCM Payroll to Employee Central Payroll.

Speaker: Julia Wybenga, Project Manager Payroll Cloud Migration, RET

Sponsored by: SD Worx

* Session will be given in Dutch

Session 3

Turning HR Tech spaghetti into Lasagna: how we built appetite for structure, rigor and discipline
@Wartsila

A few years ago, Wärtsilä faced a challenge many organizations will recognize: fragmented, inconsistent people processes that created confusion for employees and managers and limited HR efficiency. Discover how Wärtsilä brought structure and discipline to its HR landscape, fully leveraged SuccessFactors, and built a strong in‑house HR–IT development model.

Speaker: Mattijs Mol, HR Data & Analytics Executive, Wartsila

Session 4

From Manual to High-Performance: Our Journey with HR Process Automation
@PostNL

Discover how PostNL streamlines HR processes with the HuRis ProcessManager, helping both employees and HR through intuitive request forms.

Speaker: Merlin Stoll, Solution Consultant HR / IT, PostNL

Sponsored by: HuRis

Session 1

Insights into SmartRecruiters roadmap with SAP SuccessFactors

Get a quick look at SmartRecruiters’ upcoming AI‑powered features. Learn how Agentic AI will streamline hiring, automate workflows, and boost recruiter productivity.

Speaker: Babatunde Ojo, Senior Solution Value Advisor, SAP SuccessFactors

Session 2

Designing HR IT Support at Scale
@Omron

Discover Omron’s approach to designing HR IT support at scale by focusing on their key decisions on what to centralize and what to localize across the organization.

Speaker: Kirsten van der Wal, HR Shared Services Center Manager, Omron

Session 3

From Reluctance to Reliance: The Story Reporting Transformation
@Perfetti Van Melle

How Perfetti van Melle turned setbacks from implementation and adoption struggle into momentum and built an inspiring reporting experience powered by SuccessFactors Story Reporting.

Speakers: Krisztina Kiss, Global HRIS Manager & Dibyo Choudhury, Group Compensation & Benefits, Perfetti Van Melle

Session 4

Getting it Right the First Time: Smart Integration for a Global HR Future
@Dachser

Learn more about DACHSER’s shift to a global, standardized HR system with SAP SuccessFactors, addressing fragmented systems, data gaps, and inconsistent processes. A global template and phased rollout aim to harmonize HR data, enhance employee experience, and support data-driven decisions, creating an efficient, future-ready HR ecosystem.

Speaker: Wolfgang Unterlugauer, Head of Digital Products HR, Dachser

Sponsored by: Pentos