Date: Friday 23rd October 2026
Venue: Hilton Conference Centre
Standard Rates (24th August – 23rd October 2026):
- FHRD Corporate Members – €215.00 excl. VAT
- Non-Members – €245.00 excl. VAT
Early Bird Discoutn expired on Sunday 23rd August.
Preferential Rate for Professional Member Scheme members
Professional Members forming part of the FHRD’s Professional Membership Scheme will benefit from an exclusive rate of €180.00 + VAT.
| Time | Venue | Agenda Item |
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| 08:15 | Conference Centre Foyer | Registration and Welcome Coffee |
| 09:15 | Grandmaster Suite | Welcome Speech: Leading the Future: HR as the Engine of Strategy Speaker: Noel Debono, President FHRD |
| 09:30 | Grandmaster Suite | Keynote 1: The Power of People: Building and Sustaining High Performance Cultures Speaker: Jane Sparrow, Culture, Change and High Performance Author & Expert | Founder and Managing Director – The Culture Builders |
| 10:00 | Grandmaster Suite | Keynote 2: Who’s Flying the Plane? Leading with Data, AI, and Human Judgment Speaker: Amit Grinvald, Keynote Speaker & Leadership Communication Strategist |
| 10:30 | Grandmaster Suite | HR Quality Mark Presentation of Certificates and Mementoes (9th Intake) |
| 10:45 | Spinola Suite | Coffee Break and Expo |
| 11:30 | WORKSHOPS — to choose 1 | |
| Grandmaster Suite | W/S 1: Rethink, Rebuild, Lead: HR Strategy for a New World of Work Speaker: Elli Matsouka, Strategic Advisor | Executive & Team Coach – Elli & Co |
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| Vilhena Suite | W/S 2: Strategic HR Leadership: Turning People Insights Into Business Impact Speaker: Mariella Galea, Founder and Principal HR Consultant – HR TalentLEAD |
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| Pinto Suite | W/S 3: Leading Anywhere: Adaptive Leadership for Hybrid, Remote & Global Teams Speaker: Daniel Cassar, Organisational Psychologist | Leadership Consultant | Founder of Endeavour |
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| 12:15 | Grandmaster Suite | Panel Discussion: The Strategic HR Engine: Powering Business Through People, Culture & Technology Moderator: Vanessa Camenzuli, Employer Brand & Communications Strategist Panellists: Karen Spiteri Bailey, Managing Partner – RSM Malta; Rachael Blackburn, Head of Culture – APS Bank plc; Konrad Cassar Naudi, International Training | Management Consultant; Dr Paul Gonzi, Partner: Head Employment – Fenech & Fenech Advocates; Dasha Kosse, Fractional L&D Strategist & Leadership Coach (ICF PCC) | Founder, DaKo Coaching; Robert Peplow, Human Resources Manager – Attard Bros Group |
| 13:00 | Spinola Suite | Networking Lunch and Expo |
| 14:20 | Grandmaster Suite | Conference Energiser by TeamBuilding Malta |
| 14:40 | Grandmaster Suite | Keynote 3: Leading Through Change: Courage, Capability, and Human-Centred Innovation Speaker: Dr Rosa M. Colón-Kolacko, MBA, CDM, SHRM-SCP President and Founder of Global Equity and Learning Partners | NeedsHuman and University Professor |
| 15:15 | WORKSHOPS — to choose 1 | |
| Grandmaster Suite | W/S 4: Inclusion by Design: Fixing the Systems Behind How Work Gets Done Speaker: Natalia Perkowska, Talent Acquisition & People Operations Expert and Head of Events & Business Travel – SOFTSWISS | |
| Vilhena Suite | W/S 5: Securing Buy-In from Management and Staff: Elevating HR’s Strategic Voice Speaker: Martin Spiteri Schillig, Chief Human Resources Officer – Momentum Group | Co-Founder of PerformanceBeat | |
| Pinto Suite | W/S 6: From Resistance to Resilience: A People-Powered, Appreciative Approach to Positive Change Speaker: Mireille Pellegrini Petit, Positive Psychology Coach, Trainer, and Consultant – Thrive Positive | |
| 16:00 | WORKSHOPS — to choose 1 | |
| Grandmaster Suite | W/S 7: AI Unboxed for HR: From Regulation to Real-Life Results Session Lead: Pamela Mamo, Director – PwC’s Academy Malta Panellists: Gavril Flores, Chief Officer – Strategy, Policy and Governance – Malta Digital Innovation Authority (MDIA); Ramona Galea, Head of People and Culture – Lufthansa Technik Malta; Dr Danielle Mercieca, Senior Technology Lawyer – Chetcuti Cauchi Advocates | |
| Vilhena Suite | W/S 8: The Unbundled Workforce: Rethinking Work in the Age of AI Speaker: Dr Elaine Dutton, Warranted Psychologist | Strategic HR Advisor | Founder & Managing Director of Fractional HR Malta | |
| Pinto Suite | W/S 9: Thriving at Work: How What We Say – and Don’t Say – Shapes Wellbeing and Results Speaker: Darine Aboulezz, Founder & Lead Soft Skills Trainer – Soft Skills Camp | |
| 16:40 | Conference End |
