Date: Friday 23rd October 2026
Venue: Hilton Conference Centre
Early-bird Rates (valid until 23rd August 2026):
- FHRD Members – €190.00 excl. VAT
- Non-Members – €220.00 excl. VAT
Standard Rates (24th August – 23rd October 2026):
- FHRD Corporate Members – €215.00 excl. VAT
- Non-Members – €245.00 excl. VAT
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Vilhena Suite | W/S 2: Strategic HR Leadership: Turning People Insights Into Business Impact Speaker: Mariella Galea, Founder and Principal HR Consultant – HR TalentLEAD | |
| Pinto Suite | W/S 3: Leading Anywhere: Adaptive Leadership for Hybrid, Remote & Global Teams Speaker: Daniel Cassar, Organisational Psychologist | Leadership Consultant | Founder of Endeavour | |
| 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 and People Operations Leader | |
| 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 – Casumo | 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 |
