Webinar Speakers
John Heniff
Principal, Huron Consulting Group, US
John is a senior leader who specializes in helping health systems, academic medical centers and education institutions design and implement strategies that optimize the effectiveness of human resources (HR). He guides leadership teams through large-scale HR transformation initiatives that increase internal efficiency and strengthen the employee experience.
Throughout his career, John has led clients through comprehensive efforts to re-imagine HR, from implementing new enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems to redesigning legacy business processes. He specializes in working with organizations to develop new HR operating models and successfully prepare employees to take on new HR roles and responsibilities.
John is a member of numerous professional associations, including the Society for Human Resource Management, the Illinois Information Technology Association and the American Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration.
Leon van der Zande
Secretary General, University of Amsterdam, NL
Leon van de Zande is Secretary General and head of administration of the University of Amsterdam since November 2023.
He is secretary to the Executive Board and responsible for the professional services in the university.
He obtained a degree in Dutch Language and Literature at Utrecht University and has been working at that university since 1995 in different positions: since 2009 as director of the Academic Affairs Office and Student Services and between 2016 and 2022 as Secretary General.
Webinar Facilitators
Bart van de Laar
Programme Manager – Impact Strategy, Student & Academic Affairs Office, Utrecht University, NL
Bart van de Laar is the pioneer and programme manager of Utrecht University impact strategy.
Before his present position he coordinated the university’s international strategy, including strategic partnerships and networks, reporting to the board of the university. He was appointed in 2020 to lead the now finalized four-year strategic programme Internationalisation.
He’s an inclusive innovator at the interface of science and society with a keen eye for international collaboration and brings more than twenty years of experience in national and international projects. Impact-driven and skilled in strategy development, programme management, science engagement and education. Background in Biology and Environmental Sciences. Has a strong belief in individual choice, learning and growing.
Van de Laar is the university representative to the Coimbra Group.
Van de Laar is course director of the Utrecht summer school Advocacy for Academic Freedom.
Anke Vogler
Head of Operations LCSB, University of Luxembourg, LU
Anke Vogler is Head of Operations at the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB), University of Luxembourg, where she has been a key member of the leadership team since 2011. In her current role, she works closely with the Centre’s management to develop and implement strategic objectives while ensuring the delivery of high-quality operational support to researchers and professors. She leads a multidisciplinary team of more than 30 professionals across administration, communications, grants and finance, fundraising, innovation and partnering, and science outreach activities.
Before becoming Head of Operations in 2017, Anke established and coordinated the LCSB Grants and Finance Office and played a central role in developing the Centre’s financial controlling structures.
Prior to joining the University of Luxembourg, Anke spent over a decade with AOK Hessen, one of Germany’s largest statutory health insurance providers, where she held several positions in the central controlling department. Her work focused on financial analysis, strategic reporting, and providing decision-support information to executive management. She also served as a lecturer in international training programs on health insurance management and social security systems.
Anke began her career in academia and public policy research at the Centre for Social Policy Research in Bremen, contributing to expert reports on healthcare financing and social policy for governmental institutions. She holds a Master’s degree with honours in Economics from the University of Trier and brings more than 25 years of experience at the intersection of research management, finance, strategy, and organisational leadership.