Summer School 2025 Programme
All times CEST
12:00
Webinar introducing the Summer School teams, the case studies and overview of the arrangements.
14:30
Registration and coffee Next to room L115
15:00
Welcome and introduction to the Summer School – Leading and managing change in strategy and policy: School aims; teams’ work; institutional cases; getting to know your peers Room L115
Nadine Burquel, Director General, HUMANE, BE
16:00
Workshop: Leveraging Artificial Intelligence in your work Room L115
Gavin McLachlan, Vice Principal, Chief Information Officer and Librarian, The University of Edinburgh, UK
17:00
Welcome reception
18:00
Welcome dinner
09:00
Welcome to the Freie Universität Berlin Room L115
Herbert Grieshop, Director International Affairs, Freie Universität Berlin, DE
09:10
Transformation strategy and execution: University College Ghent Room L115
Koen Goethals, President, University College Ghent, BE
10:40
Coffee break
11:00
Using Artificial Intelligence for change and transformation at the University of Edinburgh Room L115
Gavin McLachlan, Vice Principal, Chief Information Officer, The University of Edinburgh, UK
12:30
Lunch
14:00
Summer School team task: assigning team roles and approaches to the task; clarifying the team objectives and defining key questions for the case work Rooms L115, L113, L116
15:00
How to use foresight for decision-making in university change programmes Room L115
Gert Jan Scheurwater, Director Foresight & Strategy Development, TU Delft, NL
16:30
Coffee break
17:00
FU Berlin Campus Tour (leaving from the university)
18:00
Dinner
09:00
Reflections and Key Takeaways from the previous day Room L115
Nadine Burquel, Director General, HUMANE, BE
09:10
Processes for defining a transformational strategic model: visioning a future state, clarifying requirements and benefits, and setting objectives Room L115
Grete Kvernland-Berg, Partner, PA Consulting Norway, NO
10:15
Coffee break
10:30
Designing the new operating model: making difficult choices, meeting challenges and dealing with organisational dilemmas Room L115
Grete Kvernland-Berg, Partner, PA Consulting Norway, NO
11:30
Coffee break
11:45
The tactics of executing a strategic organisational transformation: power, politics, action…and watchouts for the uninitiated Room L115
Grete Kvernland-Berg, Partner, PA Consulting Norway, NO
12:30
Lunch
13:15
Summer School team task: working on case analysis and preparing key questions Rooms L115, L113, L116
Coffee available
14:15
Workshop: Leading large-scale change and transformation Room L115
Sarah J Smith, Advanced Executive Coach & Leadership Development Adviser, UK
16:30
Bus transfer to evening city tour and restaurant
19:00
Dinner
21:30
Bus transfer to the hotel
09:00
Key takeaways and reflections from the previous day Room L115
Nadine Burquel, Director General, HUMANE, BE
09:10
Summer School case study: Transformation at the University of Exeter Room L115
Mike Shore-Nye, Senior Vice President, Registrar and Secretary, University of Exeter, UK
09:40
Coffee break
10:10
Summer School case study: Transformation at the University of Turin Room L115
Andrea Silvestri, General Director, University of Turin, IT
10:40
Coffee break
11:00
Conversation and Q&As with two university case speakers Room L115
12:00
Lunch
14:00
Mastering change communication Room L116
Samantha Lancet Grant, Director of Communications, University College London, UK
16:00
Summer School team task Rooms L115, L113, L116
Coffee available
19:00
Working Dinner
09:00
Key takeaways and reflections from the previous day Room L115
Nadine Burquel, Director General, HUMANE, BE
09:10
Optimising Resource Allocation for Large Scale Transformation Programmes: People and Finances Room L115
Stephan van Galen, Secretary and Director General, University of Groningen; HUMANE Board member, NL
10:40
Coffee break
11:00
Managing people in large transformation programmes – Innovative approaches in changing times Room L115
Riika Mäki-Ontto, HR and Service Director, University of the Arts Helsinki, FI
12:30
Lunch on campus
13:30
Summer School team task: finalising the written assignment Rooms L115, L113, L116
Teams’ outputs to be finalised; executive brief to be submitted by no later than 16:00.
Coffee available
16:00
Free time for participants
19:30
Bus transfer from the hotel to dinner
20:00
Dinner
22:30
Bus transfer to the hotel
09:00
Parallel Sessions (part I): Teams present their work and receive feedback from the HUMANE Summer School Panel: Rooms L115, L113, L116
• Pierluigi Bianconcini
Head of the Organisational Development and Human Resources, University of Turin, IT
• Nadine Burquel
Director General, HUMANE, BE
• Norbert Sabic
Chief Operating Officer, Central European University (CEU), AT
• Mike Shore-Nye
Senior Vice President, Registrar and Secretary, University of Exeter, UK
• Stephan van Galen
Secretary and Director General, University of Groningen; HUMANE Board Member, NL
• Julia Winter
Head of Executive Office and Strategy, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), DE
09:50
Coffee break
10:10
Parallel Sessions (part II): Teams present their work and receive feedback from the HUMANE Summer School Panel (as above) Rooms L115, L113, L116
11:00
Coffee break
11:30
Plenary Session: Feedback to all teams from the Panel Room L115
12:00
Graduation and final words
12:30
Closing lunch
Important information:
Neither HUMANE nor the Freie Universität Berlin are liable for any losses, accidents or damage to persons or objects during the Summer School in Berlin. Participants attending the Summer School in Berlin do so at their own risk and responsibility.