Karen Hellmund
Vice President & Head of Global Human Resources Information System and Processes Daiichi Sankyo Europe GmbH
Karen Hellmund leads Global HRIS and Processes at Daiichi Sankyo Europe, specialising in building enterprise-wide HR systems, data foundations and process standardisation. Karen focuses on enabling digital transformation across HR, integrating data and systems to support scalable workforce planning and AI adoption. Karen’s work underpins global HR operations and supports the company’s ability to drive efficiency and insight across its international workforce.
Seminars
Work in small, facilitated peer groups to tackle real problems, compare what’s working in practice, and leave with clear, implementable solutions you can apply immediately.
- How do global organisations reconcile US led AI ambition with the very different legal, social, and employability expectations across Europe and other regulated markets?
- Where should organisations standardise globally versus adapt locally to avoid both risk and fragmentation?
- How can governance models balance speed of deployment with compliance, workforce trust, and regional stakeholder engagement?
- Discover how a two-year global approach created the single source of truth needed to integrate HR with wider enterprise data and make AI deployment viable at scale
- Learn how a top-down, C-suite-led governance model can accelerate AI adoption across functions while still harnessing regional expertise through focused workstreams
- Moving from “foundation-building” to “agentic + human” operating models – lessons learned around where to start, what to measure, and how to prove value fast
Dig deeper into what it truly takes to move from isolated AI success stories to consistent, enterprise wide execution. Use this session to unpack the practical enablers of scale – from governance and prioritisation to leader ownership and measurement – and explore how to embed AI as a core business capability rather than a series of disconnected initiatives.
Interactive Q&A Session Facilitated by the Chair
