Khadija ben Hammada
Chief People Officer Merck KGaA
Khadija Ben Hammada is a Member of the Executive Board and Chief People Officer at Merck, responsible for global HR, sustainability, and corporate functions. Since joining in 2010, Khadija has held senior roles across Europe, the US and Asia-Pacific, leading major transformation and talent initiatives. Previously Chief of Staff to the CEO, Khadija has driven high-impact cultural change and organisational strategy. Known for people-first leadership, focusing on aligning workforce capability with business strategy at global scale.
Seminars
Tuesday 29th September 2026
Discover: Interactive CHRO Panel: How Roche, Novartis, Sanofi & Merck Group Are Redesigning the Life Sciences Enterprise at Scale for an AI‑Enabled Future
9:00 am
- How leaders are redesigning enterprise operating models, rethinking what work is done by humans vs systems vs AI agents – and what this means for structure, accountability, and decision‑making at scale
- The real choices organisations are making around build vs buy vs plug‑and‑play across the enterprise – and why similar companies are landing on very different technology, capability, and delivery models
- Why ‘do more with less, faster’ is an outcome, not a strategy – unpacking the true drivers of enterprise reinvention – including speed, experience, resilience, and long‑term capability building
