Ozlem Battal
Vice President & Head of HR Europe Biogen
Ozlem Battal is Vice President and Head of HR for Europe at Biogen, with extensive experience leading HR strategy across global, matrixed organisations. Ozlem’s career spans multiple geographies including the US, Europe and Asia, driving organisational design, leadership development, and transformational initiatives. With a background in psychology and business, Ozlem is known for building inclusive, high-performing cultures and aligning talent strategy with business priorities in complex, international environments.
Seminars
Join a series of fast-paced, small-group conversations where four industry practitioners share a significant workforce, leadership, or organisational transformation they are working towards making. Hear the story behind the ambition, explore the obstacles encountered (or expected) along the way, and contribute your own experiences, questions, and lessons learned to help move the discussion forward and walk away with nuggets of quick-fire inspiration from each story.
- How BioMarin Has Committed Itself to an AI-Enabled Workforce Both Bottom-Up & Top-Down to Drive Business Impact
- How AstraZeneca is Building a Skills‑First Workforce Strategy to Deliver Today’s Capability Needs While Reskilling at Pace for Tomorrow’s AI‑Enabled Operating Model
- How Biogen Is Experimenting With Using Agentic AI to Tame the Complexity of HR Decision‑Making Across 30+ Countries
- How Takeda Is Turning AI Curiosity into Enterprise Capability by Empowering Employees to Reimagine Work, Accelerate Innovation, and Scale Human-Centred Transformation Across a Global Business
