Ozlem Battal
Vice President - Human Resources & Partner Markets 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
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.
- What does a smarter, AI enabled approach to workforce planning look like – one that avoids over engineered models and genuinely helps organisations make decisions?
- How do you translate complex data into simple, actionable insights that leaders can actually use to make trade-offs?
- How can workforce planning become a continuous, decision-support discipline rather than a static, annual exercise?
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?
