People Analytics World

Thank You, PowerUp Global! We’re delighted to welcome Power Up as a sponsor and part of the People Analytics World partner community. PowerUp is a performance intelligence platform helping organisations understand why performance barriers exist, and what to do about them. Drawing on behavioural science, psychology and data, their approach goes beyond surface metrics to uncover root causes at individual, team and organisational level. By turning performance insight into clear, prioritised action, rather than dashboards for dashboards’ sake, Power Up Global supports leaders tackling complex challenges around engagement, retention, capability and change with evidence that actually drives improvement. That focus strongly aligns with the mission of People Analytics World: supporting practitioner-led, decision-grade insights that move people analytics from reporting into real organisational impact. Thank you for partnering with us and for contributing to a community focused on meaningful, measurable workforce outcomes. We’re excited to have you in the #PAWorld ecosystem. #PeopleAnalytics #PerformanceIntelligence #WorkforcePerformance

One set of workforce numbers is now a prerequisite for credible decisions. Planning stalls when HR and Finance arrive with different answers. Aditya Jajodia, VP HR EMEA at Vertiv, joins People Analytics World 2026 Zurich on 25-26 Feb for the panel: One Workforce Truth: Building Decision-Grade People Data Across HR and Finance. He operates with full P&L accountability across a 10,000-employee region, and has led large-scale people data and HRIS work where auditability and controls are non-negotiable. The panel tackles the decisions behind 'one version of the truth': ✓ how headcount, cost and capacity are defined when systems disagree ✓ which governance prevents duelling numbers without blocking delivery ✓ where ownership and controls sit, and what audit readiness actually requires ✓ where compromise works, and where accuracy is non-negotiable Only 3 weeks to go – if you want your workforce numbers to stand up in front of Finance, the board and auditors, check out the agenda and sign up now >> https://pawld.com/26zrhajv #PAWorld #PAWorldZRH #PeopleAnalytics #HRFinance #WorkforceData

Most workforce risk shows up outside your dashboards first. By the time engagement scores or TA metrics move, candidates have already decided and attrition risk is often locked in. Tomorrow on the People Analytics World Podcast, we’re unpacking ecosystem listening: how combining external sentiment, labour-market signals and internal data helps leaders spot risk earlier, and avoid drawing confident conclusions from incomplete signals. A practitioner conversation with Mark Smith and Kevin Rutherford, hosted by Dan Riley. We get into: • where organisations misread “healthy” data • how external sentiment challenged internal assumptions in real workforce decisions • which signals leaders actually trust when decisions land with Finance and Ops • how to start this work without creating noise or false precision If you work in TA, workforce strategy or people analytics, this is one to plan to listen to tomorrow. Ecosystem Listening: Using External Sentiment to Strengthen Workforce Decisions drops at 2pm. #PeopleAnalytics #TalentIntelligence #WorkforceStrategy #HRAnalytics

Ever had engagement scores telling you everything’s fine, while hiring friction, attrition risk or role scarcity was quietly building? That's the gap we’re exploring with Welliba and Medtronic in the next PAW365 (by People Analytics World) Podcast episode. We’re talking ecosystem listening, using external sentiment and market signals alongside internal data to: • sense risk earlier • challenge internal assumptions • avoid drawing confident conclusions from incomplete signals The conversation brings together Mark Smith, Kevin Rutherford, and host Dan Riley. With real examples, not frameworks for slides. Episode drops February 3rd at 2pm GMT If workforce decisions land on your desk before they hit Finance or Ops, you’ll want this one on your list. #PeopleAnalytics #TalentIntelligence #WorkforceStrategy #HRAnalytics #EcosystemListening

Selling specialist people analytics, workforce planning or talent intelligence solutions is hard when conversations get lost at broad HR tech expos with mixed audiences.   At People Analytics World, the audience is senior practitioners who make workforce and people data decisions... the people who set priorities, test assumptions, and decide what gets funded.   What sponsors tend to value most: ✓ Deeper, more relevant conversations, not badge-scan volume ✓ An audience that asks for evidence, governance and implementation detail ✓ A content-first environment, no sales pitches on the main stage   Typical audience profile: Director+ across People Analytics, Workforce Planning, People Data/AI and Finance; multi-industry; predominantly large and complex organisations.   If you're building a serious analytics or workforce intelligence solution and want to explore sponsorship for upcoming events, comment "SPONSOR" or DM us and we'll share the sponsor pack and audience breakdown. #PAWorld #PeopleAnalytics #WorkforcePlanning #WorkforceIntelligence #PeopleData

We’re officially 4 weeks away from People Analytics World 2026 Zurich — Driving Productivity and Workforce Optimisation with People Data and AI on 25–26 February 2026 at The Circle, Zurich.   This year’s agenda is packed with practical insights, real-world case studies and strategic frameworks to help you: - Strengthen strategic workforce decision-making - Demonstrate the real productivity impact of AI - Elevate people analytics to business-critical insight - Build scalable, finance-ready people-data foundations   You’ll hear from senior practitioners shaping the future of HR, analytics and workforce strategy, and connect with peers tackling the same challenges you face every day.   Whether you’re focused on workforce planning, AI-enabled performance or decision-grade people data, this is the platform to accelerate your impact in 2026.   Final tickets are now on sale..... Use code ZUR10 for 10% off before we sell out. Full agenda + details: https://lnkd.in/eZrzrKTb #peopleanalytics #workforceoptimisation #AIinHR #PAWorldZRH

It's official! David Power – Chief Data Officer (Managing Director) at State Street – is joining PAWorld Zurich to speak for the second year running. David has deep experience leading data governance and regulatory-grade data programmes across major financial institutions. His perspective is one we need more of right now: valuable analytics and generative AI only work when the foundations are solid – decision-grade data, clear ownership, and privacy, risk and ethics treated as design constraints, not afterthoughts. If you care about workforce optimisation, CSRD-ready reporting, and AI that stands up to scrutiny, you will want to hear how a CDO in a highly regulated environment thinks about quality, trust and speed. Join us in Zurich on 25 – 26 February 2026. Find out how: pawld.com/26zrhdps #PeopleAnalytics #DataGovernance #WorkforceOptimisation

🎧 New podcast drop: Ecosystem Listening & Workforce Decisions   Internal surveys tell you how employees feel inside the organisation. But what about the signals shaping decisions before people apply — or after they leave?   In this episode of the People Analytics World Podcast, we dig into ecosystem listening: combining external sentiment, market signals and internal data to make better, earlier workforce decisions.   🎙️ Guests Mark Smith, VP Global Talent Acquisition, Medtronic Kevin Rutherford, VP Professional Services, Welliba Hosted by Dan Riley, Co-Founder at RADICL What we cover in 60 minutes: • Why internal listening and traditional TA data are no longer enough • What “ecosystem listening” actually means in practice • The listening maturity curve — and where most organisations stall • How Medtronic used external sentiment to challenge internal assumptions in Galway • Avoiding misdiagnosis when engagement scores look fine but risk is building • Designing attraction strategies for scarce roles (R&D engineers, clinical & cardiac specialists) • What senior leaders respond to most: benchmarks, supply signals, or operational risk • Practical guard-rails for HR, TA and People Analytics teams starting this work • Where ecosystem listening is heading — and how it will shape EVP and workforce strategy   This is a practitioner-level conversation about sensing risk earlier, grounding talent decisions in market reality, and avoiding expensive false conclusions.   If you’re working in TA, workforce strategy or people analytics — I’d love to hear which signals you trust most today, and which still feel too noisy.

The workforce plan is where productivity claims get tested. If you can't show a measurable shift in capacity, cost, or outcomes, nothing changes. So what can we use to test and prove the impact? Martin Stefik, CFO at Microsoft Switzerland, will join PAWorld Zurich as a panellist on '𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆', facilitated by David Green 🇺🇦. He has led commercial finance across a $10B+ region spanning 109 countries, owning the budget and forecast rhythm that determines what gets prioritised, funded, and scaled. In practice, that means pressure-testing decisions such as: ✓ when an 'AI productivity' claim is strong enough to replan capacity, not just report adoption ✓ what to do when benefits are real but not captured, because demand expands or work simply moves elsewhere ✓ which measures belong in an investment case, and which stay as internal telemetry ✓ when the right answer is skills and operating model change, not more tools. PAWorld Zurich is practitioner-led and peer-focused, built for leaders who need workforce decisions that withstand scrutiny. Only 4 weeks to go – join us and learn how to bring People Analytics to the top-level conversation on productivity & optimisation: pawld.com/26ZRHMSM #PAWorld #PAWorldZRH #WorkforceOptimisation #PeopleAnalytics #HRAnalytics

Most organisations can deploy an HR chatbot. Far fewer can prove it creates bankable capacity, because privacy rules often prevent access to user queries and content. Matthias Feller, Global Head HR Transformation, Services and Risk Management at Vontobel, will lead a practitioner workshop at People Analytics World 2026 Zurich next month on Proving the ROI of HR Copilots. Matthias runs global HR operations as a backbone function, leads HRIS strategy (Workday) and has built people analytics and HR compliance in a regulated environment with real audit and legal scrutiny. His work has required decisions such as: ✓ what evidence is strong enough to call chatbot ‘ROI’, and what is just deflected workload ✓ which data a chatbot can touch, and which data should remain out of reach by design ✓ how to set controls that satisfy Privacy, Legal and Audit without stopping delivery ✓ when to scale a chatbot globally, and when local constraints make that irresponsible The workshop sits within a practitioner-led focus summit on Productivity & Workforce Optimisation, where senior leaders test approaches that have to withstand audit, regulatory scrutiny and internal challenge. Would you get value from a small-group roundtable on measuring copilot impact when you can’t see the prompts? Read more about this forum and book your place: pawld.com/26ZRHMFV #PAWorld #PAWorldZRH #PeopleAnalytics #HRRisk #HRTransformation