Day 1 — From Strategy to Practice
AI only creates value when people know how to use it. This day shows you how.
Day 1 is built for the professionals who turn strategy into reality. Four simultaneous tracks give Talent Acquisition leaders, L&D professionals, HRIS experts and Senior HR Business Partners a focused, peer-level conversation in a room of roughly 35–40 people.
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08.00 - 16.15
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One day — Four tracks, tailored to your role
Strategy & People Leadership
For Senior HR Business Partners translating AI strategy into daily practice and building the internal case for change.
Talent Acquisition
For TA leaders driving skills-based hiring, AI-first recruitment and borderless Nordic talent strategies.
Learning & Development
For L&D leads rebuilding capability programmes for an AI-first organisation and proving the business value of learning.
HR Operations & Compliance
For HRIS and HR tech leads navigating the EU AI Act, agentic HR and cross-Nordic system integration.
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Keynotes
From Talking About AI to Working With It — What Nordic HR Practitioners Need to Do Right Now
The strategy is set. The ambition is clear. But for most HR practitioners in 2027, the hardest question is not why — it is how. This opening keynote cuts through the noise and addresses the professionals who are actually implementing AI in their organisations: what is working, what is failing, and what the most effective Nordic HR functions have in common.
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The AI-Powered HR Function — How to Redesign Your Team’s Work Before Someone Else Does It for You
AI is not just changing what HR delivers — it is changing how HR teams work internally. This keynote gives practitioners a concrete framework for redesigning workflows, roles and responsibilities in the HR function itself: which tasks should be automated, which augmented, and which require irreplaceable human judgment.
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Human-in-the-Loop — Protecting Professional Judgment in an Age of Algorithmic Decision-Making
When AI starts influencing hiring decisions, performance assessments and workforce planning, who is responsible for the outcome? This keynote addresses how to stay genuinely in control of AI-assisted decisions, how to avoid automation bias, and how to build processes that keep human expertise at the centre.
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Tracks
Track 1 – Strategy & people leadership
The HR BP as Change Architect — Translating AI Strategy into Daily Practice
Most AI strategies look great on paper — and stall in the organisation. This session is for the Senior HR Business Partners who carry the real weight of making AI transformation work on the ground. How do you build change readiness, identify the informal networks that drive adoption, and stay credible as a strategic partner when the tools keep changing?
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Track 1 – Strategy & people leadership
The HR BP as Change Architect — Translating AI Strategy into Daily Practice
Most AI strategies look great on paper — and stall in the organisation. This session is for the Senior HR Business Partners who carry the real weight of making AI transformation work on the ground. How do you build change readiness, identify the informal networks that drive adoption, and stay credible as a strategic partner when the tools keep changing?
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Track 2 – Talent acquisition
Skills-Based Hiring in Practice — How Nordic Organisations Are Moving Beyond the CV
The skills-based organisation starts with skills-based hiring — but most TA functions are still running on job title logic. This session explores how leading Nordic companies are rebuilding their hiring architecture: from static qualifications to dynamic skills profiles, AI-assisted screening and competency mapping.
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Track 2 – Talent acquisition
The Nordic Talent Market in 2027 — Where Is the Talent, and How Do We Reach It?
Cross-border hiring within the Nordics is still significantly underutilised. This session examines where the skills shortages are, how AI is changing candidate behaviour, and how TA leaders can build truly borderless recruitment strategies without losing the cultural intelligence that makes Nordic workplaces distinctive.
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Track 3 – Learning & Development
From Course Catalogue to Strategic Capability — Rebuilding L&D for an AI-First Organisation
Most L&D functions were not designed for the speed at which AI is changing what people need to know. This session challenges L&D leaders to rethink their operating model: from event-based learning to continuous capability building, from generic content to hyper-personalised development journeys.
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AI Literacy at Scale — Where Do We Actually Start?
Every Nordic organisation is talking about AI literacy — but few have a clear answer to where to begin. This session offers a practical, staged approach from awareness to application to governance, with honest lessons from organisations that have tried and learned.
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Track 4 – HR Operations & Compliance
The EU AI Act Is Here — What Does It Actually Demand of Your HR Function?
The EU AI Act is not a future concern — it is a present operational reality. This session gives HR Operations and HRIS leaders a clear, practical overview of what the Act demands: recruitment tools, performance assessment, workforce planning systems and employee monitoring. What needs to change, what needs to be documented, and what are the real risks?
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HRIS in a Nordic Context — Building an Infrastructure That Works Across Five Countries
Running a unified HRIS across Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland and Iceland is a fundamentally different challenge to a single-country setup. This session addresses different labour laws, data residency requirements, union structures and cultural expectations of privacy — and how leading Nordic organisations build HRIS infrastructure that is both compliant and genuinely useful.
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Panel Discussion: Who Owns the Future of Work?
An open and direct debate about who is really setting the agenda for AI in the Nordic labour market — and who carries the responsibility when it goes wrong. Expect perspectives from CEOs, industry directors, union representatives, Nordic politicians and senior HR executives.
Christian Sylvester (Facilitator)
Founder, Sylvester & co
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What’s included in your ticket
Included in your ticket:
- Full day programme — keynotes, four track sessions and panel discussion
- Networking breakfast from 08:00 · Lunch, water, coffee & tea, cake and snacks throughout the day
- Exclusive insights from Nordic HR and AI thought leaders
- Live demonstrations of HR AI tools and platforms
- Network with 300+ Nordic HR leaders across the two-day summit
- Speaker slides available for download after the summit
- Goodiebag
*Registration applies to the selected conference day. To attend both days, please purchase a ticket for each day. Early Bird: 15% discount when registering before 29 May 2027.
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AI in HR & Leadership
We are in the middle of a historic shift in HR — driven by artificial intelligence, new ways of working and rising expectations from both employees and leadership. The Nordic HR AI Summit 2027 brings together decision-makers, practitioners and solution providers to explore, challenge and embed AI in the work of HR.
AI is a strategic necessity for both HR and leadership. At Sylvester & co, we help organisations use AI to strengthen their HR function and make better people decisions.
Christian Sylvester
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How to find MBK Conference Centre
Address: MBK A/S, Pilestræde 61, 1112 Copenhagen K (500 metres from Nørreport Station)
From Nørreport:
Walk along Købmagergade and turn left just past Rundetårn – MBK is located on the corner of Pilestræde.
From Metro Kongens Nytorv:
Walk along Strøget to Pilestræde, turn right, and follow the road up to Nina Bangs Plads. MBK is on your left. (Approx. 8 minutes on foot)
Adresse: MBK A/S, Pilestræde 61, 1112 København K (500 meter fra Nørreport St.)
Parking in the building:
Parking is available at MBK for DKK 250/day. Contact us at 3543 4474 or mail@mbk.dk (first come, first served).
Public parking nearby:
– Vognmagergade 5 – 170 m
– Hauser Plads 18 – 190 m
– Gammel Mønt – 230 m
– Gothersgade 49 – 400 m
– Israels Plads – 700 m (310 kr./dag)
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