Extra episode: Live from the Leaders in Finance HR Event 2026 with Karlijn van den Berg, Isabel Workel-Tijhuis, and Tom Alstein

Welcome to this extra episode of the Leaders in Finance Podcast, recorded live after the Leaders in Finance HR Event 2026 at Kontakt der Kontinenten in Soesterberg.

Host Marije Tolsma-Groen is joined by Karlijn van den Berg (Head of Talent at ABN AMRO), Isabel Workel-Tijhuis (Group Director Human Resources at Triodos Bank), and Tom Alstein (Partner at Deloitte) to reflect on HR’s role in shaping the future of work.

How do organisations embrace AI while bringing their people along? How will junior employees develop if technology takes over their learning tasks? And what makes people stay: pay, purpose or career opportunities?

The guests explore short-term efficiency versus long-term development, the limits of focusing only on people’s strengths, and the importance of trust and honest leadership. Drawing on contributions from Nicole Scoble Williams and Laureen Rwatirera, they discuss reskilling, adaptability and building enthusiasm for AI.

Their message: HR should actively shape how people and technology work together to unlock human potential and create value for organisations and society.

Thank you to all speakers, participants and event partners for an inspiring day.

Read the HR Event 2026 summary for more insights.

 

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Eerdere gasten bij de Leaders in Finance podcast waren onder andere: Klaas Knot (President DNB), Frank Elderson (Directie ECB), Roland Boekhout (CEO de Volksbank), Gerrit Zalm (Voormalig minister van Financiën en voormalig CEO ABN AMRO),  Ingrid de Swart (Lid Raad van Bestuur a.s.r.), Pinar Abay (Management Board ING, Head of Retail Banking), Robert Swaak (CEO ABN AMRO), Marcel Zuidam (CEO NN Bank), Saul van Beurden (CEO Consumer, Small & Business Banking, Wells Fargo), David Knibbe (CEO NN Group), Janine Vos (RvB Rabobank), Nadine Klokke (CEO Knab), Maarten Edixhoven (CEO Van Lanschot Kempen), Jeroen Rijpkema (CEO Triodos Bank),