Details about the speaker: Sandra Subel
Vita: Sandra Subel is a passionate changemaker who values growth, integrity, and curiosity. Her mission is to help people unleash their creative confidence and enable businesses to leverage the potential of their employees.
Currently she serves as Head of People Experience and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging at Zeiss.
In her pivotal role as the global head of diversity and inclusion at Axel Springer since 2020, Sandra has dedicated over four years to fostering and enabling diversity and inclusion strategies across the group, aligning them with the company’s objectives and the broader ESG agenda. Prior to this, she spent nine years at Accenture, mentoring teams and leading transformation programs. Since 2018, she has been a visiting lecturer at the Poznań University of Economics and Business, teaching MBA students about leadership and unconscious bias.
Sandra actively contributes to several initiatives and platforms, including the World Economic Forum’s Community of Chief Diversity Officers, Perspektywy Women in Tech, and the #IAmRemarkable initiative. As a Forbes Women Polska columnist, she discusses DEI, leadership, and change management. She has degrees in Spanish philology, political science, marketing, and service design. She completed her executive MBA at Poznań University of Economics and Business with honors and has received numerous accolades, including the MBA Giant award and the Female Champion of Change award. In 2020, she received a scholarship from the 30% Club to complete the ESMT Executive Transition Program. In 2023, she attained associate certified coach status from the International Coaching Federation.