On 16 March 2022, the next online meeting of AHK Azerbaijan HR and VET Working Group took place with the participation of more than 30 participants. The meeting was focused on aligning human resources and business strategy.

Opening the meeting, Dayanat Ahmadov welcomed the participants, briefed them on the recent activities of the working group, and introduced the guest speakers. He pointed out that international human resources practices were among the most mentioned topics of the member survey conducted last year.

We were joined by the regional representatives of Boyden Executive Research - Dr Robert Winterhalter, Birger Svendsen, and Sylke Sergel who were specialised in human resources and global cross-sector practices. During their presentation, the guest speakers shared the results of the Boyden Senior Executive Survey and its wide-range implications with the participants and touched upon a number of key topics such as the CHRO and the future organisation, human resources as a strategic business partner, and integrating human resources in the business planning process.

The meeting was interactive and after the presentation, the guest speakers answered questions raised by the participants.