2015 Beyond Budgeting Conference
Held in partnership with the Beyond Budgeting Institute, this event demonstrated that the Beyond Budgeting philosophy is a holistic and coherent management model. Speakers included John Seddon, occupational psychologist, researcher and global authority on management change; Andy Copsey, Chief Operating Officer of Handelsbanken in the UK; Julian Birkinshaw from the London Business School; Jesper Kruger of AP Moller Maersk; and Ulrich Gammelgaard of Velux.
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Jesper Krüger on Driving Performance at AP Moller Maersk
Jesper Krüger is Head of Group Performance and Analysis at AP Moller Maersk.
Jesper’s Performance and Analysis team is responsible for driving the company’s short-term and long-term planning cycles, and for analysing, tracking and challenging the performance of business units within the APMM Group against their strategic ambitions.

Ulrich Gammelgaard: Transparency and Demand Response at Velux
Ulrich Gammelgaard is Head of Global Financial Management at Velux, a roof window and skylight manufacturer, and one of the strongest brands in the building industry.
Ulrich has played a major role in the transformation of the Velux planning model which has improved transparency and the company’s ability to act on demand changes globally.
Next Conference: 2024 Happy Workplaces Conference
Our Happy Workplaces Conference is our biggest event of the year, and we'd love for you to join us next year. Save the date for Wednesday 15th May 2024!
This will be a hybrid event — we will host up to 50 people in the venue at Happy's HQ in Aldgate, London, and up to 200 people online via Zoom. The speakers will be a mix of online and in person. However you choose to join us for 2024, there will be interaction, discussion, space for reflection and opportunities to network with others.
All tickets are currently half-price until January 2024.
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