Corporate TrainingIn-person

European People Managers Summit

The coaching skills every first-time manager actually needs

20 Nov 2026Brussels, BelgiumFrom €159

Designed for L&D leads, HR business partners and people managers.

About this event

A one-day summit in Brussels for L&D leads on equipping first-time and frontline managers with practical coaching skills, with a case study on rolling out manager training across twelve countries at once.

Agenda

09:00

Registration & coffee

09:30

Coaching skills every first-time manager needs

Fiona Walsh

11:00

Manager enablement at scale across 12 countries

Anneke Willems

12:30

Closing Q&A

Fiona Walsh, Anneke Willems

Speakers

FW

Fiona Walsh

Founder, Ascend Leadership Partners

Advises mid-market and scale-up leadership teams across Ireland and the UK on organisational change.

Coaching skills every first-time manager needs · 40 min

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Anneke Willems

Head of People, Novacore Belgium

Rolled out a manager-enablement programme across twelve European markets.

Manager enablement at scale across 12 countries · 35 min

Venue & logistics

The Square Brussels Meeting Centre

Mont des Arts, Brussels, Belgium

Parking. Nearby public car parks at Albertine and Grand Place, both a short walk away.

Accessibility. Step-free access throughout.