Emma Carter

Head, Human Resources North Europe Cluster Bayer

Emma Carter is Head of HR, North Europe Cluster at Bayer and a strategic HR leader with more than 20 years’ experience spanning pharmaceuticals, automotive and advanced manufacturing. Having led organisational change across complex international businesses, she is passionate about the future of work, agile operating models and empowering employees through innovative ways of working.

Seminars

Wednesday 3rd February 2027
Discover: How Bayer Transformed a 160-Year-Old Hierarchical Organisation Into an Empowered, Entrepreneurial Business Through Dynamic Shared Ownership
9:10 am
  • Learn how Bayer reduced organisational layers from 12-15 levels to just 5-6, pushing decision-making closer to employees and accelerating business responsiveness
  • Explore the practical realities of implementing Dynamic Shared Ownership (DSO) across a global organisation, including redesigning leadership, accountability and workforce models at scale
  • Understand how Bayer’s innovative ‘Home and Work’ model and 90-day cycles enable greater flexibility, cross-functional collaboration and stronger alignment to business outcomes
Wednesday 3rd February 2027
Develop: What’s the Biggest People Challenge When Reinventing How an Organisation Operates?
9:50 am

Go beyond the case study: This is your chance to ask questions that uncover the decisions, challenges and lessons behind the results

Emma Blair - OXB - speaker for LEAP HR_ Life Sciences Europe 2027