Detlef Hold

Detlef Hold leads the people/organizational capability strategy for Diagnostics Global Engineering after a five-year stay in Silicon Valley at Genentech Inc., where he successfully implemented a digital learning and knowledge management strategy in a large transformation program. His work experience and passion is at the interface of people, systems, technology & innovation; over the last 20 years he had an impact on numerous business priorities in global leadership roles in corporate learning, leadership -, talent - & organizational development. Prior to joining Roche in 2004, he was deputy head of corporate learning and leadership/OD business psychology consultant. Detlef holds a master's in psychology, post-grade certificates in OD/strategic change/facilitation, executive coaching/global leadership development and in agile/ innovation/design thinking from University of Bern/Switzerland, Stanford Business School, Columbia Business School, Trigon, Roffey Park UK, Scrum Alliance and San Jose State University/US. He is winner of several international learning and innovation awards, judge for Brandon Hall and Chief Learning Officer, steering committee member of the Corporate Learning Network, mentor at the IE Learning Leadership Program & for 'Psychology at Work', an independent Executive coach and as faculty in higher education in Switzerland (FHNW), Ecuador (PUCE) and the U.S (Stanford). When not reading about the future of work & learning or cooking for his family, he enjoys open water swimming, biking, inline skating, salsa and exploring Ecuador.