Joern Barth
Global Head of Learning at TÜV SÜD (30k+ employees)
Jörn offers broad and deep expertise in innovative and digital business learning combined with long years of own leadership and operational management experience on the background of strategic management consulting abilities.
Management of strategic HR topics:
• Learning Management
12y in learning and development – Focus on driving the transformation from a traditional classroom learning set-up to a digital platform-based innovative learning ecosystem aiming for business impact
• Leadership Development
6y in setting up leadership development and pipeline programs for managers
• Skill & Competence Management
2y in competence projects in various businesses, as well as the introduction of a skill management platform
Digital Transformation Management
5y experience in steering business transformation programs, especially within the digital transformation
Operational Management
14y in leading managers and teams with up to 75 employees and P&L responsibility of up to 43 Mio EUR
Strategic Management Consulting:
5y as Consultant and Project Leader in Mergers & Acquisitions, IT Services, Business Process Outsourcing, Benchmarking, Restructuring, and HR
Jörn has a passion for leading learning and skill management for companies in their digital transformation, combining the strategic objectives with the workforce's engagement aimed at impact for the business.
12:00 - 12:30 pm
Thursday 13 November 2025
Ensuring Expertise for the Future
All leaders agree that building expertise and knowledge for the business of the future is a key topic for each company, but in reality, many companies start with re- and upskilling programs when it is already too late, and current business models are about to expire. How to invest in future expertise and knowledge while the current business is still running well? In this session, our global approach at TÜV SÜD is shared on how to build future competencies for our customer-oriented experts.