2025 Headline artists Alex Horne Comedian, Bandleader and Creator of Taskmaster Alex Scott MBE Sports Broadcaster and Presenter Jamie Laing Broadcaster and entrepreneur , Candy Kittens & Jampot productions
Matthew Syed Writer, Journalist and Broadcaster Sarah Armstrong-Smith Chief Security Advisor, Microsoft
Latest artists announced Ade Odusola Senior Associate Consultant, Bain & Company Advita Patel CEO and Author, CommsRebel Alice Burks Director, People Success, Deel Alice McBeth Head of Human Resources, Autorola Alison McGovern MP Minister of State for Employment, Department of Work & Pensions Alistair Paton Senior Director, Colleague Relations, Asda Amanda Chadwick Expert Speaker and Broadcaster, Croner-i Andreea Macoveschi Managing Director - Europe, Hudson RPO Andrew Roberts CPO, Zensai Andy Ayim Leadership Advisor, Entrepreneur and Thought Leader Annabel Jones Senior HR Director, ADP Asha Musoni Chief People Officer, CBI Bekah Thompson Head of People, Flawless Ben Auty Organisation and Capabilities Director, Lloyds Banking Bethany Samson People Director, Investors in People Beth Reece Benefits Manager & Wellbeing Network Lead, Auto Trader Beth Whittaker Chief Human Resources Officer, Veolia Professor Binna Kandola Founder, Pearn Kandola Caron Streeter Head of People, Fulham Football Club Cat Randall-Smith Head of HR, St John the Baptist Catholic Multi Academy Trust Chris Britton People Experience Director, Reward Gateway Chris Dolby Senior Director - HR Talent and Learning, GXO Chris English Director of Culture, McDonald's Christine Cary Vice President, Leadership Pipeline Institute - UK and Ireland Christopher Ronald EMEA Region Head, Incentives, Rewards & Benefits, BHN Claire Angliss Head of Organisational Development and Capability, Rolls-Royce SMR Claire Robinson Human Resources Director, Amey Colin Ellis Author of 'Detox Your Culture' and 'Culture Fix' Rt Hon Chloe Smith President, CIPD Dahlia Mukherji Culture, DEI, Engagement and Wellbeing Consultant, Lloyd's Register Dan Buckley CEO, Cognexo Danielle Taylor Talent Manager, BAM Darrell Hughes Chief People Officer, Ryan Air David Bone Chair of the Employment Advisory Board, HMP Brixton David Bowes Head of People, Insights Learning & Development David Papa Leadership, Performance, and Change Management Coach & Trainer , Think Productive Deni Williams Lead HR Programme Advisor, IRIS Software Group Dr Amanda Potter Founder & CEO, BeTalent by Zircon Dr Nancy Doyle Founder and Chief Science Officer, Genius Within Dr. Graham Norris Organisational, Psychologist, Futurist Eleanor Parkman-Eason Head of Ad Services, Immediate Media Co. Emily Hughes Strategic Associate , Strategic Development Network Emma Adler Head of Organisational Development, Immediate Media Co. Emma Potter Director — Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and Community Engagement EMEA, Alliance Bernstein Emma Tomsett HMPPS Rehabilitation Manager, DHL Esther Mark Senior Facilitator, Debate Mate Training Francisca Beloso Associate Director of Inclusive Diversity, Alvarez & Marsal Gary Bennion Chief Product and Technology Officer, Haiilo Gethin Nadin Chief Innovation Officer, Zellis UK Limited Graham Botwright CEO, The Gap Partnership Hannah Awonuga Global Head of DEI Hasan Reza Head of Workforce Equity, Diversity & Inclusion, Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust Hashim Din Head of OD, Wellbeing and Inclusion, The Rotherham Foundation Hosptial Hayley Farrell Global Health, Safety, Wellbeing Director, Arcadis Heather Gupta Director of People & Culture , BritBox Heejung Chung Professor of Work and Employment, King's College London Helen Marshall Chief Learning Officer , Thrive Helen Tomlinson Head of Inclusion, Adecco Group Ian Prentice CEO, Fuel Learning Idris Arshad Head of People, Asthma + Lung UK Jackie Grier Director of Partner Solutions, Mindset Practice Jacy Stanhope Leadership & Learning Lead, B&Q James Browne Senor Policy Advisor, Tony Blair Institute for Global Change James Proctor Chief Operating Officer , Phase 3 Janet Campbell HR Director, Restoration and Renewal Delivery Authority Janet Williamson Senior Policy Officer, Rights, Social and Economics, TUC Jen Jordan Head of Strategic Customers, Workvivo Jennifer Kilkus, PhD Clinical Health Psychologist, University Hospital Waterford Jennifer Sproul Chief Executive, Institute of Internal Communication Jess Bamtefa Head of Talent Acquisition, Netflix UK Jessica Rolfe-Dix Managing Director , Debate Mate Training Dr Jo Kandola CEO, Kandola+ John Kiernan Employer Engagement and Network Manager, Centre for Ageing Better Jonathan Austin Founder and CEO, Best Companies Josh Briggs Global Head of L&D, DAZN Joyce Idoniboye Chief People Officer, Oxfam Judy Oliver Commercial Relationship Director, Clarity4D Katie Reynolds Principal, Mercer Marsh Benefits Katrina Bozicevich Managing Director, MG OMD Keanna Williams Litigation Associate, Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP Keerti Baker Marketing Director, Lifetime Financial Management Kevin Fitzgerald Managing Director UK, Employment Hero Kim McMurdo Head of Organisational Development, Standard Chartered Bank Laura Fink People & Culture Director, HiBob Laura McLean Strategic People Management Solutions Manager, People & Culture, Santander Lauren Palfrey Executive Assistant and ERG Chair, Financial Times Liggy Webb Award-Winning and Bestselling Author Lisa Cappuccini Practice Leader Career Development & Mobility UK&I, LHH Lisa Nash Head of People Services, New Look Lizzy Barry HR Director, IRIS Software Group Louise Johnston Head of Customer Success, Phase 3 Lucy Lewis Partner, Employment, Reward and Immigration, Lewis Silkin Luke McKeever Chief Executive Officer, Thomas Lorraine Mills Principle Consultant , Right Management Lou Stirna Learning & People Development Manager, Sony Music Maggie Matthews Associate Director, The Oxford Group Marianna Adamczyk HRIS Reporting Analyst, Purmo Group Matt Armstrong Senior Associate, Mercer Marsh Benefits Megan Moore VP Neurodiversity, Everway (formerly Texthelp) Melisa Cunningham Employee Relations, Diversity & Wellbeing Specialist, Ingeus Marc Molloy Assistant Director of Leadership Academy, Metropolitan Police Mathew Akrigg Policy & Research Officer, CIPP Mike Clancy General Secretary, Prospect Union Mustafa Faruqi Employee Relations Strategy Director, BT Najlaa Nabihah HR Practitioner, Australian Telecommunication Industry Naomi Cosgrove HR Programme Manager , IRIS Software Group Natalie Sparrow Head of Inclusion and Wellbeing, Southeastern Trains Nebel Crowhurst Chief People Officer and Chief Appreciation Officer, Reward Gateway | Edenred Neil Pickering Director - HR Innovation, UKG Niall Norbury Campaigns and Marketing Manager, NHS Royal Berkshire Trust Nicholas Williams Deals HR Leader, EY Parthenon Middle East Nick Elston Founder, Forging People Nick Matthews General Manager, EMEA, Culture Amp Nick Winfield Global Sales Training Manager , Avon Nick Wright Founder, Go Slow to Go Fast Nik Clarke Head of Employment Group at Field Court Chambers Nicola Marshall People Director, Welcome Break Nikolas Clarke Barrister, Field Court Chambers Nina Carøe Chief Human Success Officer, Zensai Nita Clarke, OBE Director, Involvement and Participation Association Ole Erik Eikenes Senior People Development Specialist, Norwegian Air Shuttle Olivia Devos SVP Growth & Partnerships, Uptime Pauline Miller Chief Equity Officer, EMEA, Dentsu Pedro Barros SVP, GM Contractors, Remote Peter Cheese Chief Executive, CIPD Phil Gbormittah Director, Strategic Accounts EMEA, Calm Rebecca Carter Head of Product, MHR Rebecca Monk Chief People Officer, Softcat Renu Gupta Director of Talent & Deputy HR Director, University of Oxford Rich Cook Chief Psychologist, Mindset Practice Rob McCargow Technology Impact Leader, PwC UK Rob Oxley Head of HR, John Sisk & Son Ltd. Russell Deathridge Senior Principal Consultant, LHH Sam Westwood People Experience Director, KFC UK&I Samantha Renke Actress, Broadcaster, Activist, and Disability Consultant Sara Willis Programme Director, University of Oxford Scarlett McCabe CEO, Debate Mate Training Scott Christie Head of Training and Integration, Strengthscope Scott Sampson Executive Director – People & Workforce Management, Civica Selina Purdie Head of People, SurrealDB Shakira Keddo Chief People Officer Shane Ashby-Roche Head of Org Development & Culture, The White Company Sharon Fernandes Commercial Learning Consultant, CIPD Sharon Livermore MBE Founder and DA Campaigner, Domestic Abuse Education Shea Steacker Vice President of UK & Ireland, Rippling Simon Davies Product Director , MHR Global Sonia Gupta Fractional People Director, Team and Executive Coach Stanislaw Wasowicz Co-Founder & VP of Growth & Partnerships, Scotty AI Stephanie Coward Managing Director, IRIS Software Group Stephanie Davies Head of Happiness, Laughology Steph Edusei Chief Executive, St Oswald's Hospice Stephanie Kelly CPO, IRIS Software Group Stephanie Kukoyi Senior People Scientist - EMEA, Culture Amp Steve Elcock Product Director - AI and HCM, Zellis UK Limited Steve George Head of Learning, CIPD Suzanne Wilkinson Head of Talent and Culture, Zenith Teresa Bryson Culture, Engagement & Colleague Experience Lead, SAGE Theo Smith Founder, Director and Author, Neurodiversity at Work Tim Edwards Career Development Solution Lead, LHH Tom Banham Chief Executive Officer, HCAT Tom Cheesewright Applied Futurist Victoria East Head of Client Relations, WEALTH at Work Victoria Keith Talent, Learning and Development Manager, Total Marketing Support William Smith Senior Sales Engineering Manager, HiBob Dr Zaheer Ahmad Head of Unifying Culture, BDO UK Zeinab Lenton Senior Product Marketing Manager, HR & Payroll, Sage
CHAIRS CHAIR: Ali House Qualifications and Assessment Lead, CIPD CHAIR: Amanda Arrowsmith People & Transformation Director, CIPD CHAIR: Ben Willmott Head of Public Policy, CIPD CHAIR: Carl Quilliam Public Affairs Manager, CIPD CHAIR: Claire Hodson Change Management Lead, CIPD CHAIR: Charles Cotton Senior Performance and Reward Adviser, CIPD CHAIR: David D'Souza Director of Profession, CIPD CHAIR: Derek Tong Content Manager , CIPD CHAIR: Rt Hon Chloe Smith President, CIPD CHAIR: Hayfa Mohdzaini Senior Policy & Practice Adviser - Technology, CIPD CHAIR: Jake Young Senior Adviser, CIPD CHAIR: James Cockett Senior Labour Market Economist, CIPD CHAIR: Jenny Roper Editor - Work Magazine, Wonderly CHAIR: Jessica Rolfe-Dix Managing Director, Debate Mate Training CHAIR: Leah De Silva Senior Programme Manager, CIPD Trust CHAIR: Lizzie Crowley Senior Skills Policy Advisor, CIPD CHAIR: Louisa Haberstroh Global HR Manager, CIPD CHAIR: Lutfur Ali Senior Policy & Practice Adviser - EDI, CIPD CHAIR: Mary Connaughton Strategic Engagement Director (Ireland), CIPD Ireland CHAIR: Nicholas Williams Deals HR Leader, EY Parthenon Middle East CHAIR: Bec Normand EAPM Secretariat Lead, CIPD CHAIR: Rachel Suff Senior Employment Relations Adviser, CIPD CHAIR: Sally Eley Head, CIPD Trust CHAIR: Sarah Atkins Commercial and Marketing Director, CIPD CHAIR: Sharon Fernandes Commercial Learning Consultant, CIPD CHAIR: Sophie Tothill Senior Engagement Lead, CIPD CHAIR: Stephen Pobjoy Senior Stakeholder Lead, CIPD CHAIR: Tara Geoghegan Communications & Impact Manager, Haymarket Media Group CHAIR: Theni Paramaguru Senior Advisor - People Profession, CIPD CHAIR: Victoria Winkler Director of Professional Development, CIPD CHAIR: Katie Stickland Knowledge Exchange Manager, CIPD
Headline Artists Alex Horne Comedian, Bandleader and Creator of Taskmaster Alex Scott MBE Sports Broadcaster and Presenter Matthew Syed Writer, Journalist and Broadcaster
Latest artists announced Ade Odusola Senior Associate Consultant, Bain & Company Alice McBeth Head of Human Resources, Autorola Andy Ayim Leadership Advisor, Entrepreneur and Thought Leader Annabel Jones Senior HR Director, ADP Ben Auty Organisation and Capabilities Director, Lloyds Banking Ben Wilmott Head of Public Policy and Practice, CIPD Beth Whittaker Chief Human Resources Officer, Veolia Charlotte Clarke SVP People Operations, Everway (formerly Texthelp) Chris Britton People Experience Director, Reward Gateway Chris Dolby Senior Director - HR Talent and Learning, GXO Christine Cary Vice President, Leadership Pipeline Institute - UK and Ireland Christopher Ronald EMEA Region Head, Incentives, Rewards & Benefits, BHN Colin Ellis Author of 'Detox Your Culture' and 'Culture Fix' Dr Amanda Potter Founder & CEO, BeTalent by Zircon Dr Nancy Doyle Founder and Chief Science Officer, Genius Within Dr. Graham Norris Organisational, Psychologist, Futurist Esther Mark Senior Facilitator, Debate Mate Training Francisca Beloso Associate Director of Inclusive Diversity, Alvarez & Marsal Gary Bennion Chief Product and Technology Officer, Haiilo Hannah Awonuga Global Head of DEI Hasan Reza Head of Workforce Equity, Diversity & Inclusion, Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust Hayley Farrell Global Health, Safety, Wellbeing Director, Arcadis Helen Tomlinson Head of Inclusion, Adecco Group Hugo Van Mol Commercial Director, Debate Mate Training Ian Prentice CEO, Fuel Learning Idris Arshad Head of People, Asthma + Lung UK Jackie Grier Director of Partner Solutions, Mindset Practice James Browne Senor Policy Advisor, Tony Blair Institute for Global Change James Proctor Chief Operating Officer , Phase 3 Jennifer Sproul Chief Executive, Institute of Internal Communication John Kiernan Employer Engagement and Network Manager, Centre for Ageing Better Judy Oliver Commercial Relationship Director, Clarity4D Keanna Williams Litigation Associate, Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP Keerti Baker Marketing Director, Lifetime Financial Management Lisa Cappuccini Practice Leader Career Development & Mobility UK&I, LHH Louise Johnston Head of Customer Success, Phase 3 Lucy Lewis Partner, Employment, Reward and Immigration, Lewis Silkin Marc Molloy Assistant Director of Leadership Academy, Metropolitan Police Mathew Akrigg Policy & Research Officer, CIPP Najlaa Nabihah HR Practitioner, Australian Telecommunication Industry Nicholas Williams Deals HR Leader, EY Parthenon Middle East Nik Clarke Head of Employment Group at Field Court Chambers Nita Clarke, OBE Director, Involvement and Participation Association Pauline Miller Chief Equity Officer, EMEA, Dentsu Pete Brown Global Workforce Leader, PwC Peter Cheese Chief Executive, CIPD Poppie Foakes Director of Product and Innovation, Retail Trust Rianne Jellema Head of Customer Success, Scotty AI Rich Cook Chief Psychologist, Mindset Practice Russell Deathridge Senior Principal Consultant, LHH Scott Christie Head of Training and Integration, Strengthscope Shane Ashby-Roche Head of Org Development & Culture, The White Company Sharon Fernandes Commercial Learning Consultant, CIPD Sharon Livermore MBE Founder and DA Campaigner, Domestic Abuse Education Sonia Gupta Fractional People Director, Team and Executive Coach Steph Edusei Chief Executive, St Oswald's Hospice Steve Elcock Product Director - AI and HCM, Zellis UK Limited Steve George Head of Learning, CIPD Theo Smith Founder, Director and Author, Neurodiversity at Work Tim Edwards Career Development Solution Lead, LHH Vicky Bawa Head of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, BAE Systems Wendy Macartney People Partner at Nedbank Private Wealth Ltd
CHAIRS CHAIR: Claire Hodson Change Management Lead, CIPD CHAIR: Jake Young Senior Adviser, CIPD CHAIR: Jessica Rolfe-Dix Managing Director, Debate Mate Training CHAIR: Leah De Silva Senior Programme Manager, CIPD Trust CHAIR: Rachel Suff Senior Employment Relations Adviser, CIPD CHAIR: Theni Paramaguru Senior Advisor - People Profession, CIPD
