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 Officer, Microsoft
Latest artists announced Ade Odusola Senior Associate Consultant, Bain & Company Alice Burks Director, People Success, Deel Alice McBeth Head of Human Resources, Autorola Alistair Paton Senior Director, Colleague Relations, Asda Amanda Chadwick Expert Speaker and Broadcaster, Croner-i Andy Ayim Leadership Advisor, Entrepreneur and Thought Leader Annabel Jones Senior HR Director, ADP Asha Musoni Chief People Officer, CBI Ben Auty Organisation and Capabilities Director, Lloyds Banking Beth Whittaker Chief Human Resources Officer, Veolia Bethany Samson People Director, Investors in People Catherine Douglas Chief People Officer 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 Claire Angliss Head of Organisational Development and Capability, Rolls-Royce SMR Colin Ellis Author of 'Detox Your Culture' and 'Culture Fix' Dahlia Mukherji Culture, DEI, Engagement and Wellbeing Consultant, Lloyd's Register David Bowes Head of People, Insights Learning & Development David Papa Leadership, Performance, and Change Management Coach & Trainer , Think Productive Dr Amanda Potter Founder & CEO, Zircon Dr Jo Kandola Kandola+, CEO Dr Nancy Doyle Founder and Chief Science Officer, Genius Within Dr Zaheer Ahmad Head of Unifying Culture, BDO UK Dr. Graham Norris Organisational, Psychologist, Futurist 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 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 Howard Watson Director - People & Workforce Management , Civica 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 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 Sproul Chief Executive, Institute of Internal Communication Jenny Ainsworth Keynote Speaker and Consultant Jess Bamtefa Head of Talent Acquisition, Netflix UK John Kiernan Employer Engagement and Network Manager, Centre for Ageing Better Jonathan Austin Founder and CEO, Best Companies 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 Kim McMurdo Head of Organisational Development, Standard Chartered Bank Laura McLean Strategic People Management Solutions Manager, People & Culture, Santander Lauren Palfrey Executive Assistant & Chair of FT Mental Health ERG, Financial Times Lewis Hudson VP People Operations, Forterro 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 Lorraine Mills Principle Consultant , Right Management Louise Doyle CEO, MESMA & Strategic Associate, Strategic Development Network Louise Howells Global Talent Director, Valvoline Global Operations Louise Johnston Head of Customer Success, Phase 3 Lucy Lewis Partner, Employment, Reward and Immigration, Lewis Silkin Luke McKeever Chief Executive Officer, Thomas Maggie Matthews Associate Director, The Oxford Group Marc Molloy Assistant Director of Leadership Academy, Metropolitan Police Mathew Akrigg Policy & Research Officer, CIPP Mike Clancy General Secretary, Prospect Union Mustafa Faruqi Employment Relations Strategy Director, BT Najlaa Nabihah HR Practitioner, Australian Telecommunication Industry 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 Nicholas Williams Deals HR Leader, EY Parthenon Middle East Nick Matthews General Manager, EMEA, Cultural 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 Nita Clarke, OBE Director, Involvement and Participation Association Ole Erik Eikenes Senior People Development Specialist, Norwegian Air Shuttle Pauline Miller Chief Equity Officer, EMEA, Dentsu Pedro Barros SVP, GM Contractors, Remote Peter Cheese Chief Executive, CIPD Poppie Foakes Director of Product and Innovation, Retail Trust Professor Binna Kandola Pearn Kandola, Founder Rebecca Carter Head of Product, MHR Rebecca Thomas Head of Employment Policy, EHRC Renu Gupta Director of Talent & Deputy HR Director, University of Oxford Rich Cook Chief Psychologist, Mindset Practice Rt Hon Chloe Smith President, CIPD Russell Deathridge Senior Principal Consultant, LHH Ryan Anderson Barrister, Field Court Chambers Sam Westwood People Experience Director, KFC UK&I Sara Willis Programme Title, University of Oxford Scott Christie Head of Training and Integration, Strengthscope 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 Sonia Gupta Global Talent, Leadership & Culture Transformation Expert, Save the Children Stanislaw Wasowicz Co-Founder & VP of Growth & Partnerships, Scotty AI Steph Edusei Chief Executive, St Oswald's Hospice Stephanie Davies Head of Happiness, Laughology Stephanie Kukoyi Senior People Scientist - EMEA, Culture Amp Steve Elcock CEO and Founder, elementsuite Steve George Head of Learning, CIPD 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 Cheesewright Applied Futurist Vicky Bawa Head of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, BAE Systems Victoria East Corporate Relationship Manager, Wealth at Work Victoria Whitehouse People Proposition Lead, Virgin Wendy Macartney People Partner at Nedbank Private Wealth Ltd Zeinab Lenton Senior Product Marketing Manager, HR & Payroll, Sage
CHAIRS CHAIR: Claire Hodson Change Management Lead, CIPD CHAIR: Charles Cotton Senior Performance and Reward Adviser, 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, CIPD CHAIR: Ben Willmott Head of Public Policy, CIPD CHAIR: Lutfur Ali Senior Policy & Practice Adviser - EDI, CIPD CHAIR: Sally Eley Head, CIPD Trust CHAIR: Lizzie Crowley Senior Skills Policy Advisor, 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 Catherine Douglas Chief People Officer 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, 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 Rebecca Thomas Head of Employment Policy, EHRC 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 Global Talent, Leadership & Culture Transformation Expert, Save the Children Steph Edusei Chief Executive, St Oswald's Hospice Steve Elcock CEO and Founder, elementsuite 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, CIPD
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