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Helen Armstrong
Founder and CEO, Silver Cloud HR
Helen Armstrong is the Founder and CEO of Silver Cloud HR, a specialist HR technology consultancy helping organisations select, implement and optimise people technology. With over 20 years’ experience across HR, payroll and digital transformation, Helen brings a pragmatic, commercially focused perspective on how technology can improve employee experience, operational efficiency and business performance. As AI reshapes the future of work, Helen is passionate about helping HR leaders understand where AI can add value, how to adopt it responsibly, and how to balance innovation with trust, governance and human judgement.