SPEAKER LINE-UP

Adam Gibson

Senior Practice Director, Workforce Strategy & Skills, LHH

Adam Horne

Co-Founder, Open Org

Dr Adam Turner

National Head of Health, Wellbeing, and Flexible Working, NHS England

Adeife Onwuzulike

Global Director: Culture, Engagement and Inclusion, Euromonitor International

Alex Boulting

Global OD & HR Transformation Leader, Ebbnflow

Alex Mizzi

Legal Director, Employment Team, Howard Kennedy

Alexander Migale

Head of Organisational Development & Culture, British Film Institute

Alicia Lenart

Head of HR and Vice President of Business Partners, Atlassian

Amber Panting

Head of People, Wolf & Badger

Amanda Bunten

Global Head of Employee Health and Wellbeing, GSK

Amanda Chadwick

Expert Speaker and Broadcaster, Croner-i

Dr Amy Pressland

Head of Talent and Performance, Benenden Health

Andrew Stephenson

Director, Dove Nest Group

Andy Fowler

Senior Content and Creative Lead, MHR

Annabel Jones

Senior HR Director, ADP

Anna Thomas

Co-Founder and Director, Institute for Future of Work

Anne Maltby

Talent Programme Lead, GSK

Annisha Taylor

Head of Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, Ofcom

Antonio Weiss

Senior Partner and author of The Practical Guide to Digital Transformation (Kogan Page, 2026), The PSC

Ayesha Aspbury

HR Director - Operations, Pay and Reward, Competition Markets Authority

Ayesha Bedwei Ibe

Global People Leader, PwC Tax and Legal Services

Ben Smytheman

SVP & Head of HR & Talent Advisory, LHH

Charlie Boss

CEO, Bristol City FC

Catherine Ritchie

Senior Global Wellbeing Manager, Clifford Chance

Cheryl Samuels

People & Culture Director, Evelina London ((part of Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust)

Chris Britton

People Experience Director, Reward Gateway

Chris Tredget

COO, Fortem Solutions

Dr Christopher Davis

Thought Leadership Manager, Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH)

Clair Flynn

People and Culture Lead, Employment Hero

Claire Harley

Hospital Director, Benenden Hospital

Claire McCartney

Policy and Practice Manager, Resourcing and Talent Management, CIPD

Claire Webber

People Director, Cotswold Outdoor Group

Colin Hodgson

Director of Growth, Reward Gateway | Edenred

Colleen O'Connor

Head of Customer Experience, Enterprise EMEA, Culture Amp

Daisy Crouch

Senior Quality and Training Manager, Dojo

David Frost

Group People and Organisational Development Director, Dole plc

David Liddle

Chief Executive, The TCM Group

Dr. David Rock

CEO, NeuroLeadership Institute.

Davie Gow

Chief Technology Officer, Arnold Clark

Emma Jayne

Chief People Officer, KYN

Elliott Rae

Founder, Parenting Out Loud

Erica Farmer

AI & Skills Speaker, Author of 'AI for People Professionals'

Erin Goodey

Director - People Services, Oyster HR

Ewen Macpherson

Chief People Officer , Havas Group

Francisca Beloso

Equality Plans Specialist

Gavin McQuillan

Head of Learning & Development, NatWest

Gemma Tigwell

Head of Talent, Bae Systems

Gillian Unsworth

Deputy Director, Women's Equality Division, Office for Equality and Opportunity

Graeme Burns

Director, Mavai Ltd

Hannah Alexander-Wright

Co-Director, Go Slow to Go Fast

Hannah Walton

General Manager of Access People, MLB, The Access Group

Harry Abrams

Partner, Shoosmiths

Hayfa Mohdzaini

Senior Policy & Practice Adviser - Technology, CIPD

Hayley Blake

Director of Employee Engagement & Wellbeing, SUSE

Hayley Farrell

Global Health, Safety, Wellbeing Director, Arcadis

Hayley Mann

Chief People Officer, Formula E

Helen Ketteringham

Chief People Officer, NCFE

Hieu Phan

Chief Operations Officer, Clarity4D

Dr Holly Birkett

Director of the Work Inclusivity Research Centre and Co-Director, Equal Parenting Project

Dr. Ian Hesketh

Honorary Research Fellow

Jason Bloomfield

Global Head of HR Change, Experience Design & TA Transformation, Former Ericsson

Jennifer Liston-Smith

Strategic Advisor, Bright Horizons

Jenny Hinde

Chief People Officer, Personal Group

Jo Carlin

Chief People Officer, Effective Energy Group

Jo Regan-Iles

Group Human Resources Director, Kwalee

Jon Dawson

Chief People Officer, The Lore Group

Jon Ingham

HR Leader & Consultant at Strategic HR Academy

Judy Oliver

Commercial Relationship Director, Clarity4D

Karen Chummun

Deputy Director of People, Talent & Leadership, NHS England

Dr Katie Elizabeth Green

Senior Lecturer in Leadership, Manchester Metropolitan University

Katie Marrison

Group HR Director, Norse Group

Dr Keely Duddin

Senior Lecturer in Policing Practice and Organisation, The Open University

Kevin Fitzgerald

Managing Director UK, Employment Hero

Kirstie Loveridge

Chief People Officer, AEG International

Lauren Alexandra

Director of Learning & Development, Wunderlab, IRIS Software Group

Lauren Berkemeyer

CMO, YuLife

Lauren Davis

Clinical Psychologist and Workplace Mental Health Coach

Leah De Silva

Senior Programme Manager, CIPD Trust

Leah Gray

UK & Ireland Benefits Manager, Marsh

Lindsay Mitchell

Employee Success Business Partner, The Access Group

Lisa Cappuccini

Career Development Solution Lead, LHH

Lizzie Crowley

Senior Skills Policy Advisor, CIPD

Lorraine Mills

Principle Consultant , Right Management

Louise Johnston

Head of Customer Success, Phase3

Mabinty Esho

Head of Culture and Inclusion, Comic Relief

Maisie Goss

VP of Marketing, Employment Hero

Mark Adam

Director General People & Capability, MOJ

Mathew Akrigg

Policy & Research Officer, CIPP

Matt Benka

Product Director, GoVo

Matt Rawlins

Director of Growth - Data and Technology, Kaplan

Matthew Smith

Head of Knowledge, Learning and Development, Nesta Group

Meher Deepthi

Program/Project Manager - HR Systems, Roku

Michaela Clark

VP, GTM, General Assembly

Michelle Clark

Executive Director for People, Culture and Transformation , The Children’s Society (TCS)

Captain Mike Young MBE

Leadership Assessment Advisor, Royal Navy

Mohammed Alwaibari

Chief Human Resources Officer and Senior Advisor

Nadia Hutchinson

Senior Director of Global HR Services & Operations, Cabot Corporation

Nadia Strone

Chief People & Impact Officer, Euromonitor International

Natal Dank

Author of 'Agile HR'

Natalie Izzard

Head of Partnerships, The Electric Car Scheme

Natalie Quilter

Reward and Benefits Lead, Hyde Housing

Neil Millen

Director, People Business Partners, Personio

Neil Carberry

Nelson Sivalingam

CEO and Co-Founder, HowNow

Nic Elliott

HR Director and Head of Employment, Actons Solicitors

Nic Wagstaff

Founder and CEO, Inspire - Rewire

Nick Wright

Founder, Go Slow to Go Fast

Nicholas Wardle

Author of Monetising the Employee Experience and Keynote Speaker

Nina Goswami

Head of Inclusion UK, Clifford Chance

Orianne Wightman

Global Talent Director, ARM

Paul Glover

Head of Professional Services, Phase3

Paula Constant

CEO, Personal Group

Pauline Muldoon

Practice Leader - Career Development & Mobility, LHH

Petra Velzeboer

TEDx speaker, CEO of consultancy PVL, and Author

Philip Atkinson

Head of Portfolio 2, Learning Design and Delivery, Department for Work and Pensions

Rachel Harte

Head of Impact, Hastee - a Zellis Company

Rachel Suff

Senior Employment Relations Adviser, CIPD

Radha Bharj

CEO and Founder, TFOW

Rahim Hirji

Author, SuperSkills: The Seven Human Skills for the Age of AI

Rebecca Foden

Visionary leader in global early careers and talent acquisition

Richard Hamer

HR Director - Education and Skills, Bae Systems

Richard Watts

People Operations Analyst , Next

Rick Holt

Chief HR Officer, HCA Healthcare UK

Rob Oxley

People Director, John Sisk & Son

Dr Robin Cordell

President, Faculty of Occupational Medicine

Romain Muhammad

People & Culture leader & Culture & Performance Strategist

Ryan Huggon

Customer Success Manager, Oak Engage

Sally Belcher

Wellbeing Director, The Crown Estate

Sarah Gregory

Deputy Chief People Officer, BBC

Scott Christie

Head of Training & Integration, Strengthscope

Scott Dudley-Jones

Learning Impact Manager, Thrive

Sharon Benson

Head of Organisation Design, AXA UK

Sharon Doherty

Chief People Officer, Lloyds Banking Group

Dr Shaun Lundy

President Elect, Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH)

Dr Shriti Pattani OBE

National Clinical Expert, Occupational Health & Wellbeing, NHSE

Simon Fanshawe

Co-Founder, Diversity by Design

Simone Carroll

CHRO and Director

Sofia Lim-Oliver

Director of Leadership Development, HiBob

Stacey Matson

VP Customer Growth, HiBob

Steph Kukoyi

Senior People Scientists, Culture Amp

Steph Tye

Internal Communications Manager, Cotswold Outdoor Group

Stephanie Coward

HCM Managing Director, IRIS Software Group

Stephen Findlay

Head of Organisational Development, Skills Development Scotland

Stephen Pobjoy

Senior Stakeholder Lead, CIPD

Steve Elcock

Product Director - AI and HCM, Zellis UK Limited

Steve Finch

Brand Ambassador, Thinqi

Steve George

Head of Learning, CIPD

Steven Shoemaker

Senior Manager of People Analytics, Deel

Tarinee Wong

Chief People Officer, Puma Capital Group

Temi Fawehinmi

Head of Diversity, Inclusion and Wellbeing, Hertfordshire County Council

Telisha Matthews

Barrister and Founder, The Guided Growth Network and Shiphrah Legal Services

Tess Hilson-Greener

Founder, HR2035 Foundation and Creator of the PXB Ecosystem™

Tim Pointer

Portfolio Chief People Officer and Operating Partner, Three Hills

Tinne Ledwitch-Madsen

Head of Inclusion, Wellbeing and Engagement, Post Office

Toby Paice

Internal Communications Manager, Glory Global Solutions

Tom Cheesewright

Applied Futurist

Tom Pridmore

Director of Reward, Benefits and Wellbeing , BDO

Tom Tainton

CEO, Bristol Bears

Tony Lockwood

Transformation Strategist, Author and Podcast Host, The Transformational Leaders

Travis Campbell

Regional VP Sales, Zensai

Trudie Adcock

Senior Director of Global Change and Transformation, AstraZeneca

Vanessa Moscardo-Parker

Business Director, GoVo

Verity O’Brien

Employee Success Business Partner, The Access Group

Vicki Lomax

Learning Delivery and Design AI & Innovation Team Lead, Department for Work and Pensions

Victoria East

Head of Client Relations, WEALTH at Work

Victoria Watts

Head of Corporate Consulting, PIB Employee Benefits

Wendy Harris

Head of EMEA, Rippling

Dr Wenjin Dai

Senior Lecturer in Leadership and Diversity, Open University

Helen Armstrong

Founder and CEO, Silver Cloud HR

Eloise Drake

Head of Finance Systems and Business Intelligence, Inspired Thinking Group

Stephanie Barrell

Global Head of HR Operations, OpenBet

Kerry McAtkin

Senior HR Director, IRIS Software Group