Keynote speakers include Prof. Michael Wooldridge Professor of Computer Science, University of Oxford and Director of Foundational AI Research, The Alan Turing Institute Dame Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock Space Scientist Susie Dent MBE Lexicographer, Countdown Bruce Daisley Author and Future of Work Thought Leader
Conference speakers Anne Grimes Former Player, Corinthian FC Helen Tither Director, Films Not Words Jean Wilson Former Player, Corinthian FC Marlene Cook Former Player, Corinthian FC Monica Curran Former Player, Corinthian FC Anthony Ariganello President and Chief Executive Officer, CPHR Claire Costello Chief People and Inclusion Officer, Co-op Zoe Cullingworth HR Business Partner - Career Development, BBC Lorna Macdonald Head of Operations - Production Capability, BBC Kate Clay HR Director, eStar Truck and Van Jane Hinchliffe Head of People Practices, Tesco Bank HSE Elly Tomlins Chief People Officer, Britvic Tom Ravenscroft Founder & CEO, Skills Builder Partnership Sophie Holmes Group Head of Future Skills Development, Sky Nick Baker Learning & Development Manager, The Football Association Simi Jolaoso Africa Correspondent, BBC News Mo Kanjilal Co-Creator at Watch This Sp_ce and Author 'The Inclusion Journey' Graeme Yell Global Lead for Career Development, Google Claire Cook Head of Transformation, Phoenix Group David Keogh Head of Reward, Bank of Ireland Emily Campbell-Ratcliffe Head of AI Assurance, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) JC Townend Country President, Adecco UK & IRE Furat Ashraf Partner, Bird & Bird Zoe Sweet Divisional Director Organisational Effectiveness & Our People Our Future School/Department, Ministry of Justice Steve Williams Learning & Leadership Development Director, Accenture Sam Turnpenny Campus Recruiting Lead, Accenture Oscar Suarez Tutor and Director, Inclusive Working Nick Robinson Author of 'The 9 Types of Difficult People' Hani Nabeel Author, Culture Analytics Nikki Sun Research and Programme Manager, Oxford Martin AI Governance Initiative Amanda Rajkumar Board Member, Global CHRO and HR Practitioner Paul Devoy CEO, Investors in People Pam Flynn Chief People Officer, Manchester Metropolitan University Emma Illingworth Head of People Transformation, OVO Energy David Bearfield Director of the Office of Human Resources, UNDP Andy Haldane Chief Executive Officer, Royal Society of Arts Carl Clarke Director Talent, Learning, Leadership, Skills, People Performance & Talent Acquisition, Vodafone Gavin Duncan HR Business Partner, Together for Children Idris Arshad Head of People, Asthma + Lung UK Angela Ryan CHRO, SGX Group Mike Chatterton Founder, AI Accelerator Laura Fink People & Culture Director, HiBob Steph Edusei Chief Executive, St Oswald's Hospice Alasdair Jackson Chief Executive, Recycling Lives Dan Cooper Governor , HMP Preston Owain Service CEO, CogCo Emily Trant Chief Impact Officer, Wagestream Emily Abbott Co-Founder, Intergenerational England Carmen Watson Chair, Pertemps Network Group David D'Souza Director of Profession, CIPD Berna Öztınaz President, European Association of People Management &, CHRO, Genel Energy Plc Woosh Raza Consultant, Previously Executive Director of People at NCVO Rebecca Pearson General Manager, UK Care Services, Bupa Asha Taak Early Careers Specialist - Apprenticeships, National Energy System Operator Kat Barrett Group Head of Gateway Programmes, Wincanton Prof. Fiona Earle Director, Centre for Human Factors, University of Hull Jaxxon Janjua Pharmacy Distribution, Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust Amanda Arrowsmith People & Transformation Director, CIPD Stuart Paver Chair, Pavers Janet Tidmarsh Former Head of Inclusion and Development, Whitbread Hayfa Mohdzaini Senior Policy & Practice Adviser – Technology, CIPD Lucy Carter Senior Employee Experience Manager, Seasalt Cornwall Kealan Lennon CEO, CleverCards Mohammed Alwaibari Chief Human Resources Officer , Al Othaim Life Rachael Kneen UK&I Reward and Wellbeing Director, Experian Ben Redshaw Consultant , Orchard Tree Consulting
Evidence Lab Live speakers David D'Souza Director of Profession, CIPD Roopa Nagori Senior Lecturer and Course Director, International Human Resource Management, Coventry University Mengyi Xu Assistant Professor in HRM, University of Birmingham Jason Heyes Professor of Employment Relations, The University of Sheffield Dr. Helen Williams Senior Lecturer in People & Organisations, Swansea University Emma Hughes Associate Professor in HRM, University of Leeds Victoria Pagan Senior Lecturer in Strategic Management, Newcastle University Mark Williams Professor of Human Resource Management, Queen Mary University of London Helen Fitzhugh Senior Research Associate, University of East Anglia Vanda Papafilippou Senior Lecturer in Human Resource Management, University of the West of England Rob Briner Prof. Organisational Psychology, QMUL Emma Stockdale Research Lead, Nest Insight Daniel Wheatley Reader - Department of Management, University of Birmingham Lucy Downes Lecturer in HRM, University of the West of England Melanie Simms Professor of Work and Employment, University of Glasgow Derin Kent Assistant Professor of Organisation Studies, Warwick Business School Vicky Bawa Head of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, BAE Systems Baboucarr Badjan Head - HR, Ecobank Gambia Andrew Cooper Head of Programmes (Employee Wellbeing), Aneurin Bevan University Health Board Niall Cullinane Professor of Organisation, Work and Leadership, Queen's University Belfast Mustafa Faruqi Head of Reward and Workplace Relations, Tesco Daiga Kamerade Professor in Work and Wellbeing, University of Salford Tony McCarthy Teaching Fellow - Work, Employment and Organisation, University of Strathclyde Andri Georgiadou Associate Professor, University of Nottingham Kate Black Professor of Management Learning and Education, Northumbria University Katie Stickland Knowledge Exchange Manager, CIPD Tom Vickers Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of the Work Futures Research Observatory , Nottingham Trent University Saleema Kauser Senior Lecturer in Business Ethics and Strategy, University of Manchester Franz Mönke Research Associate, University of Münster Stewart Johnstone Professor of HRM and Employment Relations, University of Strathclyde Jonny Gifford Principal Research Fellow, Institute for Employment Studies Kaidong Yu Research Associate for Young Workers Transitions, The University of Sheffield Dr Jasmine Kelland Associate Professor in HRM, University of Plymouth Levana Magnus Research Associate, University of Bristol Carla Toro Deputy Director, Warwick Centre for Mental Health and Research, University of Warwick Sara Connolly Professor of Work and Employment, University of Leicester
David D'Souza Director of Profession, CIPD Hayfa Mohdzaini Senior Policy & Practice Adviser – Technology, CIPD Chair: Steve George Head of Learning, CIPD Chair: Peter Cheese CEO, CIPD Carl Quilliam Public Affairs Manager, CIPD Oli Howard Head of Membership, CIPD Mark Wilson Community Manager, Wilson Nicki Townsend End of Point Assessment Executive, CIPD Adam Stanbury Head of Employer Solutions , CIPD Chair: Lutfur Ali Senior Policy & Practice Adviser - EDI, CIPD
