Rob Bray, people director, Nando's

Rob Bray, previously of Tesco, joined Nando’s in 2016 as people director for the UK and Republic of Ireland

Bruce Daisley, author and VP EMEA, Twitter

Daisley is the European vice president for Twitter and the author of Sunday Times Bestseller The Joy of Work. His podcast Eat Sleep Work Repeat has become a must-listen in the HR community

Steve Rockey, people director, Home Grown Hotels and Lime Wood Group

Steve Rockey is people director for Hampshire-based Home Grown Hotels and Lime Wood Group – a selection of boutique country house hotels across the south of England

John Amaechi, organisational psychologist and consultant, Amaechi Performance Systems

Amaechi is a respected organisational psychologist, a New York Times best-selling author, and CEO of APS – a strategic consultancy that works across Europe, Asia and North America

Kate Griffiths-Lambeth, group HR director, Charles Stanley

?Kate Griffiths-Lambeth joined Charles Stanley as group HR director in 2015 and was appointed to the executive committee in 2017. She is the first HR professional and woman to hold such a role since...

Debbie Alder, director general, people and capability, Department for Work and Pensions

?Alder took on the expanded role of director general, people and capability in April 2019

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Darren Hockaday, HR director, Gatwick Airport

Hockaday has more than 18 years in HR with experience in transport, infrastructure, aerospace, engineering, retail and manufacturing

Gary Cookson, director, EPIC HR

?Gary Cookson’s lightbulb moment came in 2017 when he was speaking at a CIPD conference on the subject of flexible working and how HR should lead by example

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Siobhán Sheridan, chief people director, Ministry of Defence

Siobhán Sheridan joined the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in July 2017 as civilian HR director. She is responsible for the workforce of 57,000 civil servants, the broader civilian and contractor...

Ella Bennett, group people director, Easyjet

Bennett joined EasyJet as group people director in May 2018 from Sainsbury’s Argos

Ronan Cassidy, chief human resources and corporate officer, Royal Dutch Shell

Ronan Cassidy is chief human resources and corporate officer at Royal Dutch Shell, a position he has held since January 2016

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Caroline Criado-Perez, author and campaigner

Caroline Criado-Perez is a writer, broadcaster and award-winning feminist campaigner