Chris Roebuck is a stalwart of the HRMI Thinkers list having appeared nine times since 2009, including this year
Jacky Simmonds is an experienced HR executive having worked in a number of sectors including media, medical research, travel and aviation
Elizabeth Cowper joined Tapestry in October 2016. Tapestry is a global house of brands comprised of Coach, Kate Spade and Stuart Weitzman
Carol Kavanagh is group HR director for Travis Perkins, which is the UK's largest distributor of building materials, with a prestigious history dating back more than 200 years
Raby has been group HRD for Balfour Beatty, an international infrastructure group, since 2005
Kang has more than 25 years of operational and strategic HR experience across sectors including private, public, voluntary and not-for-profit
Gawarecka-Green is responsible for the human resources function
Hockaday has more than 18 years in HR with experience in transport, infrastructure, aerospace, engineering, retail and manufacturing
Bennett joined EasyJet as group people director in May 2018 from Sainsbury’s Argos
Adam Grant has been Wharton’s top-rated professor for seven straight years
Karen Shepperson joined Ofsted in 2010 as head of HR, becoming HR director in 2013 and director of people and operations in 2016
Emma Rose has been the HR director for Kerry Foods since January 2016