Mary Humiston, group drector of HR, Rolls-Royce

Humiston has held a variety of senior positions in HR, across a number of companies and sectors, most recently as senior vice president human resources at Applied Materials, a global leader in...

Arianna Huffington, author of Thrive

?Arianna Huffington is the cofounder and editor in chief of Huffington Post, a nationally syndicated columnist, and the author of 13 books.

Andrew Scott, professor of economics, London Business School

Andrew Scott is professor of economics and former deputy dean at London Business School and author, with Lynda Gratton, of The Hundred Year Life

Helen Webb, HR director food, The Co-operative Group

Helen has 25 years’ experience in retailing and financial services. Before joining Co-op as HR Director for the Food business in January 2014, Helen held senior positions in Morrisons, ASDA, Aviva,...

David Frost, joint managing director, Produce World

?David Frost's journey into the HR profession began in the early 1990s when he realised as a graduate engineer in the manufacturing sector that genuine excellence originates from creating highly...

Paul Sparrow, director Centre for Performance-led HR, professor of international HRM, Lancaster University Management School

?Paul Sparrow's research interests include cross-cultural and international HRM, HR strategy and the employment relationship.

Julia Ingall, group HR & talent management director, Ogilvy and Mather Group

?Julia Ingall is the group HR & talent management director for the Ogilvy and Mather Group, across the EMEA region, overseeing HR & talent management across 35 countries, 44 cities and 7,500 people.

Lynn Minella, group director of human resources, BAE Systems

?Lynn Minella joined BAE Systems in June 2012 as the group director of human resources and as a member of the company’s executive committee.

Matt Elliott, people director, Virgin Money

Elliott joined Virgin Money in 2011 as people director, responsible for the HR work involved in acquiring and integrating Northern Rock

Lynne Weedall, group HR director, Selfridges Group

Lynne Weedall joined luxury shopping group Selfridges in November 2015 and works closely with owner the Weston family.

Sandra Thorpe, HR director, Paddy Power

?Sandra Thorpe has been HR director of Paddy Power since late 2014.

Paula Porter, senior VP people, Carnival UK

Porter started her career in retail working for Marks and Spencer on its management training scheme. This followed various HR roles in Bodyshop, B&Q and John Lewis Partnership.