Dale Haddon, HR director BBC News, director BBC industrial and employee relations

Dale Haddon focuses on people and culture to deliver workforce changes that enhance business performance

Jonathan Crookall, People director, Halfords

As well as being Halfords’ people director Crookall is on boards for equality, inclusion and CSR initiatives

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Giovanni Giordano, former group HR director, BAT

Giovanni Giordano joined the management board of British American Tobacco (BAT) in June 2011

Amy Edmondson, Novartis professor of leadership and management, Harvard Business School

Amy Edmondson is the Novartis professor of leadership and management at Harvard Business School, a chair established to support the study of human interactions that lead to the creation of successful...

Sally Austin, Group HR director, Costain

?Sally Austin is group HR director for engineering solutions provider Costain

Angela O’Connor, Founder and CEO, The HR Lounge

?One of the most influential women in public sector HR, Angela O’Connor’s career has spanned more than 30 years

Richard Latham, group HR director, Persimmon

Richard Latham has been group HR director at Persimmon since August 2001

Helena Feltham, people director, B&Q

Helena Feltham is currently the people director for B&Q where she has continued to lead significant people change and transformation

Helen Giles, executive director of people and governance, St Mungo’s and MD, Real People

Helen Giles is executive director of people and governance for St Mungo’s and MD of Real People, an HR consultancy

Wendy Hirsh, Independent researcher and principal associate, Institute for Employment Studies

Wendy Hirsh is an independent researcher and consultant on a range of people management issues

Valerie Hughes-D’Aeth, Group HR director, BBC

Hughes-D'Aeth has worked in HR roles for more than 30 years across a variety of sectors and countries

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Kevin Green, Founder and CEO, What’s Next Consultancy

?Kevin Green is perhaps most well-known in HR circles for his 10 years as CEO of the recruitment industry association Recruitment Employment Confederation (REC).