Linda Holbeche, adjunct professor, Imperial College London

Linda Holbeche is adjunct professor at Imperial College London, and visiting professor of SHRM and OD at Cass Business School and three other UK universities

Vlatka Hlupic, professor of leadership and organisational transformation, Hult Ashridge

Hlupic is an international award-winning thought leader, an activist for humanising management, and author of The Management Shift and Humane Capital

Andrew Stephenson, group people director, Lookers

Andrew Stephenson joined Lookers in 2016 as group people director. Lookers is one of the UK’s leading automotive dealers

David Frost, group organisational development director, Total Produce

Frost's career started in automotive manufacturing after he graduated with a degree in manufacturing engineering

Megan Reitz, professor of leadership and dialogue, Ashridge Executive Education

Megan Reitz is professor of leadership and dialogue at Ashridge Executive Education, Hult International Business School

Mark Sandham, senior vice president and chief operating officer, human resources, Thomson Reuters

Mark Sandham is a commercially-oriented global HR executive with more than 25 years' experience in HR as well as line business management

Joanna Brown, director of HR and OD, London Borough of Camden

Brown is director of HR and OD for the London Borough of Camden; a diverse inner-London local authority with 4,600 employees

Matthew Taylor, Chief executive, RSA

Matthew Taylor has been chief executive of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) since November 2006

Ann Pickering, HR director, O2 (Telefónica UK)

Ann Pickering joined O2 (Telefónica UK) in 2004 and was appointed to the UK board as HR director in 2008

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Tracey Killen, director of personnel, John Lewis

Tracey Killen became director of personnel at the John Lewis Partnership in 2007

Susan Vinnicombe CBE, Professor of women and leadership, Cranfield School of Management

Susan's research interests focus on the lack of women in leadership, specifically on corporate boards; women's leadership styles and the issues involved in women developing their executive careers.

Sarah Morris, Chief people officer, Aviva

Sarah joined Aviva in August 2015 as chief people officer.