Nilofer Merchant, author, speaker and thinker

?Nilofer Merchant is a bestselling author, TED mainstage speaker and is ranked by Thinkers50 as one of the world's leading thinkers

People

Peter Reeve, head of HR, Motor Neurone Disease Association

??Peter Reeve is the head of HR for the MND Association and chair of the Charity HR Network

Kate Seljeflot, chief people officer, Costa

Seljeflot joined Costa in September 2016. She leads Costa’s global people strategy, with a particular focus on building the right organisation and capabilities to support the business’ ambitious...

Fiona Deal, executive director of people and technology, Network Homes

Deal is an experienced and award-winning HR and organisational development specialist, with 19 years’ experience in the social housing sector

Paula Leach, global chief people officer, FDM Group

Paula Leach is the global chief people officer for FDM Group, a role which she undertook in April 2019 having previously been chief people officer for The Home Office

Jacky Simmonds, chief people officer, Veon

Jacky Simmonds is an experienced HR executive having worked in a number of sectors including media, medical research, travel and aviation

Chris Roebuck, organisational success advisor, honorary visiting professor of transformational leadership, Cass Business School

Chris Roebuck is a stalwart of the HRMI Thinkers list having appeared nine times since 2009, including this year

Neil Morrison, director of HR, Severn Trent

Neil Morrison is the director of HR for Severn Trent, one of the UK's largest water companies and a member of the FTSE 100

Ian Nicholas, chief HR officer, Reed

Nicholas sits on the global board of REED, alongside the CFO and the chairman and chief executive James Reed. The three of them oversee all group operations

Rob McCargow, director of Al, PwC UK

?McCargow is an evangelist for the responsible and ethical adoption of AI and advises companies, governments and other global stakeholders on harnessing the opportunities of the technology

Sarah Murphy-Brookman, director of HR and organisational development, Buckinghamshire County Council

?Murphy-Brookman has worked in HR and OD for more than 20 years and has had a varied career across the public sector including at the CAA – the UK’s aviation regulator – Metropolitan Police and local...

Carol Kavanagh, group HR director, Travis Perkins Group

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