John Amaechi, organisational psychologist and consultant, Amaechi Performance Systems

Amaechi is a respected organisational psychologist, a New York Times best-selling author, and CEO of APS – a strategic consultancy that works across Europe, Asia and North America

Kessar Kalim, director of HR, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

?Kessar Kalim is the director of HR at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, a globally-renowned public research university reputable for its research, postgraduate studies and...

Matthew Taylor, chief executive, RSA

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

Tania Garrett, senior director employee experience EMEA, Adobe

Garrett joined the EMEA employee experience team at Adobe in May 2016

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Darren Hockaday, HR director, Gatwick Airport

Hockaday has more than 18 years in HR with experience in transport, infrastructure, aerospace, engineering, retail and manufacturing

Debbie Alder, director general, people and capability, Department for Work and Pensions

?Alder took on the expanded role of director general, people and capability in April 2019

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Gary Cookson, director, EPIC HR

?Gary Cookson’s lightbulb moment came in 2017 when he was speaking at a CIPD conference on the subject of flexible working and how HR should lead by example

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Kate Griffiths-Lambeth, group HR director, Charles Stanley

?Kate Griffiths-Lambeth joined Charles Stanley as group HR director in 2015 and was appointed to the executive committee in 2017. She is the first HR professional and woman to hold such a role since...

Stephen Moir, executive director of resources, City of Edinburgh Council

?With an annual operating budget of more than £1.3 billion and employing 18,500 people, the City of Edinburgh Council delivers more than 700 public services to the people who live, work, study in or...

Danny Mortimer, chief executive, NHS Employers

Mortimer has headed up NHS Employers, the employers’ organisation for the English NHS, since November 2014

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Rachel Botsman, author

Rachel Botsman is a leading expert and author on trust in the modern world

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