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.

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.

Will Davies, director of HR, OS

Will Davies joined OS (Ordnance Survey) in October 2015 and is responsible for the organisational people strategy, with a focus on building capability and capacity to enable the delivery of OS’...

Amy Cuddy, Associate professor, Harvard Business School

?Amy Cuddy is known around the world for her 2012 TED Talk, which is the second most-viewed in TED’s history

Susan Vinnicombe, professor of women and leadership, Cranfield School of Management

Susan Vinnicombe'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...

Ros Altmann, age at work and pensions campaigner

?Ros Altmann is a British peer, leading UK pensions expert, and political campaigner. She was appointed to the House of Lords following the 2015 general election as a Conservative, but describes her...

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,...

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.

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...

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.

Sandra Thorpe, HR director, Paddy Power

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