HR Engage May 2024 | One of the UKs best HR Events

Speakers

Host
Executive Leaders Network

We believe that networking and knowledge-sharing should be personal and inspiring. Our events bring together senior CxOs from diverse backgrounds and expertise to engage in meaningful conversations and form lasting relationships. We strive to create an environment where attendees can learn from each other, build their networks, and grow professionally.

Anna Brailsford
CEO & Member of Institute of Coding
Code First Girls

As CEO of Code First Girls, Anna Brailsford is on a mission to eliminate the diversity gap in tech by providing free education and employment to women, globally. Anna has transformed CFG from a social enterprise to a rapidly accelerating profit-making business, including securing Series A funding from angel investors and an investment firm to accelerate the company’s growth.

Gemma Atkinson
Chief People Officer
Active International

Gemma focuses on creating an exceptional employee experience and developing high-performing teams via her passion for learning, growing, teaching and mentoring within organisations. With over 20 years commercial experience Gemma has an MBA from Edinburgh Business School with a focus on organizational behaviour and is an accredited Executive Coach with the Association for Coaching.

Natalie Quilter
HR Operations Lead
Notting Hill Genesis

Natalie is an experienced operations & diversity leader within the housing sector. Natalie supports small & global organisations by running talks/workshops on topics in the EDI & wellbeing realm specialising in supporting carers in the workplace. Her work has led her to be a top 10 finalist for Investors in People’s Young Person of the Year 2022/23.

Prudence Pitter
Global Head of HR - Automotive & Manufacturing & HCLS
Amazon Web Services

Prudence is an HR executive with 26 yrs of leadership across several industries. In addition to her HR & consulting experience she previously served as Adjunct Professor of HR. She is currently a Board Member volunteering her time to help junior HR professionals. Her passion is delivering leadership development presentations & inspiring alignment of people practices to business priorities.

Louisa Hogarty
Group HR Director
Noble Foods Ltd

Louisa has over 20 years experience in HR, the majority as director, driving major transformations that make companies better places to work, more efficient & more profitable. She believes deeply that a great culture is at the heart of a great business and leads initiatives to foster a culture of trust, values and purpose for employees to achieve great things.

Claire Foy
Head of Wealth Capability
Coutts

Claire is a qualified coach with 25 years’ experience in the financial industry, working within HNW private client advice in the regulated financial industry. She has over 13 years’ experience in the learning, development, supervision & coaching of world class professionals designing award winning leadership & influencing programmes & is a member of the ICF with PCC accreditation.

Shalen Suchak
Head of Culture and Employee Experience
Westminster Council

An experienced leader in culture & employee experience transformation Shalen has a passion for aligning purpose, values & behaviours with employee & customer experiences. He is currently responsible for designing & implementing strategies that foster a high-performance culture, enhance employee engagement & well-being to deliver exceptional customer experiences.

Prachi Prasad
Global Head Leadership & Learning
dunnhumby

With a rich background spanning roles at Vodafone, IBM, NIIT, and Siemens, Prachi has consistently excelled in building capable teams to enhance business performance. At dunnhumby, Prachi leads an innovative team committed to providing exceptional support across onboarding, mentoring & coaching, leadership, and core learning initiatives for both colleagues and clients globally.

Dr Tina Ivanov
Programme Director Culture Transformation
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

Tina is a leader in cultural change with over 25 years’ experience across healthcare and education in the UK and Australia. She is a passionate advocate for building cultures that support people through diversity, equity and inclusion strategies. She is currently spearheading a cultural shift through her work within an emergency service, modernising policies, systems and mindsets.

Michael Celestin
Associate Director Learning and Development
Knight Frank Promise

Michael is an award-winning L&D professional, currently looking after the learning experiences of front line teams to executive board members in a property management company. Passionate about training and inspiring people in their ongoing personal and professional development, his focus is on inspiring leaders to develop organisational culture, high-impact behaviours, and agility in emotional intelligence.

Zakaria Milad
Global Lead of Inclusion Diversity & Belonging
Just Eat Takeaway.com

How do you launch marketing campaigns targeting minority audiences? What challenges do users with colour-blindness face when using your technology? And how do you increase diversity and inclusion at every level of your organisation? While many see Inclusion, Diversity & Belonging (ID&B) as an HR topic, Zakaria Milad has experience delivering ID&B within organisations internally and externally.

Sarah Petherick
Group Head of Colleague Experience
Spirax Group

Sarah has 20 years experience including leadership roles in KPMG International, DLA Piper and now the Spirax Group, a FTSE 100 global engineering company. She specialises in organisational and executive board development, employee experience and engagement. An avid listener Sarah Chairs the Working Families Global Network at Spirax, a topic close to her heart with two small children.

Thembi Watt
Head of Capability and Learning
Greater London Authority

Yvonne Alozie
Director, Diversity and Inclusion
Standard Chartered Bank

Who's Attending

A HR Transformation Event for Senior HR Executives

Immerse yourself in the epicenter of HR innovation at the HR Engage Summit, a pivotal event designed exclusively for senior HR executives committed to spearheading HR transformation within their organizations. This summit is a unique forum that unites over 60 top-tier HR leaders from various sectors to deliberate on the forefront trends and pressing challenges in HR.

Summit Journey:

Keynote Presentations: Absorb wisdom from the vanguards of HR innovation.
Panel Discussions: Engage in rich dialogues with thought leaders.
Breakout Sessions: Delve into niche topics that resonate with your HR objectives.

Networking Opportunities: Connect with fellow HR luminaries and forge valuable relationships that transcend the event.

Session Spotlights:

Workforce Evolution: Strategies for upskilling and reskilling to meet future demands.
People-Driven Growth: Understanding the direct impact of human capital on business expansion.
Succession Planning: Elevating HR’s role in crafting robust succession strategies.
Learning & Development: Crafting impactful programs for driving organizational change.
Inclusive Workplaces: The critical role of support networks in fostering inclusivity.
Employee Engagement: Rethinking engagement to initiate a continuous improvement process.

Why It’s Unmissable:

Collaborative Wisdom: Share and gain insights with a diverse assembly of HR professionals and industry pioneers.
Interactive Learning: Participate in discussions that will sharpen your HR acumen.
Access to Parallel Summits: Benefit from three summits in one, with access to the CPO Engage Summit & CFO Engage Summit.

Who Should Attend: HR leaders, as well as Finance and Procurement executives, will find this summit an invaluable resource for cross-disciplinary learning and networking.

Event Location: Join us at the America Square Conference Centre, a stone’s throw from the iconic Tower Hill - 1 America Square, 17 Crosswall, London EC3N 2LB.

Discover the Agenda: Embark on a journey of discovery and get a glimpse of what the summit has in store for you. Explore now!