Hannah Walton

Hannah Walton is General Manager of Access People MLB at The Access Group, where her leadership of the PeopleXD Evo platform has placed it in an elite group: the 8% of HR platforms globally with truly live AI capabilities, not roadmap promises, according to Fosway. That position is no accident. Hannah brings over 15 years of product leadership in HR technology, spanning some of the most recognised names in the industry. She has spent her entire career at the intersection of people, process, and platform; understanding not just what HR technology should do, but why it so often falls short of the people it's meant to serve. For a senior HR audience navigating an overwhelming market of AI claims and vendor noise, Hannah offers something rare: the credibility to explain what live AI in an HR platform actually means, and the practitioner's eye to cut through what doesn't. She understands the pressures her audience faces: the expectation to do more with less, the scrutiny on technology ROI, and the enduring responsibility to keep people at the centre of an increasingly automated world. She has sat on the product side of those conversations for over a decade, and now leads the platform that's trying to answer them. A mum of four based in the UK, Hannah brings the same clarity, warmth, and tenacity to the stage that she brings to running a complex, global product programme. Her sessions leave audiences not just informed, but ready to act.