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Dates and Venue

29 - 30 April 2026 | Excel London

Tessa - Keynote Agenda

THE FUTURE OF WORK IN JUST TWO DAYS

The 23rd & 24th of April 2025 saw a host of industry experts and inspirational figures deliver their insights and knowledge. Together, they explored, examined and exemplified the future of the HR and recruitment function in our two freely accessible Keynote Theatres.

Take a look below at what you could have seen on our Keynote stages in 2025. Register for your visitor's pass to our 2026 event in April below!

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Keynote Theatre 1
    • HRT Keynote
    Keynote Theatre 1
    • HRT Keynote
    • Change navigation & future-ready leadership
    Keynote Theatre 1
    In a world where technology is transforming everything about how we work, the organisations that succeed will be the ones that und ...
    • HRT Keynote
    • Change navigation & future-ready leadership
    • Digital enablement and future tech
    Keynote Theatre 1
    With AI driving massive changes in HR and work technology, HR leaders are struggling to keep pace and deliver the HR processes, ex ...
    • HRT Keynote
    Keynote Theatre 1
    • HRT Keynote
    • Digital enablement and future tech
    Keynote Theatre 1
    AI is entering a new phase—moving beyond content generation to intelligent agents that can make decisions and execute work. Yet ad ...
    • HRT Keynote
    Keynote Theatre 1
    • HRT Keynote
    Keynote Theatre 1
    • HRT Keynote
    • People experience
    • Employee wellbeing & development
    Keynote Theatre 1
    Generational tension is seen by many as one of the most persistent barriers to high performance. Yet when you look closely, people ...
    • HRT Keynote
    • Employee wellbeing & development
    Keynote Theatre 1
    In this session, Venessa will share the pillars of success behind building a positive and high performing culture, and how organis ...
    • HRT Keynote
    Keynote Theatre 1
    This panel brings together HR leaders who have operated across different growth stages to explore how HR technology needs change a ...
    • HRT Keynote
    Keynote Theatre 1
    What does it mean to feel informed, supported, and in control of your own health? What happens when you combine clinical psycholog ...
    • HRT Keynote
    • Deep Dive Recruitment
    • People experience
    • Human potential
    • Recruitment, talent and growth
    Keynote Theatre 1
    There's a gap at the heart of most organisations. The digital experiences employees encounter at work are a world away from the on ...
    • HRT Keynote
    Keynote Theatre 1
Keynote Theatre 2
  1. Keynote Theatre 2
    The real risk isn’t AI; it’s being unprepared for how it reshapes tomorrow's workforce.CIPD is clear: HR must move from reactive p ...
    • HRT Keynote
    • Deep Dive Recruitment
    • Human potential
    • Recruitment, talent and growth
    Keynote Theatre 2
    As technology evolves, so too does our capacity to build a granular-level picture of performance and potential - mapping skills to ...
    • HRT Keynote
    • People experience
    • Employee wellbeing & development
    Keynote Theatre 2
    Workplace stress is no longer just a wellbeing issue - it’s a performance issue.   Over 40% of employees experience significant da ...
    • HRT Keynote
    Keynote Theatre 2
    • HRT Keynote
    • Human potential
    • Change navigation & future-ready leadership
    Keynote Theatre 2
    This presentation outlines what programmatic HR looks like in practice and why it matters now. It explores how organisations can d ...
    • HRT Keynote
    • Digital enablement and future tech
    • Employee wellbeing & development
    Keynote Theatre 2
    We have been selective in what we have adopted across our HR tech stack to take our organisation forward. We are still on a contin ...
    • HRT Keynote
    Keynote Theatre 2
    The highly competitive Start Up Showdown culminates in this exciting finale with budding businesses going head-to-head in front of ...
Keynote Theatre 1
    • HRT Keynote
    Keynote Theatre 1
    • HRT Keynote
    • People experience
    • Change navigation & future-ready leadership
    • Employee wellbeing & development
    Keynote Theatre 1
    When leaders make decisions grounded in human needs, they shape cultures where people feel genuinely cared for - and where perform ...
    • HRT Keynote
    • Change navigation & future-ready leadership
    Keynote Theatre 1
    • HRT Keynote
    Keynote Theatre 1
    • HRT Keynote
    • People experience
    • Human potential
    • Digital enablement and future tech
    Keynote Theatre 1
    As AI adoption accelerates, HR leaders face a defining question: what should be automated, and what must remain human? In this fir ...
    • HRT Keynote
    • People experience
    • Employee wellbeing & development
    Keynote Theatre 1
    Examining the context: the need for a Menopause Policy Strategies for securing staff feedback and allyship Challenges faced and le ...
    • HRT Keynote
    Keynote Theatre 1
    • HRT Keynote
    Keynote Theatre 1
    Join us for a short breathing exercise to calm your nervous system, increase your cognitive clarity and restore focus for the sess ...
    • HRT Keynote
    Keynote Theatre 1
    • HRT Keynote
    • Human potential
    Keynote Theatre 1
    This session focuses on how Swarovski built AI literacy on a scale to turn awareness into confident, responsible daily use of AI. ...
    • HRT Keynote
    • Human potential
    Keynote Theatre 1
    Join us to celebrate the HR professionals of all levels who go above and beyond for their teams, making their businesses better pl ...
    • HRT Keynote
    Keynote Theatre 1
Keynote Theatre 2
    • HRT Keynote
    Keynote Theatre 2
    • HRT Keynote
    • Deep Dive Recruitment
    • Recruitment, talent and growth
    Keynote Theatre 2
    Join Kirsty Waller and customers of Sage People as they explore real life stories of digital transformation in practice, the steps ...
    • HRT Keynote
    • Deep Dive Recruitment
    • People experience
    • Recruitment, talent and growth
    • Employee wellbeing & development
    Keynote Theatre 2
    Contribute to the development of a blueprint for what employers need to offer parents and carers in their workforce in this dynami ...
    • HRT Keynote
    Keynote Theatre 2
    • HRT Keynote
    Keynote Theatre 2
    • HRT Keynote
    • People experience
    • Employee wellbeing & development
    Keynote Theatre 2
    Panellists will talk openly about how businesses can get the best from their disabled talent by recognising strengths, removing ba ...
    • HRT Keynote
    • Digital enablement and future tech
    Keynote Theatre 2
    • HRT Keynote
    • People experience
    Keynote Theatre 2
    Join us for the return of our nail-biting exhibitor competition – who is making best use of AI technology? 
    • HRT Keynote
    Keynote Theatre 2

 

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