Future of Work Summit 2018

CHAIR – Stephen Bevan, Head, HR Research Development, Institute for Employment Studies

Stephen Bevan is Head of HR Research Development at the Institute for Employment Studies. He has previously been both Managing Director and Director of Research at The Work Foundation where he led a programme of applied research on workplace health, performance, reward, motivation and retention. He has conducted many UK and international research studies and advised employers and governments on both policy and practice. In 2016 he was designated the UK’s 2nd ‘Most Influential’ HR thinker by HR magazine and he has been an Honorary Professor at Lancaster University Management School since 2010. He is the co-author of 21st Century Workforces and Workplaces: The Challenges and Opportunities for Future Work Practices and Labour Markets (2018).

Nazir Ul-Ghani, Workplace EMEA Lead, Workplace by Facebook

Nazir is a senior business leader and award-winning founder, with more than twenty years experience in start-ups, multinational organisations and blue-chip consultancies. He has also previously:

• Been UK Country Manager at Dropbox.
• Founded, scaled and managed Google UK’s No.1 Premier reseller and system integrator for Apps, Search and Geo. Successfully exited business to Cloud Sherpas and then to Accenture.
• Co-Founded at a Microsoft Gold system integrator consultancy. Secured VC funding by Close Brothers and sold business to an Aim listed company.
• Built european Peoplesoft and SAP practices for a global US integrator with Full P&L responsibility. Whittman-Hart then merged to become Marchfirst and listed on Nasdaq.

Ana Mitrasevic, VP of Human Resources at HomeAway, Expedia Group

Ana is an experienced HR director and change manager with a strong interest in disruptive technologies. After launching her career in HR in the online travel industry, she spent three years as a Senior Director in Expedia’s Product Team.

In 2017, Ana returned to the HR department at Expedia Group as a VP and has since then utilised the insights gained in her previous role to introduce a product approach to HR across the business. Approaching HR as a data-driven tool that can disrupt established business practices, Ana has moved the department to a more central role in the business where it now develops 40% of the overall business roadmap.

Richard Burton, Head of Innovation, Bluelab at EDF Energy

Richard has over 20 years of experience from strategy, marketing and insight, to HR and business transformation in the energy and financial services industries. He has particular expertise in Internet and digital developments, and he has held key roles in organisations of different sizes from multi-national blue chips to independent start-ups.

Richard joined EDF Group in 2004, and has worked for EDF both in the UK and France. His current role in development of the EDF Blue Lab Innovation Centre is focused on the design and testing of new business models, digital developments and integrating new technologies to create a competitive advantage for EDF Energy.

Claire Hyde, Head of Internal Communications, Lloyds Banking Group

Claire and Louise have over 45 years of communication experience between them. Experts at internal communication, cultural change and engagement, they are innovative, engaging and results-driven. They have worked in the financial services, technology, motor and fashion industries, with responsibilities for internal and external communication and public affairs. Confident and brave, they challenge the status quo to create impact and deliver enduring change.

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Louise Wadman, Head of Communciation, Lloyds Banking Group

As a long-term, successful partnership, Claire and Louise have developed a slick job share and are convinced that this flexible and modern way of working brings results. They began their working relationship in Lloyds Banking Group where they were both Heads of Internal Communication. Claire led communication for the Group Executive Functions while Louise headed up the communication team for Lloyds Bank and Bank of Scotland. Most recently they were Joint Heads of Creative where they transformed the offering of the Group’s internal design, film and event team.

Gianpaolo Barozzi, Senior Director HR, Cisco

Gianpaolo Barozzi is a Sr. Director in Cisco HR, leading the Digitalization Office and the Intelligent Human Network project in HR Leadership & Team Intelligence organization. He leads the design and development of innovative workforce experiences, solutions and analytics in multiple HR areas at Cisco. His passion is re-defining the future of work in corporations – how talent is identified, leveraged, allocated and engaged, and how work is organized, measured and rewarded – and its implication on people, HR and ultimately the society.

Jason Simeon, Head of Learning and Change Management, Leonardo

Jason is an experienced Learning and Change Manager with over a decade of experience at Leonardo MW, a global high-tech player in aerospace, defence and security. During his time at Leonardo, he has overseen the creation of a L&D outsource service, implemented learning management systems in the UK and Italy and supported the business through a number of strategic changes.

Jason’s interest in skills and the changing world of work goes beyond his day-to-day role: he is a Board Trustee of the Design and Technology Association, has worked as an entrepreneurial coach for start-up founders in Scotland and has spoken at a number of learning technologies conferences.

Christina Williams,Background Checking Consultant, Experian

Chrissy is a Background Checking Specialist within Experian, working with many clients in the Automotive, Logistics & Transport Sector. Dealing with clients through talent acquisition leaders, recruiters and HR professionals, Chrissy is a strong and motivated professional who provides solutions centred around the candidate.

Cheryl Allen, HR Director, Transformation, Atos UKI

Cheryl Allen works for Atos IT Services & Solutions Ltd, a leading global technology organisation, where she is employed as HR Director for Transformation UK&I.

Cheryl has spent most of her working life in HR, spanning most of the function from generalist through to subject matter expert roles. Over the past 2 years, she has taken on more future focused roles including establishing a HR analytics function, leading a skills and transformation programme called ‘Future Fit’ and also driving automation into the HR function.

Faye Woodhead, Director, Global Employer Brand & Talent Acquisition, Deutsche Bank

Adam White, Co-Founder & COO, Winter Circle

Jon Ingham, HR Thought Leader and author

Jon is a leading specialist in strategic people management and organizational development issues. He regularly speaks and provides training in Europe, the US, the Middle East and Asia and has also lectured on strategic management, change management and human resources on executive MBA courses across Europe.

He is the author of Strategic HCM: Creating value through people (2006) and is currently completing a second book called Social advantage. He also posts regularly to blogs with these same titles and has recently been recognized as the top global online influencer in talent management.