Topic - Human Resources

Find Human Resources Keynote Speakers

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Looking for a human resources keynote speaker who will actually move the room? We connect event hosts with respected HR speakers across the UK, Europe and worldwide. Our network includes award-winning speakers, TEDx presenters and seasoned HR professionals. Whether you want to strengthen teamwork, lead change or unpack the trends reshaping the workplace, we will help you find the right fit for your event.

Julia Hobsbawm OBE

Workplace policy, hybrid arrangements and the organisational decisions that shape where and how people work, from a writer on the reshaping of the office and hybrid working.

Katie King

The use of automation in recruitment, assessment and people processes, connecting HR strategy with applied AI, informed by an AI strategist who has written specifically on artificial intelligence in human resources.

Jahkini Bisselink

Speaks on next-generation leadership and what younger employees expect from employers, bringing a younger-generation perspective to leadership, employee expectations and the relationship between people and organisations.

Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic

Talent identification, selection and assessment through people analytics, including what different methods can and cannot predict about performance, from an organisational psychologist specialising in these areas.

Stefaan van Hooydonk

Former chief learning officer and researcher on curiosity and learning culture in organisations, connecting HR with capability building, learning strategy and the role of organisational curiosity in workforce development.

Gen Z Influence with Jahkini and Hajar

Paired presentation on generational change and what younger workers expect from employers, combining two perspectives on leadership, workplace expectations and the changing employee-employer relationship.

Geoff McDonald

A corporate mental health advocate and former multinational human resources vice president, analysing how organisations design proactive well-being strategies, dismantle workplace mental health stigma, and embed psychological safety into core talent management systems.

Lynda Gratton

Workforce strategy through the design of work itself, including how roles, structures and working arrangements shape the employee experience, from a business school professor whose research covers workforce strategy and how organisations design work.

Shanthi Flynn

The operational realities of running a large people function, including workforce decisions, leadership and organisational change, informed by a career chief HR officer across retail, staffing and consumer businesses in Asia and Europe.

KEYNOTE THEMES

Key Topics Covered by Human Resources Speakers

An HR keynote can focus on the work of the HR function itself or on wider people issues that matter to leaders, managers and employees.

  • Talent, attraction and retention
  • Employee experience and engagement
  • Workplace culture
  • Workforce change
  • HR technology and people analytics
  • Leadership and management
  • Changing workforce expectations

HR conference, leadership event or company-wide audience?

The same people topic will land differently with HR professionals, senior leaders and a broader employee audience. For HR teams, the session can go deeper into the function and workforce practice. For leaders, it may be more useful to connect people issues with culture, management and organisational priorities.

Frequently Asked Questions

An HR keynote can cover talent, employee experience, engagement, retention, workplace culture, leadership, workforce change, people analytics and HR technology. The most useful topic mix depends on whether the audience is made up of HR professionals, senior leaders, managers or a broader employee group.
HR speakers may be current or former people leaders, organisational psychologists, researchers, culture specialists, leadership experts, workplace strategists or technology specialists. The right background depends on whether the event needs practical HR experience, behavioural insight, research or a broader organisational perspective.
Yes. For a senior leadership audience, the session can connect people issues to leadership, culture, organisational performance and workforce strategy. For an HR audience, it may go deeper into talent, employee experience, workplace practices or the changing role of the HR function.
An HR speaker is usually the better choice when the brief is specifically about people strategy, talent, employee experience, HR leadership or the HR function. A future of work speaker may be broader and more technology-focused, while a culture speaker may concentrate more heavily on behaviour, values and organisational environment.

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