This year’s event brings you a stellar line-up of speakers to share bold new thinking. It will address the hot challenges facing the profession, with practical insights and tools from leading experts, an exclusive line-up of award-winning stories, and interactive shared learning
As part of this exciting event you’ll hear from experts, thought leaders, senior practitioners, award-winning organisations and an impressive CEO panel. You’ll also have the opportunity to take a deep dive into various topics during our interactive roundtables session.
Colette Fitzpatrick
Conference MC. Radio & TV Broadcaster and Columnist
Colette Fitzpatrick is one of Ireland’s most experienced broadcasters, currently anchoring Virgin Media One’s flagship news ...
Professor Peter Cappelli
Keynote Speaker and Director of Wharton’s Center for Human Resources
Peter Cappelli is the George W. Taylor Professor of Management at The Wharton School and Director of Wharton’s Center for ...
Bernard Gloster
Chief Executive Officer, HSE
Bernard Gloster has been Chief Executive Officer of the HSE since March 2023. He has worked in health and social services for ...
Shirley Comerford
Head of Public Service Workforce Division, Department of Public Expenditure NDP Delivery & Reform
Shirley is an accomplished HR professional and people leader with extensive experience leading and delivering transformational ...
Ms Low Peck Kem
Prime Minister’s Office of Singapore
As the Chief HR Officer and Advisor (Workforce Development) for the Public Service Division (PSD), Prime Minister’s Office of ...
Gillian Chamberlain
UK & Ireland Managing Director, Capita Experience
Gillian is the Managing Director – UK & Ireland for Capita Experience, a division within Capita Group, having joined ...
Menno van Doorn
Bestselling author and Director of Sogeti’s Research Institute for the Analysis of New Technology
Menno van Doorn is the author of the management book bestseller ‘Real Fake: Playing in Reality in Times of Artificial ...
Eamonn Crowley
Chief Executive Officer, PTSB
Eamonn started his career with Irish Intercontinental Bank (ex-KBC Ireland). He moved to American International Group (AIG) ...
Mary Connaughton
Director, CIPD Ireland
As Director of CIPD Ireland for 7+ years, Mary Connaughton is passionate about developing people and workplaces to be at their ...
Professor Gina Quin
President, National College of Ireland
Gina Quin is President of National College of Ireland (NCI), a not-for-profit College providing programmes in Business, Human ...
Peter Cheese
Chartered FCIPD, Chief Executive, CIPD
As chief executive of the CIPD, Peter is the only executive member of the CIPD Board and is responsible for the strategic ...
Jack Chambers
Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform
Jack Chambers is the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation. He was ...
Rosie Leonard
People Generalist, DigitalWell
Rosie began her career as a Registered General Nurse before earning an M.Sc. in Business Management from Michael Smurfit ...
Denise Hayes
Chief People Officer, DigitalWell
Prior to joining DigitalWell in September 2021, Denise was Global HR Manager at Glanbia Group and held roles which ...
DigitalWell
CIPD HR Awards 2025 winner in HR success in SMEs (less than 150 employees)
Learn how DigitalWell transformed HR by framing it as a dynamic system — using the metaphor of a house — to build a ...
AnPost
CIPD HR Awards 2025 winner in leading through learning and development – large org
Last month An Post won two excellence awards at the CIPD HR Awards 2025, and at our annual conference will share practical ...
Eleanor Nash
Chief People Officer, An Post
Eleanor Nash is An Post’s Chief People Officer and joined the company from Eason Limited where she was Group Head of HR. She ...