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.

AnPost
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 ...
DigitalWell
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 ...
Eamonn Crowley
Chief Executive Officer, PTSB
Eamonn started his career with Irish Intercontinental Bank (ex-KBC Ireland). He moved to American International Group (AIG) ...
Professor Peter Cappelli
Professor Peter Cappelli
Keynote Speaker
Peter Cappelli is the George W. Taylor Professor of Management at The Wharton School and Director of Wharton’s Center for ...
Menno van Doorn
Menno van Doorn
Author
Menno van Doorn is the author of the management book bestseller ‘Real Fake: Playing in Reality in Times of Artificial ...
Mary Connaughton
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
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
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 ...