Nick Holley is Director of CRF Learning and has responsibility to provide development for HR teams and senior professionals. Prior to joining CRF, Nick spent 10 years at Henley Business School where he was a visiting professor and Director of the Centre for HR Excellence. He has developed and delivered HR capability programmes for organisations across the UK and Europe, and internationally.

Mandy Bromley is an Organisational and Leadership Development professional with 20+ years’ global experience with multi-nationals Cadbury Schweppes & Unilever. She now runs her own consultancy where her focus is helping organisations, teams and individuals reach their highest potential. 

Karen Clark is a Director at PARC and leads on content creation, member and partner engagement. She is a contributor to PARC’s programme and a facilitator on the bi-annual PARC Masterclass which aligns with her interest in the development of capability in the areas of reward, performance and wellbeing. She is also instrumental in the design and delivery of PARC’s bespoke learning products. Karen is also Director at Strategic Dimensions, a leading HR recruitment firm. Her first career was as a lawyer in the TMT sector. She is also an EMCC qualified coach.

Julia Dell has held numerous senior People Leadership roles including Global Chief People Officer, Deluxe, Showtime Arabia, as VP HR and Yahoo Europe as Senior HR Director. She consults as a Strategic People Consultant, Coach and Key Advisor to Leadership teams and CEO’s, for Whitestuff, Babylon, Arsenal Football Club and more recently a purpose driven consultancy Kin&Co. She has delivered many change management learning and leadership development programmes. She holds a law degree, is a trained coach and CIPD & BPS Level A&B qualified. She has previously Chaired HR synergy and sharing of best practice groups amongst the community of HR professionals.

Gina Jardine is a former C-suite executive who has made a mark on some of the world's largest and renowned companies across the leading stock indices. With a career spanning over 30 years, Gina has worked across public, private, and semi-government organisations, where she was responsible for developing and leading high-performing teams and organisations in her roles as Chief People Officer. She has worked with some leading Chairs and CEO’s to help their organisations to deliver their strategy by ensuring that the Organisation and People Agendas are aligned, that the culture drives performance and that employees have the capability and engagement to succeed. As a mentor and coach, Gina focuses on helping a range of diverse and senior executives to navigate the cultural elements required for success in modern organisations.

Nick Kemsley brings a wealth of experience in the HR arena. His career spans many sectors and combines 20 years’ corporate experience as a senior HR leader and in wider business roles, plus several years in organisational consulting and HR capability development and research. Nick works with C-Suite teams and HR leadership teams around the world. He specialises in aligning organisation to strategy and increasing HR functional and individual effectiveness in the context of the new economic landscape.

Emma Lucas is a highly skilled coach, trainer, facilitator and consultant with over 25 years’ experience. Working across multiple sectors, Emma has held significant functional leadership roles in HR, Learning and Talent. She has managed local and global teams and has always had a passion for developing talent. Key roles include Group Head of Talent at Marks & Spencer, Head of OD and interim HRD at Connect Group, Global Head of Talent at Thales and various HRBP and L&D roles in Tech and Engineering organisations. She is passionate about developing HR professionals and enjoys delivering hands on practical advice.

Rob is a solicitor and employee relations consultant, with senior level experience working with both trade unions and employers including as ER Director at the UK’s largest academic institution. His expertise includes employee engagement, trade union organising and campaigns, collective bargaining, disputes and industrial action, employment and collective labour law, change, reputation and crisis management. Rob is Director of staff strategy – an employee relations consultancy that specialises in assisting large employers to develop ER strategy and resolve complex ER challenges.

Gillian Pillans previously worked as a senior HR practitioner and OD specialist for several organisations including Swiss Re, Vodafone and BAA. Prior to her HR career, she was a management consultant with Deloitte Consulting and is also a qualified solicitor. As Research Director at CRF, Gillian has written many reports on subjects including HR strategy, organisation design and development, leadership development, talent management, coaching and diversity.

Anushia Reddy is globally experienced and has worked in a number of large and complex organisations across Pharmaceuticals, Financial Services, Manufacturing and Retail sectors. She is trained as both an Occupational and Coaching Psychologist, has a qualification in Neuroscience and is a member of the Ashridge and Duke CE Coaching Faculty. Anushia works with individuals, teams and organisations to create pragmatic and evidence-based solutions for business goals which more mindfully and intentionally shape a future of effective performance whilst maintaining wellbeing.