HR & People

27th People Development Summit

The People Development Summit is an exclusive gathering of senior L&D decision-makers whose aim is to find the best solutions to help them achieve the learning & development goals they have set out for their company. This summit offers a relaxed and efficient way to network with like-minded peers, discover new market innovations, and source partners for upco…

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19Speakers
1Sponsors
27Exhibitors
9Sessions
39Companies · in total

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Speakers

Programmed at 27th, in alphabetical order.

Ady Tomsa
Chief People Officer · Futura Learning Partnership
Akshay Chopra
Global Head of Learning & Leadership Development · PageGroup
Alexander Gasmena
Senior Director, HR Transformation · Equinix
Benedict Allen
International Speaker, Environmental Scientist, Explorer, Broadcaster
Chloe Barber
Head of New Business · Pluxee
Daniel Wyatt
Business Development Director · Howden
Dr Alison Edgar MBE
Dr. Juan Swartz
Director / Founder · AI Unlox
Hendrix Timu
Head of Learning & Development · JP Morgan & Chase
Jake Nunn
Business Development Associate Director · Howden
Jonathan Porter
Associate Director of People · Great Ormond Street Hospital
Kelly Blackaby
Group HR Director - EMEA · Mavenir
Kevin McAlpin
Chief Executive Officer · Performance Coaching International
Laura Ashley-Timms
Author of The Answer is a Question & COO · Notion
Laura Maguire
Head of Learning and Development · Lanes Group
Nic Girvan
Senior Director, Leadership & Inclusion · GP Strategies
Nick Fewings
Teamworkologist, Author, Speaker, Influencer · Clarity 4D
Richard Hughes
Owner · Click HR Ltd
Vidhi Thakker
Global Director for Talent & Organizational Effectiveness · VML

Sponsors

The companies behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.

RevolveLead

Agenda

Selected from 9 sessions.

  • TBA

    Beyond AI in HR: From Managing People to Reinventing Work

    Artificial Intelligence is transforming far more than HR processes - it is fundamentally reshaping work, jobs, organizations, and the skills needed to succeed. While many organizat…

  • TBA

    Effective benefits strategy for HR & People Leaders – from research to practice

    Many HR Leaders have risen to the top of People Teams without having spent time in the weeds of running a company's benefits programme themselves. That's no bad thing, other than w…

  • TBA

    Employment Rights Act 2025: From compliance to competitive advantage

    The Employment Rights Act 2025 represents one of the most significant shifts in UK employment law in recent years, with some changes already in force and others still to come. For …

  • TBA

    From Clinical Insight to Digital HR: How GOSH is Accelerating AI and Automation in a People-First Future

    The session will be about how GOSH has leveraged and continue to accelerate the use of AI and automation in HR in a healthcare setting, in particular, how we have learned from our …

  • TBA

    HR Effectiveness & Wellbeing: Why HR can be its own worst enemy – and how we change that

    It’s a tough time to be in HR. Expectations are higher than ever. The landscape keeps shifting and whether it’s leaders, employees, regulators or the media, it can feel like every…

  • TBA

    Leading AI Adoption: How HR Leaders Can Turn AI Investment into Workforce Capability and Business Value

    Join Kevin McAlpin, number one bestselling author, for a working session exploring the research, practical case studies and the leadership principles behind his new book, Leading P…

  • TBA

    Survival – and success! - against the odds.

    With his usual humour, as well as long track-record of triumphing in the face of adversity, Benedict Allen shares his thoughts on resilience, teamwork and the importance of having …

  • TBA

    The HR Leader’s Guide to Operating When the World Gets Complicated

    Geopolitical instability is no longer a backdrop - it's an operational reality. As the Middle East conflict continues to disrupt markets, global supply chains and workforce mobilit…

  • TBA

    Who Are Your Benefits Actually For? Let’s talk about the elephant in the room.

    Most benefits packages are built for someone who sits at a desk, reads their emails, and has the headspace to log in and make choices. Plenty of workforces aren’t like that. And pl…

Company intelligence

What does it mean when 39 companies show up, and 4 bet on three roles at once?

39 companies. four are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page, cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
4All threespeak · spons · exh
1Sponsoringsponsor only
22Exhibitingexhibitor only
12Speakingspeaker only

In all three roles

AI Unlox·Clarity4D·GP Strategies·Notion

Speakers by seniority

84% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite316%
  • Founder / Owner211%
  • Director / Head of1158%
  • Research / Science15%
  • Other roles211%

Of 19 speakers · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
#CompanyRolesSpeakers
1AI UnloxExhibitor1
2Clarity4DExhibitor1
3GP StrategiesExhibitor1
4NotionExhibitor1
5RevolveSponsor · Lead-
6Ashorne HillExhibitor-
7Bridge AbilityExhibitor-
8Cambridge Judge BusinessExhibitor-
9Complete Financial TrainingExhibitor-
10CourseraExhibitor-
11Dove Nest GroupExhibitor-
12Evolved Learning SolutionsExhibitor-
13Fuse UniversalExhibitor-
14General AssemblyExhibitor-
Sponsors by tier
lead1
100% of 1