HR Annual Conference 2024

22nd/23rd April 2024
Cavendish Conference Centre, Central London

We are running the conference twice, with identical content (apart from the spotlight sessions).  Please pick one date only.

The conference will take place at the Cavendish Conference Centre in Central London. The cost of  a standard ticket is £295 + VAT, or £500 + VAT for a VIP ticket which includes one month's membership of the HR Inner Circle - www.hrinnercircle.co.uk (recurring at £126 + VAT per month, cancelable at any time). 

Keynote Speakers

Behind the Likes: 
What a Viral Post Reveals About Truth in our Organisations

Sue Ingram

Sue’s background is in HR. For the past 14 years her company, Converse Well, has helped leaders and managers handle people issues with authority and confidence. She provides training in management and communication skills for managers to gain extraordinary results from perfectly ordinary people. Building teams that thrive in challenging environments and take justified pride in exceeding expectations.

Is the truth being told in your organisations?
What stands in the way of managers speaking the truth?
How do we promote greater truth telling and genuine feedback in our organisations?

Conducting a whistleblowing investigation
What does the law say?
Whistleblowing changes in different industries

Whistleblowing

Eleena Misra KC

Eleena is a leading Employment & Equalities and Professional Discipline & Regulation barrister. She is a co-author of Blackstones’ Employment Law Practice as well as having written for and contributed to several leading texts over the years, including Atkins on Equal Opportunities and Employment.


Protected beliefs and harassment - can they both be protected?

Gillian Howard

Gillian is an experienced employment lawyer advising both employers and employees. She specialises in discrimination cases, particularly sex and disability discrimination and is an Honorary Fellow of the Faculty of Occupational Medicine, Royal College of Physicians, London. She is also an author and broadcaster as well as a speaker at conferences and workshops. She is known as ‘The Rottweiler with a Handbag’ because of her tenacity.

How do you balance the right of someone to express their religious or other philosophical belief; with
The right to protection from harassment or discrimination of others harmed or distressed by that belief ?
Are the two rights incompatible?

Understanding the impact of bullying and harassment in the workplace
The workplace as the traumatiser
The challenges for investigators in bullying cases
Strategies you can implement for a trauma informed approach

The Need for a Trauma Informed Approach to Workplace Bullying Cases

Nicki Eyre

Having experienced bullying in a previous organisation, Nicki knows first hand the impact of a toxic relationship. Since that time, she has dedicated her career to raising awareness of the impact of bullying as well as offering practical and pragmatic solutions to organisations who want to improve the way that they handle bullying and toxic behaviour. She recognises the scale of the problem at both an organisational and individual level and is able to bring her wealth of experience to her role as a consultant, trainer, and speaker.

How to Write a Book in 4 Weeks, with less than 30 hours’ work

Daniel Barnett

In this session, you’ll learn: 

4 ways to create content
Do-it-yourself design
Strategies for printing & publishing

Spotlight Sessions

Although the keynote speakers are the same on both days, the spotlight sessions differ depending on which day you attend. 

22nd April

Nikki Masterman

Launching and building a successful HR Consultancy
in an ever-changing world

Susi O'Brien

Five employee responses to performance management – and what to do when we encounter them

Andrew Beaumont

Keeping up to date with employment law
when you run a HR business



23rd April

Eleanor Deem

The Art of Pricing – understanding what clients are really buying and avoiding common mistakes

Mike Clyne

Performance Reviews. Less is More.


Nikki Masterman

Launching and building a successful HR Consultancy
in an ever-changing world

Drinks Reception

We would be delighted if you would stay and join us for a drink after the conference. The drinks are on us and will be served immediately after the final session, at a nearby venue (approx 3min walk). This is another great opportunity for you to mingle and network with fellow HR professionals. We hope to see you there!

Venue: The Cavendish, 25 New Cavendish Street, London, W1G 9TR

Schedule

9:15

Registration

10:00

Conference Starts

10:10

Behind the Likes: What a Viral Post Reveals About Truth in our Organisations - Sue Ingram

10:55

Spotlight Session

11:10

Break

11:35

Whistleblowing - Eleena Misra KC

12:20

Protected beliefs and harassment: can they both be protected? - Gillian Howard

13:00

Lunch

13:50

Spotlight Session

14:05

How to write a book in 4 weeks - Daniel Barnett

14:40

Break

15:00

The Need for a Trauma Informed Approach to Workplace Bullying Cases - Nicki Eyre

15:45

Spotlight Session

16:15

Drinks Reception

18:00

Conference Ends

22nd/23rd April 2024

The Venue


Cavendish Conference Centre

22 Duchess Mews
London, W1G 9DT

If you are travelling by public transport, the nearest tube stations are Oxford Circus (Victoria, Bakerloo and Central Line) and Tottenham Court Road (northern and central line).

FAQ

What's the difference between a standard and a VIP ticket?

The standard price ticket gets your full access to the conference and the drinks reception afterwards.

The VIP ticket also includes one month's membership of the HR Inner Circle - www.hrinnercircle.co.uk (recurring at £126 + VAT per month, cancelable at any time).

If I need to cancel my place, can I have a refund?

If you cancel your place by Wednesday 17th April 2024, we will issue a full refund.

I have dietary requirements, will that be a problem?

No problem at all, just let us know when you register your place.