Rupert McNeil | HR Director, Aviva UK
Rupert is HR Director for Aviva UK. Aviva is the world’s sixth-largest insurance group and the largest insurance services provider in the UK with c.17,000 FTE. Before joining Aviva UK, Rupert was HR director of the global and retail and commercial banking division of Barclays.
Fiona McMillan | President, Association of Colleges and Principal, Bridgwater College
Fiona is the President of the Association of Colleges and has been Principal of Bridgwater College since 1994. She is actively involved in engaging with politicians and civil servants on behalf of the further education sector.
Deborah Baker | Group Director for People, BSkyB
As Group Director for People at leading entertainment company, BSkyB, Deborah oversees over 16,500 BSkyB employees. She drives the company’s strategy for talent development and retention, alongside her responsibility for HR policy and services. Since joining BSkyB in 2007, Deborah has been instrumental in transforming BSkyB’s approach to its talent across the breadth and depth of the organisation.
Stephen Howard | Chief Executive, Business in the Community
Stephen Howard joined Business in the Community in September 2005, bringing a wealth of senior management expertise acquired in the corporate sector having held the posts of Chief Executive of Cookson group plc, and Chief Executive of Novar PLC. Business in the Community has over 850 members and advises, supports and challenges them to create a sustainable futures.
Ian Foddering | Chief Technology Officer and Technical Director, Cisco UK & Ireland
Ian Foddering is the Chief Technology Officer and Technical Director for Cisco in the UK and Ireland. Together with his technical teams, his key objective is to work with Cisco’s Customers and Partners to articulate how Cisco’s architectures and solutions can be applied to drive business transformation.
Phil Smith | CEO, Cisco UK & Ireland
Phil Smith is UK & Ireland CEO of Cisco - the worldwide leader in networking for the internet. He has a thirty year track record within the ICT industry, advising leading global organisations on how to drive transformation, productivity and sustainable growth. Phil is an advocate of technology and innovation to the region’s business and political leaders, sitting on a number of boards including Young Enterprise, e-Skills UK and the Employers Forum for Disability.
Stephanie Bird | Director of HR Capability, CIPD
Stephanie Bird joined the CIPD as director of HR capability in April 2009. Stephanie was also a Non-Executive Director of CIPD Enterprises Ltd from 2007 until she joined the CIPD. She brings a wealth of experience from her extensive career in Human Resources. Her most recent role was as Vice President of HR at BP plc, responsible for Talent & Organisation Capability for the group.
Julie Mercer | Partner, Deloitte
Julie leads the education and skills practice at Deloitte UK which she established just over 5 years ago. With the aim to improve educational outcomes for children, young people, adults and offenders, the practice works across the two main government departments (DCSF and BIS), their Agencies, Non-departmental Public Bodies and delivery agents.
Nick Chambers | Director, Education and Employers Taskforce
Nick Chambers is the Director of the charity, Education and Employers Taskforce. It aims to ensure that every school and college has an effective partnership with employers to provide its young people with the inspiration, motivation, knowledge, skills and opportunities they need to help them achieve their potential and so to secure the UK's future prosperity.
Jeremy Hempstead | CEO, London Apprenticeship Company
Jeremy is the CEO of the London Apprenticeship Company – the first Apprenticeship Training Agency in the UK, providing businesses with a commercially viable way to employ apprentices. Jeremy joined London Apprenticeship Company in February 2009 on an assignment to establish the funding model and financial & accounting support, becoming Chief Executive in 2010.
Tanith Dodge | Director of Human Resources, Marks & Spencer
Tanith joined Marks & Spencer as Director of Human Resources in March 2008. She leads HR for its 78,000 employees across the UK and 42 territories internationally and is a member of the M&S Management Committee. Tanith is an active member of the BiTC Workwell Leadership Team and also a Trustee of Working Chance, a charity that helps female offenders regain vital life and employment skills.
Camila Batmanghelidjh | Founder, Kids Company
Camila Batmanghelidjh is the founder of Kids Company where she currently works with some of the most traumatised young people living in London. Kids Company was set up in 1996. It employs more than 550 staff, benefits from 10,976 people volunteering annually and reaches 17,000 children a year with therapeutic care.
Charlie Stripp | Chief Executive, Mathematics in Education and Industry
Charlie Stripp is a passionate advocate of mathematics education, the importance of educational opportunities for young people and the value of mathematical fluency to the UK workforce. A key aspect of the philosophy of Mathematics in Education and Industry (MEI) is linking school mathematics to its applications in the workplace.
Adrian Thomas | Head of Resourcing, Network Rail
Adrian is responsible for the strategic direction of Resourcing together with line management of the Resourcing Teams across the business. Adrian has a passion for Resourcing and a belief in the value that it brings to the organisation - when done properly. Adrian is also a Director of the Association of Graduate Recruiters, a member of the board of HECSU and Chair the Recruitment Society.
Professor Binna Kandola OBE | Senior Partner, Pearn Kandola
Diversity, assessment, development and well-being specialist Professor Binna Kandola is a Business Psychologist, Senior Partner and co-founder of Pearn Kandola. He is particularly interested in understanding bias and finding ways to reduce it. In the last twenty five years, he has worked on a wide variety of projects for public and private sector clients both in the UK and overseas.
Martina Milburn | Chief Executive, The Prince’s Trust
Martina is Chief Executive of The Prince’s Trust, the UK’s leading youth charity. The Trust works with more than 40,000 disadvantaged young people each year and sees more than 80 per cent go into training, employment, education and volunteering. Prior to joining The Trust, Martina was chief executive of BBC Children in Need raising millions of pounds each year to help children in the UK.
Judith Nelson | UK & ROI Personnel, Director, Tesco Stores Ltd
Judith held a number of Personnel Manager roles within stores before moving into Tesco Head Office in 2000. She became International Personnel Director in March 2007 and in February 2011, Judith became the Personnel Director for UK and ROI and a member of the UK Board. Tesco has recently expanded its apprenticeship programme by over 30%.
Jean-Dominique Mallet | CEO, Veolia Environmental Services UK
Jean-Dominique was appointed to the position of CEO of Veolia Environmental Services UK in June 2007 which is in addition to his responsibilities as Executive Vice-President for Northern Europe and Australia. He is also a member of the company’s Executive Committee and retains responsibility for the technical and greenhouse gas departments of the company.
Panel discussions
Our one day conference on 21 February 2012 allowed our speakers to take part in panel discussions around each of our four conference themes, drawing on their own experience as well as inviting comment and question from the delegate audience. Each theme was hosted by an industry expert.
The findings from the roundtable and research will provided the backdrop to the debate.
Unlocking Britain's Potential
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