May 2023

We have some wonderful special guests attending this year including an in conversation session with Jane Sparrow from The Culture Builders and the COO for UKTV and BBC Studios Sam Tewungwa, entitled Pianos, Pride and Passion.

Welcome to the May issue of Hr NETWORK magazine and we have lots of exciting and hugely anticipated activity going on for the next few months.

The Hr NETWORK team are just putting the finishing touches to the hugely anticipated ‘People-First Culture’ Hr NETWORK Conference & Exhibition taking place once again at the magnificent BT Murrayfield Stadium on Thursday 11th May. We have had a fantastic response from delegates, sponsors and exhibitors and we are very excited to be welcoming everyone to Murrayfield for what promises to be a wonderful day of insights, best practice and of course the all important networking opportunities and catching up with everyone.

A full preview of the Conference & Exhibition can be found on pages 30 to 33.

The month of May is a hugely busy time for us, not only with the Conference & Exhibition but also the annual Leaders Dinner taking place on the evening before the Conference and once again we have a wonderful evening planned for our guests and table hosts.

We will also feature a sneak preview of the keynote session being delivered at the main Conference by People Director at Selfridges, Maria Glasscock.

May is also a very busy month in relation to the nominations for this years’ Hr NETWORK National Awards 2023 in partnership with Roffey Park Institute. Once again, we have a large number of nominations in already ahead of the deadline for nominations, which is Wednesday 31st May 2023.

We are extremely grateful to all our sponsors, exhibitors and table hosts for their support this year and if you would like to join us at the Conference & Exhibition, either as a sponsor, exhibitor or delegate, please visit the Hr NETWORK website for all the details.

Hr NETWORK National Awards & Gala Dinner 2023

With Nominations for 2023 closing on the 31st May, we are very excited at the prospect of hosting the Awards process this year including all the finalist interviews later this year and of course the hugely anticipated Gala Dinner in November. The Awards Planning Team are on hand to answer any questions you may have.

With most of last years’ sponsors already confirmed for the awards categories again this year, we already have a number of people who have confirmed their intention to host a Table of 10 too. We are extremely grateful to all our sponsors and table hosts for their support this year. If you would like to join us at the Gala Dinner either as a sponsor or table host with your invited guests, please contact the Awards Planning Team directly.

This Issue

In this latest online edition of the magazine, Andy Moore looks at the recent ‘Everyone Economy’ report carried out by the CMI (Chartered Management Institute), which underlines the importance of HR fielding and mentoring a fully diverse team to achieve their objectives.

The regular sections of the magazine include: STATS, the Bookshop and a range of Insight features on some hot topics in the people management & development world.

I hope you enjoy your online copy of Hr NETWORK Magazine and look forward to welcoming you at our forthcoming events this year.

Lee Turner Publisher

Contributors: Louise McCosh, Aaron Gardner, Alan Price, Juliet Moran, Aleksandra Traczyk