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Looking back at 2025's conference speakers
Gartner experts and global HR thought leaders delivered the latest insights at Gartner HR Symposium/Xpo™ 2025 in London.
Keynote Speakers
Harsh Kundulli
VP Analyst
Gartner
Katie Sutherland
Director, Advisory
Gartner
Belinda Parmar
Chief Executive Officer
The Empathy Business
Sanna Marin
Former Prime Minister & Head of Government of Finland (2019-2023)
MA/PI Oy
Dylan Alcott
Australian of the Year 2022, Disability Advocate & Wheelchair Tennis Icon
Guest Speakers and Executive Stories
Learn from guest speakers bringing best practices from years of success in their fields.
Dr. Paul Redmond
Former Director of Student Experience and Enhancement University of Liverpool
Tali Sharot
Author and Professor, Cognitive Neuroscience
University College London and MIT
Kelly Jones
Chief People Officer
Cisco
Ceree Eberly
Former Chief People Officer at Coca-Cola Company
Jill Smart
President Emeritus
NAHR
Chhavee Bahri
VP HR Strategy, Transformation and Digital
Qatar Airways
Yousef Akbar
Deputy General Manager of HR
Boubyan Bank
Maria Luisa Cammarata
Global Chief People Officer
GI Group
Paolo Emilio Testa
Chief People Officer
SoftServe
Pippa Box
SVP People & Culture
Shearwater Geoservices
Kevin Green
Chief People Officer
First Bus
Featured Gartner Experts
Meet a selection of Gartner experts dedicated to turning industry trends into actionable, objective guidance.
Gaston Gomez Armesto
Sr Director, Advisory
Gartner
Mark Whittle
VP, Advisory
Gartner
Laura Gardiner
Director Analyst
Gartner
Caitlyn McDonough
VP, Advisory
Gartner
Neal Woolrich
Director, Advisory
Gartner
Ingrid Laman
VP, Advisory
Gartner
Anna Krasniewska
Group Vice President
Gartner
Brent Cassell
VP, Advisory
Gartner
Gartner Experts
Get industry-leading insights straight from the experts behind Gartner research.
Martin Adams
Sr Principal, Advisory
Peter Aykens
Practice Vice President
Swagatam Basu
Sr Director, Research
Hailey Bebel
Sr Manager, Conferences
Keyia Burton
Sr Principal, Advisory
Rebecca Burton
Sr Principal, Advisory
Frank Buytendijk
Distinguished VP Analyst
Brent Cassell
VP, Advisory
Emi Chiba
Sr Principal Analyst
Stephanie Clement
Sr Director Analyst
Rich Cober
MVP, Service Delivery
Joe Coyle
VP, Team Manager
Rachael Dix
Director, Advisory
Carolina Engels
Sr Principal, Advisory
Brittney Ermatinger
Director, Advisory
Jennifer Gaia
Director, Advisory
Laura Gardiner
Director Analyst
Gaston Gomez Armesto
Sr Director, Advisory
Sam Grinter
Sr Director Analyst
Tony Guadagni
Director, Research
Chris Hester
Sr Director Analyst
Caroline Hewings
Director, Advisory
Piers Hudson
Sr Director, Research
Carlos Iglesias
Sarah Jackson
Director, Advisory
Michael Jones
Executive Partner, Bus Services
Elisabeth Joyce
Managing Vice President
Rachel Juley
Director, Advisory
LJ Justice
Director, Research
Trevor Keavney
Director, Advisory
Alistair Kidson
Director, Advisory
Aaron Kloch
VP, Team Manager
Jessie Knight
VP, Research
Jamie Kohn
Sr Director, Research
Anna Krasniewska
Group Vice President
Harsh Kundulli
VP Analyst
Ingrid Laman
VP, Advisory
Christopher Long
VP, Advisory
Dion Love
VP, Advisory
Jerome Mackowiak
Director, Advisory
Sampurna Maitra
Sr Principal, Advisory
Russ McCall
Director, Advisory
Caitlyn McDonough
VP, Advisory
Lily Mok
VP Analyst
Cian O Morain
Sr Director, Research
Gerald O'Shea
Executive Partner, Bus Services
Sanda Parezanovic
Executive Partner, Bus Services
Nicole Paripurana
Sr Principal Analyst
Alexander Pyper
Sr Principal, Advisory
Hiten Sheth
Director Analyst
Chantal Steen
VP, Advisory
Rania Stewart
VP Analyst
Katie Sutherland
Director, Advisory
Kayla Velnoskey
Director, Research
Tille Verhaeghe
Managing Vice President
Augustus Vickery
Director, Advisory
CV Viverito
Director Analyst
Mark Whittle
VP, Advisory
Shannon Wiest
Sr Principal, Advisory
Sari Wilde
Practice Vice President
Neal Woolrich
Director, Advisory
Josie Xing
Director Analyst
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