HRD Summer Lecture: Forecasting Britain’s Future: What Business Can Expect from the Next 12 Months

In-person, 17:30-21:00, Financial Times Offices
This is an invitation-only event and designed for senior HR leaders only.

Join CRF and our partners Headspring for an exclusive evening at the Financial Times offices, where we will dive into the complexities of Britain’s economic and political landscape and the impact on organisations and employees.

Ahead of the General Election on 4 July, we will hear from Chris Giles – an award-winning, London-based, Economics Commentator, Financial Times – as well as from Isabel Berwick – ‘Working It’ Host & Editor, Financial Times. Chris and Isabel will provide insights into the complexities of Britain’s economic and political landscape and the impact on organisations and employees.

The event will be followed by a networking drinks reception where you can further engage in meaningful discussions, network with fellow senior HR leaders executives, and gain strategic foresight to steer your organisation through the dynamic months ahead.

Advanced Preview: 2025 CRF Programme
Attendees will also get a preview of the 2025 CRF programme which will explore the topics and themes impacting businesses in the coming year, with research focused on practical and effective ways to deliver better business performance from the HR function.

CRF members: If you would like to attend, please register interest by contacting events@crforum.co.uk.

Non-Members: If you are not a member of CRF but are a senior HR leader working in-house then please complete the form to register interest or contact events@crforum.co.uk.

Speakers

Chris Giles

Economics Commentator, FT

Chris Giles is the FT’s economics commentator. He writes a fortnightly column and the weekly newsletter, Chris Giles on Central Banks (sign up here). Previously, he was economics editor and served as a leader writer. He is an Honorary Professor of Practice at the UCL Policy Lab. Before joining the FT, he worked for the BBC, Ofcom and the Institute for Fiscal Studies. Chris loves numbers.

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Isabel Berwick

'Working It' Host & Editor, Financial Times

Isabel Berwick is the host of the FT’s Working It podcast about the workplace and writes the weekly Working It newsletter. She is the editorial lead for the FT Women in Business Forum, moderates and hosts FT and external events about the workplace and beyond, and is writing a book about how to thrive at work.

Isabel joined the FT in 1999 from the Independent on Sunday, where she was the business editor. She held senior editing roles on FT Weekend and the Opinion desk before becoming Work & Careers editor in 2018, overseeing the FT’s management, leadership and workplace content. She left that role early in 2023 to focus full-time on the Working It brand.

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