Harnessing HR
Technology to Drive
Organisational
Productivity
In-Person | Wednesday 22 January 2025
London, UK
9.00 – 15.30 GMT
Event
Technology advances have the potential to improve organisational productivity, though this is much harder to achieve than we might expect. Our research will explore the HR technology landscape and consider how we might harness the available technology to solve the productivity puzzle. We will share insights on setting a technology roadmap that delivers your objectives around productivity gains and consider how to maximise value from technology.
Learning Objectives
- Understand future trends in the HR technology market, with a particular focus on the potential impact of GenAI.
- Discuss practical strategies for maximising the business impact of technology implementation, overcoming the common issues and avoiding pitfalls.
- Learn from other organisations around how they have harnessed HR technology to improve performance, the challenges they have faced and what they have learned from their experiences.
- Consider key risks that HR needs to address, including ethics, data privacy and security.
Who is this event for?
Senior HR leaders with responsibility for developing and implementing the HR technology roadmap for their organisation and HR leaders looking for practical recommendations around maximising the business impact of technology investments.
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Location
Church House Westminster,
Great Smith Street, London SW1P 3AZ
Speakers
Dr. Nigel Guenole
Senior Lecturer and Director of Research for the Institute of Management at Goldsmiths
Nigel Guenole is internationally renowned for his expertise in leadership assessment, HR analytics and artificial intelligence in HR. His work focuses on enhancing the quality of psychological measurement in industry and promoting analytical approaches in HR. His work has appeared in Harvard Business Review, Forbes, European CEO Magazine, and European Business Review. He co-authored The Power of People: Learn how Successful Organizations Use Workforce Analytics to Improve Business Performance, and recently co-edited a special issue of the Human Resource Management Journal on HR Analytics. He is an elected fellow of the American Psychological Society’s Division 14, the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, for outstanding career contributions to Assessment and HR Analytics.
Kate Mathias
Chief People Officer, Clyde & Co.
Kate has extensive experience in leading People and culture advisory work and HR transformation programmes. Having worked across all aspects of talent and resourcing including 10 years blue chip consulting experience, Kate has advised clients across a wide range of organisations to define and deliver better HR functions and services. Following her time with Deloitte, Kate worked independently with a range of large international clients before moving in-house to Standard Chartered Bank, where she led large-scale global change programmes before transitioning into Global Talent roles. Currently, Kate works as the CPO at Clyde & Co, a leading international law firm. A strong strategic leader, Kare focuses on driving change within HR functions, through operating model, product design and technology programmes.
Thomas Otter
Venture Capitalist, Acadian Ventures
Thomas joined Acadian Ventures in March 2022 as a General Partner. Prior to Acadian Ventures, Thomas ran Otter Advisory where he advised companies such as Workday, Ultimate Software, Personio, Unit4, HiBoB, 360Learning, SmartRecruiters, Staffbase, Peakon, and many more.
Additionally, he worked with private equity and growth equity firms including Warburg Pincus, Scottish Equity Partners, PSG, Goldman Sachs, and Blackstone Group on M&A strategy, negotiations and due diligence. In addition to being a limited partner in Acadian Ventures first fund he has also been an active angel investor in companies including Reveal, Growblocks, and Maki.
Before launching Otter Advisory, Thomas led the product management organisation at SAP SuccessFactors, scaling it to more than $1B in annual recurring revenue. with over 50 million global users. Thomas also was a research vice president at Gartner Group where he led proprietary research in HR and HR Technology.
Johannes Sundlo
People Director, Avalanche Studios Group
Johannes Sundlo is an HR leader and AI strategist with over 15 years of experience. He has helped global companies develop AI strategies for their organisations, leadership teams, and HR departments. Johannes has previously worked at Spotify, where he contributed to the company’s rapid growth. He also hosts the Fullstack HR newsletter, where he discusses the future of HR and technology from a practical perspective.
