At this time, we are still hoping that we will be able to host our planned events on 16th June and the 15th July and, of course, we will keep you informed of developments.
We would like to reassure members that all annual membership subscriptions will be rolled over accordingly and that no one will be left out of pocket.
I would also like to take this opportunity to thank our commercial sponsors and my fellow Board members of the London HR Connection for their continued support and guidance during what is a difficult time for all of us.
I know that – as ever and as we have witnessed in all periods of crisis – the HR sector will step up to the plate and play a crucial role in ensuring that we all come out of this in as good a shape as possible. Please do use the platform of our active LinkedIn group – with circa 3k members – to share best practice.
Welcome to The London HR Connection
HR Forum | Networking | Opportunities
The London HR Connection (LHRC) is a unique forum for the HR community that has been established for many years. We host monthly evening events with high profile guest speakers from the world of business, academia, Government, employment law, trade unions and from both the private and public sectors addressing the hottest topics in HR in this challenging market – and are always open to new ideas and suggestions. We aim to be the premier network for everyone with an interest and involvement in the fascinating world of Human Resources.
Innovative and edgy
We like to be innovative and edgy and some of our recent events have involved jazz musicians, chair yoga experts and dramatic entrances on a giant slide – all with a direct link to the world of HR! We also pride ourselves on the excellent networking environment and opportunities that we have created for our members in the relaxed and friendly environment around the main event – and we would be remiss if we didn’t mention the thousands of pounds we raise for some great causes at our renowned summer and Christmas social events.
Social
Join 2500 other HR professionals who are members of our thriving LinkedIn group
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The Board
The LHRC is organised and managed by a voluntary Board. If you are interested in becoming involved as a Board member please contact mail@londonhr.org for more information. Being a Board member offers great development opportunities.
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Craig McCoy
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Jacquie Beck
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Fraser Butters
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Emily Akanimoh
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Nebel Crowhurst
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Nicky Costa
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Robert Hicks
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Georgina Kelly
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Keith Robson
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Denise Jones
Craig McCoy
Craig is a leading HR Director and NED with 30+ years experience at organisations such as Sky, Bupa, BT, Aegis Media, Informa and The Crown Estate. His international HRD experience includes FTSE 100 PLCs, PE and privately-owned businesses, and public and third sector organisations. As MD of The Learning Loop, Craig provides HR services on an interim and consulting basis. Firmly committed to the ongoing development of commercial HR expertise, Craig is also a great believer in the power of developing strong professional networks. The LHRC provides him with a great opportunity to do both.
Jacquie Beck
I joined the Board to become more involved in the London HR community and to bring my financial knowledge to help the London HR Connection fulfil its aims.
Fraser Butters
Fraser Butters has been responsible for the marketing and promotion of the London HR Connection for many years now. He is also the founder of Pervasive PR, a dedicated PR consultancy that specialises in ‘PR for HR’.
Emily Akanimoh
Emily Akanimoh is currently working as the HR Partner for Hospital Records where she is part of the senior leadership team and leads the EDI and wellbeing teams. Emily has over 15 years’ experience in HR operations, creating and setting up people functions from scratch in the game industry, oil and gas, contract publishing and music industry. She has a love/hate relationship with TUPE transfers both as a transferee and transferor for Premiership football clubs in the UK.
Emily is passionate about leading and influencing, especially in coaching and supporting young people to achieve their goals and bringing out the best in them. She often speaks at events and panels about the future of work in the music industry and shares career development tips with students at University of the Arts London and the British and Irish Modern Music Institute (BIMM).
Nebel Crowhurst
Nebel Crowhurst is currently VP People at the education partnership organisation, INTO University Partnerships. She has enjoyed a broad career supporting the people agenda and managing extensive business change and growth within a spectrum of industries and various organisations including River Island, Virgin and Roche.
A Chartered Fellow of the CIPD, Nebel has a Masters in HR and is also a Fellow member of the Learning & Performance Institute. She featured on HR Magazines Most Influential HR Practitioners list in 2021 and 2022 and holds a people committee advisory role with Macmillan Cancer Support as a Non-Executive Director.
Nicky Costa
Nicky is an experienced HR leader with 30+ years HR experience with a diverse range of organisations that range from complex multinationals – such as Ford Motor Company, Energizer, Expedia, CBS and Time Out – through to early stage PE and VC owned businesses. The founder of Kinesis-People, Nicky supports the full range of change and transformation programmes including M&A, restructures, international expansion, strategic frameworks and culture change. Nicky passionately believes that high quality, pragmatic and relevant people plans accelerate businesses towards identifying and achieving their priorities; something that is reflected in the purpose and aspirations of the London HR Connection.
Robert Hicks
Robert is a global HR leader with over 20 years HR experience across sectors as diverse as software, infrastructure, property and the public sector. Now HRD at the employee engagement technology company, Reward Gateway, he has responsibility for people worldwide and for functions including learning and development, diversity and inclusion, internal communications and recruitment. Robert is a fellow of the CIPD, holds a Masters in HR from London Southbank University and an MBA from Imperial College Business School.
Georgina Kelly
Georgina is an experienced Business Development, Programme and Events Director, having spent over 15 years connecting senior HR leaders to solution providers. Georgina is currently heading up sales and business growth at digital learning specialists, Popcorn Learning Media. Prior to that, Georgina was MD of Summit Events Ltd, running annual HR, Learning Development and Reward & Benefits events for the UK and Middle Eastern markets. Georgina regularly offers advice and support to new and established HR suppliers, providing guidance of their sales & marketing strategy. As a passionate HR matchmaker, networking and building authentic connections is where Georgina’s strengths lie. Georgina has been part of the LHRC board since 2021.
Keith Robson
Keith is a highly experienced senior HR professional with global expertise in running complex talent, leadership development and learning functions. Currently the Interim Director, Talent, OD, Development & D&I with M&G Prudential, in his three years as an interim HR executive Keith has held Director level roles with NATS, Rolls Royce and Aviva. Keith has spent 25% of his career living and working outside the UK spending time in New York, Dublin, Dubai and Singapore working in a variety of sectors from Investment Banking to Retail, FinTech and eCommerce
Denise Jones
Denise has over 25 years marketing and events consultancy experience working mostly with membership organisations and volunteer committees. Working with London HR Connection for the past 16 years, has allowed Denise to expand her portfolio of clients whilst enjoying meeting a wide variety of people.
Events
Upcoming Events
We run our events at the end of the working day, usually mid month. Events are participative and informative allowing members to take newly acquired knowledge back to their workplace.
At our events, we meet to update our members on issues of current interest in the world of people management and development with lively and interactive sessions with renowned speakers and subject experts. Our members also get a chance to meet and talk to other HR professionals in a relaxed and friendly environment.
Our events always include high profile and eminent speakers from within the profession and public life and we also hold regular debates at King’s College, London and CASS Business School. We also list our recent events to give you a flavour of the topics we have covered. For many of our events you can download the presentation or other relevant information. We welcome suggestions for future events or perhaps you know a potential speaker for a future event. If so, please contact us.
Past Events
Sponsors
Since 2003, Network HR has built an exceptional network of business experts, leaders and academics across the HR sector and we are now regularly engaged by some of the world’s most recognisable brands. With a focus on data-driven campaigns that deliver diverse, competency-assessed candidates in a highly effective and efficient style, we are fast becoming the recruiter of choice in the HR space. Our associated businesses extend our network internationally and provide a valuable source of additional expertise for development and support of organisations worldwide.
When employees are recognised and rewarded, they work harder, they work smarter and they stick around a lot longer. As a not-for-profit company, our platform can be used free-of-charge by companies to monitor recognition activity within their organisation. We also offer the option to use epoints to provide tangible rewards for employees, with 100% of investment spent on employee rewards.
Through our comprehensive suite of consultancy services and proprietary digital HR platforms, we deliver insight and expertise to leverage pay and reward spend, enabling organisations to harness the power of their greatest asset – their employees. As the UK’s largest independent reward consultancy, we have spent the last two decades providing honest and practical advice to solve any challenge relating to attracting, retaining and motivating people.
Lattice is the people success platform that brings together all of the tools, workflows, and insights to help organizations develop engaged and high-performing teams within a winning culture. By combining continuous performance management, employee engagement surveys, compensation management, and career development tools into one connected solution, Lattice can deliver powerful people analytics that drive impactful business outcomes.
Kingsley Napley is an internationally recognised law firm based in London with over 500 people. The extensive employment team is highly experienced in advising employers, senior executives, partnerships and their members on a wide spectrum of employment issues (including dismissals, investigations, disciplinaries, grievances, discrimination cases, whistleblowing, employment tribunals, restrictive covenants, contract disputes, redundancies, remuneration schemes, boardroom issues etc.) and across a broad range of sectors including financial and professional services, entrepreneurial start-ups, well established public companies, technology and hospitality.
People Management, the official media brand of the CIPD, is the UK’s biggest HR magazine and the best source of news, opinion, analysis and case studies aimed at HR professionals. Being part of the HR community is vital to us – which is why we’re delighted to support London HR Connection, one of the best networking events in the HR calendar.
The LHRC partners with the School of Management & Business at King’s College, London. This gives us access to some of the world’s most influential thought leaders in HR management and business and we host regular speaker events and panel discussions in conjunction with our partners.
King's College, London is one of the top 25 universities in the world and among the oldest in the UK with 30,000 students from some 150 countries worldwide.
Sponsorship
If you are interested in finding out more about sponsorship opportunities please contact Fraser Butters at fraser@pervasivepr.com
Current Sponsors
