Get your name badges and grab a cuppa before the day commences.

Be among the very first to hear the findings from WorkBuzz's Future of Work research. Ryan Tahmassebi, WorkBuzz's VP People Science and a real expert on listening and engagement, takes a deeper dive into the data - unpacking what this year's research reveals about listening maturity, manager effectiveness, and the drivers of employee engagement. This isn't just a presentation, you'll then take the findings to your table, identifying the insights that matter most for your organisation and the one key takeaway you're going to act on.

Most HR leaders know listening matters. The problem is keeping it alive - getting leaders to truly own it, not just tolerate it, and moving beyond the annual survey to build a genuine capability that drives performance.

In this interactive peer session, you'll use the WorkBuzz maturity model as a shared diagnostic tool - drawing on the experience of senior HR and People leaders from across the room to pinpoint barriers, and leaving with specific actions to take in the next 30 days.

David Fairhurst, founder and CEO of OrgShakers - a global organisation of leading HR consultants, takes the stage for this keynote focusing on the theme of Leaders. David is an HR strategy advisor who spent over two decades leading people functions inside some of the world's largest organisations, including McDonald's and Tesco, where he saw first-hand the difference that proximity to the front line makes to organisational performance.

Expect bold ideas, practical takeaways, and plenty of food for thought.

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Managers are the biggest single lever in any engagement programme, and the most common point of failure. This session tackles the action planning trap head-on: why template answers, lack of authority, and misaligned incentives turn well-designed systems into tick-box exercises - and what to actually do about it.

You'll leave with an honest picture of where manager capability sits in your organisation, the root cause of action planning failure, and a blueprint for changes you can make.

Catrinel Stanila, Chief People Officer at one of the UK’s foremost housing groups, Orbit, takes the stage for this keynote focusing on the theme of Employees & Effective Listening Strategies. Cat currently leads Orbit’s People Strategy, focusing on three key areas: HR Operations, Business Partnering, and the overall Colleague Experience. Cat brings over 20 years of senior HR experience across international and UK-based roles in the automotive, utilities and housing sectors.

Hear about Orbit’s listening journey and the impact they’ve made.

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If you don’t need to get away immediately, join Steve, Ryan, Mel and the WorkBuzz team in the bar to reflect on the day or just take a breath before your journey home.