20 HR and People Conference Producers Across the UK

Jonno White

Aug 12

7 min read

Updated 2026-08-12. This is a practical list of people shaping HR, people, workplace, reward, internal communication and future of work conferences across the United Kingdom. It includes conference producers, event directors, content leaders and the people who hold the wider event experience together.

This is recognition, not a ranking. The people below work across different kinds of events, so the useful question is not who is number one. It is what each person helps make possible for the people in the room.

When I work with leaders, I start by making hidden tension discussable. The best people conferences do something similar. They give a room permission to look at the real question, hear a view that may not match their own and leave with a next move that is small enough to start.

1. Ava Cordero

Conference Producer, LEAP HR, Hanson Wade Group

Ava is a useful example of the producer role at its clearest: research, connection and room design all sit together. The best conference experience starts long before the first delegate arrives, with a clear sense of the question the room needs to explore. The LEAP HR team lists Ava as Conference Producer, within a group that describes its work as integrated industry research and facilitation for HR forums.

2. Lana Dale

Senior Conference Producer, LEAP HR, Hanson Wade Group

That senior producer role matters because a strong agenda is not just a list of topics. It is a sequence of useful questions, honest examples and conversations that help people leave with a better next move. The LEAP HR team lists Lana as Senior Conference Producer and positions the wider team around premium forums for HR leaders.

3. Clare Gallagher

Managing Director and primary conference producer, HCUK Group

Clare shows the value of staying close to both the business and the programme. That combination can keep a conference practical, commercially sound and connected to the real issues people are carrying into the room. HCUK identifies Clare as Managing Director and its primary conference producer, with more than 25 years of experience writing conference programmes.

4. Kerry Tarrant

Marketing Director, HCUK Group

Marketing is part of the conference experience, not just the promotion around it. Kerry's role sits where the promise made to an audience meets the experience that event teams need to deliver. HCUK identifies Kerry as Marketing Director and one of the group's three owner-directors, with the group running Human Resources Conferences UK and Leadership Conferences UK.

5. Dan Cook

Conference Producer, HR Minds Summit, Mark Allen Group

A conference producer is often the person turning a broad theme into a programme people can trust. Dan's role points to the craft behind selecting useful voices and making the speaking brief clear enough to produce a good session. The current HR Minds contact page lists Dan as Conference Producer for speaking opportunities and places the summit within Mark Allen Group's UK event operation.

6. Sam Willoughby

Event Director, MA Exhibitions, Mark Allen Group

Sam's work shows how event leadership stretches across a portfolio. Consistency matters, but each audience still needs its own language, rhythm and reason to come together. The Inclusive Workplace Conference lists Sam as Event Director and describes his current group remit across Health and Wellbeing at Work, The Primary Care Show and the Inclusive Workplace Conference.

7. Amber-Rose Caley

Conference Producer, M-Media Events

That mix makes the producer's brief especially interesting. The conversation cannot stay inside one function, because workplace change is felt by people, leaders and communicators at the same time. M-Media lists Amber-Rose as Conference Producer and describes its Future of Work Series as serving HR, Communication, Talent, Learning and Employee Experience professionals.

8. Verity Weedon

Conference Director, M-Media Events

A conference director holds the wider shape together. The role asks what the audience needs to understand, who can move the conversation forward and how the day should feel when the content becomes real. M-Media lists Verity as Conference Director and describes the company as an event management business built around industry-focused conferences.

9. Ameer Shabbir

Managing Director, Corporate Event Solutions, HR Leaders Conference

Leadership behind an event affects more than the running order. It influences whether the conference feels like a transaction, or like a serious space where people can compare what is working and what is not. The HR Leaders Conference contact page lists Ameer as Managing Director for general enquiries and gives the Newport head office for Corporate Event Solutions.

10. Jacob Alahan

Conference Director, HR Leaders Conference, Corporate Event Solutions

The conference director sits close to the needs of partners, speakers and delegates. That is where a programme becomes a set of choices about attention, usefulness and trust. The HR Leaders Conference contact page lists Jacob as Conference Director for sponsorship enquiries and names the conference's UK operating company.

11. Chris Towers

Event Director, Future of Work Conference London, Roar Media

Chris's role is a reminder that future of work events need a practical centre. The most useful conversations connect big change with the everyday experience of leading and working in an organisation. The Future of Work Conference London page directs speaking enquiries to Event Director Chris Towers and describes an event for workplace transformation, people, technology and strategy leaders.

12. Stephen Pobjoy

Senior Stakeholder Lead, CIPD

That blend of content and stakeholder work is valuable in people events. It helps the programme stay close to the questions senior HR leaders are actually trying to answer. CIPD describes Stephen as Senior Stakeholder Lead, with a background in Head of Events and Head of Content roles and more than 20 years of content production and B2B event experience.

13. Samantha Cullum

Senior Conference Producer, WORKTECH, Unwired Ventures

Samantha's role sits at the intersection of workplace design and people experience. It is a useful reminder that the way work is organised is also part of how people experience leadership and culture. The WORKTECH team lists Samantha as Senior Conference Producer and describes the platform as covering future of work, workplace, technology, people and culture.

14. Caroline Bell

Managing Director, WORKTECH, Unwired Ventures

A managing director in this space has to hold the promise of the whole platform. That means keeping the idea fresh while making the event grounded enough for people to use the learning at work. The WORKTECH team lists Caroline as Managing Director and describes Unwired Ventures as the organisation behind a global conference series focused on future of work and workplace innovation.

15. Jo Gallacher

Content Director, REBA

Content direction is where a conference becomes more than a collection of presentations. Jo's role points to the work of shaping a clear thread through wellbeing, reward, data and the employee experience. The REBA Congress 2026 agenda lists Jo as Content Director and places her in the programme for a reward and employee benefits event.

16. Debi O'Donovan

Co-founder and Director, REBA

Debi's role demonstrates the value of visible ownership. When the people behind an event are close to the purpose, the agenda can stay connected to the decisions delegates need to make after the conference. The REBA Congress 2026 agenda lists Debi as Co-founder and Director of REBA and shows her hosting a session on global reward and benefits experience.

17. Nicki Morris

Group Exhibition Director, CloserStill Media, HR Technologies UK

The exhibition director role connects content, audience and commercial partners. Done well, that creates a useful environment where people can learn, compare options and have better conversations about technology and work. The current HR Technologies UK team page lists Nicki as Group Exhibition Director and identifies CloserStill Media as the organiser.

18. Lauren Smith

Head of Marketing and Strategic Content, CloserStill Media, HR Technologies UK

Strategic content work helps an event make a clear promise before anyone enters the room. It also helps the programme speak to the people and technology questions that sit behind HR transformation. The current HR Technologies UK team page lists Lauren as Head of Marketing and Strategic Content for the event team.

19. Jodie Moore

Conference Producer, Employee Benefits Live, ProMedia Group UK

Jodie's role is a direct example of the programme craft behind a large reward and benefits event. A good producer creates space for practical learning, honest examples and conversations that respect the complexity of employee needs. The current Employee Benefits Live 2026 contact page lists Jodie as Conference Producer for programme enquiries and gives the London event dates.

20. Rob Jones

Editor, Voice Magazine and Content Director, Artful Dog, Institute of Internal Communication

Rob's work sits close to the content and community side of internal communication events. That matters because employee experience conversations become stronger when the people shaping them understand both the message and the lived workplace behind it. The IoIC team page lists Rob as Editor of Voice Magazine, describes him as co-founder and content director of Artful Dog, and notes more than 20 years in internal communication content.

What makes a strong conference producer?

A strong producer connects audience need, programme quality and the experience of the day. They listen for the question underneath the topic, choose people who can add something real and create enough structure for a useful conversation without making the event feel over-scripted.

Who should use this list?

Use it if you are looking for people behind a UK HR or people event, exploring a speaking or partnership route, or trying to understand how serious workplace conversations are shaped. It is also useful for leaders who want to think about their own events as part of the culture they are building.

The bigger leadership lesson

A conference is a temporary organisation. For a few hours, people decide what matters, who gets heard and what happens next. That makes the design of the room a leadership choice, not just an events choice.

The best events do not pretend that every question has an easy answer. They make the tension visible, create room for honest disagreement and help people turn insight into action. That is the standard worth carrying back to the workplace.

Work with Jonno

I help leaders build organisations people would move cities to work at. If your next conference, leadership session or team conversation needs to move from good intentions to practical change, send a note to jonno@consultclarity.org.

About Jonno

Jonno White is a keynote speaker, leadership consultant and author. His work is practical rather than motivational: something people can use on Monday morning, not a feeling that fades by Friday.

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