Agenda

17.45 – 18.00 Arrival and networking, tea/coffee

18.00 Annual Meeting

18.30 Light buffet- please give any dietary requirements

19.00 – 20.15 Guest speaker and Q&A

GUEST SPEAKER: We’re delighted that we’ll be joined by CIPD’s Director of Membership, David D’Souza, who’ll be our guest speaker for this year’s annual meeting.

Technology continues to drive changes in the way people work and live - and the profession will be at the heart of ensuring those changes deliver better work and working lives. David will cover:

• The likely impact on work
• The profession's role in supporting those changes
• The impact on the profession and our roles
• The practical and ethical challenges and opportunities
• The CIPD's work to support you through those changes

David D’Souza

Membership Director, CIPD

David joined the CIPD, the professional body HR and people development, in 2014 and has been its Membership Director since 2018. He is responsible for growing membership and ensuring the CIPD connects effectively with the profession to understand how it can continually improve its support offer.

He previously worked as an independent consultant and has also held roles across a range of financial services and retail organisations.

David is a respected and in demand speaker and writer on progressive HR and business practice, with his commentary regularly featuring in national media. He has expertise in a wide range of areas, including organisational development and culture, learning and development, corporate ethics and the future of work.

He is a Fellow of the Learning Performance Institute, the Centre for Evidence Based Management and the RSA - as well as being a Chartered Fellow of the CIPD.

Please note

If you require us to make reasonable adjustments for you to access and attend this event, please email nyork@cipdbranch.co.uk.

This event may include an external speaker who has prepared their own presentation. Any views or opinions expressed by the speaker are their own and do not reflect those of the CIPD.