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2026 Conference Speakers
Get the latest insights from Gartner analysts and global HR thought leaders at Gartner HR Symposium/Xpo™ 2026 conference in London, U.K.
Editor Note:
Speakers should be listed in the following order:
Keynote Speakers
- Any paid guest keynotes should receive top billing in alpha order.
- Gartner keynote speakers in alpha order
Guest Speakers
- Any paid guest speakers should receive top billing in alpha order.
- Any executive stories should then be placed in alpha order following the paid guest speakers.
Keynote Speakers
José Andrés
Chef, Restaurateur, Humanitarian
Linda Moir
Former Head of Virgin Atlantic Customer Service and London Olympic 2012 Head of Events Services
Naomi Bagdonas
Lecturer in Management at the Stanford Graduate School of Business; Bestselling Author; Executive Advisor
Susie Wolff
Managing Director of F1 Academy and former professional Racing Driver
F1 Academy
Arj Bagga
VP Analyst
Gartner
CV Viverito
Sr Director Analyst
Gartner
Guest Speakers and Executive Stories
Learn from guest speakers bringing best practices from years of success in their fields.
John Amaechi
Organizational psychologist, Professor of Leadership, and Advisor to FTSE 100 boards.
APS Intelligence
Celiwe Ross
Group Chief Human Capital and Corporate Affairs Officer
Old Mutual Limited
Yael Shur
VP HR Global Talent & Rewards
Amdocs
Hussam Almughtham
Vice President, Human Capital Management
ELM
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Jamie Kohn
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Ingrid Laman
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Eser Rizaoglu
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Katie Sutherland
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Gartner Analysts
Get industry-leading insights straight from the experts behind Gartner research.
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Emi Chiba
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Stephanie Clement
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Rich Cober
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Kevin Corbett
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Joe Coyle
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Rachael Dix
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Matt Gerber
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Tony Guadagni
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Ron Hanscome
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Chris Hester
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Caroline Hewings
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Mike Hughes
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Rachel Juley
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LJ Justice
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Meaghan Kelly
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Alistair Kidson
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Alexander Kirss
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Jessie Knight
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Ingrid Laman
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Rebecca Lane
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Christopher Long
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Dion Love
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Kaelyn Lowmaster
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Debbie Lynch
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Sampurna Maitra
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Russ McCall
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Caitlyn McDonough
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Deb McKenzie
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Hanne Nieberg
Sr Director Analyst
Cian O Morain
Sr Director Analyst
Deven Pandey
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Sanda Parezanovic
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Nicole Paripurana
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Helen Poitevin
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Eser Rizaoglu
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Hiten Sheth
Director Analyst
Lynda Sinatra
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Rania Stewart
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Jonathan Tabah
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Lee-Anne Vallée
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Kabeh Vaziri
Managing Vice President
Kayla Velnoskey
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Tille Verhaeghe
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CV Viverito
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Caroline Walsh
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Jackie Watrous
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Mark Whittle
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Sari Wilde
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Lydia Wu
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Josie Xing
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