People and Talent Leadership Event
Last night we hosted our second People and Talent Leadership Event of 2023, and our final event of the year. We were joined by over 100 Chief People Officers from Europe’s leading tech and tech-enabled organisations, and Talent Leaders from VC and PE funds. The evening brought together renowned industry leaders for networking over canapes and drinks in the heart of London at the beautiful Hotel Cafe Royal.
Throughout the evening, guests heard from three wonderful speakers, Sandra Thorpe, Tudor Havriliuc and Sian Keane who talked with real authenticity and insight about their personal experiences of scaling tech companies including Facebook, FarFetch, PaddyPower and AVIV.
“As a People leader, you have to be up front with the leadership team when it comes to framing the opportunity in front of you. You have to lead them through the journey of growth so that they have the context they need to provide the necessary clarity to the rest of the business.”
Sandra Thorpe, Chief People Officer at AVIV Group and RemCo Chair at Superbet
“Successful start-up and scale-up organisations live and breathe their mission every single day and it is repeated obsessively. It is imperative to building the culture.”
Tudor Havriliuc, (former) Vice President, Human Resources at Facebook
“The importance of being kind and authentic to people cannot be understated. The company culture and beliefs will stand strong during tumultuous times if your leaders are empathetic and genuine.”
Sian Keane, Chief People Officer at Farfetch
The event provided a platform to delve into crucial themes concerning people and talent leadership. Discussions spanned from the role that people leaders can play in framing commercial opportunities to talent acquisition and measuring key metrics for the people function. Thank you to our speakers whose knowledge and experiences made the event really additive to our guests.
Thank you to all of those who attended. We are excited to continue fostering these crucial relationships within our ecosystem and we look forward to seeing you all at our events in 2024!