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Keynote SpeakerLucy Adams

CEO of Disruptive HR and Former HR Director, BBC

Lucy Adams is the CEO of Disruptive HR, an agency dedicated to challenging conventional practices, reimagining HR strategies, and inspiring leaders and HR professionals to bring fresh vision and energy to their roles. With a wealth of experience in senior HR positions, including serving as Director of HR at the... Read more

Biography

Lucy Adams is the CEO of Disruptive HR, an agency dedicated to challenging conventional practices, reimagining HR strategies, and inspiring leaders and HR professionals to bring fresh vision and energy to their roles.

With a wealth of experience in senior HR positions, including serving as Director of HR at the BBC, Lucy has spent the past decade collaborating with HR teams and leaders from some of the world’s most renowned brands.

Lucy is not only a respected business leader and sought-after keynote speaker but also a bestselling author. Her acclaimed books, “HR Disrupted” and “The HR Change Toolkit,” provide practical guidance for innovating leadership practices in an ever-evolving world.

“You were fantastic! The levels of enthusiasm, engagement and participation from the audience were unprecedented with this group. I found you insightful, educational, inspirational.” Deloitte
“Lucy’s contribution to the Convention was invaluable and left a positive and lasting impact on the conference attendees - her presence was a highlight of the event for many.” Australian HR Institute
“Lucy was absolutely brilliant. She lifted the energy in the room and had people buzzing afterwards” BT
“You managed to do that difficult thing of getting people to think more broadly about their profession, sharing fresh thinking from other companies and weaving this into a stimulating and entertaining narrative – great result!” Accenture
“You were the star turn of our event! Everyone was buzzing. You were superb: fluent, charming, engaging and so authentic. I am so very grateful to you. Outstanding.” Siemens

Popular Talks by Lucy Adams

  • Leading HR in a disrupted world

    Maybe current HR and leadership practices have never been all that impactful and relevant, but the challenges of today have certainly rendered them unfit. This session is an opportunity to ‘look up and out’ and get some inspiration about how HR and people leadership is changing. In this keynote Lucy...

  • Delivering HR Differently
  • AI and HR
  • Doing DEI Differently
  • The Future of Work and Changing Expectations
  • Driving Better Performance and Culture
  • How to Create More Agility and Innovation
  • Retaining and Growing Key Talent
  • Coping with Generational Differences