SEE Annual HR Conference 2025

Join us for a day of thought-provoking discussion, expert speakers and valuable networking opportunities with Lead HR professionals from across the South East.

Date: Tuesday 18 November 2025
Time: 9.30am – 4pm
Location: Michael Page Offices, 2nd Floor, 80 The Strand, London WC2R 0DT
Price: One free place per SEE member organisation. Additional places £50.

Who should attend

We invite SEE Member organisations: Strategic HR leaders, Heads of HR, OD and L&D leads, senior business partners, and colleagues working on culture, transformation, and LGR.

• Hear practical insights from national leaders in recruitment, leadership, and AI

• Take away tools and frameworks you can use immediately

• Network with peers facing the same challenges across the South East

Speakers and sessions

Will Oldham, LGA Leadership Team

Will leads the national recruitment campaign Make a Difference, Work for Your Local Council, and delivers leadership development across councils, including the LGA’s Disabled Councillors Leadership Programme.

Session: Changing perceptions and attracting new talent to local government

• How the national campaign is shifting public views of council careers

• Free campaign assets you can use in your council

• How to benefit from national advertising and regional activity

CIPD Masterclass: AI for HR

Matt Gofton and Andrew Fenwick, CIPD

Session: Impact, risks, implications, and responsible best practice

• What HR leaders need to know now

• Practical use cases and guardrails

• Preparing your policies, skills, and culture

Michelle Harte, Founder, Harte Hub

Visiting Lecturer and professional tutor in Purposeful Leadership, Strategic HRM and HRD, Cross Cultural working, and Global HRM. Michelle specialises in compassionate, purposeful leadership that drives strategic HR outcomes.

Interactive session: Intelligent Leadership

• The role of intelligent leadership in authentic workplaces, and how personal human impact drives results

• Bringing real personality into work, with examples of business influencers who do this well

• Identity, caring candour, and positive intention for engagement and support structures

• Using the E.L.E.V.A.T.E. model as an aide-memoire to enable positive, productive conversations

Michael Page

Speakers:

• Matt Masters, Business Director and Founder at The Truth About Local Government

• Hannah Quinn-Hill, Business Director, Procurement and Supply Chain

• Richard Hanrahan, Co-Founder, RPNA

• Elliot Sharpe, Customer Engagement Manager, Local Government

Sessions:
Embedding Culture in Local Government Reorganisation
How to assess and embed culture during LGR, with frameworks for measurement, leadership roles in integration, and aligning values across merged teams. The session also covers the emotional impact of change, how to create space for grief without losing momentum, and how to track cultural development over time.

Addressing Skills Gaps in LGR Transitions
Which skills councils risk losing during LGR, how to identify and bridge gaps, and the emerging capabilities needed to future-proof local government. The session looks at the role of interim staff and external partners, how to adapt L&D strategies, and lessons from councils that have already undergone unitarisation.

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