The next decade of talent: How AI Is changing candidates, teams, and the way we hire

Jessica Jones is a Head of People & DE&I, keynote speaker, facilitator and award-winning content creator with a mission to create more inclusive, human workplaces. With years of experience leading talent and culture across industries like FMCG, engineering and creative, Jessica blends commercial insight with a fierce commitment to equity and wellbeing. She’s the founder of the OWN IT movement and author of OWN IT: How to Build Confidence, empowering individuals and teams to show up boldly at work. Whether leading recruitment strategy or delivering sold-out empowerment events, Jessica brings people-first leadership to life.

Emma Green is a powerhouse People & Culture leader with a proven track record scaling high-growth brands like Gymshark, Nadine Merabi and CurrentBody. With deep expertise in recruitment, organisational design and strategic people operations, Emma helps companies grow fast—without breaking their culture. Through her consultancy Sandbeck Green, she partners with luxury and high-growth businesses to build award-winning teams and people-first strategies that actually work. Whether it’s EVP, talent acquisition or leadership development, Emma’s focus is always the same: create inclusive, high-performance environments where people thrive and companies scale.

Kirsty Hulse is the founder of Roar! and CEO of Neuroworx, where she helps global organisations hire, develop and retain talent through confidence, clarity and behavioural science. With over 70,000 people trained across companies like LinkedIn, Amazon and Spotify, she brings deep insight into communication, impact and employee development. At Neuroworx, she drives the use of AI and skills-based hiring to reduce bias and build stronger teams—faster. A stand-up comic turned corporate rebel, Kirsty makes learning accessible, evidence-based and impossible to ignore. She’s also the creator of Confidence Live, Europe’s biggest confidence conference.

Natasha Preocanin is the Managing Director for In-house Recruitment (IHR), the largest and most engaged community for In-house Recruiters. Our 20,000+ community benefit from over 70 live and virtual events each year ranging from our 1000-strong exhibitions and high profile awards to exclusive half-day breakfasts and targeted dinners for Recruitment Leaders. We also produce industry leading digital whitepapers, webinars and leadership videos alongside high value community forums and an all-inclusive supplier directory. With a background in events, Natasha’s joined the company in 2012 as an Events Executive and quickly progressed up the ranks to her current position as MD. She now leads the company in becoming the go-to resource for all In-house and Talent Acquisition teams who are looking to become better recruiters. Natasha can often be seen on stage, hosting our events or behind a microphone, interviewing a host of industry experts.