The Insight Exchange
October’s conversation will be led by Claudia Yorath, IoD South East’s Ambassador for Education and Skills, who will explore how strategic HR aligns people, purpose and customer promise to deliver operational impact.
Join us for a relaxed and engaging opportunity to connect with fellow business leaders, exchange ideas and build valuable relationships.
The event will begin with open networking, followed by a short 15–20‑minute conversation led by Claudia Yorath.
Drawing on her extensive HR leadership experience, Claudia will examine how HR serves as the primary engine for turning high-level ambition into operational reality. While vision and strategy define where an organisation wants to go, it is strategic HR that builds the underlying infrastructure - ensuring the business has the right capabilities, leadership pipeline, organisational design, and high-performance culture required to scale effectively.
The conversation will explore how core business functions can align around HR-led foundations to deliver on strategic goals, break down departmental silos, and build an agile, resilient operational backbone. Claudia will invite leaders to move beyond viewing HR simply as a support or administrative function, demonstrating instead how placing workforce strategy at the heart of executive decision-making creates a durable framework for long-term growth.
We’ll then move into Impossible Connections: an interactive opportunity to make new introductions, discover unexpected connections and expand your professional network
Delivered in collaboration with Metro Bank, The Insight Exchange is free for members, with tea, coffee and light bites provided.
Join us for meaningful conversation, fresh insights and valuable new connections.
Speakers
Claudia Yorath
With over 25 years’ experience in professional services, including director‑level and executive team roles, Claudia has supported organisations through growth, change, talent development, culture‑building and governance‑led decision‑making. As Education and Skills Ambassador for IoD South East, she is committed to strengthening links between businesses, schools, universities and other education providers, promoting careers awareness, employability, social mobility, lifelong learning and the development of the skills local employers need to thrive.
Sponsors
Metro Bank
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