About this event
Join us for an engaging and interactive evening designed to help you connect with like-minded people professionals
HR is all about people, but too often, we don’t invest enough time in building our own professional networks. Join us for an engaging and interactive evening designed to help you connect with like-minded people professionals, exchange insights, and grow a valuable community.
This isn’t just another networking event—it’s a space to meet, share, and build relationships in a fun and relaxed atmosphere. Whether you’re looking for fresh ideas, new opportunities, or simply a great conversation, you’ll leave with meaningful connections and a stronger HR network.
Meet the facilitators:
Jade Lane Chartered MCIPD
Jade Lane is an Organisational Design & Development Consultant for the Ministry of Defence. She is dedicated to driving complex and high-profile people projects. With 15 years of experience spanning the public and private sectors, she has led transformational change, including an award-winning diversity and inclusion strategy and the delivery of large-scale recruitment campaigns during Brexit and COVID-19.
Recently diagnosed with ADHD, Jade has embraced its strengths, boundless creativity, rapid problem-solving, and systems thinking, to excel in strategic roles. She is passionate about empowering others, particularly care leavers and individuals from underrepresented backgrounds. If you’d like to connect or collaborate on meaningful initiatives, you can reach out to her on LinkedIn.
Cassandra Hatton Chartered FCIPD
Cassandra is a vice chair of the CIPD Branch in Central London and brings nearly 20 years of leadership experience, having driven transformative change across sectors such as retail, technology, education, and not-for-profit in the UK and Australia. With a strong foundation in HR and psychology, she transitioned from HR leadership roles into broader corporate services and strategy positions, excelling in organisational growth, change, and transformation.
Previously, Cassandra served as Chief Operating Officer, she is known for her forward-thinking, engaging style, and practical approach, Cassandra excels at simplifying complexity and empowering teams to achieve exceptional results.
Please note:
- Reminder emails will be sent to you the day before, with a further reminder on the day of the event.
- Photography and video production may be taking place at the event, and these images may be used in the CIPD newsletters.
- By attending the event, you are giving consent for your image to be used on any CIPD promotional materials.
- As we are supplying refreshments, if you can no longer attend, please cancel your place either on Eventbrite, or by responding to the confirmation email.
- This event may include an external speaker who has prepared their own presentation. Any views or opinions expressed by the speaker are their own and do not reflect those of the CIPD.
- Please note that refunds for CIPD non-member tickets will only be available until seven days prior to the event, any cancelled tickets after this will not receive a refund.
- If you require any reasonable adjustments to enhance your experience, please get in contact with us by responding to this email and we will do our best to accommodate.
