Europe’s largest HR & Leadership Conference, Talent Summit, will take place on Wednesday March 4th, 2020 in the Convention Centre Dublin.

Political activist, humanitarian, philanthropist and rock icon, Sir Bob Geldof is confirmed as the keynote speaker for Talent Summit 2020.

With over 20 global thought leaders contributing and speaking, Talent Summit brings Ireland’s business owners, corporate executives, HR leaders and those with a professional interest in shaping the workforce of tomorrow together annually to learn about the future of the workplace.

Welcoming the announcement, Robert Mac Giolla Phádraig, Sigmar CCO and founder of Talent Summit commented: “We are delighted to announce Sir Bob Geldof as our keynote speaker for Talent Summit 2020. Widely recognised as one of the leading global humanitarians of our time, Bob has always looked to promote sustainability and wellbeing of those less fortunate through his activism.

“In an era of digitisation, shifting demographics and corporate citizenship, aligning what truly matters to people in their working world and the world at large matters more than ever before. Sustaining the impact of people and their wellbeing in the workplace and our impact on the world requires a resurgence of humanity in all we do. We look forward to hearing insights from Bob’s activism and humanitarianism to gain a deeper understanding of how we can lead with more compassion and empathy. Now, more than ever before, it is crucial for talent leaders to gather to debate and share strategies for how we can adapt, transform and lead as global/corporate humanitarians with more compassion, kindness and empathy. We are the first generation of talent leaders to experience this rate of change and the last to affect that change for the better.”

The central theme of Talent Summit this year is The Rise of the Humanity at Work Key topics covered on the day will include:

• The Future of Work is Human: How do we redeploy human intelligence to supplement artificial intelligence

• Hire for Human Instinct: Recruiting hacks in a hyper competitive market.

• How the Working World is shaping The World: Social activism is increasingly becoming the pride in organisational purpose, with leaders expected to actively affect what truly matters in order to engage. 

• The Evolving role of the CHRO: Shaping strategy through hearts and minds.

• Future of L&D: Digital learning and human skills development

• The Power of Team: Unleashing performance through people

• Leading Through Compassion & Empathy: Insights from humanitarianism

• Corporate Action v. Climate Action: Corporate citizenship is fast becoming the strategy of choice to attract and keep the best.

Keynotes from over 20 national and international expert speakers will be given on talent; attraction, development, leadership, performance and transformation strategies. There will be real life case studies from successful global and local brands, as well as panel discussions and audience Q&A.