HR Tech and Data

The HR World, in partnership with Form1, is launching its 2026 HR Leadership, Innovation & Workforce Transformation research - a benchmark of how senior leaders are navigating AI, transformation and the future of work.

The current status and possible future for the HR function came under close examination at a webinar hosted by The HR World and sponsored by Cezanne. At a time of great change and turbulence in the workplace – disruption and change brought about through technology, legal and compliance issue and more – this seems to be a moment when HR has the opportunity to surge ahead and become a strategic and critical part of senior business leadership. However, making this step forward requires focus and commitment from HR professionals themselves.

With technology continuing to develop at high speed, now is the time when HR needs to ensure organisations feel the benefit. Simon Kent discusses how this can happen and what the future holds.

Charlene Young, Chief People Officer at de Novo Solutions, considers the advantages and disadvantages of tech in the workplace.

Marie-Claire Dwek, CEO, Newmark Security believes handling security correctly makes for a fairer workplace.

As a disruptive influence technology (and AI in particular) is second to none. It is also central to the future of tech in HR. Head of Content, Simon Kent talks to The HR World technology partners about what might happen next.

While products such as payroll and wider all-encompassing HRIS have become common place for businesses, HR technology has become more specific, more niche, bringing efficiencies and possibilities to the ‘softer’ area of people management – to engagement, reward, general communications.

Tara Williams, HR Director, Whiteoaks International details how technology is supporting and streamlining her company’s people management.

Arguments and discussions concerning the impact of AI on the workplace are somewhat defeating. It is difficult to open any website or newspaper without someone – industry/technology expert/general pundit – stirring, speculating or scare-mongering on how jobs will be lost, changed, improved, redesigned or created.

As HR technology proliferates and becomes more challenging, Nicki Hay, SVP, HR, DHL Supply Chain UK&I explains how her team ensure IT always delivers for HR.