Name: Student event – Introducing HR careers: Speed-networking evening
Start: 2025-10-20T18:00:00+01:00
End: 2025-10-20T19:30:00+01:00
Location: Royal National Hotel

$Student event \u2013 Introducing HR careers: Speed-networking evening$

Join us for an interactive evening exploring a range of HR career paths and build your professional network as a CIPD student.
About this Event

Join us for an interactive and insightful evening with opportunities to explore a range of HR career paths and build your professional network as a CIPD student.

Whether you are early on in your HR career or pivoting your HR career, this event will introduce you to different career routes and encourage you to have your questions answered, contributing to your career decision-making. You will also have the chance to network with CIPD student peers, sharing your career aspirations and study experiences.

What can you expect from this event?

An introduction from your CIPD Central London Student Engagement Lead.
An opportunity to ‘speed-network’ with HR professionals representing six different HR career routes – Generalist; Business Partnering; Learning & Development; Reward & Recognition; Organisational Development; and EDI.
Wrap-up informal networking with refreshments

Who should attend?

Anyone studying a CIPD qualification who is keen to explore HR career options, gain insights, and build connections.

About the speakers

Luca Zingale: People Partner, Innocent Drinks
Melanie De Jong: Learning & Development Specialist, Network Rail
Michael Reginella: Head of Reward, Travelex
Maria Farres: Director (Organisational Development & Experience), Cancer Research UK
Alexandra Popescu: HR Advisor, Interlink

Please note:

This is a Members only event.
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.
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.