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FMCG HR events, led by practitioners

Learn how other consumer businesses do it.

Regular FMCG HR events led by practitioners from consumer businesses. Real case studies, honest discussion and ideas you can use on Monday.

Next session

EVP promotion.

Klyde Gamboa, People Director, Mondelez

Date to be confirmed

How do you get people to actually notice your employer value proposition? Klyde Gamboa from Mondelez walks through how the business takes its EVP from a document on a shelf to something candidates and employees genuinely recognise, from finding the messages that ring true to choosing the right channels to get them heard. Expect practical lessons on getting employees to tell the story for you, keeping the message consistent across markets and brands, and how to tell if your EVP is landing.

How a session works

Practitioner-led. Member-shaped.

  1. Members set the agenda

    Short pre-session questionnaires capture what matters most, so every topic reflects live priorities.

  2. A practitioner shares a real case

    A guest from a consumer business explains what they changed, why, what worked and what they would do differently.

  3. Questions and open discussion

    The group compares approaches, challenges thinking and hears from people who have dealt with the same issues.

  4. Catch up and keep going

    The recording, slides and member ebook land in the library, and the conversation carries on in the member chat.

The library so far

Eleven sessions and counting.

Every session below is in the member library with its recording, slides and member ebook. Each one has a public summary in Insights.

  • Next up

    EVP promotion

    Klyde Gamboa, People Director, Mondelez

    Getting people to actually notice your employer value proposition.

    About the session
  • Early careers session cover, with Danone, KP Snacks and IGD

    Early careersSeptember 2026

    Built, Not Inherited

    Ryan White, Danone; Kelly Brothwell, KP Snacks; Kimberley Chapman, IGD

    Three views on early careers: future capability, earlier engagement and support from IGD.

  • Talent to value session cover, with Kraft Heinz

    Talent to valueJuly 2026

    Bend the Curve

    Rob Twigg, Head of Talent Management, Kraft Heinz

    Finding the roles critical to commercial strategy, and aligning talent priorities to match.

  • AI adoption session cover, with Hero

    AI adoptionJune 2026

    Everyday AI

    Fran Newman, People Director, Hero UK and Ireland

    Building AI confidence across a business, from AI literacy and champions to everyday use.

  • Workforce planning session cover, with Mondelez

    Workforce planningApril 2026

    Know Your Talent

    Rabinder Jhinger, Talent Lead and DEI Lead, Mondelez UK and Ireland

    Capabilities, talent reviews and pipelines for the roles critical to a business.

  • Retention session cover, with HelloFresh

    RetentionFebruary 2026

    Designed to Stay

    Victoria Horner, People Director, HelloFresh, with Chris Dickenson

    Why people stay, and how to get them talking openly about it before they leave.

  • Employer brand session cover, with TheTruthWorks

    Employer brandDecember 2025

    Building Trust in an Artificial Age

    Emily Firth, Co-Founder, TheTruthWorks

    Making the employer brand promise match the real experience of working there.

  • Rewards & pay transparency session cover, with Danone

    Rewards & pay transparencyOctober 2025

    Inside a Pay Transparency Journey

    Rob Johnston, Director of Reward, Data and Facilities, Danone UK and Ireland

    Job levels, pay data and manager conversations, and how to prepare for pay transparency.

  • Onboarding & benefits session cover, with Mondelez

    Onboarding & benefitsSeptember 2025

    Onboarding, Pay and the Transparency Test

    Chris Dickenson, Advocate Group, with Sarah Skellern, Mondelez

    A clearer joining experience, and pay explained with market evidence and internal equity.

  • Recruitment process session cover, with Advocate Group

    Recruitment processJuly 2025

    Fix the Process, Win the Talent

    Aiden Wynn and Chris Dickenson, Advocate Group, with member contributions

    A sharper role brief, a planned assessment and fewer avoidable delays.

  • DE&I session cover, with KP Snacks

    DE&IJune 2025

    Inclusion by the Numbers

    Spen Nash, Head of OD and Talent, KP Snacks

    Using people data to ask better questions about who joins, progresses and stays.

  • Succession planning session cover, with Danone

    Succession planningMarch 2025

    Succession Planning in Practice

    Gemma Owen, Talent Manager, Danone

    How to identify key positions, assess cover and prepare for vacancies before they happen.

After every session

Nothing is lost if you miss one.

Each session lands in the member library with three things, so you can catch up, share it with your team and build the case for change.

  • The full recording to watch back
  • The slides from the talk
  • A member ebook with the key takeaways and two practical worksheets
The CTF member platform, the HR peer network's home, open at the Session Library with recordings and ebooks
What's next

Topics members want next.

Upcoming sessions are confirmed in the member platform. Topics in planning and in demand include:

  • Employment Rights Act changes
  • Leadership capability
  • Skills gaps
  • Internal mobility
  • Performance management
  • Manager effectiveness
  • Hybrid working
  • Talent analytics
  • Retaining critical talent
  • Setting up entities abroad