DisruptHR Aberdeen 2025

Hunter Adams was delighted to host Aberdeen’s latest DisruptHR event on 24th April 2025.

Guests joined Hunter Adams hosts Holly Milne and Wendy Atkinson, and at Aberdeen Art Gallery for an evening of networking and energising five-minute talks, where our fantastic line up of speakers informed and inspired with their chosen topics.

Our heartfelt thanks to all of our wonderful speakers and to our guests who took the time to join us for what was another unique and special evening.

Our speaker line-up in full below:

Speaker Title Company Topic with link to video on Vimeo
Andrew Tozer VP Talent – Safety and Operational L&D BP Talent Engineering: From Subjective to Objective
‘Kola Otekalu Director, Human Resources – EMEA & India Oceaneering HR Influencers: Unlocking the Power Within
Derrick Thomson TEDx Curator Aberdeen AB15 Fling and Wing
James Bream CEO Katoni Engineering Company Values Are Rubbish
Paula Smith Global Vice President, People & Organisation Aker Solutions Can You Really Have it All? Juggling Career, Family and Sanity
Gillian Thomson Head of People Verlume STEM Returners: From Career Break to Career Breakthrough
Andrew Knight Employment Law Partner Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP Equal Pay: Coming to a Workplace Near You
Claire Tocher People and Culture Director activpayroll Fear is the Mind Killer
Paula Cormack CEO The Archie Foundation CSR Volunteering: Doing Good or Just Looking Good?
Emma Hardisty Financial Advisor Gary Walker Wealth Management What Women Need to Know Now
Emma Ross Health and Wellbeing Consultant Urban Wellness Hub and Float YouHR Self-Care: Thriving as a Working Professional in a Disruptive World

 

Look out for our next DisruptHR event in Edinburgh coming in November.