Making Life Work 2026: The AI Advantage for People, Culture & Employment Law
Designed exclusively for business leaders and HR professionals, this event will bridge the gap between fast-moving technology and people strategy. We have four exceptional guest speakers who will help you transform how you navigate the AI revolution, ensuring your organisation moves forward with clarity rather than absorbing consequences later.
What you’ll take away
Human-Centric AI: Learn to make technology accessible, practical, and less intimidating for non-technical teams.
Legal Guardrails: Navigate vital compliance and employment law watch-outs.
Practical Value: Align AI adoption with workplace experiences to deliver real value.
The Leadership Reset: Understand the cultural shifts required to manage AI change safely.
More information on each talk to follow, but for now, save the date and sign up for your free place.
We especially encourage senior HR professionals and business leaders to bring their teams along and use this half-day conference as part of their strategic planning or organisation development away day. You'll come away energised with ideas on how to future-proof your people strategy and equip your workforce with the tools they need to succeed.
Date: Thursday 24th September 2026
Location: Sandman Signature Hotel, Gatwick.
18-23 Tinsley Lane South, Three Bridges, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 8XH. View on map.
Timings:
08:00 Breakfast and registration
08:30 Event begins
13:00 Event ends
RSVP for your free ticket: Email your name, company and job title to events@starfordlegalhr.com events@starfordlegalhr.com
More events in our 2026 line-up will be announced soon.
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Starford People & Legal hosts regular events to help clients navigate the changing employment law landscape and simplify even the toughest of people-related challenges. Previous events have covered subjects such as discrimination, employment tribunals, IR35 legislation, and tackling the Gender Pay Gap. At least one seminar each year is focussed on legislative changes and significant case law decisions in the previous 12 months.
Lunch & Learn Webinars
Our engaging and informative Lunch and Learn webinars are designed to inspire and educate teams during convenient, bite-sized sessions. Led by expert facilitators, our sessions provide practical insights and actionable strategies to address real-world challenges across a wide range of HR and legal matters.
Delivered in a flexible and interactive format, and always tailored to meet the unique needs of your organisation, these webinars are ideal for busy teams seeking impactful training without disrupting their schedules. Get in touch with us to request a bespoke Lunch & Learn session for your company.
Making Life Work
MLW is our flagship event aimed at business leaders and HR professionals. We invite our clients and contacts to come and hear external speakers covering topics that will inspire attendees to bring positive change into their organisation. Previous guest speakers have included;
Katherine Grainger, Olympic gold medallist Dame
Alex Manners, Autism in the Workplace & Neurodiversity expert
William Winstone, Team GB psychologist & performance coach
Xara Church, Global Safeguarding Lead at The HALO Trust
Heather Platt, Barrister
Vicky Williams, Lawn & Tennis Association and HR Director of the Year,
Sue Macmillan, COO of Mumsnet
Kyra Edwards, Team GB Rower
Jessica Roper, 2x English Kickboxing Champion
Dr. Jessamy Hibberd, Chartered Clinical Psychologist and best-selling author.
Delegate feedback for Starford events
“It is a pleasure to attend Starford events - the speakers are brilliant and the spark of debate you create for complex and difficult issues is fantastic.”
“Starford’s Making Life Work conference was one of the best ‘work’ days I’ve had”
“Thank you for such a fantastic and inspiring day. Incredible speakers who have really given me some food for thought. Can’t wait for the next one!”
“Excellent session, very engaging. Keep doing what you are doing!”
“Another fantastic conference with great speakers. Productive use of my precious time away from the office. Thank you”
“Thank you for today – great speakers, very insightful and thought provoking!”
““It was an excellent day of training and meeting people – roll on the next! As always, our thanks to Julie and the Starford team””
““I wanted to let you know how fantastic Starford has been throughout the internal process with out employee. Kate was a real help and able to give a balanced perspective. This is so much appreciated by me.””