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John Roberts
CEO
Leadership Collective Australia
An Executive Peer Roundtable Exclusively for Senior HR Leaders The Senior HR Roundtable is an executive peer forum created exclusively for senior HR leaders one level below the Chief People Officer - providing a trusted forum to strengthen strategic leadership, build commercial capability and gain fresh perspective. This is not a networking group. It is a confidential, invitation-only forum where senior HR leaders from non-competing organisations come together to challenge thinking, test ideas and learn from one another's experience. Today, senior HR leadership is more demanding than ever. You are expected to: • Translate business strategy into people priorities that deliver results • Partner with executives and line leaders who often have competing priorities • Lead change and transformation while protecting culture and engagement • Build the commercial capability to influence decisions beyond the HR function • Navigate workforce, technology, AI and regulatory change • Make sound judgement calls on complex people issues with incomplete information These challenges can be isolating at the senior level. The Senior HR Roundtable provides something few leaders have access to: a trusted group of peers who understand the realities of the role and can offer practical, experience-based perspectives. As a Member, you gain: • A confidential forum of senior HR leaders from across Sydney • Practical insights from leaders facing similar people, culture and organisational challenges • Honest, non-competitive discussion that sharpens judgement and decision-making • A trusted sounding board for complex strategic, operational and leadership issues • Access to leading expert speakers and fresh thinking on people and leadership This is a space to step away from the immediate demands of the day-to-day to think more strategically about leadership, commercial impact and long-term organisational performance. The strongest HR leaders recognise they don't need all the answers. They need access to the right conversations. If you are a senior HR leader working one level below the Chief People Officer, this Roundtable was created for you.
Susan Ferrier
Chair
Senior HR Roundtable
Sydney
Susan is a Chair and Non-Executive Director having formerly held roles as a c-suite executive at the CEO-1 level for more than 17 years and with over 30 years of international HR experience working in Australian and global roles. Until August 2023, Susan was the Group Executive for People & Culture at National Australia Bank (NAB) for four years. For the previous eight years, Susan held several roles at KPMG including the Global Head of People, the Global Head of Inclusion & Diversity and the National Managing Partner for People & Culture for the KPMG Australian firm. Prior to KPMG, she led the HR function at the Australian law firm, Allens, for three years. Before moving back to Australia in 2006, Susan lived and worked in the UK for 15 years in global and regional roles for large financial services organisations including HSBC, Deutsche Bank, Barclays, ING and NatWest. Susan is Co-Chair of Jawun and a Non-Executive Director and Chair of the People & Remuneration Committee for Airservices Australia. Susan is also a Non-Executive Director and Chair of the People & Culture Committee for the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and an External Members on the People & Culture Committee of the University of Sydney. Susan’s prior boards include The Financial Executives Institute, The Message Stick Foundation (Nominations and Remuneration Committee), The Committee for Sydney and The Royal Women’s Hospital Foundation.
LCA SHOWCASE
Prospective Member Event
Attending our Senior HR Roundtable Showcase is an excellent opportunity to meet our foundation Roundtable Chair Susan Ferrier and other prospective Members while gaining a true appreciation of what this program offers before deciding to join formally.
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SENIOR HR ROUNDTABLE
Date: 27th November, 2026
9am - 12:30pm - Sydney CBD Venue TBC
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