Preparing for SWP: Choices, Challenges, and Change

A private dinner for leaders preparing to begin strategic workforce planning: decisions that matter, pitfalls to avoid, and early wins that build momentum.

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Preparing your SWP journey

Join LACE Partners for an invitation-only executive roundtable for senior HR leaders who are preparing to begin strategic workforce planning—or are already underway and want to benchmark, share lessons, and refine their approach. We’ll focus on the early choices that matter—defining the business problem (capacity, capability, or cost), setting governance and cadence, and aligning stakeholders—while comparing what’s working in more mature programmes.

Whether you are at step one or step ten, you’ll cut through data-readiness myths, prioritise the right first use cases, and plan early wins that build sponsorship—keeping people at the centre throughout.

Event Details:

Date: Wednesday, 19 November 2025
Time: 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Location: The PEM, Conrad London St. James, 22-28 Broadway, Westminster
London, SW1H 0BH
Format: Informal networking dinner with no presentations or slides
Audience: Senior Leaders in HR, SWP and Org Design from companies with 5,000+ Employees (Invitation-only)

A group of people seated around a long, wooden dining table in a restaurant setting, engaged in discussion. The table is set with glasses, napkins, and name cards. Hanging lights and a large window with a city view add to the ambiance.

Agenda

6:00pm

Arrival and Networking Drinks

7:00pm

Introductions and Welcome

7:30pm

Starters Served

8:15pm

Main Course Served

10:00pm

Closing Networking Drinks and Wrap-Up

Why Attend?

This focused, invitation-only dinner brings together senior HR and People leaders at two points on the journey: those about to start SWP and those further along who can share practical advice while learning from peers at a similar or more advanced level.

This evening, we will:

Clarify the choices for new starters (scope, operating model, governance, cadence) and stress-test approaches for those already executing.
Anticipate the challenges: data “good enough,” stakeholder alignment, funding, resourcing, and momentum beyond the first ninety days.
Plan the change: adoption tactics, communications, and early wins that link SWP to real business decisions.
Learn from peers: compare playbooks, pitfalls, and patterns that deliver value—so newcomers start strong and experienced teams sharpen their roadmap.