Beyond HR: Stepping from Chief People Officer to CEO
- Engage Employee Summit
- 20th - 21st May 2026
- Joyce Idoniboye, Chief People Officer, Oxfam
What does it really take to step up from leading people strategy to leading an entire organisation? At the Engage Employee Summit, Joyce Idoniboye answered that question with rare candour — drawing on her remarkable journey from Chief People Officer to Acting CEO at Oxfam.
Joyce brought to life the defining moments of her leadership story: steering the organisation through significant change, earning trust under pressure, and making high-stakes decisions in the face of complexity. Her session made a compelling case for why the skills long associated with HR leadership aren't just valuable in the CEO role — they're essential to it.
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