Harshad Jadhav is a senior HR and people strategy executive with over 15 years of global experience partnering with business leaders to drive growth through strategic workforce planning, leadership development, organisational transformation, and culture. As senior director, people strategy business partner at Smith+Nephew, he supports the sports medicine business across international markets and global service organisations, helping shape people strategies that enable commercial performance and long-term business success. Having previously held HR leadership roles across healthcare, banking, manufacturing, and engineering, Harshad brings a broad business perspective to talent and organisational challenges. He is passionate about the future of work, AI-enabled HR, and building high-performing, inclusive organisations that create lasting business impact.