Idris Arshad is a Chartered Fellow of CIPD and head of people for the charity Asthma and Lung UK. He also lectures for We Are HR, a CIPD accredited learning and HR solutions organisation. A passionate HR leader who advocates to uplift the reputation and showcase the value of HR, Arshad is proud of coaching and partnering with leaders to improve front line services and help better serve people in need. Arshad's extensive strategic and operational HR experience in the charity sector covers a range of different organisations from international development, faith based, homelessness, hospice and healthcare. Arshad has led the equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) and wellbeing agenda strongly throughout his career, most recently in the hospice sector. He has chaired EDI committees, increased the diversity of workforce representation and improved wellbeing cultures. He has completed a Masters in HR and his views and comments about HR have been regularly published in media outlets and on LinkedIn.