Speakers

Global VP, Total Rewards at SoundCloud Isha Smith is a commercially minded HR leader with a unique background spanning music-tech, higher education, private healthcare, and professional services. As Global VP of Total Rewards at SoundCloud, Isha leads the global strategy across Compensation, Benefits, Learning & Development, Performance Management, and People Analytics, supporting teams across the UK, US, and Germany. Isha is known for building holistic, data-driven reward frameworks that are not only aligned with business goals but deeply rooted in authenticity and organizational culture. She brings a sharp commercial lens to HR strategy, with a deep understanding of how to connect people initiatives to business performance. She also serves as an Executive Sponsor of Clouds of Colour, SoundCloud’s diversity resource group, further advocating for inclusive and equitable practices within the workplace. Isha is an engaging speaker with refreshing take on making HR an effective business solution. Previous speaking engagements include Unleash HR Paris, Employee Engagement Summit London, REBA Future Forum London, and HRCoreReward Barcelona.