Andrew McDonald is a People and Culture leader and HR advisor with extensive experience shaping high-performance, human-centred organisations across Africa’s luxury travel and services sectors.

Currently advising businesses on organisational effectiveness, employee experience, and talent strategy, Andrew has held senior HR leadership roles at companies including Wilderness Safaris and Discover Africa Group. His work focuses on designing environments where people and performance thrive, bringing together culture, leadership, and systems to drive measurable impact.

Andrew is particularly passionate about the evolving world of work, with a focus on hybrid models, employee engagement, and creating emotionally resonant workplace experiences. He has led large-scale initiatives across recruitment, onboarding, engagement, and organisational development, with a track record of improving both employee sentiment and business outcomes.

A frequent speaker on the future of work in Africa, Andrew brings a pragmatic, experience-led perspective to topics such as hybrid work, culture design, and employee experience innovation.

At the Future HR Summit, Andrew will share insights on how organisations can design hybrid work models that not only enable flexibility, but actively strengthen connection, engagement, and performance in a rapidly changing world of work.