Gartner HR Conference Sessions

Gartner HR Symposium/Xpo™ 2025 conference dives deep into key topics for CHROs and their leadership teams and how they must redefine employee growth and success within an integrated human-technology workforce. Attend to address your organization’s mission-critical challenges.

2025 Conference Theme

Accelerate Workforce Potential: Building New Foundations for Performance

In 2025, HR’s mandate is to configure a workforce and workplace that can pivot swiftly during times of change, innovate continuously and deliver superior performance, all empowered by technology. ​

Explore our conference sessions below, all developed with this theme in mind.

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Monday, 17 November, 2025

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM AEDT

Right-Size Your Skills-Based Strategy for 2026
Dion Love, VP, Advisory, Gartner
Despite deep investment in skills-based initiatives, CHROs and their teams are seeing disappointing returns. This session addresses the need for a skills strategy that boosts talent fluidity while reducing wasted effort. Participants will learn Gartner’s framework to right-size their skills strategy, ensuring their workforce is prepared for changing business needs. ... Show More Show Less

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM AEDT

Build HR's Digital Dexterity to Drive Organizational Success
Laura Gardiner, Director Analyst, Gartner
Is your HR team ready to support the enterprise in AI and digital transformations? Many HR teams struggle to support business leaders because they lack digital dexterity. In this session, CHROs can learn how to develop their team's digital dexterity in order to support the broader enterprise. ... Show More Show Less

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM AEDT

Hype Isn’t Value: Evaluate Emerging Technologies for Your HR
Sam Grinter, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
The Hype Cycle for HR Technology is a critical tool for evaluating and prioritizing new technology investments. But how do you determine the business value or associated risks among over 30 enticing options? This session will provide you with the tools to perform horizon scanning and navigate through the wave of hype, revealing the potential of technologies relevant to your specific use case. We'll present an outcome-driven evaluation approach focused on the most essential and disruptive technologies. ... Show More Show Less

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM AEDT

How CHROs Can Build AI-Ready Executives and Employees
Katie Sutherland, Director, Advisory, Gartner
Everyday AI further transforms what it means to be an “employee”. Yet, CHROs - best equipped to prepare their workforce to thrive in this new AI era - are too often left sidelined. Join this session to learn how CHROs are actively partnering with IT leaders to lead their organizations in equipping their employees and executives to realize AI-enabled value. ... Show More Show Less

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM AEDT

From Meeting Demand to Delivering Value: The CHRO’s Guide to Strategic Stakeholder Management
Robin Boomer, Sr Director, Advisory, Gartner
CHROs are facing escalating demands while being expected to deliver with less budget, less bandwidth, and less support. To deliver on organizational needs while protecting HR resources, CHROs must shift from a reactive service delivery model to one that is value-optimized through strategic stakeholder management. Join this session to learn how to START actively shaping expectations, STOP the behaviors that drain HR resources, and help HR CONTINUE practices that link impact to performance. ... Show More Show Less

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM AEDT

How to Build Change Readiness in the Era of Never-Ending Change
Neal Woolrich, Director, Advisory, Gartner
Today, employees must absorb and adopt an onslaught of organizational change. But only 43% of leaders agree that employees can do so without experiencing undue stress. This session will help CHROs and their teams support leaders to develop employees’ skills to overcome common stressful barriers to change adoption increasing overall change success. ... Show More Show Less

02:00 PM - 05:30 AM AEDT

3 Keys to Secure HR Technology Funding Amid Cost Pressures
Harsh Kundulli, VP Analyst, Gartner
Difficulty in building an effective business case for investment is the No. 1 challenge for CHROs in advancing HR technology purchases. In today's environment of uncertainty and cost pressures, CHROs must follow 3 proven strategies to secure HR technology funding. Attend this session to learn those strategies. ... Show More Show Less

02:00 PM - 02:30 PM AEDT

Handshakes Over Handoffs: Achieving HR Transformation Through Intentional Collaboration
Jonathan Tabah, Director, Advisory, Gartner
CHROs are constantly transforming HR models to meet organizational needs. In 2024, 97% of HR functions reported restructuring, yet less than half achieved goals like strategic alignment or cost reduction. Tensions between HR roles (HRBPs, COEs, Shared Services) often hinder progress. To succeed, CHROs must build trust, drive shared accountability, and implement governance mechanisms. Join us to explore practical strategies for HR transformation. ... Show More Show Less

02:00 PM - 02:30 PM AEDT

What to Do About Enduring Candidate Power in Today’s Employer’s Market
Dion Love, VP, Advisory, Gartner
Despite changing labor market conditions, candidates remain increasingly selective about the jobs they apply for and accept. Candidate behaviors simply aren't following the rules we've learned to expect. This session will provide new data on emerging candidate preferences and behaviors to help CHROs and recruiting leaders compete for critical talent today. ... Show More Show Less

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“A great opportunity to take time out of the work week and invest in learning from industry professionals. A diverse conference agenda that kept me fully engaged and already looking forward to next year.” 

Jodie Mather
Director, People Support, Australian Government Department of Human Services

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