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Robin Boomer
Sr Director, Advisory
Gartner
Speaker Topics
- People Analytics
- HR Function Strategy and Management
Speaker Bio
Robin Boomer is a Senior Director in Gartner's HR Practice in APAC. Mr. Boomer provides strategic advice and research-backed insights to support Chief HR Officers and HR Leadership teams as they deliver on critical business objectives.
His areas of focus are HR and workforce strategy, HR function and workforce cost optimization, HR stakeholder management and value delivery, developing HR team capabilities and effectiveness, developing consumer-grade HR service and operating models, the impacts of emerging technology and automation on HR, people analytics, and labor market economics across Asia and the Pacific region.
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His areas of focus are HR and workforce strategy, HR function and workforce cost optimization, HR stakeholder management and value delivery, developing HR team capabilities and effectiveness, developing consumer-grade HR service and operating models, the impacts of emerging technology and automation on HR, people analytics, and labor market economics across Asia and the Pacific region.
Sessions
Monday, 17 November, 2025 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.
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Tuesday, 18 November, 2025 08:00 AM - 08:45 AM AEDT
CHRO Circle Networking Breakfast: Strategic HR in the Human-Machine Era: Building Workforce Capability to Capture Dynamic Capacity*
Robin Boomer,
Sr Director, Advisory, Gartner
Technological transformation is no longer a future initiative—it’s a present imperative. As organisations accelerate their tech-driven agendas, CHROs are at the forefront of enabling the workforce to adapt, evolve, and thrive.
Join this exclusive networking breakfast, facilitated by Robin Boomer, to explore how HR leaders can create and drive enterprise-wide strategies to meet the organization’s human-machine capability needs lead change with confidence. We’ll discuss how to align talent strategies with organisational ambition, foster a culture of agility and innovation, and build trust in an increasingly fast-moving and technology-saturated environment.
This session offers a space for HR leaders to exchange insights, share challenges, and shape the future of work through strategic workforce transformation.
*Dynamic Capacity – The ability of humans and machines to flexibly work together, rapidly adapt and grow to meet changing market conditions. ... Show More Show Less
Join this exclusive networking breakfast, facilitated by Robin Boomer, to explore how HR leaders can create and drive enterprise-wide strategies to meet the organization’s human-machine capability needs lead change with confidence. We’ll discuss how to align talent strategies with organisational ambition, foster a culture of agility and innovation, and build trust in an increasingly fast-moving and technology-saturated environment.
This session offers a space for HR leaders to exchange insights, share challenges, and shape the future of work through strategic workforce transformation.
*Dynamic Capacity – The ability of humans and machines to flexibly work together, rapidly adapt and grow to meet changing market conditions. ... Show More Show Less
Tuesday, 18 November, 2025 02:00 PM - 02:30 PM AEDT
How People Analytics Can Shift From Data-Driven to Decision-Centric
Robin Boomer,
Sr Director, Advisory, Gartner
CHROs aim for a more “data-driven” HR, yet data use in decision-making is low – only 31% of CHROs agree that their HRLT regularly leverages data to effectively make decisions. People analytics leaders can bridge this gap by shifting from a “data-driven” to a more holistic decision-centric approach. In this session, people analytics leaders will learn how they can maximize the value of people analytics by using data storytelling, combining people data with context, human judgement and strategic priorities, to guide CHROs towards higher quality and more agile decision making.
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