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      This year’s theme, Power New Possibilities: Lead the Transformation of Work, explores how AI is reshaping work in real time. As organizations rethink growth, HR has a unique opportunity to drive change, resilience and technology adoption to prepare the workforce for what’s next.

      Track A: CHRO Leadership, Strategy and the HR Function

      AI is reshaping the enterprise and HR, creating a pivotal moment to elevate HR’s strategic impact as CEOs drive growth. This track equips CHROs to balance growth and efficiency, transform skills with AI, deliver lasting value and strengthen HR’s enterprise influence.

      Track B: Organizational Transformation and Change

      Rapid transformation is redefining HR’s enterprise role, creating new risks and opportunities for CHROs. This track helps leaders guide change, redesign work for AI, boost workforce readiness and evolve operating models to integrate new technologies at scale.

      Track C: Talent Management, Skills and Performance

      As work is reimagined for the human–machine era, CHROs must partner with business leaders to deliver the skills and talent that fuel growth. This track helps evolve talent management with AI, build future‑ready leaders and drive a high‑performance culture.
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      Monday, October 27, 2025

      09:30 AM - 10:15 AM EDT

      Gartner Opening Keynote: Transforming How Work Gets Done – HR's New Domain in the AI Era
      Harsh Kundulli, VP Analyst, Gartner
      Katie Sutherland, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
      CEOs plan to fuel the next wave of growth by taking cost out of the business, reinvesting in growth areas, and capitalizing on AI. Achieving this vision will require transforming how work gets done across the enterprise. Join us to learn how HR can become an enterprise leader of the change that lies ahead by expanding from its traditional focus on the workforce to how work itself must change. ... Show More Show Less

      11:00 AM - 11:45 AM EDT

      Ask the Expert: Sales Compensation Strategies and Tactics to Promote Revenue Growth
      Dave Egloff, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
      Sales compensation and other extrinsic rewards and recognition programs are key drivers aligning sales motives with corporate growth drivers. Join a Q&A discussion with a Gartner expert on sales compensation and rewards. ... Show More Show Less

      11:00 AM - 11:45 AM EDT

      CHRO Circle Roundtable: Adapting Your Organization Design During M&A (Multi-group)
      Bala V Sathyanarayanan, CHAIRMAN, BOARD DIRECTOR, FORTUNE 500 CXO, Balmer Lawrie – Van Leer Limited
      Lynanne Kunkel, Chief Human Resources Officer & Chief Transformation Officer, Vail Resorts
      Debbie Lynch, VP, Team Manager, Gartner
      Melissa McMahon, Executive Partner, Bus Services, Gartner
      Martha Delehanty, Chief People Officer, Commvault
      CHROs play a pivotal role in navigating mergers and acquisitions to ensure effective organization redesign and alignment with business and talent objectives. Join members of the CHRO Global Leadership Board and your peers to delve into how leading CHROs effectively adapt organizational structures during M&A. Discover strategies and best practices to leverage talent, build culture, and collaborate with stakeholders to drive success amid transformative change. ... Show More Show Less

      11:00 AM - 11:45 AM EDT

      CHRO Circle Roundtable: Driving Growth Through Strategic Talent Planning in a Changing Landscape (Multi-group)
      Fernando Casadevall, Chief Human Resources Officer, World Kinect
      Matt Walter, SVP, Human Resources and Global Communications & Corp Marketing, Medtronic, Inc.
      Eric Humphrey, Executive Partner, Bus Services, Gartner
      Growth is a top priority for CEOs, and CHROs play a critical role of delivering the talent to fuel it. Yet, shifting demographics, political changes and technological advancements present challenges that are redefining labor markets. Join members of the CHRO Global Leadership Board and your peers to explore how HR leaders can spearhead organizational growth by strategically utilizing the talent necessary to thrive in this complex landscape. ... Show More Show Less

      11:00 AM - 11:45 AM EDT

      CHRO Circle Roundtable: How to Prepare for Your HR Transformation (Multi-group)
      Christopher Long, VP Analyst, Gartner
      Marie Mann, Executive Partner, Bus Services, Gartner
      As CEOs prioritize new growth strategies, 88% of CHROs agree that shifting business needs require continuous HR transformation. However, many of these transformations fail due to a lack of readiness – either within the HR leadership team, the HR function or across the organization. Join this roundtable to learn your peers are preparing for – and driving – successful transformation. ... Show More Show Less

      11:00 AM - 12:30 PM EDT

      CHRO Circle Workshop: New to Role CHRO — A Structured Approach to Accelerate Your Speed to Value
      Piers Hudson, Sr Director, Research, Gartner
      Steve Miranda, Executive Partner, Bus Services, Gartner
      Michelle Hairston, Executive Partner, Bus Services, Gartner
      Steve Parsons, Executive Partner, Bus Services, Gartner
      New to role CHROs must balance near-term performance objectives while building for the future. Whether you are a first time CHRO, new to the company/industry or a seasoned high performer, this session will help you drive success in your role through a structured and practical approach to accelerate value. ... Show More Show Less

      11:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

      Engaging the Workforce Through Disruption
      Rachael Dix, Director, Advisory, Gartner
      Organizations are under immense pressure to optimize costs, to respond to digitalization, new work models, and rapid technological advancements, leading employees to experience disruptive change daily. Whether they’re experiencing a reduction in force, a restructure or another change, HR leaders fear employee engagement will be negatively impacted. This session will explore tactics to reconnect employees to leaders, to work and to one another to lay solid foundations for engagement as change inevitably continues. ... Show More Show Less

      11:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

      HR Technology Priorities for 2026
      Sam Grinter, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
      This session will present the results of the 2025 HR Technology Priorities survey. This will give CHRO’s a first look at what their peers plan to invest in for 2026 and so provides an opportunity to benchmark their foreword looking HR technology investment strategy. ... Show More Show Less

      11:00 AM - 11:20 AM EDT

      Hype Cycle for Corporate Learning Technologies, 2025
      Chris Hester, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
      Organizations are facing macroeconomic conditions that are volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous. This macroeconomic shift has caused ever-changing priorities in the learning function that call for a continuous review of the technology landscape and consideration of new innovative technologies to support the organizations talent and business growth. This session will highlight Gartner’s brand-new Hype Cycle for corporate learning which is designed to help L&D leaders better understand the hype surrounding emerging technologies and their potential for long-term success, guiding them in their investment and adoption decisions. This presentation will highlight a few of the key innovation areas in the learning market in 2025, and other emerging technologies to consider for the future. ... Show More Show Less

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