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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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      Many conference sessions were presented each day at Gartner HR Symposium/Xpo™ 2025 conference. While we work to develop this year’s agenda, filter to see sessions that align with your role and interests.

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      Monday, October 27, 2025

      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

      02:30 PM - 04:00 PM EDT

      CHRO Circle Workshop: CHRO Strategy on a Page for Growth
      Steve Miranda, Executive Partner, Bus Services, Gartner
      Jessie Knight, VP Analyst, Gartner
      Gaston Gomez Armesto, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
      Building a human capital strategy is often a difficult task for Chief HR Officers (CHROs). Lessons learned on it are rarely captured or published. This interactive workshop will be anchored on a growth scenario, where:
      We will share the strategy on a page from CHROs who have gone through this scenario, give you a chance to workshop your own strategy with other participant CHROs and create network opportunities       ... Show More Show Less
      Tuesday, October 28, 2025

      10:30 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

      Workshop: How to Build a Relevant and Impactful Talent Strategy
      Cian O Morain, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
      Ben Cook, Principal, Research, Gartner
      CEOs are targeting ambitious transformation plans to ensure growth in the AI-era. A highly VUCA environment is putting extra pressure on workforce engagement and performance. CHROs must devise a talent strategy to navigate these goals and challenges, yet all too often they miss the mark and fail to hit the mark. Join this working session to learn how to use Gartner’s framework to ensure your own talent strategy is relevant and impactful. ... Show More Show Less

      02:00 PM - 03:30 PM EDT

      CHRO Circle Workshop: CHRO Strategy on a Page for Cost Optimization
      Jennifer Browning, Executive Partner, Bus Services, Gartner
      Steve Miranda, Executive Partner, Bus Services, Gartner
      Gaston Gomez Armesto, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
      Jessie Knight, VP Analyst, Gartner
      Building a human capital strategy is often a difficult task for Chief HR Officers (CHROs). Lessons learned on it are rarely captured or published. This interactive workshop will be anchored on a cost optimization scenario, where:
      We will share the strategy on a page from CHROs who have gone through this scenario, give you a chance to workshop your own strategy with other participant CHROs and create network opportunities       ... Show More Show Less

      04:00 PM - 05:30 PM EDT

      CHRO Circle Workshop: How to Build a Relevant and Impactful Talent Strategy
      Cian O Morain, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
      Shawn Campbell, Executive Partner, Bus Services, Gartner
      CEOs are targeting ambitious transformation plans to ensure growth in the AI-era. A highly VUCA environment is putting extra pressure on workforce engagement and performance. CHROs must devise a talent strategy to navigate these goals and challenges, yet all too often they miss the mark and fail to hit the mark. Join this working session to learn how to use Gartner’s framework to ensure your own talent strategy is relevant and impactful. ... Show More Show Less
      Wednesday, October 29, 2025

      10:30 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

      CHRO Circle Workshop: CHRO Strategy on a Page for Growth (Repeat)
      Jessie Knight, VP Analyst, Gartner
      Gaston Gomez Armesto, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
      Steve Miranda, Executive Partner, Bus Services, Gartner
      Building a human capital strategy is often a difficult task for Chief HR Officers (CHROs). Lessons learned on it are rarely captured or published. This interactive workshop will be anchored on a growth scenario, where:
      We will share the strategy on a page from CHROs who have gone through this scenario, give you a chance to workshop your own strategy with other participant CHROs and create network opportunities       ... Show More Show Less

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