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June 3, 2025 | Westin Atlanta Perimeter North
June 3, 2025
Westin Atlanta Perimeter North
Get together with Atlanta's top CHROs to tackle shared business challenges and critical priorities facing your role today. Participate in this one-day, local program with peer-driven topics and interactive discussions with your true C-level peers.
Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CHROs today:
Focus on enhancing leadership and managerial skills to drive success and foster a culture of growth.
Develop a cohesive, inclusive culture aligned with company values to boost engagement.
Align talent strategies with future workforce needs and organizational goals.
The Governing Body Co-Chairs shape the summit agenda, ensuring that all content is driven By CHROs, For CHROs®.
Terri Lewis
One Call
Chief People Officer
Jed Milstein
Asbury Automotive Group
CHRO
Meg Newman
BrandSafway
EVP & Chief People Officer
Elizabeth Spence
Graphic Packaging
EVP, CHRO
Jill Wilson
Carter's
Senior Vice President of Human Resources & Talent Development
8:00am - 8:30am Registration & Breakfast
8:30am - 9:15am Keynote
Terri Lewis
Chief People Officer
One Call
Terri Lewis, Chief People Officer at One Call, shares how she and her team enhanced employee buy-in via a bottom-up approach. With a focus on people-first leadership, she’ll detail how they engaged employees and boosted workforce satisfaction all while equipping leaders with practical tools and templates for effective personal development and one-on-one interactions.
Join this keynote for insights into:
9:15am - 9:40am Networking Break
9:40am - 10:25am Breakout Session
Erika Burk
CHRO
Porsche
In this interactive session, CHROs will engage in focused discussions within industry-specific small groups to identify and address top priorities. This collaborative setting fosters the exchange of insights and strategies tailored to unique industry challenges, enabling leaders to drive organizational success.
Participants will benefit from:
9:40am - 10:25am Executive Boardroom
Hosted by Visier
Andrea Derler
Principal, Research & Value
Visier
Jerrold Hill
SVP, HR
Fiserv
All CHROs must now consider AI as they grow the enterprise, but how is AI transforming HR? The challenge is combining data-driven insights with action-oriented solutions to connect people and work. CHROs can implement AI to optimize workforce decisions to drive business performance and decision making.
Join this boardroom to explore:
9:40am - 10:25am Executive Boardroom
Hosted by Growthspace
Quentin Misenheimer
Chief People Officer
Garlock Flexibles
Gianetta Jones
SVP & Chief People Officer
Coca-Cola Bottling United
Skills-based succession planning equips organizations for future challenges by enhancing agility, fostering continuous learning, and building a diverse leadership pipeline. By aligning with strategic goals and relying on data-driven decisions, CHROs can ensure this critical bears fruit.
Join your peers to discuss:
9:40am - 10:25am Executive Boardroom
Hosted by Insight Global
Steven Wasik
Vice President, Talent Services & Culture Strategy
Insight Global
A peer roundtable discussion on a top community priority moderated by trusted community partner, Insight Global. Additional details coming soon.
Boardroom sessions are limited to 15 participants with priority given to c-level participants.
10:25am - 11:10am Networking Break
10:35am - 11:00am Peer-to-Peer Meetings
Connect with like-minded peers in a one-on-one setting through Peer-to-Peer Meetings
11:10am - 11:55am Breakout Session
Hosted by AlignOrg Solutions
Ken Thompson
CEO & Principal
AlignOrg Solutions
Jeff Steggert
Director, Organization Design
Chick-fil-A
Join Ken Thompson, CEO of AlignOrg Solutions, and Jeff Steggert, Director of Organization Design at Chick-fil-A for an insightful exploration of their transformational journey. Highlighting real-world challenges and successes, uncover aligning leadership, talent, and organizational design to meet evolving needs.
Join this session to:
11:10am - 11:55am Executive Boardroom
Hosted by Alight
Karen Frost
SVP, Corporate Strategy - Health
Alight
No longer satisfied with transactional perks, today’s employees increasingly expect employers to support their total wellbeing that integrates physical health, mental health and financial security. Employers who adapt to these shifting needs enhance retention, productivity and optimize value for benefits investment.
Join this boardroom session to:
11:55am - 12:30pm Lunch Service
Apply to participate in the Atlanta CHRO Executive Summit.
Gartner facilitates exclusive, C-level communities by personally qualifying and understanding the priorities, challenges and interests of each member
Our selective approach maintains the high quality of the network and ensures top-level discussions with peers from the world’s leading organizations.
Each application will be reviewed, and once your participation is confirmed, you will have access to year-round community programs.
Parking Information
Hotel does not offer valet parking. Self- Park in the Concourse lot directly across from The Westin will be hosted by Evanta. Please make sure to show your parking pass at registration.
A block of rooms has been reserved at the Westin Atlanta Perimeter North at a reduced conference rate. Reservations should be made online or by calling 888-627-8407. Please mention Gartner Atlanta Executive Summit to ensure the appropriate room rate.
Deadline to book using the discounted room rate of $199 USD (plus tax) is May 12, 2025.
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