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Vancouver, BC CHRO Executive Summit
June 18, 2025 | The Westin Bayshore, Vancouver
June 18, 2025
The Westin Bayshore, Vancouver
Collaborate with your peers
Get together with Vancouver, BC'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.
Navigate transitions with effective communication and stakeholder engagement.
Vancouver, BC CHRO Governing Body
The Governing Body Co-Chairs shape the summit agenda, ensuring that all content is driven By CHROs, For CHROs®.
Governing Body Co-Chairs
Jenine Ellefson
Newmont Corporation
Head, People, North America
Jacquie Pylypiuk
Capital Power
SVP, Technology & Chief People and Culture Officer
Carolynn Ryan
BC Hydro
Senior VP People & CHRO
Chris Taylor
Best Buy
CHRO Canada
What to Expect
Interactive Sessions
Hear from CHRO practitioners and thought leaders on how they're solving critical challenges impacting your role today in Keynote sessions, and join smaller, interactive discussions with your peers in Breakout and Boardroom sessions.
Community Networking
Make new connections and catch up with old friends in casual conversations during dedicated time for networking designed to better acquaint you with your Vancouver, BC CHRO community.
Peer-to-Peer Meetings
Connect with like-minded peers in a private, one-on-one setting through Peer-to-Peer Meetings. You will be matched with peers in your community based on your shared interests and priorities.
Agenda
8:00am - 8:30am Registration & Breakfast
8:30am - 9:15am Keynote
Opening Comments & Keynote
Kick off the day with a session focused on leadership and influence for the CHRO.
9:15am - 9:40am Networking Break
9:40am - 10:25am Breakout Session
Unlock Industry Insights – Tailored Strategy Discussions
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:
- Peer experiences for innovative solutions
- Industry-tailored, actionable takeaways
- Cross-industry sharing of tested tactics
9:40am - 10:25am Executive Boardroom
Paper Toss Challenge – Anonymous Sharing and Peer-Sourced Solutions
Zaida Fazlic
VP, People, Culture & Change Management
Taiga Building Products
Engagement and connection, fostering a supportive community, and peer support are more important than ever. Attendees will anonymously share their concerns on a range of issues and benefit from peer-offered solutions. Peers are encouraged to continue conversations and build lasting relationships beyond the session.
Join this dynamic, interactive activity for:
- Crowd-sourced solutions and personal insights
- Connection for ongoing support and insights
- Community collaboration and engagement
9:40am - 10:25am Executive Boardroom
Invest in the Right HR Tech to Improve Employee Experience
HR technology leaders face challenges in enhancing employee experience (EX) due to unclear priorities and a complex vendor landscape. Building EX into your HR roadmap allows organizations to navigate
Join your peers to strategize on:
- Crafting a structured approach
- Listening to employees to prioritize effective EX outcomes
- Analyzing technology options effectively
10:25am - 11:10am Networking Break
10:35am - 11:00am Peer-to-Peer Meetings
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
Quality Equality – Beyond the Buzzwords
Adele Warner
Director Human Resources, Canada
Service Corporation International
The vital importance of allyship in dismantling systemic biases, fostering inclusivity, and driving meaningful change cannot be overstated. Engaging men in this mission is crucial for creating balanced power dynamics, enhancing team collaboration, and ensuring a fair and equitable environment for all.
Join for research insights including:
- Effective ways male colleagues can support and advocate
- Enhancing team dynamics and driving change through male involvement
- Insights into identifying and addressing biases that hinder inclusivity
11:10am - 11:55am Executive Boardroom
Creating Transformative Job Transitions that Maximize Success for New Leaders
Hosted by O.C. Tanner
Ed Galasso
Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Canada
O.C. Tanner
Elena Bobyreva
Director, HR
GLENTEL
Stephanie Shaw
VP, HR
Eldorado Gold
Job transitions are career-defining moments that can accelerate — or limit — success. In fact, ADP reports that 29% of recently promoted leaders leave within a month of taking on their new roles if they haven’t received essential support. Yet research also shows that when organizations take an insightful and deliberate approach to these transitions, it fuels extraordinary levels of employee satisfaction, loyalty, and fulfillment. Hear the findings from the 2025 Global Culture Report and participate in a discussion about how transformative job transitions help employees thrive, stay, and do their best work.
Join this session to learn:
- Why organizations should approach new leader job transitions with the same care and attention given to new hires
- What key factors are part of a transformative job transition experience
- How integrated recognition leads to greater empowerment and retention for newly promoted leaders
11:10am - 11:55am Executive Boardroom
Innovating Mental Health Programs with Technology
Since the pandemic, many HR leaders have reassessed their mental health and wellbeing programs, including new ways to access offerings. In 2024, employees continue to put pressure on CHROs to innovate their mental health and well-being programs through the use of technology.
Join this peer roundtable to:
- Proactively sense employee stressors through wellbeing applications
- Enable virtual access to existing mental well-being programs culture
- Introduce new wellbeing options for 2024 and beyond
11:55am - 12:30pm Lunch Service
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Location
Venue & Accommodation
The Westin Bayshore, Vancouver
MORE INFORMATION
2025 Westin Bayshore Parking Rates
Overnight Registered Parking:
Self-Park $45 / 24hrs
Valet $55 / 24hrs
Visitor Valet:
Valet Day/Night Max. (12hrs) $50
Valet Visitor Parking. (4hrs) $25
Meter Visitor Self-Park:
30 Minutes $4
60 Minutes $8
90 Minutes $12
Evening Park (5pm Until 2:00am) $20
Westin Bayshore - Room Block Cancellation Policy:
- Any cancellations made after the Cut Off (May 19, 2025) are subject to a cancellation fee of one (1) night room charge plus tax.
A block of rooms has been reserved at the The Westin Bayshore, Vancouver at a reduced conference rate. Reservations should be made online or by calling 1-800-937-8467. Please mention Vancouver CHRO Executive Summit to ensure the appropriate room rate.
Deadline to book using the discounted room rate of $647 CAD (plus tax) is May 19, 2025.
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