2023 in Review | Highlights from CHRO Community Programs

Evanta, a Gartner Company's CHRO communities have officially completed their 2023 programs! In the past year, community members from the world’s leading organizations gathered for 67 programs across North America, Europe and Australia to connect with peers and explore how they can tackle their mission critical priorities together. Community members shared their experiences:
 

I very much appreciate the opportunity to get perspectives and information from other industry HR leaders.”
 

The programming and content were relevant, the length of sessions was just right, and I really liked the networking opportunities and peer to peer sessions… Just all round excellent.”
 

Excellent opportunity to network and strong content.”
 

This year, three themes guided the program agendas for Executive Summits, Town Halls and Inner Circle gatherings – Developing Empathetic Leaders for the New World of Work, Fostering Resiliency while Supporting the Workforce through Change, and Identifying, and Growing and Retaining Employees with the Skills the Business Requires.

Here’s a look back at some of our top-rated CHRO content in 2023:
 

Highly-Rated Presentations

Keynote: Enhancing Employee Experiences with Technology
Speakers: Suzanne Myers, Chief Human Resources Officer, Arcosa & Christopher Shryock, Senior Vice President and Chief People Officer, Sam's Club
In this Keynote, Suzanne and Christopher discussed the CHRO’s role in digitizing and simplifying employee experience while simultaneously making sure the enterprise stays ahead of the technology curve. They focused on how technology, while it can be overwhelming for some employees, can be a driver not just of the bottom line, but of a forward thinking culture. 

Keynote: Molding Modern Leaders
Speaker: Obed Louissaint, Chief People Officer & Senior Vice President, Aptiv
Obed’s keynote session tackled the number one priority for CHROs in 2023: Success Planning. Drawing from two decades of career lessons at IBM, he shared his thoughts on how CHROs should approach leadership development in the new era of work and what traits and skills are crucial to making a modern leader. 

Breakout: It’s Who We Are – Accountability as a Core Value
Speakers: Lynnette Heath, EVP & CHRO, nVent & Laura Brock, Chief Inclusion & Diversity Officer, nVent
When it comes to DE&I and ESG priorities, laying a foundation of company values and strategic targets doesn’t necessarily guarantee progress. In this breakout session, Lynnette and Laura shared a case study on how they turned to management incentive and performance goals to weave accountability into their organizational culture.

Breakout: Navigating Economic Uncertainty
Speaker: Dr. Henry Siu, Ph.D., Professor, Vancouver School of Economics, University of British Columbia
For this breakout at the Vancouver, BC summit, we asked Dr. Siu to help HR leaders better understand how to stay up to date on the dynamic landscape and talent implications of fluctuations in the global economy. Dr. Siu offered a unique line of sight into current market trends and their impact on the labor force.  

Town Hall:  AI is Here — How Should HR Leaders Respond?
Generative AI is one of the hottest topics of 2023, and HR leaders are eager to understand both the opportunities and risks of this emerging technology. During this series of interactive, virtual sessions, CHROs in Evanta’s communities came together to discuss potential use cases, the impact on the workforce and ethical concerns of implementing AI in HR technology and processes.

Town Hall: Succession Planning When the Future is Foggy
In this age of unpredictability, identifying the next generation of leaders has never been more challenging. During this interactive town hall, CHROs from the New York Community gathered in small groups to address succession management in the current economic climate, how to identify and develop a diverse slate of successors, ways to bring a succession plan to execution and metrics to measure success.

Most Popular Content

• Infographic: 2023 CHRO Leadership Perspectives
  CHROs from the world’s leading organizations completed our annual Leadership Perspective Survey to share their mission critical priorities for 2023 – this infographic is based on responses from 450 CHROs.
• Infographic: CHRO Community Pulse on AI & Your Business
  We asked CHROs about their views and current approach to generative AI – this outlines what 250 HR leaders had to say about this emerging technology and their outlook for the future of business.
• Blog: Top 3 Areas of Focus for CHROs [2023]
  At the onset of the year, we examined 3 themes we anticipated to inform community programs for 2023 – read them here.
• Blog: Top 8 Trends for CHROs in 2023
  Based on research from our annual Leadership Perspective Survey, we uncovered 8 trends for how CHROs are addressing their enterprise priorities, functional objectives and planned spending for 2023.
• Survey Report: Top 3 Goals & Challenges for CHROs in 2023
  This report examines how CHROs’ focus has shifted in 2023 and dives into their top three priorities and challenges – based on results from our annual Leadership Perspective Survey.
• Town Hall Insights: Building a Resilient Workforce through Employee Experience
  CHROs in the UK & Ireland region came together for a town hall to discuss strategies for creating fulfilling experiences that attract, engage, and retain top talent in an evolving market – this article outlines their key takeaways.
• Peer Practices: How BC Hydro is Improving Pay Equity through Data and Transparency
  Carolynn Ryan, Senior VP, People & Chief Human Resources Officer at BC Hydro and Co-Chair of the Vancouver, BC CHRO Community, shares BC Hydro’s pay equity journey and five ways they continue to improve the gender pay gap at their organization.
   

In 2024, the Evanta CHRO Community will continue to meet and share insights around their mission critical priorities. Looking ahead, CHRO community programs and content will be focused on the following three themes: 

• Developing Next-generation Leaders by Evolving Role Expectations Instead of New Skills
• Reshaping a Corporate Culture that Thrives in a Hybrid Environment
• Investing in the Right HR Technology to Drive Growth and Meet Business Expectations
   

Stay up-to-date with your Evanta CHRO community by applying to join your local community or finding an opportunity to connect with CHRO peers on our calendar.