HR Policy Association
In-Person Conference

HRPA's Annual CHRO Summit

HRPA's CHRO Summit

Creating the Future of HR: Harnessing AI, Empowering Employees, and Thriving Amid External Pressures

HELD MARCH 13-15, 2024 at THE RITZ-CARLTON ORLANDO, GRANDE LAKES


HR Policy Association's 56th Annual CHRO Summit convened CHROs and their peers for definitive discussions on the public policy and HR practice issues that matter most in 2024. 

This year's conversations included the CHRO’s unique role in harnessing AI; helping employees thrive amid external pressures in the evolving workplace; learnings from the watershed collective bargaining agreements; CHRO leadership and resilience; impactful public policy changes, and much more!

HRPA's CHRO Summit is THE place for senior HR executives and their teams to receive timely information and unique insights on the latest and most relevant public policy developments and best practices to stay ahead of the curve.


2024 CHRO Summit Recap: Creating the Future of HR

“Oh, the places you’ll go!” reflected HR Policy Association Chair Pam Kimmet, CHRO at Manulife, as she launched the organization’s 56thAnnual CHRO Summit in Orlando, Florida last week. As attendees discussed the latest developments in the use of artificial intelligence in the workplace, the reinvigoration of union activity, and the future of HR, Ms. Kimmet summed it up by noting, “we are on the precipice of exciting issues and the exciting thing is that there’s no right answers, just the best answers for our organizations and how we want to evolve.” 

With nearly 200 attendees and 12 general and concurrent sessions featuring 16 CHRO panelists, this week’s newsletter provides detailed summaries of the essential discussions held throughout our three-day event.

For a complete Summit digest, including thought leadership sessions from Dr. Michael Gervais on CHRO leadership and resilience, Dr. Timothy Naftali on the global socio-political environment, and the Hon. Val Demings on 2024 election implications for large companies, please follow the link below.

Read the full CHRO Summit recap (HRPA login required)


“We are on the precipice of exciting issues and the exciting thing is that there’s no right answers, just the best answers for our organizations and how we want to evolve.”

- Pamela O. Kimmet

 


What We're Hearing

“Congratulations on another superb CHRO Summit – a can’t miss event 
for so many HR leaders. Your content is so freaking good!”


“Outstanding sessions with incredibly timely topics. 
One of the best conferences I attend all year.” 


“A fantastic conference! An excellent opportunity to meet new 
leaders and reconnect with ones I already know.” 


“A top-quality conference with impressive speakers 
and thought-provoking ideas. Lots to digest!”  


“A terrific job once again! Great turnout, well-timed agenda, 
very senior audience; a feeling of genuine collaboration all around.”



Agenda Highlights

  • Artificial Intelligence – The Promise and Peril for HR (plenary and breakout discussions)

  • Dr. Michael Gervais on CHRO Leadership and Resilience

  • CHRO Lessons from Recent Collective Bargaining Agreements

  • The Global Socio-Political Environment with Dr. Timothy Naftali

  • The Honorable Val Demings on the 2024 Election: Implications for Large Companies

  • The 2024 Public Policy Agenda: Global Labor & Employment, Health Care & Benefits

  • ESG Pushback and the CHRO Role: A Business and Communications Imperative

 


Featured Speakers


Matthew Breitfelder

Partner, Global Head of Human Capital, Apollo Global Management, Inc.

The Honorable Val Demings

U.S. Representative (D-FL, 2017-2023), First Female Police Chief for the City of Orlando, FL

Christopher J. Fernandez

Corporate Vice President, HR Services and Digital Employee Experiences, Microsoft Corporation

Salvatore Antonio "Tony" Fratto

Partner, Global Head of Communications, Goldman Sachs, on Addressing ESG Pushback

Dr. Michael Gervais

Psychologist and Expert on High Performance, Founder, Finding Mastery Podcast

Mirian M. Graddick-Weir

Member, Board of Directors, Yum! Brands and Booking Holdings

Garrett Hohimer

Vice President, Policy & Advocacy, Business Group on Health

The Honorable Wilma B. Liebman

Starbucks Board Nominee, Former Chair, National Labor Relations Board (1997-2011)

Dr. Po-Shen Loh

Founder of LIVE, NOVID, and Expii; Professor of Mathematics, Carnegie Mellon University, on AI Impact

Dr. Timothy Naftali

Senior Research Scholar, Adjunct Professor of International and Public Affairs, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University

Oliver Patel

Enterprise AI Governance Lead, AstraZeneca

Prasad Setty

Lecturer in Management, Trends Shaping the World of Work, Stanford University

The Honorable Keith E. Sonderling

Commissioner, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, on AI Ethics and Compliance

This year's CHRO Summit is no longer open for registration. Check back again soon for details on our 2025 CHRO Summit!

Wednesday, March 13 2024 6:00PM - Friday, March 15 2024 12:00PM