Australia CHRO Community
Inner Circle
10 September 2026 | Grana Privato, Hinchcliff House
10 September 2026
Grana Privato, Hinchcliff House
Collaborate with your peers
Join Australia's top CHROs for an intimate networking dinner and facilitated discussion on key business challenges. Enjoy a relaxed evening of dinner and drinks with your peers to share best practices, make new connections and build professional relationships.
Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CHROs today:
Leading Through Disruption
Driving Resilience Amid Volatility and Change
Sustaining Engagement, Wellbeing and Performance in Low-Growth Conditions
Australia CHRO Governing Body
The Governing Body Co-Chairs shape the discussion topics and agenda, ensuring that all content is driven By CHROs, For CHROs®.
Governing Body Co-Chairs
Julie Carroll
CRH ANZ
Chief People Officer
Helen Fraser
Laing O'Rourke
Director, People
Benjamin Morris
Mirvac
Group General Manager, HR
Duncan Thomas
IDP Education Australia
Chief People Officer
Agenda
10 September 2026
16:30 - 17:30 Executive Networking Reception
17:30 - 18:30 Discussion Topics
The CHRO Agenda in a Changing World
Organisations are operating in an increasingly complex environment shaped by geopolitical volatility, rapid technological advancement and economic constraints. These forces are impacting performance and productivity, while also contributing to what many are describing as an “emotional recession” across the workforce.
As stewards of organisational culture and workforce strategy, CHROs play a critical role in setting direction, building resilience and guiding leaders and employees through sustained disruption and transformation.
Discussion Questions:
What role should HR play in shaping and enabling AI-driven change while balancing productivity, capability building and workforce trust?
In a low-growth, cost-conscious climate, what strategies are proving most effective in maintaining engagement, performance, and organisational progress?
How are you preparing leaders to navigate ongoing ambiguity, and which practices most effectively support resilience and employee wellbeing through change?
18:30 - 19:00 Networking Break
19:00 - 20:15 Summary Discussion & Dinner
20:15 - 21:15 Social Hour
Apply to Participate
Apply to participate in the Australia CHRO Community Inner Circle.
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.
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