In-Person

Australia CHRO Community

Inner Circle

18 March 2027 | The Ritz-Carlton

18 March 2027
The Ritz-Carlton

Expand your network and engage with peers

Join the Gartner Australia CHRO Community Inner Circle, an intimate dinner event offering facilitated, roundtable discussions and informal networking with CHRO peers. Explore a timely, peer-driven topic and exchange ideas in a collaborative setting designed to surface candid perspectives and actionable insights.

Engage with peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CHROs today:

Shifting HR Activity Toward Measurable Business Impact

Leading AI With Accountability to Drive Sustainable Business Value

Redesigning and Supporting Leadership Roles Through Disruption

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

18 March 2027

16:30 - 17:30  Executive Networking Reception

17:30 - 18:30  Discussion Topics

Accelerating HR's Speed to Value

AI is reshaping work faster than ever before. CHROs are expected to help grow the business, support faster returns from AI and boost productivity all while doing more with less. Without the ability to adapt at the speed of change, HR risks becoming misaligned with business priorities and less effective in driving outcomes.

According to Gartner insight, only 41% of HR operating models currently focus resources on the most critical work. And these traditional models slow the value to delivery. To stay aligned with the business CHROs should focus on AI accountability, workforce skill concentration and leadership redesign.

Discussion Questions: 

  • How can HR redesign the delivery model to keep pace with business needs?
  • Who is accountable for the organisational risks created by AI? And is HR prepared to lead that accountability?
  • As the workforce becomes increasingly load-bearing, what assumptions about capacity, resilience, productivity and critical talent do you make—and where are you most vulnerable if those assumptions fail?
  • When CEOs accelerate strategic ambition, how should CHROs address leadership capacity, alignment, decision velocity, and accountability?


18:30 - 19:00  Networking Break

19:00 - 20:00  Summary Discussion & Dinner

20:00 - 21:00  Social Hour

We look forward to seeing you at an upcoming in-person gathering

Gartner cares about the health and safety of our community. If you are feeling unwell, please refrain from attending the conference. At this time, Gartner does not have any health-related requirements in place for attendance. Should this change, we will follow up with updated guidance.

Location

Community Program Manager

For inquiries related to this community, please reach out to your dedicated contact.

Denzil Fernandez

Sr. Community Program Manager

(04) 727 41540

denzil.fernandez@gartner.com