Minneapolis CHRO Executive Summit

Governing Body members host this dinner for attendees to launch the event with an evening of peer networking.

Creating a strong workplace community is essential to meet the evolving challenges of 2023. Yet, new research from the O.C. Tanner Institute reveals how burnout and isolation among leaders and employees are threatening culture and organizational success. These challenges need fresh strategies to create a thriving workplace community.

Join this session to learn: 

• Insights from the perspectives of 38,000 leaders and employees worldwide
• Best practices for fortifying leaders and growing generalists in an era of change
• Ways symbolic, integrated recognition create a strong sense of community for all

Organizations are facing a unique triple squeeze; inflation, talent and global supply disruption are all creating new day-to-day pressures. As focus shifts, CHROs must consciously work to keep diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives from moving to the back burner, instead positioning them as opportunities to ensure long-term resilience.

Join this session to discuss how to:

• Keep DE&I tied to mission-critical priorities amid uncertainty
• Maintain progress despite budgetary constraints
• Secure talent stability by strengthening core values

As organizations adapt to remain competitive amidst rapid change, it is key to keep employee experience at the center of your HR strategy. With an abundance of new and innovative ways to elevate the worker experience, HR leaders must not only create and implement these; but also connect with their workforce on which styles reflect them best.

Join this session as CHROs discuss:

• How new technologies can transform employee experience
• The importance of evolving your HR strategy around workers’ wants and needs
• Addressing employee sentiment in the flow of work

Amidst a backdrop of competing priorities, strained resources and a quickly changing landscape, CHROs are challenged with new and heightened expectations for their function and their individual role. The most successful leaders will connect people and culture in the right ways to drive results across the organization.

Join this keynote session to learn:

• The essential roles a CHRO plays in a dynamic talent market and how to use moments that matter to develop a strong culture
• The key activities to focus on to lead the way and remain relevant during internal and external transformation
• Ways to create organizational growth while solidifying yourself as a trusted advisor and coach

When it comes to DE&I and ESG priorities, laying a foundation of company values and strategic targets isn’t enough to guarantee progress. At nVent, EVP & CHRO Lynnette Heath and Chief Inclusion and Diversity Officer Laura Brock turned to management incentive and performance goals to weave accountability into their organizational culture.

Join this session for a case study on:

• Embedding nonfinancial priorities into compensation programs
• Using data to drive decision-making and gain essential leadership buy-in
• Overcoming pushback and establishing non-negotiable accountability measures

As organizations navigate uncertain landscapes, talent analytics is becoming an integral part of supporting many business functions. CHROs are in a unique position to use their resources to help the organizations build trust with employees and the enterprise, but how do you make the most of the data at hand?

Join this session to explore:

• Harnessing a data-driven culture within the HR function
• Understanding the role talent analytics plays in enterprise-wide decision making
• Incorporating data from other parts of the organization to inform talent decisions

Recent advancements in AI have accelerated the demand for evaluating and adopting applications in HR. How can CHROs leverage emerging technologies to guide both short-term business needs and their long-term vision for digital transformation?

Join this session to discuss:

• Understanding common applications of AI and its impact on work and talent
• Determining which AI trends to implement and which to monitor to maintain positive ROI
• Anticipating risks of adopting AI in HR technology, including ethical and legal implications

What does your body language say about you? What shifts might you make to change how others perceive you? Join this special one-on-one session exclusively for Governing Body members with body-language expert, Chris Ulrich for candid feedback on your in-person and online body language. Sessions are 20-minutes and pre-registration is required.

 In this unique, private session, you’ll receive:

• One-on-one consultation with a premier expert
•  Live analysis of your unique body language cues
• Personalized executive presence improvements 

Connect with like-minded peers in a one-on-one setting through Evanta’s Peer-to-Peer Meetings. You will be matched with peers in your community based on your shared interests and priorities.

Mergers and acquisitions can bring about significant changes to company culture and strategic priorities—requiring CHROs to operate under high pressure to develop one shared vision. During a major acquisition, Prime Therapeutics embarked on a new cultural journey focused on fortifying the employee experience for immediate and long term cohesion.

Join this session for a case study on:

• Gathering insight into cultural norms and values to inform an updated approach
• Communicating effectively to retain talent during organizational change
• Meeting business goals while optimizing employee experience

With workforces changing rapidly, it’s never been more important to have a secure organization design strategy. HR leaders around the globe are transforming their approach to put employees at the heart of the enterprise, break down siloes and maximize efficiency. How are CHROs successfully executing these changes while communicating transparently?

Join this session to discuss:

• Reevaluating organization design and identifying friction
• Maintaining clear and concise communication with employees
• Adapting to new ways of working with structural change

Gartner finds that half of the top ten attractors to frontline roles are linked to some form of flexibility, making it a crucial focus as organizations work to retain talent and improve their employee experience. But how can CHROs add flexibility to roles that are traditionally tied to a set location, schedule or workload?

Join this session to discuss ways to: 

• Appeal to changing workforce expectations while meeting business needs
• Increase employee autonomy over daily workflow without sacrificing productivity
• Leverage technology to evaluate flexibility initiatives

Hiring more talent doesn’t inherently mean acquiring the skills needed to deliver against your strategic priorities. In today’s extremely dynamic business environment, how can CHROs understand and harness the true potential of their workforce?

In this keynote session, we will discuss:

• Developing and deploying a skills-centric talent ecosystem – why now?
• Approaching your talent needs and solutions with a robust supply-chain model
• The need to elevate the learning and development function as a true competitive differentiator