In-Person

San Francisco CHRO Community

Inner Circle

September 10, 2025 | Domenico Winery

September 10, 2025
Domenico Winery

Collaborate with your peers

Join San Francisco'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:

Harnessing the full potential of novel HR technology solutions

Keeping your workforce engaged through seemingly constant change

San Francisco 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

Kristi Cappelletti-Matthews

VSP Vision
CHRO

Cori Davis

Genentech
Chief People Officer

Eric Hunn

Premier Protein
SVP, Chief People Officer

Grace Lee

Coherent Corp.
Chief People Officer

Eva Majercsik

Genesys
EVP & Chief People Officer

Agenda

September 10, 2025

4:30pm - 5:30pm  Executive Networking Reception

5:30pm - 6:30pm  Discussion Topics

Navigating HR Technology Challenges and Change

Reema Batnagar headshot

Reema Batnagar

VP, People

Pixar

Estrella Parker headshot

Estrella Parker

Chief People Officer

Cupertino Electric

Vijay Rao headshot

Vijay Rao

Chief People and Places Officer

Okta

Pat Wadors headshot

Pat Wadors

Chief People Officer

Intuitive

In the rapidly evolving HR landscape, the strategic integration of technology is crucial to achieving organizational goals and enhancing employee experience. Meanwhile, Gartner research shows that 55% of HR leaders believe their current technology solutions fall short of meeting both present and future business needs. Despite significant advancements in HR technology and the widespread adoption of GenAI solutions, many leaders still struggle to harness its full potential. On top of that, employees are experiencing unparalleled levels of change fatigue across industries, and legacy transformation readiness practices are inadequate in today’s environment.

Join this discussion to explore strategies to effectively leverage HR technology and manage the change it brings, while ensuring alignment with organizational objectives and fostering a resilient workforce.

Discussion Questions:

  1. What are the key factors contributing to the disconnect between HR technology execution and desired outcomes?
  2. How can HR leaders better align their technology strategies with future business needs?
  3. Are the novel technologies you have implemented in the past 1-2 years living up to your expectations? If not, where are they falling short?
  4. How can organizations equip managers to effectively lead change and support their teams through technology transitions?
  5. What innovative practices can be adopted to measure the success of change initiatives?

6:30pm - 7:00pm  Networking Break

7:00pm - 8:00pm  Summary Discussion & Dinner

8:00pm - 9:00pm  Social Hour

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

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Alisa Hauser

Community Program Manager

773-960-3997

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