IN-PERSON

Southern California CHRO Executive Summit

December 5, 2024 | Marriott Long Beach Downtown

December 5, 2024
Marriott Long Beach Downtown

APPLY TO PARTICIPATE

Collaborate with your peers

Get together with Southern California's top CHROs to tackle shared business challenges and critical priorities facing your role today. Participate in this one-day, local program with peer-driven topics and interactive discussions with your true C-level peers.

Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CHROs today:

Reducing Organization Design Friction to Improve Organizational Effectiveness

Identifying, Growing and Retaining Employees with the Skills Your Business Requires

Reshaping a Corporate Culture that Exemplifies Efficiency and Resiliency

Southern California CHRO Governing Body


The Governing Body Co-Chairs shape the summit agenda, ensuring that all content is driven by CHROs, for CHROs.

Governing Body Co-Chairs

Dina Barmasse-Gray

The Cheesecake Factory
Chief People Officer

Kari Durham

Skyworks
SVP, Human Resources

Tonya Jackman Hampton, EdD

UC San Diego Health and Health Sciences
Chief Human Resources Officer

Samantha Khoury

Los Angeles Lakers
VP, Human Resources

Grace Lee

Lumentum
EVP Chief Human Resources and Diversity Officer

Tracy Ting

Encore Capital Group
CHRO

What to Expect

Interactive Sessions

Hear from CHRO practitioners and thought leaders on how they're solving critical challenges impacting your role today in Keynote sessions, and join smaller, interactive discussions with your peers in Breakout and Boardroom sessions.

Community Networking

Make new connections and catch up with old friends in casual conversations during dedicated time for networking designed to better acquaint you with your Southern California CHRO community.

Peer-to-Peer Meetings

Connect with like-minded peers in a private, 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.

Agenda


Executive Boardroom Sessions

Why Don’t Employees Feel Supported?

Most organizations have expanded benefits in both volume and scope, but many employees are frustrated with information overload and overall employee experience. How can CHROs build meaningful connections between the workforce and their benefits while navigating an ever-expanding technology ecosystem?

Attend this session to learn:

  • Strategies for connecting employee insights to actions to power stronger engagement
  • Ways to integrate employee experiences to increase adoption
  • How organizations can leverage personalization and AI to help people feel seen and cared for

Unlocking Talent and Empowering Managers

57% of CEOs tell Gartner they plan to increase their investments in people and culture development. Talent is one of the biggest factors organizations use to measure success, but many are not effectively identifying and developing their own rising stars. You need the right game plan, but also the right managers leading the charge. 

Join this boardroom to dive into: 

  • Identifying often overlooked skillsets and intangibles of talent
  • Providing the right environment to get the most out of your rising stars
  • Empowering and preparing managers to effectively guide the workforce

Beyond The Trend – Let's Get AI Answers

More than 75% of top HR leaders worry that failing to adopt and implement artificial intelligence (AI) solutions in the next two years will jeopardize organizational success. CHROs must anticipate AI's effects by evaluating the strategic placement of AI within the organization.

Join this session to discuss:

  • Practical HR-specific usage of generative AI
  • Preparing functionally and culturally for adoption
  • Best practices on working with IT peers

Next Level Leadership Development

Only 34% of HR executives are satisfied with the quality of senior leaders within their organization according to Gartner research. Even fewer are confident they have emerging leaders to meet future needs.

Join this boardroom moderated by a Gartner analyst to discuss:

  • Developing leaders and holding them accountable
  • Emerging practices on rethinking the design of leader roles
  • Using technology to develop critical leadership capabilities


Keynote Sessions

Point/Counterpoint – HR Debate Showdown

This is a can't miss morning keynote, a C-level debate showdown! Two experienced leaders take sides on some of the topical issues facing the HR world right now. Gain new insights into mission critical priorities for CHROs and find out if you can be swayed to the other side.

During this interactive debate-style keynote you will:

  • Debate the highest-ranking community priorities
  • Expand your thinking on polarizing topics
  • Join in through audience participation

You Speak, They Swarm — The Power of Story in Reaching Your Audience

 "Those who tell the stories rule society." (Plato) Busy executives don’t have time to learn complex communication models or esoteric storytelling processes — you need a simple, effective framework that can help you not only connect with any audience, but also elicit real change. Enter the SWARM Effect.

Join this session with Arthur Zards — an expert on storytelling, TEDster and provocateur — to:

  • Hone your skills in executive influence
  • Adopt a more authentic and engaging approach to speaking
  • Take your next presentation from “understandable” to “compelling”


Breakout Sessions

Building a Stronger and More Dynamic Workforce

CEOs tell Gartner that workforce is once again one of their top priorities for 2025 and the space industry is searching for solutions. Space Workforce for Tomorrow is a cross-organizational call to action to inspire, prepare and employ the next generation. The Chief People Officer of Aerospace Corporation shares how it is just part of their journey on a complete workforce-centric, organizational redesign.

  • Achieving DEI outcomes internally and externally
  • Driving culture change to create resiliency
  • Making leaders’ non-technical skills a priority

Driving Transformation During Times of Change

A recent Gartner survey finds 95% of CHROs are currently restructuring their function, or plan to start soon. As broader enterprise change continues without pause, how can HR leaders maximize resources and embark on a transformation journey that evolves with their organization?

Join this case study for insights on why now is the perfect time to:

  • Streamline workforce processes and a strong HR infrastructure 
  • Utilize inside-out and outside-in cultural transformation 
  • Incorporate proven programs for developing diverse leadership skillset


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


Evanta cares about the health and safety of our community. Please review the following recommendations prior to attending the gathering.

Location


Venue & Accommodation

Marriott Long Beach Downtown

A block of rooms has been reserved at the Marriott Long Beach Downtown at a reduced conference rate. Reservations should be made online or by calling 1 888 236 2427.

Deadline to book using the discounted room rate of $249 USD (plus tax) is November 11, 2024.

Your Community Partners


Key Partner
Program Partner

Community Program Manager


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

Alisa Hauser

Community Program Manager

773-960-3997

alisa.hauser@evanta.com