Toronto CHRO Community
Executive Summit

Instilling artificial intelligence into your recruiting capabilities is no longer a “should-do” but a “must-do” to maintain a competitive advantage and elevate the entire recruiting life cycle. In this keynote, Gartner Analyst Jackie Watrous will help you identify the best approach to AI-enabled technology based on your strategic drivers, recruiting type and organizational risk tolerance.

This keynote will demonstrate how AI can:

• Power an accurate, less-biased candidate selection process
• Deliver a tailored candidate user experience
• Make recruiting teams more effective and improve quality of hires

The role of succession planning is becoming increasingly important in identifying and retaining future leaders through disruption and uncertainty. CHROs can leverage the planning process to not only ensure long-term organizational stability, but also offer clear career pathways for employees and create a culture centered around talent development.

Join this session for a case study on:

• Developing meaningful succession plans and adapting to changing priorities
• Communicating transparently with potential successors and ensuring exposure to growth opportunities
• Enhancing managerial competence to multiply talent at every level of the organization

Recognizing what your employees do and appreciating who they are can make a positive impact on everything from recruitment and retention to wellness and performance. How can CHROs authentically integrate gratitude into the employee experience?

Join this session to explore ways to:

• Shape an organizational culture of recognition and appreciation
• Deliver tangible and intangible benefits through your total rewards program
• Connect the dots between appreciation and recognition and overall business strategies

When a crisis hits, CHROs are pulled in many directions. Between supporting employees, issuing statements and counseling leaders — the pressure to respond quickly yet thoughtfully becomes overwhelming. How can CHROs best prepare themselves and the organizations to navigate all of this effectively?

Join this session to discuss:

• Tools to help organizational leaders respond to crises or political issues
• Nuanced considerations when navigating hot-button topics
• How to prepare the organization to stay resilient amid shocks

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

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.

CHROs often operate at the intersection of many powerful stakeholders, requiring initiatives to be communicated with confidence as well as thorough preparation. This case study on executive compensation will demonstrate how to use storytelling to power up your presence in the boardroom and gain necessary buy-in.

This session will explore:

• A real-time example of balancing internal and external stakeholder perspectives to develop an executive compensation plan
• Ways to use storytelling and emotion to deliver compelling arguments
• How to navigate conflicting priorities and facilitate compromise

CHROs play a pivotal role in shaping a culture that empowers employees to reach their full potential and to do so must consider the unique health needs of women, where crucial gaps exist today. How can organizations support women through the key life stages they encounter throughout their careers?

Join this session to discuss how to:

• Recognize the impact of women’s health challenges, including fertility, pregnancy and menopause
• Prioritize comprehensive healthcare solutions and create environments that foster women’s holistic well-being
• Intersect diversity, equity and inclusion strategies with health and wellness initiatives

In order to equip employees with future-ready skills, HR leaders need effective L&D infrastructure in place. However, even thoughtful learning and development strategies can suffer from low employee adoption without the right culture.

Join this session to discuss:

• Creating an environment that encourages employees to proactively participate in learning and development
• Barriers to fostering a learning culture
• Tying L&D strategy to business skill needs while supporting individual employee development

Organizations have long discussed diversifying their talent pipelines, and recent technological and labor market disruptions are forcing some to take action now to meet skill needs. How can CHROs help democratize job access to prioritize potential over credentials?

Join this session to discuss:

• Establishing inclusive and transparent recruitment practices
• Looking past outdated qualification requirements when assessing candidates
• Appealing to untapped talent pools, including workers from diverse industries and backgrounds