Executive Summit

AI is redefining the relationship between humans and machines; creating new opportunities to augment human work, while demanding organizations weave together technology, business and people metrics. Discover GenAI technology trends and how Manulife is leveraging GenAI to reshape HR processes and workforce strategy.

Join this session to learn how to:

• Navigate the current and upcoming GenAI landscape
• Transform workforce management and HR processes
• Apply lessons learned and best practices

The next wave of HR innovation is deeply data-driven. As AI transforms how people interact with money, HR leaders have an opportunity to make saving for the future radically more personal.

Join this session to:

• Explore AI and behavioral tools for smarter investment choices
• Boost participation in group financial plans
• Use innovation to close financial literacy gaps

In today’s unpredictable business climate, organizations are often faced with difficult decisions including workforce reductions and organizational restructuring. How can Strategic Workforce Planning (SWP) be embedded as a proactive, ongoing practice to help organizations remain resilient and people-focused through uncertainty?

Join this session to discuss:

• Navigating the emotional and cultural impact of workforce reductions
• Developing agile talent pipelines to support shifting organizational goals
• Identifying critical skills and roles for SWP

The manager role has quietly become one of the most overextended in the enterprise, as the rate of change accelerates. CHROs must reimagine how the role is designed and supported to ensure managers can meet rising expectations without burning out.

This CHRO boardroom will cover:

• Redesigning the manager role to reduce friction and increase impact
• Reframing development around role manageability, not just skill gaps
• Aligning HR systems to support managers as drivers of talent outcomes

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

Only 16% of employees say they’re thriving in their roles — a staggering number that cannot be ignored. Yet, new insights from O.C. Tanner’s 2026 Global Culture Report reveal how workplaces can become a source of renewal and resilience in uncertain times. 

Join this session to discuss: 

• Why healthy performance requires both expectations and support
• The 5 behaviours that shape inclusive, high-performing teams
• Why integrated recognition creates a cultural multiplier effect

No longer satisfied with transactional perks, today’s employees increasingly expect employers to support their total wellbeing that integrates physical health, mental health and financial security. Employers who adapt to these shifting needs enhance retention, productivity and optimize value for benefits investment.

Join this boardroom session to:

• Boost engagement with personalized, easy-to-navigate benefits
• Integrate high tech with the human touch to manage complexity
• Drive retention, productivity, and success with total wellbeing

AI, emerging technologies, and evolving workforce expectations are transforming how organisations attract and retain talent. Explore strategies to redesign Total Rewards and talent management for a diverse, skills-based, and flexible workforce.

In this boardroom, you'll discuss:

• Moving beyond “One Size Fits All” in total rewards and people strategies
• Becoming a culture leader during the shift from traditional job-based to skills-based hiring
• Redesigning Total Rewards to engage a multi-generational, global workforce

A Gartner study found 33% of the skills needed in an average job posting from 2019 are no longer necessary in 2024. As job responsibilities continue to evolve, CHROs must anticipate the versatility of future skillsets. Shifting from a tactical short-term approach to a strategic long-term plan can set the workforce up for success.

Join this session to discuss:

• Planning for challenges that result in talent gaps
• Anticipating evolving job responsibilities
• Implementing a formal development program aimed at future skills