Toronto CHRO Community
Executive Summit
December 2, 2025 | Marriott Downtown at CF Toronto Eaton Centre
December 2, 2025
Marriott Downtown at CF Toronto Eaton Centre
Collaborate with your peers
Get together with Toronto'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:
Cultivating leadership capabilities and managerial skills to drive organizational success
Develop a cohesive, inclusive culture aligned with company values to boost engagement
Align talent strategies with future workforce needs and organizational goals
Toronto 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
Sonia Boyle
Gore Mutual Insurance Co.
Chief People Officer
Frank Monteleone
Rexall
SVP & Chief People Officer
Brigid Pelino
Definity Financial
Chief People and Culture Officer
Norm Sabapathy
Cadillac Fairview
Executive Vice President, People
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 Toronto CHRO community.
Peer-to-Peer Meetings
Connect with like-minded peers in a private, 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.
Agenda
Executive Boardroom Sessions
AI-Driven Workforce Reengineering for Talent Needs
Rapid advances in AI are reshaping jobs and creating new skill needs. CHROs have an opportunity to modernise workforce planning and build agile, future-ready teams. By embracing innovation, organisations can close skill gaps and unlock new potential.
- Adapting strategies for short- and long-term goals
- Closing skill gaps and aligning talent
- Redesigning your organisation for AI
The Future of Talent and Total Rewards
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
Driving Culture and Change Management Success in M&A
Breakout Session
From Crisis to Catalyst — Sparking Inspiration in the Workplace
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
Apply to Participate
Apply to participate in the Toronto CHRO Community Executive Summit.
Gartner facilitates exclusive, C-level communities by personally qualifying and understanding the priorities, challenges and interests of each member.
Our selective approach maintains the high quality of the network and ensures top-level discussions with peers from the world’s leading organizations.
Each application will be reviewed, and once your participation is confirmed, you will have access to year-round community programs.
Location
Venue & Accommodation
Marriott Downtown at CF Toronto Eaton CentreYour Community Sponsors
CHRO Thought Leader
Key Sponsor
Program Sponsor
Community Program Manager
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