Vancouver, BC CHRO Executive Summit

Governing Body members host this dinner for attendees to launch the event with an evening of peer networking.

A Gartner survey found organizations fill leadership positions with preidentified successors less than half the time. CHROs have a huge responsibility to ensure their organization properly architects both the succession planning and leader development strategy. Who are the future leaders and are they being set up for success?

Join this keynote session to gain insights on:

• Identifying and developing your future leaders
• Designing and advancing your succession planning strategy
• Creating a long-term sustainable process that everyone can buy into

HR leaders have the responsibility of turning data into actionable insights to close the gap in pay, opportunity and workforce accessibility for women and minorities. By taking ownership of the analytics, CHROs can make a meaningful impact on organizational policy and the corporate ladder.

Join two HR leaders as they discuss how they are:

• Investing in data management and analytics capabilities to find inequities
• Using data to tell the disparity story and influence stakeholders
• Designing a roadmap to achieve desired outcomes

Amid relentless internal and external disruptions, succession plans become even more essential but more vulnerable to becoming outdated. How can CHROs monitor and strengthen their bench, ensuring the right leaders will be ready at the right time?

Join this session to discuss:

• Rebuilding and diversifying depleted leadership pipelines
• Creating adaptable succession plans in a changing environment
• Aligning successors to future organizational needs

Research shows employees who feel a sense of belonging at work have higher engagement. In fact, it is a driver for job satisfaction, mental health, productivity and it lowers burnout. So why do employees feel like they don't belong?

In this boardroom, HR leaders will discuss:

• Identifying a framework to create a sense of belonging
• Establishing metrics to track engagement and retention
• Creating a culture that positively impacts employees

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.

B.C. has one of the highest gender pay gaps in Canada. In 2022, B.C. women earned 17% less than men. Do you know how your company stacks up? The introduction of pay transparency legislation and the requirement for companies to release annual pay transparency reports is about to open the conversation on equity – whether you’re ready for it or not. Join this session to learn how to:

• Build trust among employees that your company is committed to gender equity
• Apply lessons learned from a company that reported in 2023
• Join the conversation and prepare for your first report

Managers are feeling the pressure as they balance business priorities with new employee expectations surrounding culture and flexibility. To top it off, managerial approaches that were successful in pre-pandemic times will no longer suffice. To ensure organizational success, CHROs must provide a clear roadmap for leaders from the frontline to the C-suite.

Join this session to discuss:

• Increasing managerial competence and change management skills
• Identifying and relieving pressure points within the organization
• Clarifying managerial priorities to enable executives to focus on broader strategy

Diversity, equity and inclusion is a top priority for organizations and their HR leaders, but successful execution requires buy-in from across the business. How can HR leaders partner with executive leadership, people leaders and individual contributors to foster a DEI culture?

Join this session as your peers discuss ways to:

• Create a sustainable and equitable culture of inclusion
• Communicate and build enthusiasm about DE&I initiatives
• Foster and grow diversity in leadership

HR leaders play a pivotal role in guiding organizations through change. For Jenine Ellefson, acquisitions led to 50% growth, then months later a move to downsize through divestment. Kim Toews, former HSBC CHRO, guided her workforce through several large-scale changes, including the largest bank buyout in Canadian history.

During this keynote they will share best practices and lessons learned on:

• Merging talent, technology and culture
• Retaining and motivating employees throughout the change cycle
• Considering the pros and cons of full communication transparency, while balancing multiple stakeholders