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People First: Strategic Transformation

MAY 15 - 16, 2025

BROOKLYN, NY

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In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, a successful human capital strategy must put people at the center of every transformation. Whether driven by cutting-edge technology, shifting consumer and labor markets, new work models, or innovative business approaches, true transformation goes beyond processes – it reshapes behaviors, reimagines organizational design, and integrates data to drive people strategy at every level.

At this pivotal moment of technological, societal, economic, and demographic change, join us at People First: Strategic Transformation. Connect with peers and global human capital leaders to explore how human-centered transformation and data-driven decision-making are delivering real business value.

Who Should Attend: This event is designed for CHROs, Vice Presidents, Directors, Managers, and Leaders of Change, Transformation, Organization Design, Organizational Development, Learning and Development, People Analytics, HR Technology, Workforce Analytics, and other executives responsible for transformation and direction setting enterprise-wide or at the business unit level. 

Speakers

Agenda

Thursday, May 15, 2025

08:00 AM - 08:45 AM ET

Breakfast and Registration

08:45 AM - 08:55 AM ET

Welcome and Introductions

08:55 AM - 09:10 AM ET

Networking and Cross-Pollination
We will kick off our event by meeting one another to share our top priorities and the biggest changes we are tackling in 2025.

09:10 AM - 09:35 AM ET

AI and Radical Transformation: Lemonade CEO Daniel Schreiber o…
How should companies be transforming to reap the benefits of AI? How should jobs change? Structure? Business models? Culture? How should employees be … More

09:40 AM - 10:10 AM ET

The Corporation of the Future: How AI Will Rip Up the Org Desi…
The traditional corporate model relies on hierarchy and specialization. Traditional structures can … More

10:10 AM - 10:20 AM ET

Networking Break

10:20 AM - 10:45 AM ET

Chief Innovation & People Officer Diane Cafritz on the CarMax …
CarMax EVP Diane Cafritz has a title and portfolio that may be unique amongst the Fortune 200: with human capital and product teams accountable to her … More

10:50 AM - 11:25 AM ET

Panel: Do HR Leaders Have the Skills for What's Ahead?
Functions and business units across enterprises are undergoing tech-based transformations, supported by their HR partners. But do HR leaders themselve … More

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM ET

How to Build the Resilience to Thrive During Unprecedented Cha…
In the whirlwind of technological, cultural, environmental, political, and economic changes we now e … More

12:05 PM - 12:30 PM ET

Perspective from The Conference Board: Navigating Through a Ts…
Reflecting on and building on the morning’s insights with the latest research from The Reimagined Workplace ongoing study, Robin Erickson from the Hum … More

12:30 PM - 01:30 PM ET

Networking Lunch Break

01:30 PM - 02:00 PM ET

Make It Count: Designing For and Measuring Fairness
As traditional DEI structures encounter new pressures, it is an especially appropriate time to consider how organizations can design for fairness thr … More

01:30 PM - 02:00 PM ET

M&A without Merging: Strategically Balancing Independence and …
In this session, the Walmart HR M&A team will share insights from the $2.3B acquisition of VIZIO, exploring how to balance autonomy and synergy in M&A … More

01:30 PM - 02:00 PM ET

The Roots to the Crown: Establishing Data Foundations for Exec…
Executive decisions demand accurate, actionable insights, but insights require a strong data foundation. HR Operations are critical in establishing th … More

02:05 PM - 02:40 PM ET

Panel: Evolving Cultures
Changes in organizational structures, business models, technologies and ways of working call for cultural changes to meet the moment as well as to ada … More

02:05 PM - 02:40 PM ET

Panel: Insights for Structuring a Transformation and Change Fu…
Expert practitioners will share insights and best practices on the classic question, how do I structure my transformation or change function? Panelist … More

02:40 PM - 02:50 PM ET

Networking Break

02:50 PM - 03:25 PM ET

Not Just AI: The Technologies Transforming HR
An understandable focus on the power of Generative AI may distract us from the other technological advancements that are, or will … More

02:50 PM - 03:25 PM ET

Transforming Change Metrics: A Culinary-Themed GenAI Case Study
Discover how Visa crafted its Change Measurement Framework by drawing parallels with the art of cooking. This engaging session will showcase their inn … More

03:25 PM - 03:45 PM ET

Networking Break

03:45 PM - 04:15 PM ET

Innovative Approaches to the Perpetual Challenge of Change Fat…
Organizations have been confronting “change fatigue” since long before the pace of change accelerate … More

04:20 PM - 04:50 PM ET

New York Life SVP Alex Cook and Northwell Health EVP Joseph Mo…
180-year old New York Life, the largest mutual life insurance company in the United States, has a long history of strategic use of data science and no … More

04:50 PM - 05:00 PM ET

Day One Recap and Day Two Preview

05:00 PM - 06:00 PM ET

Reception

Friday, May 16, 2025

07:45 AM - 08:45 AM ET

Breakfast and Registration

08:00 AM - 08:45 AM ET

Breakfast Roundtables
Attendees join their peers for small group discussions around the themes of:
  • Change and Transformation
  • Organization Design
  • More

08:45 AM - 08:55 AM ET

Day Two Opening Remarks

08:55 AM - 09:20 AM ET

How Human-Centered Tech Change Shapes the Employee and Custom…
When Marriott International decided to simultaneously replace all of its core tech systems across over 9000 hotels, it was clear that even with a robu … More

09:25 AM - 09:50 AM ET

Catalyzing Bayer's Transformation: NA CHRO Marina Hong
Marina Hong, CHRO of Bayer NA, is one of ten “Catalysts” across the global enterprise selected to support the design and development of a new Bayer AG … More

09:55 AM - 10:25 AM ET

Panel: Large-Scale Transformation: From Disconnects to a Share…
Recent Orgvue research indicates that 38% of CEOs would rather quit than lead a large-scale workforce transformation, with respondents citing disconne … More

10:25 AM - 10:40 AM ET

Networking Break

10:40 AM - 11:10 AM ET

Panel: How AI Will Reshape HR
Join leading HR practitioners as they share how AI is already reshaping HR in their enterprises, and what they see for the future. How have they ident … More

11:15 AM - 11:45 AM ET

How Data Drives Wellness and Empowers Employees
Empowering employees to own their wellness journeys requires data and a shared sense of ownership. Knowing a one-size fits-all approach doesn’t make … More

11:50 AM - 12:15 PM ET

Change 2030: Brainstorming What’s Next and What’s Needed Now t…
Leaders from The Conference Board will build on audience polling, insights from the last two days, a … More

12:20 PM - 12:30 PM ET

Concluding Remarks
Leaders from The Conference Board will build on audience polling, insights from the last two days, and recent research to crowdsource the top challeng … More

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