Atlanta CHRO Executive Summit
May 12, 2022 | The Westin Atlanta Perimeter
May 12, 2022
The Westin Atlanta Perimeter
Collaborate with your peers
Get together with Atlanta'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:
Attracting and Retaining Talent in a Competitive Landscape
Driving Structural Change Around Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Optimizing Employee Experience in a Hybrid Work Environment
Atlanta 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
Craig Haydamack
Milliken & Company
SVP, CHRO
Jed Milstein
Asbury Automotive Group
Chief Human Resources Officer
Meg Newman
BrandSafway
EVP and Chief People Officer
Jill Wilson
Carter's
Senior Vice President of Human Resources & Talent Development
What to Expect
Agenda
May 11, 2022
May 12, 2022
7:30am - 8:15am Registration & Breakfast
8:15am - 9:00am Keynote
Competing for Talent Against Incoming Tech Giants
Hosted by meQuilibrium
Minh Hua
Chief Talent Officer
Stanley Black & Decker
Tech companies are growing their presence in rising star cities outside of San Francisco and Seattle. With increased competition in the talent market, how can you position your organization to compete? Is there a way to make the migration a win-win?
Join Chief Talent Officer Minh Hua for an insider's perspective on:
- How a growing tech sector will impact the local market
- Pay practices, recruiting techniques
- Creating an action plan to prepare and retain during the tech boom
9:00am - 9:30am Networking Break
9:30am - 10:15am Breakout Session
Diversifying the Leadership Bench Through Strategy
Hosted by Cornerstone OnDemand
Sherika Ekpo
Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer
Anaplan
John Ferguson
SVP, CHRO
NASCAR
Camye Mackey
Chief People Officer
Atlanta Hawks
Kisha Smith
Chief People Officer
Carolina Panthers
As the playbook for HR in professional sports continues to be written, organizations must link leadership diversity to business strategy and other top priorities. It’s time for historically non-diverse front offices to evolve and reflect the rich culture within their communities. Hear from top officials of regional professional sports organizations who implemented dramatic change within their teams’ culture.
Join this session to learn how to:
- Build a diverse roster of leadership pipelines outside of the organization
- Use data and consistent metrics to track efforts
- Score DEI transformation at historically non-diverse corporations
9:30am - 10:15am Executive Boardroom
Here to Stay – Critical Retention Remedies
Hosted by eightfold.ai
Andrea Shiah
Head of Talent Strategy and Transformation
eightfold.ai
Tracy Zucco
Staff VP HRBP
Anthem
Michelle Hairston
Senior Vice President of Human Resources/CHRO
PulteGroup
In order to hold on to valued employees and attract the next generation of workers, companies must make internal career mobility easier, so employees don’t have to look externally to have the career they desire.
Join this session to discuss:
Leveraging workforce data to create an ecosystem that supports job transparency and career mobility
Cultivating a culture where leaders support the mobility of their best talent
Ensuring inclusivity and diversity at critical points of the talent process
Executive boardrooms are intimate and interactive sessions designed to foster dynamic dialogue around a specific, strategic topic. These private, closed-door discussions encourage attendee participation and are limited to 15 attendees (seating priority is given to CHROs).
To reserve your seat, please contact: Alisa Hauser at alisa.hauser@evanta.com
9:30am - 10:15am Executive Boardroom
Personalizing the Employee Experience
Hosted by SAP SuccessFactors
Dawn Korte
Senior/Expert Global HR Business Partner
SAP SuccessFactors
Yvette Bryant
Senior Vice President Human Resources
BCD Travel
Virginia Means
Chief People Officer
United Distributors
Employers can stay ahead of ever-changing employee expectations and work environments by developing a personalized approach to work. This includes a look at organizational and leadership behaviors, a personalized value proposition, and a new approach to the entire employee experience.
Join this session to discuss:
- Ways to create a personalized work and employee experience
- How to think differently about attraction and retention of top talent
- The role technology can play to improve the employee experience
Executive boardrooms are intimate and interactive sessions designed to foster dynamic dialogue around a specific, strategic topic. These private, closed-door discussions encourage attendee participation and are limited to 15 attendees (seating priority is given to CHROs).
To reserve your seat, please contact: Alisa Hauser by emailing alisa.hauser@evanta.com
10:15am - 10:45am Networking Break
10:20am - 10:45am Peer-to-Peer Meetings
Peer-to-Peer Meetings
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.
10:45am - 11:30am Breakout Session
Cultivating a Culture of Belonging From the Top Down
Hosted by Amazon Care
Stephen Childs
CHRO & VP, HR
Panasonic
The balancing of employee expectations amid ongoing labor shortages are a growing concern in every industry. Despite the challenges, the most successful businesses have established a culture of belonging that causes a ripple effect on retention. If internal culture isn't initiated by the CHRO, how can change truly be implemented?
Join this breakout session to learn how to:
- Establish a sense of "we" starting from the top
- Align your performance management system around the new culture
- Communicate goals and challenges transparently
10:45am - 11:30am Executive Boardroom
Aligning Succession Planning to Future Business Strategy
Hosted by Armstrong Craven
Peter Howarth
Joint Managing Director
Armstrong Craven
Felicia Robinson
Chief People and Inclusion Officer
Bright Horizons
Monica Anderton
Chief Human Resources Officer
DS Smith
Having a diverse leadership talent pool and a robust succession plan is now more critical than ever as the events of the past 18 months have challenged leadership styles across many organizations. Company-wide change is much needed even on the Board level, where HR leaders identify the need for new skills, aiming to adapt to the demands of the digital era.
Join this discussion as CHROs address:
- How a diverse workforce can help enterprises boost business performance and reduce succession risks
- Streamlining your leadership risk strategy to ensure effective internal decision-making
- How much are organizations' pledges for diversity in leadership backed by internal change?
Executive boardrooms are intimate and interactive sessions designed to foster dynamic dialogue around a specific, strategic topic. These private, closed-door discussions encourage attendee participation and are limited to 15 attendees (seating priority is given to CHROs).
To reserve your seat, please contact: Alisa Hauser by emailing alisa.hauser@evanta.com
10:45am - 11:30am Executive Boardroom
Changing Up Your Compensation Strategy
Erika Bogar King
Global Chief HR Officer, Chief Talent Leader
N3
CHROs grapple with an ocean of data tied to retention rates. Now the pressure is on to improve in-house retention and attract people from a shallow pool of talent. Top HR leaders must identify unique health and wellness programs, benefits, and other incentives to improve employee satisfaction.
Join this boardroom discussion to learn about:
- New trends in strategic benefits meeting employees' unique needs in the future workplace
- Leveraging key metrics to shape critical decision-making around employee benefits
- Outlets to revitalize outdated employee benefits programs
Executive boardrooms are intimate and interactive sessions designed to foster dynamic dialogue around a specific, strategic topic. These private, closed-door discussions encourage attendee participation and are limited to 15 attendees (seating priority is given to CHROs).
To reserve your seat, please contact: Alisa.Hauser@evanta.com
11:30am - 11:40am Break
May 11, 2022
May 12, 2022
Location
Venue & Accommodation
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Parking Information
Hotel does not offer valet parking. Self- Park only in the Concourse lot directly across from The Westin at a discounted rate of $5/day.
Health & Safety Guidelines
To ensure the well-being of participants, partners, and associates, we will continue to monitor and adhere to government, venue, and health agency guidelines.
As a part of our commitment to create the safest possible environment, we are requiring all participants, partners, and associates to be fully vaccinated to participate in in-person programs, in addition to completing a health status attestation prior to arrival. Please refer to our COVID-19 Health and Safety Protocols for up-to-date local guidelines.
A block of rooms has been reserved at the The Westin Atlanta Perimeter at a reduced conference rate. Reservations should be made online or by calling 1-888-236-2427. Please mention Atlanta Executive Summit to ensure the appropriate room rate.
Deadline to book using the discounted room rate of $149 USD (plus tax) is April 25, 2022.
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