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IN-PERSON
Chicago CHRO Executive Summit
October 15, 2025 | Convene at 233 South Wacker Drive (Willis Tower)
October 15, 2025
Convene at 233 South Wacker Drive (Willis Tower)
Collaborate with your peers
Get together with Chicago'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:
Fast-tracking Leadership and Manager Development
Building an Organizational Culture through HR Technology Innovation
Strategic Workforce Planning and Change Management
Chicago 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
Kane Calamari
Ace Hardware
SVP, CHRO & President, Ace Foundation
Donna Dorsey
International
Executive VP, People & Culture
Ismat Duckson Aziz
Kemper Corporation
EVP & Chief Administrative Officer
Amber Kennelly
William Blair & Company
CHRO
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 Chicago CHRO community.
Peer-to-Peer Meetings
Connect with like-minded peers in a private, 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.
Agenda
Coming Soon
The CHRO Executive Summit agendas are driven by the mission-critical priorities identified among the community. Each agenda is uniquely crafted ‘by CHROs, for CHROs,’ and will be available closer to the gathering. All topics and sessions will be inspired by the following themes.
Fast-tracking Leadership and Manager Development
CHROs are focused on continuous, practical development to equip leaders with the necessary skills to handle increasing responsibilities and evolving employee expectations. Leaders must emphasize real-world learning and peer connections to prepare managers for future challenges.
Strategic Workforce Planning and Change Management
Organizations are shifting from headcount-based planning to a capability-focused approach. CHROs must develop strategies to build, buy, or borrow talent and enhance change management skills to combat change fatigue and empower employees.
Building an Organizational Culture through HR Technology Innovation
Aligning cultural values with behaviors is the best way to hold leaders accountable. Organizations must invest in long-term, innovative HR technologies including generative AI to streamline processes and improve employee experience, while ensuring those technologies meet evolving business needs.
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