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August 20, 2026
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10 Huntington Avenue
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Chief People Officer Summit
Boston

World-class people leaders aren't just solving problems.

They're here to shape the culture and talent strategy that the industry follows.

Join 75 HR leaders transforming the people function into a driver of business performance.

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Step into a closed-door group of senior people leaders navigating the decisions reshaping how organizations operate.

AI adoption, leadership capability, retention, and trust, not as themes, but as trade-offs you’re expected to get right.

You’ll explore how to:

Decide where AI should lead, and where judgement must hold

Build leadership capability that reduces dependency on the top table

Prioritize retention in ways that move business performance, not just engagement scores

Leave with clearer judgement, sharper HR frameworks, and practical ways to make better people decisions under pressure.

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A snapshot of

our speakers...

Tina
Hempel
Vice President Human Resources Region Americas
TÜV SÜD
Debra
Vasques Bruneau
Chief People Officer
KBI Biopharma
Leslie
Tellalian
Chief Learning Officer
Seven Hills Foundation
Jennifer
Kordell
Global Chief Human Resources Officer
Charles River Associates
Kishorn C.
Henry-Walker
VP, HR Business Partner II
M&T Bank
Gail
Thakarar
Global Chief People Officer
VNS Health
Shim
Markette
Chief People Officer
Second Nature
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What you’ll get

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  • Navigate the workforce decisions reshaping the business, from AI adoption and operating model redesign to performance and cost pressure.

  • Compare approaches with peers solving the same challenges around execution, organisational design, workforce planning, and business alignment.

  • Identify what’s genuinely improving performance at scale, and which people initiatives are delivering measurable business impact.

  • Build the business partnering and C-suite relationships that cement people strategy as a boardroom priority, forming lasting connections you can call

August 20, 2026
The Westin Copley Place
Boston

Chief People Officer Summit

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Make smarter decisions about where AI belongs in the organisation, where people matter more, and how to move the workforce forward without losing trust or momentum.

AI and the future of work

Product Marketing Manager

Turn workforce data into decisions you can stand behind. Bring clarity to trade-offs and give your leadership team confidence in where to invest and where to hold back.

Workforce planning and people analytics

Product Marketing Manager

Growth changes how organisations feel. Keep performance high while protecting the behaviours and culture that made your organisation worth joining in the first place.

Culture and scaling

Product Marketing Manager

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Build trust that holds under pressure. Navigate transparency, credibility, employee expectations, and leadership accountability in a climate where scrutiny is high and confidence is harder to earn.

Leadership trust and organisational credibility

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Build capability that keeps pace with change. Focus on what people need to do differently, and build the conditions that make it last.

Learning, development and organisation design

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Move beyond strategy decks and into execution reality. Understand where priorities stall, where accountability gets blurred, and how leading organisations align people, decisions, and operations to drive meaningful progress.

Execution and organisational allignment

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Our Stats

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Expert speakers

75+

Summit attendees

95%

VP & C-suite level

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Break the cycle

Get the space to think strategically. Step back from the day-to-day and pressure-test your people strategy with peers who understand the trade-offs.

Collaborate

Connect with C-suite leaders. Share what's working, what isn't, and build relationships that outlast the event.

Spark new ideas

Leave with approaches worth testing, grounded in how other senior People leaders are solving execution, workforce, and performance challenges inside complex organisations.

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Join a closed-door strategy session for Chief People Officers navigating decisions that shape the trajectory of their organisations.

You’ll leave with:

  • - Boardroom-ready thinking
    How peers are framing people decisions in commercial terms, and positioning the people function as a driver of growth, not cost.

  • - Clarity in high-stakes trade-offs
    Real approaches to the decisions that don’t have playbooks, balancing speed vs. control and innovation vs. risk.

  • - A network that operates at your level
    Connect with executives navigating investor pressure, regulatory scrutiny, and organisational complexity, leaders you can call when the next critical decision lands.

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