HR leaders are in the spotlight like never before.
That’s why, each year, the i4cp Next Practices Now Conference attracts HR and talent executives from many of the world's largest and most innovative companies seeking to hear the latest advancements in human capital.
Our 2023 agenda addressed pertinent topics and illuminate next practices:
- Future of Work and the Hybrid/Remote Workplace
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- Corporate Culture
- Talent Attraction, Management, and Retention
- Employee Productivity, Connectivity, and Well-Being
- Workforce Skills and Talent Mobility
- And more
Last year's Agenda
We haven't released our 2024 agenda yet, but check out below to see what to expect at the #1-rated HR conference for senior leaders.Monday, March 27: Pre-Conference Events
| 8:00 - 5:00 PT | Chief HR Officer Board Forum (invitation only) |
| 8:00 - 5:00 | Chief Learning & Talent Officer Board Forum (invitation only) |
| 8:00 - 5:00 | Chief Diversity Officer Board Forum (invitation only) |
| 8:00 - 5:00 | People Analytics Board Forum (invitation only) |
| 8:00 - 5:00 | Talent Acquisition Board Forum (invitation only) |
| 8:00 - 5:00 | Total Rewards Leader Board Forum (invitation only) |
| 8:00 - 5:00 | Up Next Cohort Kick-Off Meeting (Enrollment in the Up Next Cohort Required) |
| 1:00 - 5:00 | Pre-Conference Workshop: Culture Renovation®: 18 Leadership Actions to Build an Unshakeable Company |
| 1:00 - 5:00 | Pre-Conference Workshop: Adaptive Teaming for Hybrid Work – Connected Commons Workshop |
| 7:00 - 9:00 | Welcome Reception Join us for this casual networking event where you can meet fellow attendees, speakers and i4cp staff while enjoying drinks and hors d'oeuvres. |
Tuesday, March 28: General Session
Session dates and times subject to change.
| 7:30 - 8:30 PT | Registration & Breakfast |
| 8:30 | Welcome & Introduction: The Future of Work Kevin Oakes, CEO, i4cp |
| 9:00 | Finding (and Keeping) More Diverse Leaders Ellen McGirt, Senior Correspondent, Fortune Kevin Oakes, CEO, i4cp |
| 9:40 | F5's Culture Renovation Ana White, Chief People Officer, F5 |
| 10:40 | Panel: Talent in 2023 and Beyond Gordon Blasius, Vice President, Total Rewards, WM Melissa Thompson, Global Head of Talent Acquisition, Ford Motor Company Tracy Dodd, EVP & Chief People Officer, VNS Health Vanessa Lewerentz, Chief Inclusion Officer, BMO Financial Group Mimi Turner, Vice President, Executive Search, i4cp (moderator) |
| 11:20 | MetaHype, MetaMyths, and MetaRealities of the Metaverse Allison Horn, Executive Director, Talent & Organization Consulting |
| 12:00 | Lunch / Virtual Chats |
| 1:00 | Emotion by Design: Creative Leadership Lessons from a Life at Nike Greg Hoffman, Former Nike Chief Marketing Officer & Author |
| 1:30 | The Microstress Effect – The Hidden Power of Our Daily Interactions Rob Cross, Founder, Connected Commons |
| 2:10 | Employing People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities David Quilleon, SVP Global Mission, State Development and Operations, Best Buddies Joshua Felder, Global Ambassador, Best Buddies, and co-star of the movie Champions |
| 2:55 | Research Trends & Key Considerations Kevin Martin, Chief Research Officer, i4cp |
| 3:15 | The Future of Work is Remote Wendy Barnes, Chief People Officer, GitLab |
| 3:45 | Optimizing the HR Relationship with Your Board of Directors Michael Horne, Vice President of Total Rewards, Dow Chemical Mark Englizian, Business Adviser, i4cp & former CHRO, Walgreens |
| 4:25 | Addressing Gender Inequality on a Global Scale Michele Meyer-Shipp, CEO, Dress for Success Worldwide |
| 6:30 - 9:00 | i4cp Beach Blast at Sunset Beach |
Wednesday, March 29: General Session
| 6:30 - 7:30 PT | Best Buddies Friendship Walk For the 10th consecutive year, i4cp hosts a special Best Buddies Friendship Walk - join us as we walk to raise awareness and move toward creating a society in which we are all celebrated and valued for our differences. |
| 7:30 | Breakfast + Connextion Café |
| 8:30 | Humanocracy: Creating Organizations as Amazing as the People Inside Them Gary Hamel, Professor & Author, London Business School |
| 9:30 | Reimagining Your People Experience Yolanda Seals-Coffield, US Chief People Officer, PwC |
| 10:30 | Creating Extraordinary Experiences Only Happen When the HR + IT are in Lockstep Jacqui Canney, Chief People Officer, ServiceNow Kellie Romack, SVP, Digital Employee Experience, ServiceNow |
| 11:10 | Panel: High-Performance Employee Skills and Mobility Practices Jennifer Landis, SVP & CHRO, Black Hills Corporation Kim Rose, Executive Director of People Experience, Analytics and Digital Innovation, Vertex Pharmaceuticals Brenda Sugrue, Chief Learning Officer, EY Thomas Stone, Sr. Research Analyst, i4cp (moderator) |
| 12:00 | Lunch / Virtual Chats |
| 1:00 | Virtual Conversation: Putting Psychological Safety Into Practice Amy Edmondson, Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management, the Harvard Business School |
| 1:30 | Imagining Your Next Practices with LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® John Brewer, Chief Bard, The Conference Bard Darcy Roberts, Principal, Spiral by Design This session is not available to virtual attendees. |
| 2:30 | Visible Collaboration to Enable Better Collaboration Hemerson Paes, Sr. Global Network Catalyst, Roche |
| 3:20 | CHRO Daily Live Amber Burton, Senior Writer, Fortune & Editor, CHRO Daily Christine Deputy, Chief People Officer, Pinterest |
| 4:10 | Award Ceremony Join us as we award the greatest organizations and people achievements of the last year, including the presentation of our Member of the Year and High-Performance Awards, and the Next Practice Awards. |
| 4:45 - 6:30 | i4cp Award Reception and Happy Hour Dress up or dress down to honor the award recipients again, and connect with your peers in a relaxed outdoor setting where drinks, food, and more will be served. |
Thursday, March 30: General Session
| 7:30 - 8:30 PT | Breakfast + Connextion Café |
| 8:30 | Solving the Human Energy Crisis Starts By Creating a Sustainable Workforce Joe Whittinghill, Corporate Vice President, Talent, Learning & Insights, Microsoft |
| 9:10 | Panel: Corporate Board & CHRO Alignment Leah Sweet, Board Member, GoDaddy / Versapay / BMC Software Kristen Robinson, Former Chief People Officer, Splunk Kevin Martin, Chief Research Officer, i4cp |
| 9:50 | Virtual Conversation: Sustainability & Building Healthy Corporate Citizenship Todd Jacobson, SVP, Head of Social Responsibility, National Basketball Association |
| 10:40 | The Implications of ChatGPT in HR Judy Albers, Director, Research Enablement, i4cp Mollie Lombardi, Senior Research Analyst, i4cp |
| 11:20 | Culture Fitness: Healthy Habits of High-Performance Organizations Kevin Oakes, CEO, i4cp |
| 11:55 | Closing Remarks Kevin Oakes, CEO, i4cp |
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