All 2026 Conference Sessions

Gartner HR Symposium/Xpo™ 2026 conference dives deep into key topics for CHROs and HR leaders around strategy, AI in HR, talent management, workforce planning and more to help you address your organization’s mission-critical challenges.

2026 Conference Theme

Power New Possibilities: Lead the Transformation of Work.

The AI era is unlocking new possibilities as organizations rethink growth yet often overlook key enablers. In 2026, HR leaders have a pivotal opportunity to lead work transformation and prepare both work and workforce for success. 

Explore our conference sessions below, all developed with this theme in mind.

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Monday, October 26, 2026

09:30 AM - 10:15 AM EDT

Gartner Opening Keynote: Built to Perform ─ Delivering New Combinations of Talent and Technology
CV Viverito, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
Harsh Kundulli, VP Analyst, Gartner
CEOs are reshaping their organizations so the blend of human and AI capability makes performance inevitable. This leaves CHROs with a paradox: they must build a workforce to deliver strategy when the work itself is undefined. Join this session to learn how CHROs and their teams drive faster, clearer work decisions, anticipate future roles and skills, and ready an unsettled workforce to perform in any context. ... Show More Show Less

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

AI Broke the Employee Handbook. Now What?
LJ Justice, Director Analyst, Gartner
AI is already changing how we work, make decisions and interact, but most HR policies have not kept pace. That leaves organizations exposed to real workplace issues, from biased hiring, promotion or performance decisions to inappropriate AI-generated content, confidentiality breaches and employee misuse of AI tools. This session shows HR leaders how to identify where policies fall short and update them before the next crisis forces action. ... Show More Show Less

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

Change Has Changed: What You Need to Know About Change Management in the Age of AI
Rebecca Lane, Sr Principal Analyst, Gartner
For 2025, AI has catalyzed high-magnitude, high-stakes change across organizations. Subsequent "trickle down" impacts are driving second and third order changes. As long as organizations are pursuing AI value, none of this will stop any time soon. 78% of CHROs agree that workflows and roles will need to change to get the most out of their organization’s AI investments. CHROs who adapt their strategies to effectively manage change as work continuously and unpredictably evolves will succeed. Join this session to learn how. ... Show More Show Less

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM EDT

Roundtable: How Do You Create an AI-Enabled Workforce?
Russ McCall, Director Analyst, Gartner
Your board and CEO want an AI-enabled workforce and it’s up to you to deliver. Join this roundtable to discuss what has worked, and what hasn’t, when trying to define, build and maintain an AI-enabled workforce. ... Show More Show Less

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

The AI-ready Workforce Framework: Segmenting Talent for Scalable AI Adoption
Diana Sanchez, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
AI does not impact every employee in the same way, and treating it as a single workforce issue creates hidden risks. This framework helps CHROs segment the workforce based on how people interact with AI, the level of risk they carry and the judgment expected of them. ... Show More Show Less

01:30 PM - 02:00 PM EDT

The Building Blocks of Work Redesign
Kabeh Vaziri, Managing Vice President, Gartner
This session explores the essential building blocks of effective work redesign, offering practical frameworks to rethink roles, processes and skills to drive agility and performance. Show Less

02:30 PM - 03:00 PM EDT

Building Human-AI Collaboration for the Future of Work
Lydia Wu, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
AI is changing work faster than most organizations can redesign it, and CHROs need clearer ways to divide roles between people and technology. This session gives CHROs and HR leaders a practical human-AI collaboration framework they can use to clarify where people lead, where AI supports and how to build a stronger operating model for the future of work. ... Show More Show Less
Tuesday, October 27, 2026

02:00 PM - 02:30 PM EDT

AI and the Evolution of HR Roles
Nicole Paripurana, Sr Principal Analyst, Gartner
AI has changed workflows and skills, and therefore requires a change in HR roles. CHROs can understand how to evolve their function to change roles so that the HR function can best support the organization through transformation, continuous improvement and agility with adjacent capabilities and career opportunities. ... Show More Show Less

02:00 PM - 02:30 PM EDT

Future Team Archetypes in the AI Era
Cian O Morain, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
AI isn't just reshaping work, it is also reshaping how and by whom work is done. AI's impacts on accountabilities, collaboration and decision making are changing the rules of team dynamics, giving rise to new kinds of teams. In this session we will highlight the new team archetypes for the AI era and what you need to do to set them up for success. ... Show More Show Less

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