Gartner Announces Gartner HR Symposium/Xpo 2026 in Sydney

What: Gartner HR Symposium/Xpo 2026
When: November 16-17, 2026
Where: Hilton Sydney, Australia

Details: This is the World’s Most Important Gathering of Chief Human Resource Officers (CHROs) and HR Executives™, who will discuss their pivotal opportunity to lead work transformation and prepare both work and workforce for success. CHROs and HR leaders must address questions around AI, talent management, workforce planning, employee experience and more to help their organizations solve their mission-critical challenges

At Gartner HR Symposium/Xpo 2026 in Sydney, Gartner analysts will dive deep into key topics for CHROs and their leadership teams, including emerging workforce and technology trends reshaping how work gets done, building future-ready leaders, and redesigning jobs for the AI era. This will prepare them to drive critical business priorities and successfully enable effective human-AI collaboration.

The conference agenda delivers actionable insights and guidance for CHROs and HR leaders across a range of pressing topics. Highlights of conference sessions include:

• Signature Series: Top CHRO Trends & Priorities Shaping 2027
• Signature Series: CEO Concerns 2027: Implications and Actions for CHROs
• Emerging Enterprise Risks That Will Shape the 2027 CHRO Agenda 
• Change Has Changed: What You Need to Know About Change Management in the Age of AI 
• Empowering Workforces: AI-Driven Well-being Solutions

Gartner Opening Keynote: Built to Perform - Delivering New Combinations of Talent and Technology
The keynote will explore how CEOs are reshaping their organizations, so the blend of human and AI capability makes performance inevitable. Analysts will explore how CHROs and their teams drive faster, clearer work decisions, anticipate future roles and skills, and prepare an unsettled workforce to perform in any context.

Guest Speakers

• Critical Thinking Under Pressure - Professor Arnold Dix, Tunneling Expert, Author & Keynote Speaker
• Re-Wiring For the Future - Dr. Michelle Dickinson, Co-founder, Nanotechnologist, Materials Engineer

Executive Stories

• Helping Your Culture to Thrive Through - Steve Reid, Chief People and Culture Officer, Australian Payments Plus
• Getting the Talent Equation Right - Priyanka Anand, Vice President & Head of HR, Ericsson

The Exhibitor Showcase will bring together the world’s leading technology and solution providers, offering attendees opportunities to learn about new products and services. Attendees can evaluate the current solution provider landscape, participate in interactive sessions and compare solutions. A list of current exhibitors can be found on the Exhibitor Directory.

For complete conference details, please visit the Gartner HR Symposium/Xpo 2026 website. Members of the media are eligible for a complimentary press pass - for additional details and registration requests, contact emma.keen@gartner.com.

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