October 14, 2025
9:00am - 5:30pm EST
New York City
In-person or Virtual
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As AI transforms organizations, the traditional chief people officer role could well cover a more and more limited portion of how work gets done. In this session, Amy Reichanadter, chief people officer of Databricks, and Valence founder and CEO Parker Mitchell discuss the likely need for radical rethinking of how top executive leadership—at the intersection of HR, technology, and operations—shifts practices, metrics, and mindsets around work done by both AI and people.
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Charter editor-in-chief Kevin Delaney speaks with Svenja Gudell, chief economist of Indeed, to discuss the current state of the US labor market. They’ll cover what sectors and job categories Gudell has her eyes on, the labor market indicators that matter most right now, and how employers should be thinking about talent planning heading into 2026.
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Charter’s Kevin Delaney sits down with David Gelles, New York Times reporter and author of Dirtbag Billionaire and The Man Who Broke Capitalism, Stephanie Mehta, CEO of Mansueto Ventures (the media company that publishes Fast Company and Inc.) , and Financial Times “Working It” columnist Isabel Berwick to discuss new models of leadership.
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Bree Groff, author of Today Was Fun: A Book About Work (Seriously), explains how to bake moments of playful mischief into the workday to improve company culture.
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Executives are navigating a leadership landscape transformed by new ways of working, shifting employee expectations, and the rise of AI. Traditional approaches such as centralized command-and-control models are giving way to a new science of leadership—one that prizes strengths such as emotional intelligence, transparency, and adaptability. Charter’s Michelle Peng sits down with Susan Chapman-Hughes, independent board director at J.M. Smucker Company and Toast, Inc., and Amanda Litman, cofounder and president of Run for Something to discuss this emerging formula, drawing on cutting-edge research and real-world practice to share how leadership is being redefined.
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Revelio Labs chief economist Lisa Simon will present 10 must-see charts that illustrate the biggest shifts shaping the workforce today, from shifting demographics to evolving skill demands.
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AI is changing knowledge work, from how teams capture and share information to how managers lead. Microsoft chief scientist Jaime Teevan joins Charter’s Kevin Delaney to discuss research-backed insights on how AI is changing meetings, workflows, and collaboration, the new skills that will matter most, and what it takes for leaders to guide organizations through this shift.
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Tools like ChatGPT and Gemini are capable of so much, but most people still primarily use them to write emails and summarize documents. In this session, speakers will give rapid-fire talks about one creative way they and their team use genAI. Speakers include Alex Buder Shapiro, chief people officer at Jasper; Stephanie LeBlanc-Godfrey, founder and CEO of Mother AI; John Clary, GTM AI operations lead at Workera; and Tomo Chien, reporter at The San Francisco Standard.
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Change management has become the defining leadership skill of our era as leaders navigate AI integration, hybrid work models, evolving DEI strategies, and a fundamentally shifting employer-employee contract. Jolen Anderson, chief people & community officer at BetterUp, will moderate a discussion with Betty Larson, CHRO at Merck, and Laura Fuentes, CHRO at Hilton, on building organizational resilience and turning constant transformation into competitive advantage.
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The Life in Seven Songs podcast by The San Francisco Standard invites notable executives and celebrities to tell their story through seven songs that shaped them. In this live episode taping, Milk Bar founder and CEO Christina Tosi sits down with host Sophie Bearman to share the soundtrack that shaped her story.
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A new breed of executive has emerged—seasoned business leaders who leverage their digital platforms to provide thought leadership that influences, and to share the real-world strategies and decision-making frameworks they use daily in the board room. In conversation with Charter’s Massella Dukuly, Annie Dean, chief strategy officer at CBRE, and Hebba Youssef, chief people officer at Workweek, will discuss how today's executives can build authentic audiences, establish thought leadership, and translate their expertise into influential digital presence that drives both personal brand and business impact.
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Harvey chief people officer Katie Burke will speak with Anna Binder, chief people officer at Asana, and Sam Simmons, chief people & internal operations officer of the Ladies Professional Golf Association, about how their organizations turn culture into everyday behaviors and management practices—and how those, in turn, drive business performance.
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AI is reshaping entry-level work, with early evidence showing it may already be weakening job prospects for junior workers in some fields. Which roles are most vulnerable, and where might new opportunities emerge? How can employers still develop the next generation of talent they need to thrive? Harvard Business School Professor Joseph Fuller will present his latest research in this area.
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Three-fifths of employment in 2018 was in job titles that didn’t exist in 1940. Nearly 70% of the 25 fastest-growing roles in the US over the past five years didn’t exist two decades ago, including roles like “AI engineer,” “sustainability analyst,” and “influencer marketing manager.” In this session, Guild CEO Bijal Shah and Kate Barney, chief people officer of Smartly, discuss what jobs they see growing over the coming years, and what skills will be critical for workers to develop.
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