Chicago CHRO Community
Inner Circle
November 13, 2018 | The Mid America Club
November 13, 2018
The Mid America Club
Expand your network and engage with peers
Join the Gartner Chicago CHRO Community Inner Circle, an intimate dinner event offering facilitated, roundtable discussions and informal networking with CHRO peers. Explore a timely, peer-driven topic and exchange ideas in a collaborative setting designed to surface candid perspectives and actionable insights.
Engage with peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CHROs today:
Leading through a new employee experience
Redesigning HR strategies, structures, and service delivery models
Modernizing mental health and well-being programs in a new era of work
Chicago CHRO Governing Body
The Governing Body Co-Chairs shape the discussion topics and agenda, ensuring that all content is driven By CHROs, For CHROs®.
Governing Body Co-Chairs

Mary Bilbrey
Jones Lang LaSalle Americas Inc.
Chief Human Resources Officer

Brian Little
Zurich Insurance Company
Head of HR

Amy Mysel
US Pipe
VP, HR

Mike Rude
Option Care
SVP, Chief Human Resources Officer

Ann Weiser
Chicago Cubs
VP, HR
Agenda
November 13, 2018
4:00pm - 5:00pm Registration & Opening Reception
5:00pm - 6:30pm Discussion Topics
Elevating Leadership for the HR of Tomorrow
Mary Bilbrey
Chief Human Resources Officer
Jones Lang LaSalle Americas Inc.
Kane Calamari
Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
Ace Hardware Corporation
Janet Catlett
Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer
Stepan Company
Denise Domian
Chief Human Resources Officer
Shopko Stores
Melissa Mounce Mithal
Principal, Global Human Capital
Baird
Mike Rude
SVP, Chief Human Resources Officer
Option Care
John Smith
Head of Human Resources
ACH Foods Companies
Christa Sorenson
EVP, Human Resources
Equity Residential
Kelvin Lovely
HR Advisory Solution Consultant
ServiceNow
Research shows top-performing companies are twice as likely to understand talent issues. This fosters a culture where the CHRO expands talent conversations and adopts emerging technologies to boost the bottom line. The HR leader of tomorrow is someone who builds strategic partnerships across the C-suite while embracing change and disruption. In this dinner conversation, CHROs will explore challenges and exchange best practices for a discipline that is rapidly evolving and gaining investor interest.
Topic 1: Employing Analytics in the War for Talent
- How have you leveraged analytics to make better decisions or impact the bottom line (staffing, training, retention, engagement, D&I, etc.)?
- What questions are you trying to answer next with talent analytics? What is your plan to take this next step in your analytics program?
- Have you employed predictive modeling in your analytics program? If so, what was your roadmap to make the transition into more sophisticated analytics?
Topic 2: Partnering With Your C-suite Peers
- Which C-suite partnerships have you been most active in building and why (CIO for learning strategies, CMO for HR branding, etc.)?
- Which C-suite peers do you want to forge stronger partnerships with and why? What is your approach to initiating collaboration and designing cross-functional strategic plans?
- What success have you had in refocusing senior leadership or board conversations to concentrate on key talent risks? How do you embed talent into the CXO’s decision-making process?
Topic 3: Navigating and Leveraging Digital Transformation
- How has your role and HR organization evolved alongside digital transformation initiatives in the business? Have you adopted an agile approach to HR delivery and advancement?
- What technologies have you implemented to develop a next-generation system for the business?
- How have you aligned employee-engagement strategies with digital transformation in the business?
6:30pm - 7:00pm Networking Break
7:00pm - 8:00pm Summary Discussion & Dinner
8:00pm - 9:00pm Social Hour
Apply to Participate
Each application is carefully vetted to ensure members meet established criteria, preserving the quality of the network and enabling meaningful, peer‑level discussions among leaders from the world’s leading organizations.
Once you submit your application, a Community Program Manager will schedule a conversation to understand your priorities and interests and complete onboarding, including access to year‑round community events.
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