CHRO Series HONG KONG
Navigating the Future of HR:
Building Trust, Talent, and Technology for
the Next Workplace
17 – 19 March 2026
Cordis, Hong Kong
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CHRO HONG KONG 2026: BUILDING TRUST, TALENT, AND TECHNOLOGY FOR THE NEXT WORKPLACE
The world of work is being rewritten — and so is HR. As AI moves from experimentation to everyday execution, CHROs now stand at the crossroads of innovation and humanity.
At CHRO Hong Kong 2026, discover how leading organizations are designing AI-native, skills-driven, and trust-led workplaces. From decoding predictive insights to reimagining leadership in hybrid cultures, this is where technology meets empathy — and where the next era of work takes shape.
A Three-Day Experience of Ideas, Innovation, and Impact
✔ Workshop 1 – March 17, 2026
✔ Main Conference – March 18, 2026
✔ Workshop 2 – March 19, 2026
Join 150+ HR visionaries and changemakers for deep-dive discussions, hands-on strategy labs, and peer exchanges that will redefine how we lead people and performance in 2026 — and beyond.
CHRO Hong Kong
CHRO AGENDA
AGENDA SUBJECTED TO CHANGES
DAY 1: PRE-EVENT WORKSHOP
Date: 17th March 2026
Time: 9.00am-5.00pm
Facilitator : Dr. Anthony Wong
WORKSHOP DELIVERABLES
- Integrate Business and Talent Strategies: Equip participants with the skills to align talent management initiatives with organizational goals, ensuring that talent strategies directly support current and future business objectives.
- Identify and Mitigate Talent Gaps: Teach practical methods for assessing current talent capabilities, identifying gaps, and developing targeted strategies for talent development and succession planning.
- Transition to Homegrown Talent Development: Guide participants in shifting from external recruitment to building a sustainable pipeline of internal talent, reducing costs and mitigating the risks of misfit hires.
- Leverage Research-Based Best Practices: Provide evidence-based insights and case studies from leading companies to substantiate effective talent management strategies and practices.
- Facilitate Actionable Implementation: Enable participants to develop actionable plans and tools that they can immediately implement within their organizations to enhance their talent management processes.
WORKSHOP SCHEDULE
08.30am
Registration & Coffee
09.00am
Session 1: Connecting Business and Talent Strategies
In this session, participants will learn the importance and process steps of aligning talent management with overall business strategy. They will explore how effective succession planning can drive organizational success and ensure that talent initiatives support long-term goals.
- Case Study Analysis: Review successful organizations that have aligned talent and business strategies
- Group Discussion: Identify current and future key business objectives and how talent strategies can support them.
- Interactive Exercise: Create a talent definition and strategy map that aligns with your organization’s business goals.
10.30am
Morning Tea Break
11.00am
Session 2: Assessing Talent Strengths and Identifying Gaps
This session will focus on assessing current talent capabilities and identifying gaps within the organization. Participants will learn practical tools for conducting talent assessments that inform development and succession planning efforts.
- Talent Assessment Framework and Talent Calibration: Introduce tools and methods for evaluating skills and competencies.
- Group Exercise: Discuss potential risks associated with talent gaps, brainstorm and showcase solutions.
- Workshop Activity: Conduct a competency inventory for your organization and identify critical talent gaps.
12.30pm
Networking Luncheon
1.30pm
Session 3: Developing Homegrown Talent
Participants will explore strategies for transitioning from primarily relying on external recruitment to building a sustainable pipeline of internal talent. This session will emphasize the benefits and practical methods of investing in employee development for long-term organizational success
- Best Practices Sharing: Review case studies from organizations that successfully developed homegrown talent.
- Interactive Discussion: Address challenges and myths in talent development and explore innovative solutions.
- Action Planning: Design a personalized 70-20-10 development program for key positions within your organization.
15.00pm
Afternoon Tea Break
15.30pm
Session 4: Implementing a Talent Magnet Strategy
In this final session, participants will learn how to follow up on talent strategies both individually and organizationally to ensure their effectiveness and continuous relevance. They will discuss how to monitor business changes and adjust talent strategies timely and effectively, as well as the critical role of HR practitioners and leaders in this ongoing journey. Additionally, participants will engage in a research-based self-assessment to evaluate their readiness and effectiveness in becoming talent gurus.
- Monitoring Framework: Develop a system for tracking the effectiveness of talent strategies and measuring success.
- Self-Assessment Tool: Conduct a research-based self-assessment to gauge readiness and effectiveness in talent management.
- Personal Commitment: Reflect on the individual roles of HR practitioners and leaders in driving talent initiatives and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
5.00pm
Summary, Q&A and End of Workshop
CHRO CONFERENCE AGENDA
8.00am
Registration & Networking
8.50am
Organiser’s Welcome Address
8.55am
Chairperson’s Opening Remarks
9.00am
KEYNOTE
Humanity Reimagined: Leading in the Age of AI-Native Work
- Crafting transparent, trusted AI ecosystems that empower people
- Moving from prediction to prescription: the new role of data in HR strategy
- Embedding compassion and connection at the core of digital innovation
Philip Wixon, Head of HR Transformation - The Hong Kong Jockey Club
9.30am
CXO THINK TANK
The CEO–CIO–CHRO Triangle: Building Future-Ready Organizations
- Co-defining success metrics: resilience, adaptability, and human innovation velocity
- Shared accountability for tech-driven change and culture reinvention
- Bridging employee trust with investor and stakeholder expectations
Panelists:
Yolice Wu, Executive Director and Chief People & Culture Officer - Hongkong Land Limited
Alex Wong, General Manager - Corporate Information Technology - The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited (Towngas)
10.15am
Reserved for Industry Partner
10.45am
Morning Tea Break
11.15am
Reserved for Industry Partner
11.45am
From Values to Value Creation: How Culture Fuels Transformation
- Embedding organizational purpose into leadership rituals and systems
- Balancing speed, scale, and sustainability in cultural reinvention
- Making values measurable and investor-visible
llaria Gregotti, VP P&C East Asia, Australia & PMI Global Travel Retail - Philip Morris International
12.15pm
Reserved for Industry Partner
12.45pm
Lunch & Networking
02.00pm
INTERACTIVE ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION GROUPS [60 MINS]
Ask the experts and have your say! Structured to maximise interaction and in-depth focus on a topical subject matter, attendees will have the opportunity to participate in a roundtable of their choice, which has close relevance to their area of expertise and/or scope of responsibility. We will conclude with a 15mins sharing session, where each Roundtable Leader will present key highlights and takeaways from the group discussion.
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ROUNDTABLE A
Rewiring Recruitment: Skills Clouds, Talent Marketplaces, and Borderless Hiring Reserved for Industry Partner |
ROUNDTABLE B
Wellbeing 4.0 – From Stress Management to Energy Management Roundtable Leader
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ROUNDTABLE C
Pay Beyond Cash: Rethinking Rewards for Skills, Gig, and AI Workforces Reserved for Industry Partner |
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ROUNDTABLE D
Culture of Continuous Growth – the Gen AI L&D Program |
ROUNDTABLE E
Earning Trust, Retaining Talent: The Next HR Imperative Reserved for Industry Partner |
ROUNDTABLE F
The New Employer Value Proposition: Compete, Connect, and Captivate Talent Roundtable Leader: |
03.00pm
Reserved for Industry Partner
03.30pm
Afternoon Tea Break
04.00pm
PANEL
The Great Flex Revolution: Turning the Gig Surge into a Strategic Advantage
- How HR can architect flexible, skill-based workforce models
- Overcoming challenges in managing non-traditional talent structures
- Embedding fairness, purpose, and inclusion in the gig economy
Panelists:
Emily Tang, Director, Cluster Lead, People Capability, Hong Kong and Macau - Standard Chartered
04.30pm
PANEL
Hybrid 3.0: Designing Workplaces for Agility, Belonging, and Creativity
- Beyond policies: Enabling “work anywhere, thrive everywhere”
- Orchestrating digital + physical work to maximize collaboration
- Evolving performance metrics in a fluid workplace reality
05.15pm
Closing Remarks & End of Conference
Date: 19th March 2026
Time: 9.00am-5.00pm
Facilitator : Cynthia Lai
WORKSHOP DELIVERABLES
This workshop helps you build those essential capabilities. Using the DISC Flow® behavioural model, emotional intelligence, and AI-supported practice, you will develop the clarity and confidence needed to lead change — and walk away with a co-created HR Transformation Toolbox and a personal action plan to apply immediately.
Pre-work: Please complete your DISC Flow® Core Profile (valued at HKD755) via the link provided before the workshop. Bring a soft or hard copy on the day.
- Understand your DISC Flow® style and how it shapes leadership and communication
- Apply emotional intelligence to manage resistance and connect with diverse stakeholders
- Use practical Generative AI tools to simulate and prepare for challenging conversations
- Co-create an AI-Ready HR Toolbox for transformation initiatives
- Create a personal action plan to apply insights in your context
08.30am
Registration & Coffee
09.00am
Session 1: Self-Awareness Through DISC Flow®
Theme: Understanding your behavioural style to lead with greater influence
Description:
- Explore your DISC Flow® profile to understand how your behavioural style impacts influence and leadership during transformation
- Build shared language around human behaviour
- Reflect on strengths, blind spots, and triggers in change situations
Activities:
- Icebreaker activity: “Best hopes for today” (small group rounds)
- Group sharing: “Your AI Moment” in HR
- Poll: Top transformation challenges (Mentimeter)
- Self-reflection on DISC Flow® report
- Group discussion: “DISC in Action” – how styles show up under stress
- Peer dialogue: How does your style affect your leadership presence?
10.30am
Morning Tea Break
11.00am
Session 2: Leading with Empathy & Stakeholder Influence
Theme: Managing resistance and building trust during transformation
Description:
- Learn how to flex your communication to connect across DISC styles
- Explore how emotional intelligence supports influence, especially in moments of resistance
- Practice real-time strategies for navigating difficult stakeholder dynamics
Activities:
- Mini-case discussion: HR initiative meets resistance
- Group reflection: Conflict triggers and motivators by DISC type
- Role-play in triads (HR leader, stakeholder, observer using feedback guide)
- Debrief: What supported or hindered influence?
12.30pm
Networking Luncheon
1.30pm
Session 3: Using Gen AI to Prepare Stakeholder Conversations
Theme: Exploring AI as a communication support tool
Description:
- Discover how AI can act as your thinking partner — helping you rehearse and refine stakeholder conversations
- Experiment with prompt-based simulations to explore resistance and refine responses
Activities:
- Facilitator demo of AI prompt structure and platform
- Guided practice: Use your phone to test AI-generated responses
- Role-play: Use AI-generated objections (based on DISC personas)
- Group debrief: What worked well? How would you adjust?
Note: No app download or registration required. Participants can use their own phone.
15.00pm
Afternoon Tea Break
15.30pm
Session 4: Co-Creation + Action Planning
Theme: Translating insight into a practical transformation structure
Description:
- Synthesise your learnings into a practical HR Toolbox and a clear action plan
- Focus on embedding change strategies that are human-centred and AI-supported
- Gain real-time input from peers on your own transformation challenge
Activities:
- Group creation of the “AI-Ready HR Transformation Toolbox” (tools, mindset, language)
- Personal action planning: “Keep – Stop – Start” worksheet
- Peer coaching circles: Share a live challenge and get feedback
- Commitment card: “One conversation I will have next week is…”
5.00pm
Summary, Q&A and End of Workshop
Description:
- Reflect on and share key takeaways
- Clarify next steps and ask final questions
- Close the day with energy and a focus on practical next actions
Activities:
- Participant-led recap (popcorn-style sharing)
- Q&A with facilitator
- Final message: “Small steps, big shifts”
DAY 3: POST-EVENT WORKSHOP
Date: 31st July 2025
Masterclass Leaders :
Ray Chow - Managing Partner -Adaptive Leaders
Albert Wolfe -Executive Coach and Leadership Consultant
This workshop introduces the Performance Leadership Framework, a practical, human-centered approach that combines adaptive leadership traits (Courage, Curiosity, and Care) with the four pillars of Expectations, Motivations, Measurements, and Accountability. Backed by insights from the newly published book Performance Leadership: 4 Keys to Extraordinary Results and over 10,000 hours of executive coaching experience, the framework equips leaders to align business goals with team motivations in a way that integrates the power of AI-driven insights and organizational transformation.
This workshop equips leaders with:
- A proven framework for aligning leadership behaviors with organizational goals to improve performance, engagement, and retention in the age of AI.
- Tools to diagnose and enhance performance environments across teams.
- Strategies to modernize leadership practices and foster better employee experiences.
- Insights into adaptive leadership traits—Courage, Curiosity, and Care—to navigate change, build trust, and inspire confidence.
- Guidance on integrating AI and human potential, ensuring that technology enhances, rather than replaces, the human element in leadership.
By attending this workshop, leaders will learn how to lead their teams effectively and enable managers to unlock extraordinary results in a rapidly evolving business landscape.
CHRO SPEAKERS
Rita Tsui
AsiaHRM | Coaching Engage +
Dr. Anthony
Gente
Cynthia Lai
Choose to Change Coaching and Consulting Limited
Yolice Wu
Hongkong Land Limited
Philip Wixon
The Hong Kong Jockey Club
CHRO HONG KONG PARTNERS
PREMIUM SPONSORS
SUPPORTING PARTNER
ticket prices and information for CHRO Hong Kong
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1 to 4 delegates (USD)
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| 17 March 2026: Workshop 1 | US$699 per delegate |
| 18 March 2026: CHRO Conference (Delegate) | US$499 per delegate |
| 18 March 2026: CHRO Conference (Vendor/Solution Provider) | US$1000 per delegate |
| 19 March 2026: Workshop 2 | US$699 per delegate |
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1 to 4 delegates (USD)
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| [Bundle A] 2-Day Event (CHRO Conference and Workshop 1) | US$1,159 per delegate |
| [Bundle B] 2-Day Event (CHRO Conference and Workshop 2) | US$1,159 per delegate |
| [Bundle C] 3-Day Event (CHRO Conference and Two Workshops) | US$1,559 per delegate |
Take advantage of our Early Bird pricing up to December 31, 2025
Note: Prices will increase after this period.
| CHRO Philippines 21 Feb 2024 | 1 ticket | 4-10 tickets (per ticket) (SGD) |
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| Early Bird (1 Nov to 31 Dec 2023) | S$299 | S$279 |
| Advanced Saver (1 Jan to 31 Jan 2024) | S$399 | S$379 |
| Regular Price (1 Feb to 21 Feb 2024) | S$499 | S$439 |
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