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Gartner Announces Gartner HR Symposium/Xpo™ Conference 2025, Orlando

CHROs to Discover HR Emerging Trends on AI and Technology Disruption, Cost Optimization and How to Seize the Opportunities the Volatile Environment Presents for HR

ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Gartner, Inc. (NYSE: IT)

What: Gartner HR Symposium/Xpo Conference 2025

When: October 27-29, 2025

Where: Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort | Lake Buena Vista, Florida

Details: This is the World’s Most Important Gathering of Chief Human Resource Officers (CHROs) and HR Executives™ who will discuss the new shape of the human-AI workforce, the changing foundations for performance, and navigating shifting skills requirements for optimal business results in the AI era.

At Gartner HR Symposium/Xpo 2025 in Orlando experts will delve into key priorities for CHROs, including building AI into their HR function and workforce strategy, proactively addressing evolving talent demands, and forward planning for external volatility.

The conference agenda will deliver insights and technology optimization guidance for CHROs and HR leaders across a range of pressing topics such as the future of work, employee experience, talent management and more. Highlights of conference sessions include:

  • How to Train the Workforce for AI Readiness
  • CHRO Leadership Vision – Top Trends & Priorities Shaping 2026
  • The Culture Strategy Reset: How to Help Your Culture Evolve and Stay Relevant
  • Top Trends That Will Impact Talent Strategy in 2026
  • How to Build Change Readiness in the Era of Never-Ending Change
  • AI is Changing How Decisions are Made – Here’s How It Will Impact Organization Design

Gartner Opening Keynote: Transforming How Work Gets Done – HR's New Domain in the AI Era with Harsh Kundulli, Vice President Analyst and Katie Sutherland, Director, Advisory at Gartner. In this session, Kundulli and Sutherland will discuss how CHROs will partner with CEOs to fuel the next wave of growth by taking cost out of the business, reinvesting in growth areas, and capitalizing on AI. Achieving this vision will require transforming how work gets done across the enterprise. This session will answer how HR can become an enterprise leader of the change that lies ahead by expanding from its traditional focus on the workforce to how work itself must change.

The Exhibitor Showcase at the conference will bring together the world’s leading technology and solution providers for a unique opportunity to network with peers and evaluate technology solutions through live demonstrations, virtual meetings and information-packed presentations. A listing of current exhibitors is available on the Exhibitor Directory.

For complete conference details, please visit the Gartner HR Symposium/Xpo 2025 website. Members of the media are eligible for a complimentary press pass; for additional details and registration requests, contact Mary Baker at mary.baker@gartner.com or Gerri Weinberger at gerri.weinberger@gartner.com.

Follow news and updates from these events on X and LinkedIn using #GartnerHR.

About Gartner for HR Leaders
The Gartner HR practice brings together the best business and technology insights across Gartner to offer individual decision makers strategic business advice on the mission-critical priorities that cut across the HR function. Additional information is available at http://www.gartner.com/en/human-resources/human-resources-leaders. Follow news and updates from the Gartner HR practice on X and LinkedIn using #GartnerHR.

About Gartner
Gartner (NYSE: IT) delivers actionable, objective business and technology insights that drive smarter decisions and stronger performance on an organization's mission-critical priorities. To learn more visit gartner.com.

Contacts

Mary Baker
Senior Director, PR
Gartner
mary.baker@gartner.com

Gerri Weinberger
PR Manager
Gartner
gerri.weinberger@gartner.com

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Contacts

Mary Baker
Senior Director, PR
Gartner
mary.baker@gartner.com

Gerri Weinberger
PR Manager
Gartner
gerri.weinberger@gartner.com

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