The role of HR is changing faster than ever. As someone who’s spent over two decades in this field, I can confidently say that this moment is pivotal. HR leaders have been at the center of critical workforce junctures: dealing with a global pandemic, remote and hybrid work, return-to-office, and workforce burnout, to name a few. What’s changing is the role we take.
Human resources leaders have too often been defined as the overseers of processes like performance reviews, compliance, and administrative tasks. While those things still matter greatly, it’s time to look at our impact through a broader, more strategic lens.
At the Center of Business Transformation
Today, HR leaders are at the center of business transformation, helping drive change, shape culture, and ensure organizational success. Our work has become strategic, future-focused, and deeply impactful to the business. This shift is exactly why I’m thrilled to invite you to EmpowerHR 2025, a complimentary event presented by Betterworks that’s a space for HR leaders to connect, learn, and embrace our evolving place in the organization.
This is an event that truly matters to me: a forum for meaningful conversations about HR’s evolution. I’m looking forward to the discussions about AI’s role in HR, how to transform workplace culture, and how to drive leadership development. It’s an opportunity to engage with the brightest minds in our field and walk away with practical insights to bring back to your organization.
The work we do is demanding and fast-changing. Over the course of five hours, the event will equip you, as HR leaders, with the tools, knowledge, and community we all need to make a real impact today. This is an opportunity to take a brief pause from a busy calendar to feed yourself with insights that will last you throughout the year — and hopefully, beyond.
Wisdom on Leading, Managing, Data, and Talent
EmpowerHR 2025 is designed to provide a broad range of expertise and diverse voices for an anticipated 4000+ HR leaders. It’s a curated array of tools, strategies, game plans and viewpoints with a clear focus. It’s not about chasing metrics, it’s about truly leveraging generative AI to discover talent and get people aligned in meaningful ways. It’s more about action than reaction — as in how to catalyze dynamic workforce planning, and create a flow from data to insight, insight to action, and action into momentum. That’s what modern HR teams need to inhabit a strategic, future-facing role.
EmpowerHR will cover this transformation across four key areas:
1. The Role of AI in HR
AI is transforming how we approach talent management, employee engagement, and workforce planning. But how can HR use AI effectively and responsibly? At EmpowerHR 2025, you’ll hear from experts who are leading the charge in leveraging AI to drive business outcomes while maintaining a people-first approach.
2. Culture Transformation and Leadership Development
Culture is a business strategy, not a buzzword. Among the issues on the table: how HR can influence company culture from the top down, how to foster a culture that develops and supports leadership capabilities, and how to create workplaces where people want to stay and grow.
3. Moving from Operational to Strategic HR
As HR is increasingly called on to drive real business outcomes, the question is often: How do we best shape our HR strategy? Sessions at the event will provide some answers, focusing on how to align HR strategy with broader organizational goals and make a measurable impact on business performance.
4. The Future of Work
From hybrid work models to evolving employee expectations, the future of work is constantly morphing — the challenge is how to stay ahead of it. EmpowerHR 2025 features some breakthrough sessions on just that, giving HR leaders the means and practical approaches to stay on the leading edge and build future-ready organizations.
EmpowerHR: Great People and Great Ideas
With its incredible lineup of thought leaders, HR practitioners, and industry experts, this won’t be the kind of event where you simply sit back and listen. EmpowerHR is designed to inspire action and equip you with practical solutions you can apply immediately to tackle your toughest HR challenges. You’ll want to take notes, ask questions, share opinions and experiences so that you leave ready to make a real difference in your organization. Most likely? You’ll also make some great new friends.
One session I’m especially looking forward to is The Power of Habits in Transforming Workplace Culture with Charles Duhigg, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Power of Habit. He’ll explore how small, daily habits can drive massive organizational change and how HR leaders can intentionally shape those habits to build high-performance, adaptable teams. His insights on the science of habit loops are incredibly practical and powerful for anyone focused on culture transformation.
Another highlight: Cheryl Johnson, chief product and technology officer at Betterworks, and Bhavya Gopalakrishnan, head of human capital at Arcesium. They’ll share how HR can move beyond traditional performance management to continuous performance enablement — a way to boost organizational success. They’ll talk about how AI is already transforming skills management and succession planning. Hearing directly from companies like Arcesium about how they’re using these tools to build agile, future-ready workforces is invaluable.
Let’s Shape the Future of HR Together
The future of HR is being written right now — by us. And I believe events like EmpowerHR 2025 are critical in helping us shape it. The work we do as HR leaders has a profound impact on our organizations and now is the time to step fully into that power. This is our moment — and I can’t wait to dig in with you. So, will you join me?
Secure your spot now — and if you can’t attend live, don’t worry. You can register for on-demand access and catch every valuable insight on your own schedule.
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