Diane Gherson, the recently retired CHRO of IBM, famously said that if the CFOs were the heroes of the financial crisis of 2008, then the CHROs are the heroes of the pandemic. And though we were all in the same storm, we were certainly in different boats. While some CHROs focused on bailing out water to keep their boats afloat, others partnered with their CEOs to steer their ships to calmer waters, plotting a shortcut to the future. The combination of accelerating digitalization and the democratization of work resulted in a five-year acceleration of trends underpinning the future of work. Building on his research with the World Economic Forum, Ravin Jesuthasan will explore how progressive companies are questioning many of our long-held beliefs about work, HR and HR technology and reinventing the essence of the HR profession. You’ll hear details on new research and case studies on profound work changes and the role of HR, and take away frameworks for navigating and accelerating your own journey of transformation.