Chief HR and People Officers
Get on the Invite List to Buy Your Ticket To The BigCHRO Event!
For sitting Chief Officers at organizations with 500+ employees,
This invitation-only annual event has sold out for the past 9 years, bringing together the best of the best.
September 12th, 2025
DFW Area📍
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*Note: Requesting an invite does not guarantee a ticket purchase opportunity. This event is exclusively for sitting Chief HR or People Officers at organizations with 500+ employees, and for CHRO Mastermind members..
Early Bird Pricing Ends July 1st
The CHRO’s Playbook for an Era of Speed & Chaos
Cindy Lu, Founder of CHRO Mastermind Group, invites you to join us for the 10th Annual 🎉
The Big CHRO Event!
September 12th, 2025
7:30am-5pm
DFW Area 📍
Learn to Navigate AI with Confidence -
Without Leaving Your People Behind
The CHRO Panel Sharing Real-World Strategies & Candid Lessons From The Front Lines!
CHRO Tronox
Amy Web
CHRO Hillwood
Doug Dureau
CPO WebPT
Felicia Taylor
AI isn’t coming — it’s already here.
Just like COVID in early 2020, most leaders shrugged it off... until suddenly, everything changed.
Right now, the same shift is happening again. And this time, you’re not just being asked to respond.
You want to lead!
You've been head-down transforming the HR function -
Developing your team, building credibility, finally getting treated like a strategic partner.
Most CEOs aren’t asking their CHROs about AI.
And that should make you more nervous - not less.
Because it means no one's steering the ship on how AI will reshape your workforce, redefine employee expectations, and determine whether your company adapts - or gets disrupted.
Or you can be the one to say:
You know you can’t ignore it!
But you also can’t afford to chase every AI trend or sit through 100 webinars that don’t connect to the real business challenges.
1. You need a shortcut.
2. A safe place to pressure test ideas.
3. A practical roadmap you can walk away with.
This isn’t another conference where you scribble notes and walk away with a tote bag.
This is one day of accelerated learning, designed to give you:
- A framework for building your own AI and Talent Management roadmap
Hands-on demos with cutting-edge tools you can try out live - Access to AI experts and facilitators who work with companies like Kia, Harvard Medical School, and Microsoft
- Peer collaboration with CHROs who think like you - business-first, transformation-driven, and allergic to status quo
- *Recordings of two Exclusive Zoom Strategy Sessions featuring AI expert Chris McKay - early bird ticket holders will receive both replays before the event.
*Note: Only CHRO Mastermind Members will attend these Recorded Exclusive Zoom Strategy Sessions live. All others will receive full replays.
Sitting CHROs or CPOs at companies with 500+ employees
Business-minded HR executives who don’t settle for status quo
Leaders who know HR transformation isn’t a finish line - it’s a muscle
Leaders who want to future-proof themselves and their teams
1. HR leaders looking to “dip a toe” in strategy
2. Those who don’t want to challenge legacy thinking
3. People hoping to just listen in the back row and coast
AI is no longer optional.
It’s a business necessity - and it’s becoming an HR responsibility.
Most CHROs today are only scratching the surface - using ChatGPT for writing, maybe dabbling in job description creation.
But the real transformation? It’s in how AI can drive efficiency, insight, personalization, and scale - across the entire employee lifecycle.
The opportunity is massive…
But so is the risk of being left behind.
1. A clear, peer-tested AI + Talent Roadmap Framework
2. A new mindset around what’s possible in HR through AI
3. Real examples from companies implementing AI safely and how HR can support AI tools to meet business goals
4. A sense of confidence that you’re not just reacting - you’re guiding your organization forward
5. New relationships with CHROs who are navigating the same exact challenges
Chris McKay
Chris McKay is the founder and CEO of Maginative, the AI literacy platform helping business leaders unlock AI-powered transformation with speed and clarity. His thought leadership and work in driving strategic AI adoption has been recognized internationally and sought after by leading academic institutions like Harvard and MIT, and at Fortune 500 companies like KIA and Glassdoor. Known for his clear, hype-free approach, Chris brings a practical lens to what’s possible—and what’s next—for CHROs ready to lead in the era of Human & AI Resources.
Dr. Jess Conser
Dr. Jess Conser is the Chief Impact Officer at Maginative, where she helps leaders turn AI disruption into practical, people-first strategies. A Ph.D. in Organizational Performance and Change, she’s led global transformation efforts across learning, talent, and culture—most notably as Global SVP at Adecco LHH and earlier at American Express, where she drove HR M&A and enterprise learning for 15,000+ employees. Jess is known for her ability to blend strategic clarity with a human lens, drawing on deep expertise in executive coaching, neuroleadership, and organizational design to help CHROs lead with confidence in the era of Human & Artificial Intelligence.
Head of HR Landing Systems
Collins Aerospace
Allen Tai
VPHR
FinThrive
Amy Brashear
CPO
ImmunoTek Bio Centers
Ashley Wetterling
CHRO
SRS Distribution
Carrie David
Chief Customer Officer & SVP, HR + Corp Affairs
Oncor Electric
Debbie Dennis
CHRO
Gen4 Dental Partners
Donna Howard
CHRO
Alkami Technology
Julie Hoagland
CHRO
AutoNation
Lisa Esparza
Chief Talent Officer
Epsilon
Laurie Fry
CPO
Topgolf
Maryam Morse
VPHR
Select Milk Producers
Tim Griffin
SVP Head of HR
Benchmark Mortgage
Traci Bell
Our 2025 mentor lineup is in the works, but take a look at some of the incredible CHROs from past years...
CHRO
Associa
Chelle O'keefe
VPHR
Baylor Scott & White
Erica Calime
CHRO
Suntex Marinas
Laura Gilham
CPO
GracoRoberts
Melissa Goebel
CPO
Premier Trailer Leasing
Navolia Bryant
Chief Talent Officer
Globe Life
Rebecca Zorn
CHRO
Arcosa
Suzanne Myers
Head of HR and People
Trackonomy Systems
Tina Beilicke
Sold out the past 9 years!
Only 150 Seats!
Mastermind Members have priority!
Price goes up July 1!
Most conferences leave you with pages of ideas and no clear next step.
This one gives you a framework, a plan, a network, and the conviction to lead.
It’s not about consuming more information. It’s about creating transformation.
Amaris McComas
Chief People Officer
TruBridge
"Why invest a whole day in yourself? To get perspective, energy, and ideas you can act on tomorrow."
Marion C. Terrell II
Chief People Officer
MINT dentistry
"You’ll leave equipped, inspired, and ready to change the world."
Melissa Goebel
Chief People Officer
Graco Roberts
"Every year it’s fresh, new content, and I always walk away having learned something new."
Navolia Bryant
Chief People Officer
Premier Trailer Leasing
"With 32 years of experience, I still walked away with 25 new nuggets... This is the place to be."
Falling behind your peers - and your competitors
Missing the window to lead your company through this transformation
Losing credibility when your C-suite expects clarity and you can’t deliver
Wasting time piecing together AI strategies from 27 scattered webinars
🎯 Who is this event designed for?
⏰ What is the agenda?
👔 What’s the dress code?
💼 Who should I contact about sponsorship?
📚 What’s included in the program?
Is this really my job? Isn’t AI for IT or Marketing?
If you're responsible for talent strategy and workforce planning - then yes, it’s your job.
You're also the one who can influence how the C-suite sees risk, innovation, and people development in this AI-powered era.
What if we don’t have the budget for new AI initiatives?
This isn’t about launching a massive tech rollout tomorrow. It’s about making smarter decisions with the resources you already have.
What if our company is risk-averse with AI?
That’s exactly why you need to be in the room.
If you're not part of shaping the conversation, someone else will be. This gives you the tools and language to influence safely and strategically.
Inaction is costing you more than you think!
You’ll leave with examples, a roadmap, and questions you can take back to your CEO or CFO to help them see where AI can save time, reduce cost, and create scale—without a risky investment upfront.
This one-day, in-person workshop is not a sit-back-and-listen kind of day. It’s hands-on, collaborative, and focused on what you can do right now to lead your organization through AI transformation.
- A framework for building your own AI and Talent Management roadmap
- Hands-on demos with cutting-edge tools you can try out live
- Access to AI experts and facilitators Chris McKay and Dr. Jess Conser, who work with companies like Kia, Harvard Medical School, and Microsoft
- Peer collaboration with CHROs who think like you – business-first, transformation-driven, and allergic to status quo
- Recordings of two exclusive Zoom strategy sessions featuring AI expert Chris McKay — early bird ticket
- holders will receive both replays before the event
You’ll walk away with:
- A clear, peer-tested AI + Talent Roadmap Framework
- A new mindset around what’s possible in HR through AI
- Real examples from companies already implementing AI safely and how HR can support AI tools to meet business goals
- A sense of confidence that you’re not just reacting – you’re guiding your organization forward
- New relationships with CHROs who are navigating the same exact challenges
Plus:
- Two pre-event recordings designed to help you see differently, think deeper, and act smarter
- Maginative’s proprietary USAGE framework
- Direct access to experts and peers for real-time feedback
- A proven structure to move from theory to action—without guesswork
