AI agents and copilots are no longer future facing buzzwords. They are operational reality. From surfacing insights to simulating decisions, these intelligent assistants are transforming how workforce strategies are built and executed. But behind every great copilot is great data, and that’s where People Analytics comes in.

This session explores how leading teams are fueling AI agents with workforce insight, embedding them into org design, and unlocking new layers of business impact. We'll unpack what’s working, what’s overhyped, and what PA leaders must do now to stay at the center of this transformation.

Discussion points

Designing for Agents: How to structure your people data and workflows to power copilots and agents that support real decision making.
Embedding Intelligence: Where and how AI agents are already influencing talent decisions, planning, and workforce design, plus what’s coming next.
Shifting the Role of People Analytics: Why the function must evolve from reporting to orchestration, building the infrastructure that enables dynamic, AI augmented organizations.

Panelists

[Panel Moderator] Brent Louie, Head of People Analytics at Trane Technologies
Henrik Håkansson, Vice President, Global Head of People Insights and AI at Sanofi
Sasha Arjannikova, Director of Analytics Business Partnering at Adobe
Ross Sparkman, Head of Workforce Planning at Nutrien
Corey Bucher, Workforce Strategy Director at Beebe Healthcare
TP Kohli, Vice President, Product Management at Visier
[Chair]: Chris Rainey, CEO & Co-Founder at HR Leaders

This panel is part of the 7th Annual Global People Analytics Summit 2025. It brought together 40+ world-class speakers across 7 different panels who shared actionable insights, practical takeaways and how they are using People Analytics to transform the Future of Work. View all Sessions:

Panel #1 Watch here: The Workforce Intelligence Advantage: How to Predict, Plan, and Perform Using People Analytics
Panel #2 Watch here: How People Analytics Creates Career Value at Scale with Data-Driven Talent Intelligence
Panel #3 Watch here: The CHRO Blueprint: Scaling People Analytics from Function to Enterprise
Panel #4 Watch here: How HR is Commanding the Future by Harnessing AI, Copilots and Agents
Panel #5 Watch here: The Upskilling & Reskilling Mandate: How to Get Ahead of the Shrinking Half-Life of Skills
Panel #6 Watch here: Strategic Workforce Planning 2.0: How to Shift From Static Forecasting to AI-Powered Agility
Panel #7 Watch here: The New Intelligence Layer: People Analytics as the Operating System of Work