About the Panel Discussion

Business leaders are making workforce decisions faster than ever, yet many organizations still rely on disconnected systems, lagging metrics, and fragmented reporting. As AI accelerates the pace of change, the CHRO has an opportunity to redefine HR's role, not simply as a steward of talent, but as the executive responsible for helping the business make better workforce decisions. People Analytics is central to that transformation. By connecting workforce, operational, and business data, organizations can move beyond reporting what happened to guiding what should happen next. This panel explores how leading organizations are building workforce intelligence capabilities that improve decision-making across HR, Finance, Operations, and the executive team.

Discussion points

How CHROs are repositioning People Analytics as a strategic business capability.
How workforce intelligence is strengthening decisions across HR, Finance, and the business.
What capabilities organizations need to build to prepare for the next era of workforce decision-making

Speakers

Jason Desentz, Chief HR Officer at Toshiba
Jennifer Kordell, Global Chief HR Officer at Charles River Associates
Jeni Fitzpatrick, Senior Managing Director, Chief People & Technology Officer at North Highland
Paul Rubenstein, Chief Evangelist at Visier
[Moderator] Jeremy Shapiro, AVP, Workforce Analytics at Merck
[Event Chair] Chris Rainey, CEO & Co-Founder at HR Leaders

This panel is part of the Global People Analytics Summit 2026, built to help HR leaders harness AI, workforce intelligence and connected data to make better business decisions and improve workforce strategy, planning and performance.

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Panel #4 Watch Here: Beyond Skills: Turning Workforce Intelligence into Better Everyday Business Decisions
Panel #5 Watch Here: The Manager Decision Advantage: Embedding Workforce Intelligence into the Flow of Work
Panel #6 Watch Here: Scaling People Analytics: Democratizing Workforce Intelligence Without Losing Trust
Panel #7 Watch Here: The Future of People Analytics: What's Changing, What's Staying, and What's Next