HR Symposium 2025

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Enterprise HR Professionals

The most loved HR event in the region

INTERNATIONAL KEYNOTE

Britta Kroupa

Senior Vice President of North America Human Resources , Philips

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Immerse yourself in a unique forum developed by the leaders of the HR community

A business’s success lies with its people, and harnessing and nurturing the talent within is crucial in maintaining and growing competitive advantage. The economic climate coupled with a more diverse workforce than ever before and growing employee expectations has only heightened the importance of the end-to-end employee experience, and HR leaders need to move quickly to adapt to these changes to set their business and their people up for success.

Following its incredible success since its launch, the HR Symposium is retuning for it’s third year, this time as a standalone event, on 30-31st July in the beautiful Hunter Valley. The event will bring together 120 of the most influential HR leaders from the leading organisations in Australia and New Zealand for an unrivalled two days of even more focussed peer-to-peer learning and conversation, away from the distractions of the daily routine.

The conference programme, crafted by a highly influential advisory board of HR leaders, has been designed to challenge our thinking and inspire change, and operating under Chatham House rules, the prestigious forum encourages participants to candidly discuss industry opportunities and challenges in shaping the future of our people strategies.

Here are just some of the key topics we’ll be tackling at the HR Symposium:

How can we set our organisations up for success in the AI era?
What does the right to disconnect mean in a world of flexible working?
How can we better integrate our people data sources to garner greater insight and influence key business decisions?
What do we need to consider when designing an end-to-end employee experience for a more diverse workforce than ever before?
What can we do to prioritise employee wellbeing while driving business success?

Operating under Chatham House rules, the prestigious event gives HR leaders a forum to candidly discuss industry opportunity and challenges, and shape the future of the workplace. There’s nothing else like it in the region.

Hear from our past delegates on why the symposium is the must-attend HR event in Australia.

Click the ‘Apply for your place’ button to join the most senior delegation in HR to gather in the ANZ (Australia and New Zealand) regions. We look forward to welcoming you to the HR Symposium.

WHEN

7-8 August 2025

WHERE

Rydges Resort Hunter Valley
formerly the Crowne Plaza

430 Wine Country Dr
Lovedale NSW 2325

WHO

Chief HR Officers
Chief Learning Officers
Chief People Officers
Heads of Organisational Development
HR Directors
Head of People and Culture
GMs of Culture, Talent and Leadership

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2025 International Keynote:
Britta Kroupa

Senior Vice President of North America Human Resources
Philips

Britta Kroupa is currently the Senior Vice President of North America Human Resources for Philips. She made the segue to HR just two years ago, having spent her career previously in executive commercial leadership roles including President of Philips Canada and Executive Director of the Health Care Business and Consumer Products Business at 3M Canada respectively. A native of Montreal and mother of four children plus one bonus child, Britta is also a certified executive coach who brings a unique blend of strategic vision, operational excellence, and people-centric leadership to empower leaders to unlock their full potential and drive business success.

The HR Symposium

DELEGATE EXPERIENCE

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Here’s what you can expect

OPEN AND COLLABORATIVE

Set in the beautiful Hunter Valley, far from the distractions of the office, HR leaders are given the rare opportunity to participate in an environment where they can openly share ideas and challenges with industry peers.

SPACE & TIME TO THINK AND CONNECT

Over two days and two nights you’ll have the opportunity to immerse yourself in a careful blend of world-leading conference content and unparalleled networking opportunities.

THE MOST INFLUENTIAL MINDS IN THE INDUSTRY

Our by-invitation-only environment has been carefully developed over the last 15 years to ensure that you are amongst senior like-minded peers.

PEER-TO-PEER LEARNING

Through a mix of interactive sessions, senior decision makers can both learn and contribute to the development of their profession.

SAFE AND SOPHISTICATED ENVIRONMENT

No recruiters or press are invited to attend, allowing open and frank discussion in a safe environment. There are also no expo booths or hard sells to dodge as you navigate the symposium.

IT’S LIKE A CHEAT CODE FOR STAYING AHEAD Seriously, it was a game-changer. For any fellow HR trailblazers, mark the next Symposium. It’s like a cheat code for staying ahead in the business jungle.

NATURAL CONVERSATIONS THAT YOU WOULD WANT TO HAVE The networking is quite different here because it feels so much more organic. It feels like natural conversations and extensions of the conversations that you would want to have.

THIS IS THE ‘ONE’ CONFERENCE I WOULD RECOMMEND Having attended multiple conferences in Australia and globally this is the ‘One’ conference I would recommend in Australia as a HR professional – A must attend event.

IT CREATES THE RIGHT ENVIRONMENT FOR PEOPLE TO CONNECT MEANINGFULLY The environment that’s been created, the opportunities to connect informally, the way people are mixed up and then put in situations where it’s very relaxed, no one’s under pressure. It really just creates the right environment for people to connect and meaningfully connect.