Panel Discussion: Beyond HR: Life as a CPO+

This panel explores what it looks like when a people leader operates beyond the traditional HR remit, taking on responsibilities that stretch across culture, communication, IT, finance, and facilities alongside the core people function. Hear from CPOs and CHROs navigating this expanded scope firsthand, sharing what it demands in terms of capability, credibility, and personal leadership, and what organizations need to do to create the conditions that allow their most senior people leaders to operate at full potential.

Speakers:

Anna O’Driscoll

Chief Human Resources Officer

City Therapeutics

Lori Escobedo

Consulting Chief People Officer

Dewpoint Therapeutics

Heather Hamel

General Counsel and Head of Corporate Affairs

Dewpoint Therapeutics