Chief People Officer Summit Chicago 2026

The organizer describes an audience of 75+ senior HR leaders.

The summit is held at Embassy Suites Chicago Downtown Magnificent Mile in Chicago.

The published audience includes senior HR leaders, executives, people leaders, VP- and C-suite-level attendees, and senior management.

It is worth it for VP and C-suite HR leaders who want a peer room, since the speakers are people leaders from companies such as Talkspace, Ingredion and ComPsych and the themes centre on AI-ready workforces and employee experience. With roughly 75 senior HR leaders in attendance, it is a small, closed-room format, so HR generalists and early-career practitioners will find less relevance, and vendors should expect a limited pool of buyers rather than trade-show scale.

Senior HR executives at summits like this usually wear business casual to business professional, such as blazers, dress slacks or dresses, with ties optional. A hotel ballroom setting in downtown Chicago in November also calls for a coat and layers for the walk outside.