NEW WEBINAR SERIES
HR-X Live! Webinar Series
Your first look at the reimagined SHRM Annual Conference: HR-X Live! A six-part briefing series taking you inside the event: what it is, the research behind it, and what you’ll walk away with. Save your seat for the live Q&A or catch the recordings.
Free to attend • Live + On-Demand
WAYS TO WATCH
Live + On-Demand
Ask questions during a live Q&A or replay the recording anytime.
WHAT YOU’LL GET
Inside the Experience
Get a first look at what the four days in Chicago will be like, how the four dimensions work, and what it means to leave with an HR-X Live! Credential.
WHO IT’S FOR
HR and Business Professionals
Ready to register or still exploring? Start with this series. Bring your questions to the live Q&A.
Session Lineup
Wednesday, October 22, 2026 • 1 p.m. ET
Inside HR-X Live! What to Expect and What You’ll Walk Away With
The SHRM Annual Conference is becoming SHRM HR-X Live! — and this session is where we answer what that means for you. Join SHRM’s Chief Marketing Officer and VP of Event Experience for a straight walk-through of the reimagined event: what the four days in Chicago look like, how you choose your dimension, how electives let you explore beyond it, and what hasn’t changed — the energy, the connection, and the community of thousands of HR professionals. Come see what we’ve built, and bring your questions for live Q&A.
Thursday, October 29, 2026 • 3 p.m. ET
Behind HR-X Live! The Research Redefining What HR Excellence Looks Like
For the first time, there’s a standard for what a business-driving HR function looks like — built on research across more than 1,250 organizations. We’ll answer the foundational questions: What is HR maturity? What are the four dimensions? And why does moving up the curve connect to stronger financial performance, retention, and engagement? Then we’ll show you how HR-X Live! is where you close the gap against that standard.
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Building the Human + AI Workforce — Inside the Talent Optimization Dimension
You’re the one who has to get the right people, with the right skills, into the right roles — and show it was worth the investment. Get a feel for what going deep in this dimension at HR-X Live! is like: defining roles before you hire, deciding when to hire or build, and making the talent case leadership backs — then walking out credentialed.
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Proving HR’s Value in Business Terms — Inside the Organizational Impact Dimension
“Trust me, it’s working” doesn’t survive a conversation with your CFO. See what going deep in the Organizational Impact dimension at HR-X Live! looks like: building the case for a change, measuring whether it held, and walking into a boardroom with evidence instead of anecdotes — and leaving with the credential every executive wants from HR.
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More HR Capacity. Same Team. — Inside the Functional Acceleration Dimension
Imagine getting hours back in your week. Get a real feel for the Functional Acceleration dimension at HR-X Live!: finding where your team’s time actually goes, fixing the processes that keep breaking, and putting AI to work where it genuinely helps — and leaving with a playbook you can run the moment you’re back.
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Anticipate the Talent Market, Don’t React to It — Inside the Market Discernment Dimension
When someone asks what a role should pay or whether you can staff up in a new market, guessing is expensive. See what the Market Discernment dimension at HR-X Live! covers: finding data you can trust, pricing roles with confidence, and seeing where talent is moving before your competitors do.
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Can’t make a session live? Register anyway and we’ll send you the recording.
BY THE NUMBERS
HR Is Being Asked to Prove It. Here’s Where You Learn How.
Explore More
The HR-X Framework — the standard behind it all
Why We’re Now HR-X Live! — the full story of the change
Explore the Four Dimensions — find the one that fits your work