21-22 October 2025
Intercontinental Sydney Hotel
Thank you for attending the 2025 Summit!
The 6th People Analytics and Data-Driven HR Summit brought together HR leaders, people analytics specialists, and workforce planning practitioners to translate HR data insights into strategic business impact.
Over 150 attendees explored practical ways to drive data-informed decision-making across HR and adjacent functions for measurable results. The Summit equipped participants with tools to advance people metrics and the responsible use of AI across the employee lifecycle, including strategic workforce planning, engagement and experience, talent, and culture. This lifecycle lens surfaced solutions and lessons on data governance, executive buy-in, security, infrastructure, storytelling, and prescriptive analytics. The event also fostered valuable connections through dynamic networking sessions, interactive breakouts, and case-led discussions featuring organisations of all sizes and sectors.
The Summit met its objectives, promoting collaboration and active engagement between industry experts and sponsors, and received strong positive feedback for its sense of community. The dialogues and practical takeaways reflects the Summit’s value in preparing the people analytics community for its next stage of maturity.
Our Advisory Board consisted of experienced people analytics leaders, ensuring that the Summit remained community focused and industry relevant.
Joshua Reader
Head of People Services
Medibank
Rebecca Sexton
Director, HR Reporting, Analytics and Surveys Section
Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
Adam McKinnon
People Data & Analytics Leader
Reece Group
Kirsten Edwards
Global Head of People Data and Insights
Rio Tinto
Key Sessions
Moving the Dial on AI in the Workplace
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Amber Johnson, Head of AI – Workforce Optimisation, MYOB
Panel: Implementing AI and Automation across the Employee Lifecycle
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Amber Johnson, Head of AI – Workforce Optimisation, MYOB
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Vaughn Sheahan, Head of Organisational Development & Analytics, BHP
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Melissa Dorey, Head of People Digital Experience, AGL
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Adam Purkiss, Senior Business Improvement Manager, Anglicare Sydney
Panel: Delivering Business Transformation through People and Data
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Melinda Cartwright, General Manager - People, Culture and Quality, The Bridge
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Sarah Novelli, Executive Director, People and Culture, BGIS
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Devshree Bhatt, Lead People Scientist, Culture Amp
Past Speakers:
Alan Susi
Vice President, Global Head of Organizational Planning and Analytics
S&P Global
Kirsten Edwards
Global Head of People Data and Insights
Rio Tinto
Mariam Hares
Chief People and Culture Officer
Sydney Children’s Hospitals Foundation
Joshua Reader
Head of People Services
Medibank
Rita D'Arcy
Chief People, Culture and Privacy Officer
Group Colleges Australia Pty Ltd
Vaughn Sheahan
Head of Organisational Development & Analytics
BHP
Sally Smith
Head of People Analytics
NAB
Sarah Novelli
Executive Director, People and Culture
BGIS
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Global Perspective on Workforce Planning with Analytics: Learn how S&P Global used a minimum viable approach, powered by timely data and insights, to align workforce decisions with enterprise goals and secure executive buy-in.
Ensuring Data Integrity, Integration & Security: Learn how to strengthen the quality and security of your people data while embedding governance frameworks that enable ethical, compliant, and high-impact analytics.
Driving ROI through Strategic Tech Adoption: Explore how to streamline HR processes through automation, agentic AI, and templated workflows to reduce manual effort and accelerate decision-making.
Building HR Capability and Data Maturity: Uncover strategies for uplifting data literacy and empower your team to confidently interpret, apply, and communicate insights that influence business outcomes.
Strategic workforce planning: Discover how to advance your talent forecasting, recruitment and retention strategies through predictive analytics, capability mapping, and workforce insights.
Employee Experience & Wellbeing Analytics: Explore how behavioural and sentiment data is being used to identify attrition risks, address burnout, and drive targeted, data-led engagement and wellbeing strategies.
What's New for 2025?
Emerging Talent
Pitches
Hear from the next generation of people analytics leaders as they showcase their latest projects. Following their project pitches, you’ll provide feedback and co-develop solutions to their project challenges in a facilitated roundtable.
Unconference
Sessions
Gain practical approaches to tackle real-world challenges—like data storytelling, change management, GenAI integration, and reporting in Power BI—alongside your peers in a structured, solution-focused workshop.
Data Governance, Security and Ethics
Deep dive into data ethics, privacy and governance on topics on securing sensitive people data, enabling safe AI adoption, and increasing employee trust in data use across the organisation.
Aligning Pay, Performance and DEI Data
Unpack how leading organisations are connecting performance outcomes, remuneration decisions and DEI metrics. Understand how to close the data gaps and deliver reporting that meets both compliance needs and cultural expectations.
Venue
Sydney | Eora
Address: 16 Phillip Street, Sydney, NSW 2000
Room: Boronia Ballroom
Accommodation:
Intercontinental Sydney Hotel is pleased to offer discounted accommodation rates to delegates. To book, please visit:
Conference and Event Accommodation Special
Parking:
Self-parking is available at a rate of $69 per car per day. Valet parking is offered exclusively to in-house guests at a rate of $89 per car per night. Please note that all parking is subject to availability, and the listed rates may change without notice.