2026 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMING

Theme: Do Work That Moves the Needle

2nd Quarterly Panel Discussion - June 3, 2026 (12-1pm ET)

Identify and Do Work that Ads Value!  Results Are What Matter, Not Effort.

Discussion Points:

• Why many People and Culture (HR) professionals work hard but deliver limited business impact.

• How poor role design quietly kills execution.

• Identify areas where People and Culture (HR) professionals can directly improve speed, quality, and results in their work.

• Learn how to design and structure the work in order to enable workforce effectiveness. 

Theme: Staying Employed in a Ruthless Market

1st Quarterly Panel Discussion - March 4, 2026 (12-1pm ET)

What Gets People and Culture (HR) Professionals Hired in 2026: And, What Doesn't?

Discussion Points:

• The capabilities and competencies hiring managers are actively selecting for.

• Experience that sounds impressive but no longer moves the needle.

• Why many People careers stall despite “years of experience.”

• How to reposition your background to stay in demand.

Theme: Power, Data, and Decision Influence

Quarterly Panel Discussion - September 2, 2026 (12-1pm ET)

From Trusted Adviser to Decision Shaper: How HR Professionals Gain Influence

Discussion Points:

• Why data alone doesn’t create credibility.

• What executives expect from People insights to illuminate.

• What is data?  And, what is its Value Chain?

• How to transform data into a state that organizational leaders can leverage for decision making purposes.

Theme: Breaking the People and Culture Career Ceiling

3rd Quarterly Panel Discussion - December 16, 2026 (12-1pm ET)

Common Points of Stall for People and Culture (HR) Careers: What You Need to know!

What This Panel Delivers:

• Which People and Culture (HR) career paths are becoming easier to replace and which are becoming more valuable in flatter organizations?

• What career moves are People and Culture (HR) professionals making today that significantly increase their long-term market value?

• Which adjacent capabilities most strongly differentiate People and Culture (HR) professionals at the senior level.  And, why?

• If you were advising a high-performing People and Culture (HR) professional on how to future-proof their career, what capability would you tell them to build first?

4TH BIENNIAL NATIONAL TALENT MANAGEMENT SUMMIT

Wednesday, September 30, 2026 Live-Virtual 1pm-5pm ET

Career Advancement in the Era of 'The Great Flattening'

How People and Culture (HR) Professionals Win at Work In This Era

In the era of The Great Flattening, careers don’t grow when people climb as they historically have.  Careers grow when people reposition themselves, strengthen their knowledge, and leverage cutting-edge technology tools of the day.

~ Dr. Caroline Power ~

TRACK 1: The Hybrid Advantage

Designing High-Value Careers by Blending People and Culture (HR) With Other Disciplines

In flat organizations, pure HR roles are easier to commoditize. Hybrid professionals are not.

Focus Areas:

• How to identify adjacent disciplines that multiply career value.

• How to reposition your experience without starting over.

• How to market hybrid capability internally and externally.

TRACK 2: Career Design in a World Without Career Ladders

How to Build Non-Linear Careers That Still Compound

The highest-performing People and Culture (HR) professionals are no longer climbing ladders, they are designing portfolios.

Focus Areas:

• How to design careers that grow scope, income, and influence without promotion.

• Lateral movements that strategically reposition you for greatness.

• How internal and external roles can co-exist (without reputational risk to your employer or yourself).  How to build a Protean career.

• Middle Management is being eroded.  What is replacing it?

• When “side work” becomes strategic career capital.

TRACK 3: AI As A Career Enabler - Master It To Progress

Using Generative and Agentic AI to Advance

AI has flattened execution roles.  It has elevated roles centred on synthesis, judgement, and orchestration.

Focus Areas:

• Embracing generative AI as a thinking amplifier for People and Culture (HR) professionals.

• What is Agentic AI?  And, which HR tasks is it eliminating?

• How to designing AI workflows that elevate your role instead of replacing it.

• Learn how to positioning yourself as the human governor of automated systems.

TRACK 4: The New Power Centres for People and Culture (HR)

Where Influence Resides in Workplaces.  How to Find and Cultivate It!

Power has shifted away from traditional People and Culture (HR) functions, but it hasn’t disappeared.  It has relocated.

This track maps where People and Culture influence is actually accumulating in organizations today's.

Focused Areas:

• Why some People and Culture (HR) roles quietly gain power while others lose it.

• How to move closer to decision authority without chasing titles.

• Which mandates increase influence vs exposure.

• How to position yourself near irreversible decisions.

This is about power literacy — something People and Culture (HR) professionals are rarely taught.

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December...Review & Envision

FIRESIDE CHAT PANEL DISCUSSION - Friday December 19, 2025 4-5pm ET

“Set a Vision for 2026: Your Career, Your Wellness, Your Way”

Instead of vague resolutions, this session focuses on intentional goal-setting across personal and professional domains. Vision boards, identity-based goals, habit stacking, 12-month accountability plans.

November...Power & Presence

FIRESIDE CHAT PANEL DISCUSSION - Friday November 21, 2025 4-5pm ET

“Command the Room: Building Confidence and Influence at Work”

Soft power is a career differentiator. This session teaches how to elevate presence and get noticed without  playing negative politics.  Become a pro at managing your personal and professional brand.

Use Executive Presence, your assertive communication style and personal influence to make a positive impact in every setting!

September...Bold Beginnings & Career Renewal

GUEST SPEAKER - Friday September 26, 2025 4-5pm ET

“Breaking the Busy Trap: How High Performers Build Calm, Control, and Clarity”

Many professionals are trapped in hyper-productivity, but rarely feel fulfilled or in control. This session offers a reset and practical tools for working with intention. Busy is not a badge of honour.  Reclaim your time and your peace.

PANEL DISCUSSION - Friday September 12, 2025 4-5pm ET

FIRESIDE CHAT “Upgrade Season: Reinventing Yourself for the Career You Want”

3rd Biennial National Talent Management Summit

THEME: Tech is The Way Forward: Embrace It And Thrive!

Panel I: The New Talent Acquisition Model: Use Generative AI to Get Your Best Talent

Panel II: HR's Role in Cybersecurity: What You Need to Know

Panel III: 2025 HR Tech Imperatives: The Latest and The Greatest!

Panel IV: 3 Key Questions to Ask HR Tech Vendors Before Starting Your AI Procurement Journey

Fireside Chat Series 

Session I: Future of Work: Work From Home? Work from Office? What You Need to Know!

Session II: Winning The War for Talent - Part 1

Optimize Employer Branding and the Candidate Experience to Win the War for Talent

Session III: Winning the War for Talent - Part 2 

Building an Anti-Racist Workplace: What Employers Can Do 

Session IV: Leadership Development 4.0: Game-Changing Strategies

Session V: Designing Effective Employee Wellness Programs

Session VI: Let's Boomerang Them Back!  How to Build Effective Employee Alumni Programs

 2nd Biennial NATIONAL TALENT MANAGEMENT SUMMIT

THEME: Revolutionizing People Practices in a New Era: Talent Acquisition and Talent Retention Playbook

Panel I:

What it REALLY Takes to Source, Attract, Recruit, Select, and Onboard the Best

Panel II:

Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Acceptance: Move the Needle So That Everyone Wins

Panel III:

Talent Retention: Learn the New Dance Steps

Panel IV:

Remote Workers and Hybrid Work Design are Here to Stay: Game-Changing Practices

1st Biennial NATIONAL TALENT MANAGEMENT SUMMIT

THEME: Building Equity in the Workplace

Panel I:

Pressing Reset on the Organizational Culture Button

Panel II:

Shattering Glass Ceilings and Sticky Floors

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ABOUT US:  The CTMP Society of Canada is hosted by Canadian HR Academy, an operating division of Canadian HR Solutions, Inc. (CDNHR).

Canadian HR Academy, a training company for HR Professionals, is the provider of Canada's first Talent Management certification program, the Certified Talent Management Practitioner (CTMP) program. 

CTMPs are professionals who understand the strategic imperatives pertaining to Talent Management across sectors and functions in organizations.  They bring elite knowledge of Strategic Workforce Planning, Strategic Talent Acquisition, Agile Talent Management, Performance Management, Talent Reviews, Training and Development, Succession Planning, Total Rewards, Talent Intelligence, and Strategic Talent Metrics.

The CTMP Society of Canada's Community of Practice has members representing Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Ontario, New Brunswick, Newfoundland & Labrador, Quebec, Saskatchewan, and Yukon.

Through this network the reach to other CTMP colleagues is far and wide.  CTMPs work in a variety of industry sectors, including, oil and gas, government, hospitals and other healthcare facilities, higher education, school boards, financial services, professional services, credit unions, land transportation, sea transportation, aviation, telecommunication, automotive retail, automotive manufacturing, consulting, and consumer packaged goods.

Not a CTMP and interested in registering for the program?  Visit us at   https://canadianhracademy.com/talent-management-certification/

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Access to the Learning and Development Resource Centre

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Biennial National Talent Management Summit

Network with CTMPs across the country

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