What’s on the
mind of HR leaders
in 2027?
Good food. Great company.
Real conversations about what’s
next for HR in 2027.
Register Your Interest
Wed 2 December 2026
OTTO Restaurant
375 Karangahape Rd, Auckland
12:30 – 3:00 PM
The HR conversations
worth having over
lunch.
From hiring across borders to keeping up with employment law change, the role of HR keeps getting bigger. Add tool sprawl, rising expectations around AI and the pressure to do more with less, and there’s plenty to talk about.
Join Rippling and a small group of senior HR leaders for a relaxed lunch at OTTO in Auckland. We’ll swap ideas, share what’s working (and what isn’t) and dig into the questions shaping people teams as we head into 2027.
We’ll kick off with a short overview of the key topics, then open it up for conversation. No lectures and no one-size-fits-all answers, just practical perspectives and the chance to connect with peers facing similar challenges.
Key Discussion Topics
Hiring Beyond Borders
How can you hire and pay talent across Australia and Asia-Pacific quickly and compliantly, without the cost and delay of setting up local entities?
Staying Ahead of Employment Law Change
How can teams manage compliance risk, from contractor classification to trial periods and leave reform, by building compliance into their systems rather than tracking it manually?
Simplifying The HR Tech Stack
What’s the real cost of tool sprawl and data silos, and how does a single source of truth free HR and finance from manual work?
Making People Data AI-ready
How do data quality, real-time reporting and workforce planning underpin AI adoption, and how are performance reviews evolving in the AI era?
Speakers
Join the conversation with Simon Dolling and Campbell Jackson from Rippling.
Simon Dolling
Sales Director, ANZ, Enterprise & Mid-Market
Simon leads Rippling’s ANZ mid-market and enterprise sales teams. With more than 15 years in high-growth technology, including leadership roles at Smartsheet and Oracle NetSuite, he brings a business-outcomes perspective to the conversations shaping HR and workforce technology.
Campbell Jackson
Solutions Consultant
Campbell works with organisations navigating complex HR, payroll and workforce systems. He brings a practical perspective on connecting people data, reducing manual work and building a stronger foundation for growth and emerging technologies.
Pull up a chair.
We’re bringing together a small group of HR leaders for a relaxed, invitation-only lunch. Places are limited, so register your interest and we’ll be in touch to confirm.