Ania Krasniewska Shahidi, Global Advisory Services Leader in the Human Resource Practice at Gartner and Group Vice President, has extensive experience supporting clients as they benchmark performance against best-in-class organizations, and achieve critical business objectives through successful talent and functional strategies. Ania leads a team of 100+ executive advisors, specialists and executive education experts at Gartner and Chairs the Gartner HR Symposium conferences in Orlando, London and Sydney.

Ania’s relevant and insight-driven session at AFPM’s 2026 Labor Relations / Human Resources Conference entitled “Building Responsible AI: The HR Imperative” will equip CHROs and HR leaders with practical approaches to building and stewarding Responsible AI in their organizations. Covering ethical considerations, governing principles, latest benchmarks and developing practices from leading organizations, this discussion will help define how to approach strategies for governance, as well as pitfalls to avoid.