his session offers a practical and strategic lens on how HR professionals can elevate their impact using data and analytics. It aims to empower HR leaders to:

• Act as strategic partners in business decision-making
• Leverage HR data to inform, influence, and align with organizational goals
• Frame business questions effectively and build compelling decision briefs
• Integrate analytics into core HR functional areas
• Use storytelling with data to communicate insights clearly to leadership
• Evaluate success using benefit realization frameworks

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Identify and articulate the key ways HR functions as a strategic business partner, including aligning HR initiatives with organizational goals and proactively addressing workforce needs.
• Analyze HR data to frame business questions and develop data-driven decision briefs, enabling informed recommendations that support executive-level decision-making.
• Apply benefit realization techniques to measure the impact of HR initiatives and effectively communicate insights and outcomes to senior leadership.

Lola Obomighie is an accomplished healthcare executive and Certified Human Resources Executive (CHRE) with over 20 years of international experience across healthcare, higher education, and both public and private sectors in England and Canada. She currently serves as Vice President of People, Culture & Organizational Effectiveness at Northumberland Hills Hospital. Lola is a strategic change leader known for driving workforce transformation, embedding equity and inclusion, leading multi-year people strategies, and aligning HR with business goals. She is a Rotman Global Executive MBA candidate in Healthcare and the Life Sciences, an Adjunct Professor at Queen’s University IRC, a Board Director at Trinity College School, and a CHRE Review Committee Member with HRPA. Known for her warmth, insight, and systems-thinking approach, Lola brings a strong voice for people, equity, and strategy in every room she’s in.