Chris Havrilla
Chief Advisor and Analyst,
AI Alchemists
United States
Chris Havrilla is Chief Advisor & Analyst at AI Alchemists LLC, an independent strategic advisory and analyst firm at the intersection of AI, work, workforce, and workplace transformation. The firm was founded on the notion that Analysts study what others build, but Alchemists help build what others study.
With 25+ years of hands-on or advisory buy-side, sell-side, and capital-side roles she brings a rare triple-threat perspective to one of the most consequential technology shifts of our time. Prior to founding her firm, her previous roles included VP of HCM Product Strategy at Oracle, VP Research & Advisory and Lead Tech Industry Analyst at Deloitte/Bersin, and VP of Global HR Strategy & Planning, Technology & Analytics at ADP.
Consistently recognized across leading influencer, research, and publication lists spanning HR Technology, AI & Emerging Tech, and the Future of Work, Chris writes and advises with a practitioner-researcher voice — combining analyst rigor and field-tested instinct — and is technology-agnostic by design.
With 25+ years of hands-on or advisory buy-side, sell-side, and capital-side roles she brings a rare triple-threat perspective to one of the most consequential technology shifts of our time. Prior to founding her firm, her previous roles included VP of HCM Product Strategy at Oracle, VP Research & Advisory and Lead Tech Industry Analyst at Deloitte/Bersin, and VP of Global HR Strategy & Planning, Technology & Analytics at ADP.
Consistently recognized across leading influencer, research, and publication lists spanning HR Technology, AI & Emerging Tech, and the Future of Work, Chris writes and advises with a practitioner-researcher voice — combining analyst rigor and field-tested instinct — and is technology-agnostic by design.
Sessions
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Ask the Experts: Diagnosing AI Pilots and PoCs That Don’t Deliver and What to Do Next21-Oct-2026The Knowledge Center – Expo Hall
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The Real Cost of AI in the Workforce: What the Math Actually Looks Like When You Stop Guessing22-Oct-2026Oceanside C Ballroom