The buzz: \u201c49% of employees feel that a future in which people will \u2018work from anywhere in the world\u2019 is now\u201d (ADP \u201cThe Evolution of Work\u201d 2016). Reality check: Your company can\u2019t be global without being local. What is your CHRO's role in this? HR needs to understand and comply with local and global cultures, practices and regulations \u2013 recruiting, interviewing, hiring and compensation \u2013 while supporting a globalized business with a local feel. Say what? The experts speak. Nicole Sahin, Globalization Partners: \u201cFor the first time in human evolution \u2026 the individual mind is now a constituent player in the global transformation of human culture\u201d (William Irwin Thompson). Dr. Patti Fletcher, SAP SuccessFactors: \u201cOur planet is a lonely speck in the great enveloping cosmic dark \u2026 there is no hint that help will come from elsewhere to save us from ourselves\u201d (Carl Sagan). Join us for HR, Globalization, and Localization: More than Meets the Eye \u2013 Part 2.