2026 Agenda

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Registration Open

Sunday, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Convention Lounge   |    Networking & Events

Registration Open

Monday, 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM Convention Lounge   |    Networking & Events

Your Next Move: Designing Your Career with Intention

Monday, 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM    |    Networking & Events

First Time Attendee Welcome

Monday, 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM    |    Culture + Belonging

The EX Factor Summit

Monday, 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM    |    Networking & Events

Keeping HR Human: When AI Becomes a Colleague, Not a Replacement

Monday, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM    |    AI + Humanity

Featured Speakers:

Jamie Viramontes, CEO & Founder, Konnect

Adit Jain, Co-Founder & CEO, Leena AI

Rethinking Health Benefits: Real-World Lessons from the Shift to ICHRA

Monday, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM    |    Health + Wellbeing

Featured Speakers:

Chris Ellis, CEO, Thatch

People Strategy & Analytics: A Hands-On Workshop Led by Experts & HR Leaders

Monday, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM    |    Performance Reimagined

Featured Speakers:

Dirk Jonker, Founder & CEO, Crunchr

FastPass Meetings

Monday, 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM    |    Networking & Events

Lunch & Networking

Monday, 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Wynn Pavilion   |    Networking & Events

VC + PE Talent Partner Summit

Monday, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM    |    Networking & Events

Use AI to Make Better Hires, Faster

Monday, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM    |    AI + Humanity

Featured Speakers:

Ariana Moon, VP, Talent Planning & Acquisition, Greenhouse

Nkem Nwankwo, Senior Director, Product Management, Greenhouse

It’s Complicated (and That’s Okay): Rewriting the Rules of HR & Finance

Monday, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM    |    Culture + Belonging

Featured Speakers:

Dr. Ken Matos, Director, Insights Lab, HiBob

Brian Martell, FP&A Expert, HiBob

Susy Martins, Founder & CEO, Advise2Rise

Liana Rodriguez, Head of Global People Operations, Viz.ai

Skills-First Strategies in the Age of AI: Building Resilient, Adaptable Workforces

Monday, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM    |    Performance Reimagined

Featured Speakers:

Jaclyn Chen, Co-Founder & CEO, Benepass

Megan Burns, Lead Benefits Solutions Consultant, Benepass

Smart Tools, Dumb People Decisions: Who's Actually Running This?

Monday, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM    |    AI + Humanity

Featured Speakers:

Matt Poepsel, PhD., VP & Godfather of Talent Optimization, The Predictive Index

Calibration That Connects: Turning Performance Management into Strategic Advantage

Monday, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM    |    Culture + Belonging

Featured Speakers:

Madeline Grecek, Director, People Operations & Transformation, Remote

The AI Game Show: CHROs Compete to Transform

Monday, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM    |    Performance Reimagined

Official Kickoff Reception

Monday, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Wynn Pavilion   |    Networking & Events

Registration Open

Tuesday, 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM    |    Networking & Events

Breakfast

Tuesday, 7:00 AM - 8:30 AM    |    Networking & Events

Welcome Remarks

Tuesday, 8:30 AM - 8:35 AM    |    Plenary Stage

Keynotes

Tuesday, 8:35 AM - 10:25 AM    |    Plenary Stage

Networking Break

Tuesday, 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM    |    Networking & Events

FastPass Meetings

Tuesday, 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM    |    Networking & Events

EXP Open

Tuesday, 10:30 AM - 5:30 PM EXP   |    EXP

The ROI of Space: Rethinking the Office Like a Startup

Tuesday, 10:45 AM - 11:15 AM    |    Innovation Stage by SemperVirens

Author Talk: Thriving in Ambiguity—Tools for Confident Decision-Making

Tuesday, 10:45 AM - 11:15 AM    |    Learning Lab by Deloitte

Building a Head and Heart Organization: The Next Leadership Revolution

Tuesday, 10:45 AM - 11:15 AM    |    Horizons Stage

Featured Speakers:

Tracy Layney, former CHRO, Levi Strauss & Co.

Eric Severson, former CHRO, Neiman Marcus

Product Showcase Block

Tuesday, 11:20 AM - 11:50 AM    |    Innovation Stage by SemperVirens

Designing Work for Energy, Trust, and Performance

Tuesday, 11:20 AM - 11:28 AM EXP   |    Innovation Stage by SemperVirens

Featured Speakers:

Jen Lipsey, Chief Growth Officer, Sunny

AI@Work: Building Bots for Real-Time Employee Feedback

Tuesday, 11:20 AM - 11:50 AM    |    Learning Lab by Deloitte

The Future of Personal Brand in a Hyper-Visible World

Tuesday, 11:20 AM - 11:50 AM    |    Horizons Stage

A New Era of Employee Listening: From Feedback to Follow-Through

Tuesday, 11:40 AM - 11:48 AM EXP   |    Innovation Stage by SemperVirens

Featured Speakers:

Mohit Midha, Founder & CEO, Hoogly

Why Most AI Startups Won’t Survive Enterprise Reality

Tuesday, 11:55 AM - 12:25 PM    |    Innovation Stage by SemperVirens

Change, Disrupted: Humans x Machines Adoption in the AI Era

Tuesday, 11:55 AM - 12:25 PM    |    Learning Lab by Deloitte

Finding Untapped Talent and Breakthroughs at the Edges

Tuesday, 11:55 AM - 12:25 PM    |    Horizons Stage

Lunch & Networking

Tuesday, 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Wynn Pavilion   |    Networking & Events

Transform Awards Community Celebration

Tuesday, 12:45 PM - 1:30 PM    |    Innovation Stage by SemperVirens

Surviving the HR Buying Cycle

Tuesday, 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM    |    Innovation Stage by SemperVirens

Unlocking Genius: Designing Work That Brings Out the Best in People

Tuesday, 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM    |    Learning Lab by Deloitte

What Actually Changes when AI Enters the People Stack

Tuesday, 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM    |    AI + Humanity

Featured Speakers:

Giovanni Luperti, CEO, Humaans

Growing Beyond Borders: Tactical Approaches to Faster Growth Through Global Hiring

Tuesday, 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM    |    Culture + Belonging

Building a Culture of Performance: Insights from 1,800+ Organizations

Tuesday, 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM    |    Performance Reimagined

The Next Generation Manager: Leadership Skills for an AI-Accelerated Workplace

Tuesday, 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM    |    Leading at the Edge

Featured Speakers:

Tom Griffiths, Co-Founder & CEO, Hone

Amy Schabacker Dufrane, CEO, HRCI

Jason Desentz, Chief Human Resources Officer, Toshiba

Founder Talks: The Hardest Lesson We Learned in Year One

Tuesday, 2:05 PM - 2:35 PM    |    Innovation Stage by SemperVirens

Inclusive Design: Fixing the Systems That Hold Teams Back

Tuesday, 2:05 PM - 2:35 PM    |    Learning Lab by Deloitte

Behind the Scenes: How Modern Recruiting Teams Hire Alongside AI Agents

Tuesday, 2:05 PM - 2:35 PM    |    AI + Humanity

Featured Speakers:

David Paffenholz, Founder & CEO, Juicebox

Mastering the Art of High-Performance Wellbeing

Tuesday, 2:05 PM - 2:35 PM    |    Health + Wellbeing

Unmasking Workplace Trauma: Rebuilding Trust When Tough Decisions Have Broken It

Tuesday, 2:05 PM - 2:35 PM    |    Culture + Belonging

People Investment in the Age of AI: Trends Shaping Leadership Decisions

Tuesday, 2:05 PM - 2:35 PM    |    Performance Reimagined

Who Owns the Risk When AI Makes the Call?

Tuesday, 2:05 PM - 2:35 PM    |    Leading at the Edge

Governing AI Before it Governs Us

Tuesday, 2:05 PM - 2:35 PM    |    Horizons Stage

Featured Speakers:

Christine Kaszubski Aldrich, Chief People Officer, Pindrop Security

Deep Connections: Finding the Most Valuable People Insights

Tuesday, 2:40 PM - 2:48 PM EXP   |    Innovation Stage by SemperVirens

Featured Speakers:

Phil Haussler, Chief Product Officer, Quantum Workplace

Product Showcase Block

Tuesday, 2:40 PM - 3:10 PM    |    Innovation Stage by SemperVirens

AI@Work: Build Your Future Organization in Real Time

Tuesday, 2:40 PM - 3:10 PM    |    Learning Lab by Deloitte

Driving HR Excellence in an AI-Centered World: Alight + IBM

Tuesday, 2:40 PM - 3:10 PM    |    AI + Humanity

Featured Speakers:

Donna Dorsey, CHRO, Alight

Madison Gooch, VP, IBM

The Multi-Generational Care Mandate: How Workplaces Are Rising to the Sandwich Challenge

Tuesday, 2:40 PM - 3:10 PM    |    Health + Wellbeing

Featured Speakers:

Deborah Hanus, Co-Founder & CEO, Sparrow

The Silent Fallout of DEI Rollbacks

Tuesday, 2:40 PM - 3:10 PM    |    Culture + Belonging

Featured Speakers:

Erin Dangerfield, SVP, People & Culture, Golden State Warriors

Workforce Planning 2.0: The AI Signals HR Needs (Before the Board Asks)

Tuesday, 2:40 PM - 3:10 PM    |    Performance Reimagined

Featured Speakers:

Ben Grafentin, Manager, Strategic Account Management, Rippling

Kat Noren, SVP People, Brightside Health

C-Suite Succession in the Age of Disruption

Tuesday, 2:40 PM - 3:10 PM    |    Leading at the Edge

Transformation at Enterprise Scale: What the Next Decade Will Demand

Tuesday, 2:40 PM - 3:10 PM    |    Horizons Stage

AI and Agents and Skills—Oh My! From Buzzwords to Competitive Advantage

Tuesday, 2:50 PM - 2:58 PM EXP   |    Innovation Stage by SemperVirens

Featured Speakers:

Tigran Sloyan, Co-Founder & CEO, CodeSignal

Reversed Perspective: The VC Pitch

Tuesday, 3:15 PM - 3:45 PM    |    Innovation Stage by SemperVirens

AI@Work: Master an AI-First Mindset

Tuesday, 3:15 PM - 3:45 PM    |    Learning Lab by Deloitte

The Next Big Bet: VCs on Emerging Workforce Technologies

Tuesday, 3:15 PM - 3:45 PM    |    AI + Humanity

How Women in Sports Are Resetting the Mental Health Conversation

Tuesday, 3:15 PM - 3:45 PM    |    Health + Wellbeing

Featured Speakers:

Mercedes Sullivan, EVP, People, Culture & Communications, McKinley Companies

Kim Beauvais, EVP, HR & Business Operations, FOX Sports

Camye Mackey, EVP & Chief People, DEI Officer, Atlanta Hawks & State Farm Arena

Making Customer-First a Cultural Operating System

Tuesday, 3:15 PM - 3:45 PM    |    Culture + Belonging

Rewarding the Work That Doesn’t Show Up in Dashboards

Tuesday, 3:15 PM - 3:45 PM    |    Performance Reimagined

Fraud, Fakes, and the New Security Perimeter in Recruiting

Tuesday, 3:15 PM - 4:20 PM    |    Leading at the Edge

Featured Speakers:

Leigh Miller, Sr. Customer Talent Advisor, Gem

Jason Zoltak, Co-Founder & CEO, tofu

How Belonging Is Being Rebuilt Online

Tuesday, 3:15 PM - 3:45 PM    |    Horizons Stage

Chad & Cheese Live Podcast

Tuesday, 3:50 PM - 4:20 PM    |    Innovation Stage by SemperVirens

AI@Work: Become a Superlearner in the Age of Automation

Tuesday, 3:50 PM - 4:20 PM    |    Learning Lab by Deloitte

Designing the Workplace for a Hundred-Year Life

Tuesday, 3:50 PM - 4:20 PM    |    Health + Wellbeing

The Loneliness Epidemic: What Your Culture Is Really Creating

Tuesday, 3:50 PM - 4:20 PM    |    Culture + Belonging

Rethinking Growth: Developing Skills Instead of Chasing Titles

Tuesday, 3:50 PM - 4:20 PM    |    Performance Reimagined

Using Strategic Discomfort to Accelerate Organizational Change

Tuesday, 3:50 PM - 4:20 PM    |    Leading at the Edge

The New Economics of Work

Tuesday, 3:50 PM - 4:20 PM    |    Horizons Stage

Office Hours

Tuesday, 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM    |    Networking & Events

Official EXP Reception

Tuesday, 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM EXP   |    Networking & Events

Networking Breakfast

Wednesday, 7:30 AM - 9:00 AM    |    Networking & Events

Breakfast Roundtables

Wednesday, 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM    |    Roundtables

Registration Open

Wednesday, 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM Convention Lounge   |    Networking & Events

Welcome Remarks

Wednesday, 9:00 AM - 9:05 AM    |    Plenary Stage

Keynotes

Wednesday, 9:05 AM - 10:45 AM    |    Plenary Stage

Networking Break

Wednesday, 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM    |    Networking & Events

EXP Open

Wednesday, 10:30 AM - 5:00 PM EXP   |    EXP

Product Showcase Block

Wednesday, 10:50 AM - 11:20 AM    |    Innovation Stage by SemperVirens

Win with Confidence: Organization Digital Twin™

Wednesday, 10:50 AM - 11:20 AM    |    Learning Lab by Deloitte

The Gen Z Behaviors Every Generation Should Adopt to Thrive in an AI Era

Wednesday, 10:50 AM - 11:20 AM    |    Horizons Stage

The Jobs AI Changes—Not the Ones It Replaces: TechWolf’s Workforce Intelligence Index

Wednesday, 11:00 AM - 11:08 AM EXP   |    Innovation Stage by SemperVirens

Featured Speakers:

Andreas De Neve, Co-Founder & CEO, TechWolf

Featured Speakers:

Christine Preizler, Chief Commercial Officer, Sigma Squared

Jeff Batuhan, Chief People Officer, Tinuiti

Dr. Tanaya Devi, Co-Founder & Chief Data Scientist, Sigma Squared

Dave Kerr, SVP, People, Tinuiti

The CFO–CHRO Alliance: Leading Workforce Health Innovation Together

Wednesday, 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM    |    Health + Wellbeing

The Truth About Workplace Silence: Why Speaking Up Isn’t Safe for Everyone

Wednesday, 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM    |    Culture + Belonging

Blending People, Processes, and Values Through Mergers and Acquisition

Wednesday, 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM    |    Performance Reimagined

Featured Speakers:

Donna Flynn, Chief People Officer, Steelcase

Emma Woodthorpe, Managing Director, Auralent HR

When Managers Hold Teams Back: Breaking the Performance Bottleneck

Wednesday, 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM    |    Leading at the Edge

No More Surveys: How AI Enables 360 Feedback and Coaching at the Speed of Voice

Wednesday, 11:10 AM - 11:18 AM EXP   |    Innovation Stage by SemperVirens

Featured Speakers:

Aaron Ward, Co-Founder & CEO, Huckleberry

From Pilot to Graveyard: Why So Many Innovations Fail to Scale

Wednesday, 11:25 AM - 11:55 AM    |    Innovation Stage by SemperVirens

Author Talk

Wednesday, 11:25 AM - 11:55 AM    |    Learning Lab by Deloitte

Why Your Team Doesn’t Trust AI (and How to Change That)

Wednesday, 11:35 AM - 12:05 PM    |    AI + Humanity

Featured Speakers:

Cathy Peterman, CPO, Technology & Global Talent Development, Wayfair

Your Candidates Are Using AI. Here is How You Level the Playing Field

Wednesday, 11:35 AM - 12:05 PM    |    AI + Humanity

Personalized Benefits: The Promise Everyone Wants or the Reality No One Can Deliver?

Wednesday, 11:35 AM - 12:05 PM    |    Health + Wellbeing

Featured Speakers:

Jason Fan, Co-Founder & CEO, Forma

Conor Sweeney, VP, Head of People & Talent, Form Health

The Inclusion Gap in AI Adoption: Who Gets Left Behind?

Wednesday, 11:35 AM - 12:05 PM    |    Culture + Belonging

Designing Compensation for the Modern Workforce

Wednesday, 11:35 AM - 12:05 PM    |    Performance Reimagined

The C-Suite Reset: Aligning People, Org, and Tech

Wednesday, 11:35 AM - 12:05 PM    |    Leading at the Edge

Featured Speakers:

Kyle Forrest, Future of HR Leader, Deloitte Consulting

Pitch The Future Competition

Wednesday, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM    |    Innovation Stage by SemperVirens

Lunch & Networking

Wednesday, 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM    |    Networking & Events

FastPass Meetings

Wednesday, 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM    |    Networking & Events

Founder Talks: Building AI Products That Don’t Scare Legal Teams

Wednesday, 1:05 PM - 1:35 PM    |    Innovation Stage by SemperVirens

AI Life Hacks: Simple Ways Leaders Are Saving Time, Energy & Focus

Wednesday, 1:05 PM - 1:35 PM    |    Learning Lab by Deloitte

The Exit Economy and the Disproportionate Toll on Black Women

Wednesday, 1:05 PM - 1:35 PM    |    Horizons Stage

Digital Teammates: Where AI Agents Fit on the Org Chart

Wednesday, 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM    |    AI + Humanity

Beyond Parental Leave: The Hidden Maternal Risks Employers Don’t See

Wednesday, 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM    |    Health + Wellbeing

Measuring the True Return on Your Social Impact Initiatives

Wednesday, 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM    |    Culture + Belonging

From Data to Decisions: AI-Powered Insights Across the Employee Lifecycle

Wednesday, 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM    |    Performance Reimagined

Scenario Planning for a World in Flux

Wednesday, 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM    |    Leading at the Edge

Product Showcase Block

Wednesday, 1:40 PM - 2:10 PM    |    Innovation Stage by SemperVirens

Hiring With Humanity: Redesigning the Candidate-Recruiter Experience

Wednesday, 1:40 PM - 2:10 PM    |    Learning Lab by Deloitte

Designing Teams with Cognitive Diversity in Mind

Wednesday, 1:40 PM - 2:10 PM    |    Horizons Stage

What Is a Job Now? Rethinking Work, Purpose, and Value in the Age of Algorithmic Tools

Wednesday, 2:05 PM - 2:35 PM    |    AI + Humanity

Unlimited PTO, Remote Work, and the Flexibility Paradox

Wednesday, 2:05 PM - 2:35 PM    |    Health + Wellbeing

Refining Career Growth for a Nonlinear World

Wednesday, 2:05 PM - 2:35 PM    |    Culture + Belonging

Building a L&D Ecosystem That Actually Moves the Needle

Wednesday, 2:05 PM - 2:35 PM    |    Performance Reimagined

The Identity Crisis of the Modern CPO

Wednesday, 2:05 PM - 2:35 PM    |    Leading at the Edge

From Seed to Series A: What Changes (and What Breaks)

Wednesday, 2:15 PM - 2:45 PM    |    Innovation Stage by SemperVirens

Building Board-Readiness for the AI Era

Wednesday, 2:15 PM - 2:45 PM    |    Learning Lab by Deloitte

Automation and the Mind: Cognitive Load, Skill Atrophy, and Critical Thinking

Wednesday, 2:40 PM - 3:10 PM    |    AI + Humanity

Featured Speakers:

Greg Karanastasis, SVP & Head of Talent & Development, CVS Health

Mental Health for the Global Workforce: Access & Equity at Scale

Wednesday, 2:40 PM - 3:10 PM    |    Health + Wellbeing

Inside the Glass Office: Building Radical Transparency

Wednesday, 2:40 PM - 3:10 PM    |    Culture + Belonging

Data or Surveillance? Navigating the Fine Line in Performance Measurement

Wednesday, 2:40 PM - 3:10 PM    |    Performance Reimagined

Why Healthcare Is the Hardest (and Most Important) Work Tech Market

Wednesday, 2:50 PM - 3:20 PM    |    Innovation Stage by SemperVirens

AI@Work: The Adoption Playbook: Turning Pilots Into Real Use

Wednesday, 2:50 PM - 3:20 PM    |    Learning Lab by Deloitte

Education Is Being Rewritten: What Comes After Degrees, Credentials, and Classrooms

Wednesday, 2:50 PM - 3:20 PM    |    Horizons Stage

Roundtables

Wednesday, 3:15 PM - 4:00 PM    |    AI + Humanity

Roundtables

Wednesday, 3:15 PM - 4:00 PM    |    Health + Wellbeing

Roundtables

Wednesday, 3:15 PM - 4:00 PM    |    Culture + Belonging

Roundtables

Wednesday, 3:15 PM - 4:00 PM    |    Performance Reimagined

Roundtables

Wednesday, 3:15 PM - 4:00 PM    |    Leading at the Edge

From Boardrooms to Seed Rounds: How HR Leaders Are Shaping the Startup Ecosystem

Wednesday, 3:25 PM - 3:55 PM    |    Innovation Stage by SemperVirens

AI@Work: Prompting for Leaders: Asking Better Questions of AI

Wednesday, 3:25 PM - 3:55 PM    |    Learning Lab by Deloitte

When Rules Can’t Keep Up: The Future of Compliance

Wednesday, 3:25 PM - 3:55 PM    |    Horizons Stage

Official EXP Reception

Wednesday, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EXP   |    Networking & Events

Cocktails & Comedy w Peter Phelan

Wednesday, 4:15 PM - 4:45 PM    |    Networking & Events

Golden Ticket Giveaway

Wednesday, 4:45 PM - 4:55 PM    |    Networking & Events

Official After Party

Wednesday, 9:00 PM - 11:59 PM    |    Networking & Events