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, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Avignon   |    Leading at the Edge

First Time Attendee Welcome

Monday, 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Bandol 2   |    Culture + Belonging

Featured Speakers:

Lindsey Caplan, Founder & Lead Consultant, The Gathering Effect

Peter Phelan, Founder & CEO, ValuesCulture

The EX Factor Summit

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

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

Monday, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Meursault 1 - 2   |    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 Pomerol   |    Health + Wellbeing

Featured Speakers:

Chris Ellis, CEO, Thatch

Chad Schneider, Head of Broker Channel, Thatch

Matt Roberts, VP, Growth, Sequoia

Alan Silver, President, Ambetter Health

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

Monday, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Bandol 1   |    Performance Reimagined

Featured Speakers:

Dirk Jonker, Founder & CEO, Crunchr

Lunch & Networking

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

FastPass Meetings

Monday, 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Lafite 1-3   |    Networking & Events

VC + PE Talent Partner Summit

Monday, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Musigny 1 - 2   |    Networking & Events

Use AI to Make Better Hires, Faster

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

Featured Speakers:

Stacy Eng, Founder, AI Strategy Advisors

SemperVirens Summit: AI in the Workforce

Monday, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM    |    Networking & Events

Flexibility Without the Headache: Designing Benefits That Work Harder for Your Budget & Your People

Monday, 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM Pomerol   |    Health + Wellbeing

Featured Speakers:

Jaclyn Chen, Co-Founder & CEO, Benepass

Megan Burns, Lead Benefits Solutions Consultant, Benepass

Nancy Hauge, Chief People Experience Officer, Automation Anywhere

Brandon Bouwkamp, VP, Talent, Procore

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

Monday, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Meursault 1 - 2   |    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 Bandol 2   |    Culture + Belonging

Featured Speakers:

Madeline Grecek, Director, People Operations & Transformation, Remote

Jessica Winder, Chief People Officer, Winder Law Firm

The AI Game Show: CHROs Compete to Transform

Monday, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Bandol 1   |    Performance Reimagined

Featured Speakers:

Danny Guillory, Chief People Officer, Gametime

Brandon Sammut, Chief People Officer, Zapier

Rob Meadows, CTO, AI Foundation

Official Kickoff Reception

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

Registration Open

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

Breakfast

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

Welcome Remarks

Tuesday, 8:30 AM - 8:35 AM Lafite 4-9   |    Plenary Stage

Featured Speakers:

Brian Elliott, CEO, Work Forward

Leading through Uncertainty: How Brilliant Leaders Create Resilient Teams

Tuesday, 8:35 AM - 8:55 AM Lafite 4-9   |    Plenary Stage

Featured Speakers:

Jon Levy, Founder & Chief Scientist, Influence Labs

The Future of Work: Insights and Strategies from a CHRO

Tuesday, 8:55 AM - 9:15 AM Lafite 4-9   |    Plenary Stage

Featured Speakers:

Kyle Forrest, Future of HR Leader, Deloitte Consulting

Inna Landman, Chief People Officer, Procore Technologies

Making AI Work: A Playbook for Modern HR Leaders

Tuesday, 9:45 AM - 10:05 AM Lafite 4-9   |    Plenary Stage

Featured Speakers:

Lars Schmidt, Founder & CEO, Amplify Talent

Jacqui Canney, Chief People & AI Enablement Officer, ServiceNow

Unlocking AI's Potential for Workers: Innovation from Government and Business

Tuesday, 10:05 AM - 10:25 AM Lafite 4-9   |    Plenary Stage

Featured Speakers:

Jason Desentz, Chief Human Resources Officer, Toshiba

Dr. Amanda Welsh, Associate Dean, Workforce & Econ Dev., Northeastern University

Networking Break

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

FastPass Meetings

Tuesday, 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Lafite 1-3   |    Networking & Events

EXP Open

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

The Distribution Advantage: Transforming Startup Ideas into Real World Impact

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

Featured Speakers:

Usman "Oz" Khan, SVP, ADP Ventures

Surojit Chatterjee, Co-Founder & CEO, Ema

The Human Edge: What AI Can’t Scale - Why Emotional Fluency Is the Leadership Advantage of the Future

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

Featured Speakers:

Claude Silver, Chief Heart Officer, VaynerMedia

Building a Head and Heart Organization: The Next Leadership Revolution

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

Featured Speakers:

Tracy Layney, former CHRO, Levi Strauss & Co.

Eric Severson, former CHRO, Neiman Marcus

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

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

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

Featured Speakers:

Allyson Dake, U.S. Strategic & Technology Change Leader, Deloitte

Chris Norman, Managing Director, Deloitte Consulting

The Parallel System: How AI Is About to Give Every Employee a Personal Health Advocate

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

Featured Speakers:

Dr. Jordan Shlain, Founder & Chairman, Private Medical

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

Joey’s HR Lounge

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

Featured Speakers:

Joey Price, President & CEO, Jumpstart HR

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

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

Featured Speakers:

Iris McQuillan-Grace, Global Head of People Development, Jellyfish

Finding Untapped Talent and Breakthroughs at the Edges

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

Featured Speakers:

Erskine Faush, Founder & CEO, 2150 CICG

Melissa Thompson, Global Head of Talent Acquisition, Ford Motor Company

Felice Ajlouny, VP, People & Talent, LevelPath

Lunch & Networking

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

The CHRO’s Blueprint for Connected Talent Systems in the AI Era

Tuesday, 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM Meursault 1 - 2   |    AI + Humanity

Featured Speakers:

Stacey Harris, Chief Research Officer, Sapient Insights Group

Arnaud Grunwald, Chief Product Officer, ClearCo

The Rise of Predictive HR: Because Guessing Isn’t a Strategy

Tuesday, 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM Bandol 1   |    Performance Reimagined

Featured Speakers:

Lana Peters, Chief Customer Experience Officer, Klaar

Sarika Lamont, Chief People Officer, Vidyard

Sunita Solao, Chief People Officer, Upwork

Mark Schaerrer, VP of Human Resources, Verisys Corporation

Transform Awards Community Celebration

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

Featured Speakers:

AJ Thomas, Founder & General Partner, Good Trouble Ventures

Kat Steinmetz, Co-Founder & General Partner, Good Trouble Ventures

Unlocking Workforce Genius: From Career Misalignment to Flow-State Performance

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

Featured Speakers:

Torrance Hampton, Founder & CEO, Genius Factor Academy

What Actually Changes when AI Enters the People Stack

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

Featured Speakers:

Giovanni Luperti, CEO, Humaans

Kit Krugman, SVP, People & Culture, Foursquare

Jevan Lenox, Chief People Officer, WRITER

Josh Tanenbaum, Managing Partner, Rebalance Capital

Featured Speakers:

Brad Warga, Global Managing Partner, Heidrick & Struggles

Mandy Clark, CHRO, Redwood Materials

Donald Knight, GSVP, People & Culture, Warner Bros. Discovery

Elaine Page, Chief People & Strategy Officer, Zinnia

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

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

Featured Speakers:

Brandon Bouwkamp, VP, Talent, Procore

David Hughson, Chief Strategy Officer, RemoFirst

Linda Ho, CHRO, Nearmap

Jenny Dearborn, Chief People & Business Excellence Officer, Greenfield Global

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

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

Featured Speakers:

Justin Angsuwat, Chief People & Customer Engagement Officer, Culture Amp

Amy Lavoie, VP of People Science Experience, Culture Amp

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

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

Featured Speakers:

Tom Griffiths, Co-Founder & CEO, Hone

Amy Schabacker Dufrane, CEO, HRCI

Jason Desentz, Chief Human Resources Officer, Toshiba

Kaleen Love, PhD, U.S. Chief People & Culture Officer, Philip Morris International U.S.

The Future of Personal Brand in a Hyper-Visible World

Tuesday, 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM EXP   |    Horizons Stage

Featured Speakers:

Joseph M. Olender, Co-Founder, Major Futures

Grace McCarrick, Founder, Grace Note Strategies

Governing AI Before it Governs Us

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

Featured Speakers:

Christine Kaszubski Aldrich, Chief People Officer, Pindrop Security

Karina Bernacki, VP, People, Coreweave

George LaRocque, Founder and Principal Analyst, WorkTech

Culture in Practice: Redesigning the Systems That Hold Teams Back

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

Featured Speakers:

Abi Adamson, Author & Founder, The Culture Partnership

Adam Posner, Founder, Podcast Host, The POZcast

How Hypergrowth Companies Compete for Talent in the Age of AI

Tuesday, 2:05 PM - 2:35 PM Meursault 1 - 2   |    AI + Humanity

Featured Speakers:

David Paffenholz, Founder & CEO, Juicebox

Reggie Williams, Sr. Director, Head of Early Stage Talent, Sequoia Capital

Patrick Circelli, Head of Talent, Cognition

Mastering the Art of High-Performance Wellbeing

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

Featured Speakers:

Polly Barnes, Operating Partner, EQT

Livia Martini, Chief People Officer, Wellhub

Rebuilding Trust When Tough Decisions Have Broken It

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

Featured Speakers:

Shannon Kirk, Chief People Officer, California Pizza Kitchen

Myra Gregorian, SVP, Chief People & Transformation Officer, Seattle Children's

Elana Brickner, Former Chief People Officer, Payoneer

Julie Bank, Chief People Officer, Brighton Health Plan Solutions

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

Tuesday, 2:05 PM - 2:35 PM Bandol 1   |    Performance Reimagined

Featured Speakers:

Jennifer Christie, Chief People Officer, DocuSign

Lynee Luque, Chief People Officer, NerdWallet

Kenny Mendes, Chief People Officer, Superhuman

Kyle Holm, VP, Comp Advisory, Sequoia

Michele Floriani, CMO, Sequoia

Who Owns the Risk When AI Makes the Call?

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

Featured Speakers:

Shawn McIntire, General Counsel, Pebl

Chelsea Gregory, HR, Suki

Vittoria Reimers, SVP, People, Juniper Square

Dutta Satadip, Chief Business Operations Officer, Pebl

The Unshakeable Leader: How Deep Purpose Becomes Your Ultimate C-Suite Guide

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

Featured Speakers:

Christina McClung, SVP, Head of HR, Bank & Premium Card Products & Staff, Capital One

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

AI@Work: Build Your Future Organization in Real Time

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

Featured Speakers:

Josh Newman, VP, Workforce Skills & Talent Readiness, ServiceNow

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

Tuesday, 2:40 PM - 3:10 PM Meursault 1 - 2   |    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 Pomerol   |    Health + Wellbeing

Featured Speakers:

Deborah Hanus, Co-Founder & CEO, Sparrow

Lucy Avsharyan, VP, Benefits, United Talent Agency

Jessica Vanscavish, Head of Disability, Absence, Life, & Supplemental Health, Guardian

Veronica Segovia Bedon, Program Management Director, AARP

The Silent Fallout of DEI Rollbacks

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

Featured Speakers:

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

Brian Little, Chief People Officer, Altera, an Intel Company

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

Tuesday, 2:40 PM - 3:10 PM Bandol 1   |    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 Avignon   |    Leading at the Edge

Featured Speakers:

Ana White, EVP & Chief People Officer, Lumen Technologies

Caroline Stockdale, Chief People & Communications Officer, First Solar

Suzan Morno-Wade, Former CHRO, Xerox

Jessica Swank, Chief People Officer, Box

Transformation at Enterprise Scale: What the Next Decade Will Demand

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

Featured Speakers:

Karen Higgins-Carter, Board Director & Former CIDO, Financial Services, Otsuko Pharma

Karenann Terrell, AI Investor & Former CIO, Walmart

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

Contractor Experience Matters More Than You Think

Tuesday, 3:00 PM - 3:08 PM EXP   |    Innovation Stage by SemperVirens

Featured Speakers:

Sara Strope, CMO, Wingspan

Greg Franczyk, Cofounder & CTO, Wingspan

Reversed Perspective: The VC Pitch

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

Featured Speakers:

Raquel Scott, Principal, SemperVirens VC

Bryan Power, VP, People Team, Atomic Machine

Audrey Handem, Principal, Acadian Ventures

Exploration to Execution: Building an HR AI Literacy Engine

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

Featured Speakers:

Kyle Lagunas, Founder, Kyle & Co.

Rachel Bourne, VP, AI Transformation, Jacobs

The Next Big Bet: VCs on Emerging Workforce Technologies

Tuesday, 3:15 PM - 3:45 PM Meursault 1 - 2   |    AI + Humanity

Featured Speakers:

Allison Baum Gates, General Partner, SemperVirens VC

Beth Karlsson, Partner & Chief HR Officer, Lightspeed Venture Partners

David ibnAle, Managing Partner, Advance Venture Partners

How Women in Sports Are Resetting the Mental Health Conversation

Tuesday, 3:15 PM - 3:45 PM Pomerol   |    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

Jez Cartwright, Performance Psychologist & Coach, Performance Intelligence

Making Customer-First a Cultural Operating System

Tuesday, 3:15 PM - 3:45 PM Bandol 2   |    Culture + Belonging

Featured Speakers:

Lan Lee, VP, People & Culture, San Francisco Giants

Natasha Valani, Chief People Officer, Tubi

Lucia Guillory, Chief People Officer, Virta Health

Craig Forman, Founder, CultureC Consulting

Rewarding the Work That Doesn’t Show Up in Dashboards

Tuesday, 3:15 PM - 3:45 PM Bandol 1   |    Performance Reimagined

Featured Speakers:

Christi Gilhoi, Employee Experience Executive, Awardco

John Barry, Co-CEO, HRBench

Hollie Downs, SVP People Executive, Riot Games

Fraud, Fakes, and the New Security Perimeter in Recruiting

Tuesday, 3:15 PM - 3:45 PM Avignon   |    Leading at the Edge

Featured Speakers:

Leigh Miller, Sr. Customer Talent Advisor, Gem

Jason Zoltak, Co-Founder & CEO, tofu

Ryan Colthorp, Sr. Dir., Workforce Planning & Recruiting Operation, Okta

How Belonging Is Being Rebuilt Online

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

Featured Speakers:

Mallory Contois, Founder, The Old Girls Club

Josh Fabian, Co-Founder & CEO, Metafy

Work2030

Tuesday, 3:50 PM - 4:30 PM EXP   |    Innovation Stage by SemperVirens

Featured Speakers:

Lars Schmidt, Founder & CEO, Amplify Talent

Maren Hogan, CEO, Red Branch Media

Chris Long, Founder, Elev8 Advisory

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

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

Featured Speakers:

William Feng, Global Head, Learning & Leadership Development, Fabletics

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

Tuesday, 3:50 PM - 4:20 PM Meursault 1 - 2   |    AI + Humanity

Featured Speakers:

Aaron Wang, Co-Founder & CEO, Alex.com

Tim Sackett, CEO, HRUTech.com

Designing the Workplace for a Hundred-Year Life

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

Featured Speakers:

Ginny Cheng, Global Head of Talent, ŌURA

Cher Murphy, Partner & Practice Leader, ON Partners

Rochelle Noone, CHRO, Stanford Medicine Partners

Libby Juelsgaard, SVP, People, Function Health

The Loneliness Epidemic: What Your Culture Is Really Creating

Tuesday, 3:50 PM - 4:20 PM Bandol 2   |    Culture + Belonging

Featured Speakers:

Scott Johnson, CEO, Motivosity

Joe Lalley, Founder and CEO, Joe Lalley Experience Design

Candice Chafey, Chief People Officer, Zeta Global

Growing in an AI-Shaped World: Why Skills Now Matter More Than Titles

Tuesday, 3:50 PM - 4:20 PM Bandol 1   |    Performance Reimagined

Featured Speakers:

Eugene Lee, Partner, OMERS Ventures

Helen Russell, Chief People Officer, HubSpot

Tanya Moore, Chief People Officer, West Monroe

Lauren Nunes, Chief People Officer, Twitch

Using Strategic Discomfort to Accelerate Organizational Change

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

Featured Speakers:

Pamela J. Brown, EVP, Head of People & Culture, Crunch Fitness

Mary-Jo Hewat, SVP, HR & Facilities, Sagen

Jamie Durling, VP of Human Resources, Dolce & Gabbana

The New Economics of Work

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

Featured Speakers:

Greg Bennett, Founder & CFO, Vertitude

Samantha Cox, Founder, Rally Consulting

Office Hours

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

Official EXP Reception

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

Networking Breakfast

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

Breakfast Roundtables

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

Registration Open

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

Welcome Remarks

Wednesday, 9:00 AM - 9:05 AM Lafite 4-9   |    Plenary Stage

Featured Speakers:

Brian Elliott, CEO, Work Forward

Leveling the Playing Field: Reimagining Healthcare Access Through Work

Wednesday, 9:05 AM - 9:25 AM Lafite 4-9   |    Plenary Stage

Featured Speakers:

Allison Baum Gates, General Partner, SemperVirens VC

Hala Borno, Founder & CEO, Trial Library

Lance Armstrong, Founder & Managing Partner, NEXT VENTURES

The Now and Next of Work

Wednesday, 9:25 AM - 9:55 AM Lafite 4-9   |    Plenary Stage

Featured Speakers:

Jena McGregor, Managing Editor, Charter

Claude Silver, Chief Heart Officer, VaynerMedia

Danny Guillory, Chief People Officer, Gametime

Michael Walters, CHRO, Samsung Semiconductor

Resilience 2.0- Building a Future-Proof Mindset

Wednesday, 9:55 AM - 10:15 AM Lafite 4-9   |    Plenary Stage

Featured Speakers:

Katie Horwitch, Author & Mindset Coach, WANT: Women Against Negative Talk

Kendall Ellis, Professional Track & Field Athlete, Olympian, The Ellis Effect

Networking Break

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

EXP Open

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

Building an AI HR Generalist That Performs Like Your Best HR Teammate

Wednesday, 10:50 AM - 10:58 AM EXP   |    Innovation Stage by SemperVirens

Featured Speakers:

Clayton Holz, Head of Product, Wisq

Win with Confidence: Organization Digital Twin™

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

Featured Speakers:

Casey Caram, Practice Leader, Organization, Workforce, & Change, Deloitte

Alex Belisle, Transformation Strategist & Architect, Deloitte

The Gen Z Behaviors Every Generation Should Adopt to Thrive at Work

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

Featured Speakers:

Maureen Wiley Clough, Creator and Host, It Gets Late Early

Danielle Farage, Founder & Head of Insights, Danielle Farage LLC

Automating Workforce Transformation at Scale with TechWolf

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

Featured Speakers:

Andreas De Neve, Co-Founder & CEO, TechWolf

From AI Anxiety to Advantage: How Tinuiti is Building Bias-Aware Talent Workflows That Deliver Results

Wednesday, 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Meursault 1 - 2   |    AI + Humanity

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

Wednesday, 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Bandol 2   |    Culture + Belonging

Featured Speakers:

Zech Dahms, President, achieve Engagement

Angela Briggs-Paige, Chief People Officer, Acelero, Inc

Loly Vadassery, CHRO, Datamatics Business Solutions

Blending People, Processes, and Values Through Mergers and Acquisition

Wednesday, 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Bandol 1   |    Performance Reimagined

Featured Speakers:

Donna Flynn, Chief People Officer, Steelcase

Emma Woodthorpe, Managing Director, Auralent HR

Ali Raymond, Head of HR, Global Corporate Functions, DoorDash

Heather Dunn, Chief People Officer, Brex

When Managers Hold Teams Back: Breaking the Performance Bottleneck

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

Featured Speakers:

Jenny Podewils, Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Leapsome

Melisa Miller, EVP, Chief People Officer, TKO

Apple Musni, Chief People Officer, REI

John Ferguson, Former CHRO, NASCAR

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

How HR Leaders Are Shaping the Startup Ecosystem

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

Featured Speakers:

Heather Doshay, Founder, Waypoint Works

Mike Clementi, Founder & CHRO, ChangeBridge People Solutions

Barb Bidan, Chief People Officer, Ryan, LLC

What Happens When Men Take Parental Leave? First-to-Market Data for HR Executives

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

Featured Speakers:

Hannah Spellmeyer, Chief People Officer, Slingshot Aerospace

Dani Monaghan, SVP, Global Talent Enablement, Expedia Group

Manjuri Sinha, VP, HR & Global Head, GTM Org Success, Miro

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

Wednesday, 11:35 AM - 12:05 PM Meursault 1 - 2   |    AI + Humanity

Featured Speakers:

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

Lisa Fiondella, SVP, AI Platform & Data, iCIMS

Dan Riley, Co-Founder, RADICL

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

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

Featured Speakers:

Jason Fan, Co-Founder & CEO, Forma

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

Paul E. Wolfe, Human First Leadership Advocate, Paul E. Wolfe

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

Wednesday, 11:35 AM - 12:05 PM Bandol 2   |    Culture + Belonging

Featured Speakers:

Mary Burke, SVP, Head of HR, Financial/Consumer Services, Experian

Leslie Hardy, Former Director, Inclusion & Belonging, Pinterest

Designing Compensation for the Modern Workforce

Wednesday, 11:35 AM - 12:05 PM Bandol 1   |    Performance Reimagined

Featured Speakers:

Anna Binder, Board Member & former Chief People Officer, Culture Amp / Asana

William Tompkins, SVP, Total Rewards & Payroll, MillerKnoll

Ann Watson, Chief People Officer, Cover Genius

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

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

Featured Speakers:

Kyle Forrest, Future of HR Leader, Deloitte Consulting

Melanie Naranjo, Chief People Officer, Ethena

Amanda Scott, CEO, Head of N. A. Talent Solutions, Aon

Pitch The Future Competition

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

Featured Speakers:

AJ Thomas, Founder & General Partner, Good Trouble Ventures

Kelley Steven-Waiss, Co-Founder & CEO, Novaworks

Saydeah Howard, Managing Partner, Cherryrock Capital

David Hanrahan, SVP, People Success, SolarWinds

FastPass Meetings

Wednesday, 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Lafite 1-3   |    Networking & Events

Lunch & Networking

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

Confidence vs. Capability: The AI Gap in HR

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

Featured Speakers:

Theresa Fesinstine, Founder, Adjunct, Author, peoplepower.ai

The Exit Economy and the Disproportionate Toll on Black Women

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

Featured Speakers:

Tiersa Hall, Founder & CEO, Impactful Imprints

Digital Teammates: Where AI Agents Fit on the Org Chart

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

Featured Speakers:

Q Hamirani, Chief People Officer, HighLevel

Nancy Hauge, Chief People Experience Officer, Automation Anywhere

Danielle Korins, CHRO, Napster (Infinite Reality)

Tammy Perkins, Chief People Officer & Advisor,

Scenario Planning for a World in Flux

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

Featured Speakers:

Ellen Goldsmith, Global Chief People Officer, Deluxe Media

Measuring the True Return on Your Social Impact Initiatives

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

Featured Speakers:

Chandra Sanders, CEO, Heels N Hustle

Nooshin Nathan, Chief Talent Officer, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

Kendra Ross, Head of Purpose & Experiences, Duolingo

Turning AI Ambition into Action: How Microsoft Achieved 50% Faster Content Development with AIQ

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

Featured Speakers:

Jeff Fissel, VP, Technology, GP Strategies

Darin Travis, Dir. Content Development & Innovation, Microsoft

What if your people data told a story—not just a score?

Wednesday, 1:40 PM - 1:48 PM EXP   |    Innovation Stage by SemperVirens

Featured Speakers:

Judith Bartels, VP of Product & Design, Bonusly

Hiring With Humanity: Redesigning the Candidate-Recruiter Experience

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

Featured Speakers:

Nicky Russell, VP, People & Talent, Advisor360

From Traffic to Talent: What Recruitment Marketing Metrics and Case Studies Reveal

Wednesday, 2:00 PM - 2:08 PM EXP   |    Innovation Stage by SemperVirens

Featured Speakers:

Steven Apostolidis, Manager of Client Success & Implementation, Recruit Rooster

John Ritter, Senior Talent Solutions Consultant, Recruit Rooster

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

Wednesday, 2:05 PM - 2:35 PM Meursault 1 - 2   |    AI + Humanity

Featured Speakers:

June Dinitz, Head of People, USA & Canada, EPAM Systems

Brian Christman, Chief People Officer, Circle

Amy Reichanadter, Chief People Officer, Databricks

Unlimited PTO, Remote Work, and the Flexibility Paradox

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

Featured Speakers:

Sharpy Sandhu, SVP, Global Total Rewards, Okta

Natalie Breece, Chief People & Diversity Officer, thredUp

Gracie Mercado, EVP, People & Culture, Macmillan Publishers

Kenny Mendes, Chief People Officer, Superhuman

Refining Career Growth for a Nonlinear World

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

Featured Speakers:

Dr. Nancy Nazer, CHRO, OMERS

Natasha Kehimkar, CEO, Malida Advisors

Ashley Core, VP, Talent Acquisition, SoFi

Shaun Mayo, Chief People Officer, Arizona Cardinals

Building a L&D Ecosystem That Actually Moves the Needle

Wednesday, 2:05 PM - 2:35 PM Bandol 1   |    Performance Reimagined

Featured Speakers:

Marie Szuts, Principal & Core Faculty, People Leader Accelerator

Samantha Thomas, VP, Performance & Learning, Anime Universe

Elizabeth McSavaney, SVP, Chief People Officer, Zurich Canada

Leanne Loveday-Smith, Chief People Officer, Earnest

The Identity Crisis of the Modern CPO

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

Featured Speakers:

Katya Laviolette, Chief People Officer, 1Password

Leander LeSure, Chief People & Diversity Officer, Smarsh

Marina Hong, SVP HR, North America & Global HRBP Functions, Bayer

Adam Weber, Executive Coach, Adam Weber Coaching

Building Board-Readiness for the AI Era

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

Psychedelics, Therapy, and the New Health Frontier: The 2026 Trends Employers Can’t Ignore

Wednesday, 2:15 PM - 2:45 PM EXP   |    Horizons Stage

Featured Speakers:

Steven Huang, Director of People & Community, Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies

Sherry Rais, Co-Founder & CEO, Enthea

The Efficiency Trap: Cognitive Load, Skill Atrophy, and Critical Thinking

Wednesday, 2:40 PM - 3:10 PM Meursault 1 - 2   |    AI + Humanity

Featured Speakers:

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

Lance Bradshaw, Director, HR Workforce Transformation, Intermountain Health

Naomi Titleman, Co-Founder, future foHRward

Shweta Vohra, Chief People Officer, GitHub/Microsoft

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

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

Featured Speakers:

David Hanrahan, SVP, People Success, SolarWinds

Inside the Glass Office: Building Radical Transparency

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

Featured Speakers:

Al Dea, Founder, The Edge of Work

Christopher Westcott, VP, Talent Services, Operations, & Programs, LinkedIn

Tracy Ting, CHRO, Encore Capital Group

Laura Agharkar, VP, Human Resources, Apex Fintech Solutions

Future-Proofing the Talent Function for a Changing World of Work

Wednesday, 2:40 PM - 3:10 PM Bandol 1   |    Performance Reimagined

Featured Speakers:

Eric Trickett, VP, Talent Acquisition, Workforce Planning, Dropbox

Becky McCullough, VP, Talent Acquisition & Mobility, HubSpot

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

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

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

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

Featured Speakers:

Stela Lupushor, Founder, Reframe.Work Inc.

Karen Fascenda, Chief People Officer, Udemy

Dr. Patrick Fagan, Chief Talent/Human Resources Officer, New York City Public Schools

AI Literacy Is a Leadership Issue—Not a Training Program

Wednesday, 3:15 PM - 4:00 PM Meursault 1 - 2   |    AI + Humanity

Featured Speakers:

Kyle Lagunas, Founder, Kyle & Co.

Melissa Laswell, Head of Executive Recruiting, Blue Origin

The Pathway from Fear to Freedom

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

Featured Speakers:

Amon Woulfe, Founder, Executive & Performance Coach, 432 Hz

Measuring TA Success in the World of AI

Wednesday, 3:15 PM - 4:00 PM Bandol 1   |    Performance Reimagined

Featured Speakers:

Tim Sackett, CEO, HRUTech.com

AI@Work: Building Enterprise-Ready AI Governance

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

Featured Speakers:

James Nicholas Kinney, Chief AI Officer, INVNT

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

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

Featured Speakers:

Peter Phelan, Founder & CEO, ValuesCulture

Golden Ticket Giveaway

Wednesday, 4:45 PM - 4:55 PM EXP   |    Innovation Stage by SemperVirens

Official After Party

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