My Agenda
Sunday, March 22, 2026
Registration Open
Monday, March 23, 2026
Registration Open
Your Next Move: Designing Your Career with Intention
First Time Attendee Welcome
Featured Speakers:
Lindsey Caplan, Founder & Lead Consultant, The Gathering Effect
Peter Phelan, Founder & CEO, ValuesCulture
The EX Factor Summit
Featured Speakers:
Chuck Gose, Founder, ICology
Jason Anthoine, SVP, Managing Director, Arketi Inside
Pinaki Kathiari, CEO, Local Wisdom
Ann Melinger, CEO, bink
Lindsay Turner, CEO, Frank Advisors
Keeping HR Human: When AI Becomes a Colleague, Not a Replacement
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
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
Featured Speakers:
Dirk Jonker, Founder & CEO, Crunchr
Lunch & Networking
FastPass Meetings
VC + PE Talent Partner Summit
Use AI to Make Better Hires, Faster
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
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
Featured Speakers:
Isaac Agbeshie-Noye, Director, Foundation Programs, SHRM Foundation
Peter Beard, VP, US Chamber of Commerce Foundation
Stacy Eng, Founder, AI Strategy Advisors
Madison Gooch, VP, watsonx Americas, IBM
Amanda Winters, Executive Director, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation
SemperVirens Summit: AI in the Workforce
Flexibility Without the Headache: Designing Benefits That Work Harder for Your Budget & Your People
Featured Speakers:
Jaclyn Chen, Co-Founder & CEO, Benepass
Megan Burns, Lead Benefits Solutions Consultant, Benepass
Nancy Hauge, Chief People Experience Officer, Automation Anywhere
Brandon Sammut, Chief People Officer, Zapier
Smart Tools, Dumb People Decisions: Who's Actually Running This?
Featured Speakers:
Matt Poepsel, PhD., VP & Godfather of Talent Optimization, The Predictive Index
Calibration That Connects: Turning Performance Management into Strategic Advantage
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
Featured Speakers:
Danny Guillory, Chief People Officer, Gametime
Alexis Gonzales-Black, President & Partner, August Public
Chris McKay, CEO, Maginative
Rob Meadows, CTO, AI Foundation
Brandon Sammut, Chief People Officer, Zapier
Official Kickoff Reception
Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Breakfast
Registration Open
Welcome Remarks
Featured Speakers:
Brian Elliott, CEO, Work Forward
Leading through Uncertainty: How Brilliant Leaders Create Resilient Teams
Featured Speakers:
Jon Levy, Founder & Chief Scientist, Influence Labs
EQ > IQ : The Centrality of Emotional Intelligence in a Changing World
Featured Speakers:
Shartia Brantley, Head of Inclusive Programming, Bloomberg News
Van Jones, CNN Host & Founder, RAPPORT.co
The Future of Work: Insights and Strategies from a CPO
Featured Speakers:
Kyle Forrest, Future of HR Leader, Deloitte Consulting
Inna Landman, Chief People Officer, Procore Technologies
Transforming Our Future, Together
Featured Speakers:
Sam Jaffe, CHRO, Transform
Announcement of a Major AI Initiative from the U.S. Department of Labor
Featured Speakers:
Michael Ioffe, Co-Founder & CEO, Arist
Taylor Stockton, Chief Innovation Officer, U.S. Department of Labor
The Power of People and AI: Driving Performance Through Experience and Skills
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
Featured Speakers:
Dr. Amanda Welsh, Associate Dean, Workforce & Econ Dev., Northeastern University
Jason Desentz, Chief Human Resources Officer, Toshiba
Apple Musni, Chief People Officer, REI
Taylor Stockton, Chief Innovation Officer, U.S. Department of Labor
Building a Championship Mindset: Lessons in Leadership, Teamwork, and Accountability
Featured Speakers:
Joseph M. Olender, Co-Founder, Major Futures
James Worthy, NBA Hall of Famer, Entrepreneur & Sports Broadcaster,, Spectrum Sports Network
Networking Break
FastPass Meetings
EXP Open
The Distribution Advantage: Transforming Startup Ideas into Real World Impact
Featured Speakers:
Usman "Oz" Khan, SVP, ADP Ventures
Surojit Chatterjee, Co-Founder & CEO, Ema
Sarah Liebel, CEO, Nayya
The Human Edge: What AI Can’t Scale - Why Emotional Fluency Is the Leadership Advantage of the Future
Featured Speakers:
Claude Silver, Chief Heart Officer, VaynerMedia
Building a Head and Heart Organization: The Next Leadership Revolution
Featured Speakers:
Tracy Layney, former CHRO, Levi Strauss & Co.
Eric Severson, former CHRO, Neiman Marcus
From Productivity to Performance: Rethinking Work Design in the AI Era
Featured Speakers:
Julie Develin, Sr. Partner, Human Insights, UKG
Beyond Benefits: The Human + AI Equation for Life-Changing Health Events
Featured Speakers:
Megan Graham, SVP, Research Operations, Private Health Management
Designing Work for Energy, Trust, and Performance
Featured Speakers:
Dr. Iain Smith, Head of Behavioral Science, Sunny
Change, Disrupted: Humans x Machines Adoption in the AI Era
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
Featured Speakers:
Saurabh Bhansali, Managing Partner, Health Velocity Capital
Dr. Jordan Shlain, Founder & Chairman, Private Medical
Sparrow’s Bold Next Step in Expanding Stress-Free Employee Leave
Featured Speakers:
Valentina Pfeiffer, Director of Product, Sparrow
Special Announcement
A New Era of Employee Listening: From Feedback to Follow-Through
Featured Speakers:
Mohit Midha, Founder & CEO, Hoogly
The Power of HR: What It Takes to Lead the Future of Work
Featured Speakers:
Joey Price, President and CEO, Jumpstart HR
Erin Dangerfield, SVP, People & Culture, Golden State Warriors
Serena Ziskroit, Fractional/Interim Chief People Officer, Mighty One People
AI@Work: An AI-Enabled Talent Acquisition Team — Real Workflows, Real Results
Featured Speakers:
Brandon Sammut, Chief People Officer, Zapier
Tracy St.Dic, Global Head of Talent, Zapier
Finding Untapped Talent and Breakthroughs at the Edges
Featured Speakers:
Erskine Faush, Founder & CEO, 2150 CICG
Melissa Thompson, Global Head of Talent Acquisition, Ford Motor Company
Felice Ajlouny, Former VP, Talent Acquisition, Sentinelone
Lunch & Networking
The CHRO’s Blueprint for Connected Talent Systems in the AI Era
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
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
Featured Speakers:
AJ Thomas, Founder & General Partner, Good Trouble Ventures
Kat Steinmetz, Co-Founder & General Partner, Good Trouble Ventures
Everyone Wants Transformation. Nobody Wants to Fix the Basics
Featured Speakers:
Mark Stelzner, Founder & Managing Principal, IA
Jill Larsen, Chief People Officer, Synopsys
Katrina "KT" Thornton, VP, Human Resources Officer, Lamps Plus
Unlocking Workforce Genius: From Career Misalignment to Flow-State Performance
Featured Speakers:
Torrance Hampton, Founder & CEO, Genius Factor Academy
The Automation Reckoning: Why Human-Centric EOR Is Your Next Competitive Advantage
Featured Speakers:
Erin Goodey, Director, People Services, Oyster
Josh Bersin, Founder & CEO, The Josh Bersin Company
What Actually Changes when AI Enters the People Stack
Featured Speakers:
Giovanni Luperti, CEO, Humaans
Kit Krugman, SVP, People & Culture, Foursquare
Jevan Soo Lenox, Chief People Officer, WRITER
Josh Tanenbaum, Managing Partner, Rebalance Capital
The C-Suite Burnout Nobody Talks About: Why Senior Leaders are Cracking and How it Quietly Shapes Bad Decisions
Featured Speakers:
Brad Warga, Global Managing Partner, Heidrick & Struggles
Mandy Clark, CHRO, Redwood Materials
Elaine Page, Chief People & Strategy Officer, Zinnia
Growing Beyond Borders: Tactical Approaches to Faster Growth Through Global Hiring
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
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
Featured Speakers:
Tom Griffiths, Co-Founder & CEO, Hone
Amy Schabacker Dufrane, Ed.D, SPHR, CAE, 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
Featured Speakers:
Joseph M. Olender, Co-Founder, Major Futures
Grace McCarrick, Founder, Grace Note Strategies
Governing AI Before it Governs Us
Featured Speakers:
George LaRocque, Founder and Principal Analyst, WorkTech
Karina Bernacki, VP, People, CoreWeave
Christine Kaszubski Aldrich, Chief People Officer, Pindrop Security
Marcus Sawyerr, Founder & CEO, EQ.app
Culture in Practice: Redesigning the Systems That Hold Teams Back
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
Featured Speakers:
David Paffenholz, Founder & CEO, Juicebox
Reggie Williams, Sr. Director, Head of Early Stage Talent, Sequoia Capital
Patrick Circelli, Founding Recruiter, Cognition
Mastering the Art of High-Performance Wellbeing
Featured Speakers:
Polly Barnes, Operating Partner, EQT
Livia Martini, Chief People Officer, Wellhub
Rebuilding Trust When Tough Decisions Have Broken It
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
Featured Speakers:
Jennifer Christie, Chief People Officer, DocuSign
Lynee Luque, Chief People Officer, NerdWallet
Kenny Mendes, Chief People Officer, Superhuman
Kyle Holm, VP, Compensation Advisory, Sequoia
Michele Floriani, CMO, Sequoia
Who Owns the Risk When AI Makes the Call?
Featured Speakers:
Dutta Satadip, Chief Business Operations Officer, Pebl
Chelsea Gregory, HR, Suki
Shawn McIntire, General Counsel, Pebl
Vittoria Reimers, SVP, People, Juniper Square
The Unshakeable Leader: How Deep Purpose Becomes Your Ultimate C-Suite Guide
Featured Speakers:
Christina McClung, SVP, Head of HR, Bank & Premium Card Products & Staff, Capital One
Shaping the AI-Ready Organization: A New Playbook for HR Leaders
Featured Speakers:
Alan Nematbakhsh, Senior Director, Strategic Growth, G-P
Deep Connections: Finding the Most Valuable People Insights
Featured Speakers:
Phil Haussler, Chief Product Officer, Quantum Workplace
AI@Work: Build Your Future Organization in Real Time
Featured Speakers:
Josh Newman, VP, Workforce Skills & Talent Readiness, ServiceNow
Driving HR Excellence in an AI-Centered World: Alight + IBM
Featured Speakers:
Donna Dorsey, CHRO, Alight
Madison Gooch, VP, watsonx Americas, IBM
The Multi-Generational Care Mandate: How Workplaces Are Rising to the Sandwich Challenge
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
Featured Speakers:
Erin Dangerfield, SVP, People & Culture, Golden State Warriors
Brian Little, Chief People Officer, Altera, an Intel Company
Jennifer Laurie, Founder & Fractional Chief People Officer, Equitable HR Guild
Alex Seiler, Founder & Chief People Officer, Alex Seiler LLC
Workforce Planning 2.0: The AI Signals HR Needs (Before the Board Asks)
Featured Speakers:
Ben Grafentin, Manager, Strategic Account Management, Rippling
Kat Noren, SVP People, Brightside Health
C-Suite Succession in the Age of Disruption
Featured Speakers:
Ana White, Chief People & AI Enablement Officer, Lumen Technologies
Caroline Stockdale, Chief People & Communications Officer, First Solar
Suzan Morno-Wade, Founder | Board Director | Former CHRO, Ascendio Management Group
Jessica Swank, Chief People Officer, Box
Transformation at Enterprise Scale: What the Next Decade Will Demand
Featured Speakers:
Karen Higgins-Carter, Board Director & Former CIDO, Financial Services, KHC Advisory
Karenann Terrell, AI Investor & Former CIO, Walmart
AI and Agents and Skills—Oh My! From Buzzwords to Competitive Advantage
Featured Speakers:
Tigran Sloyan, Co-Founder & CEO, CodeSignal
Contractor Experience Matters More Than You Think
Featured Speakers:
Sara Strope, CMO, Wingspan
Greg Franczyk, Co-Founder & CTO, Wingspan
Reversed Perspective: The VC Pitch
Featured Speakers:
Bryan Power, Head of People, Atomic Machines
Audrey Handem, Principal, Acadian Ventures
Raquel Scott, Principal, SemperVirens VC
Josh Tanenbaum, Managing Partner, Rebalance Capital
Exploration to Execution: Building an HR AI Literacy Engine
Featured Speakers:
Kyle Lagunas, Founder, Kyle & Co.
Rachel Bourne, VP, AI Transformation, Jacobs
Melissa Laswell, Head of Executive Recruiting, Blue Origin
Turning point: How policy changes and AI are shaping student debt benefits strategy
Featured Speakers:
Annie Lee, Head of People, Candidly
The Next Big Bet: VCs on Emerging Workforce Technologies
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
Somrat Niyogi, Partner, Recall Capital
How Women in Sports Are Resetting the Mental Health Conversation
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
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
Featured Speakers:
Amit Mohindra, CEO, People Analytics Success
Hollie Downs, SVP, People, Riot Games
Christi Gilhoi, Employee Experience Executive, Awardco
Cole Napper, Chief Evangelist, HRBench
Fraud, Fakes, and the New Security Perimeter in Recruiting
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
Featured Speakers:
Mallory Contois, Founder, The Old Girls Club
Josh Fabian, Co-Founder & CEO, Metafy
Work2030
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
Featured Speakers:
William Feng, Global Head, Learning & Leadership Development, Fabletics
When Everyone Has AI, What Actually Signals a Good Candidate?
Featured Speakers:
Aaron Wang, Co-Founder & CEO, Alex.com
Tim Sackett, CEO, HRUTech.com
Designing the Workplace for a Hundred-Year Life
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
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
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
Featured Speakers:
Stephanie Waldner, Chief Customer Officer, Lattice
Pamela J. Brown, EVP, Head of People & Culture, Crunch Fitness
Jamie Durling, VP of Human Resources, Luxury Goods & Retail
Mary-Jo Hewat, SVP, HR & Facilities, Sagen
The New Economics of Work
Featured Speakers:
Greg Bennett, Founder & CFO, Vertitude Consulting
Samantha Cox, Founder, Rally Consulting
Office Hours
Official EXP Reception
SemperVirens VC: Building a World that Works Better
Featured Speakers:
Anisha Kalyani, Head of Platform, SemperVirens VC
Wednesday, March 25, 2026
Breakfast
Community Breakfast Roundtables
Partner Breakfast Roundtables
Registration Open
Welcome Remarks
Featured Speakers:
Brian Elliott, CEO, Work Forward
Leveling the Playing Field: Reimagining Healthcare Access Through Work
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
Featured Speakers:
Jena McGregor, Managing Editor, Charter
Claude Silver, Chief Heart Officer, VaynerMedia
Danny Guillory, Chief People Officer, Gametime
Michael Walters, CHRO, Samsung Semiconductor
Transform Impact Giving Moment
Featured Speakers:
Brian Elliott, CEO, Work Forward
Sam Jaffe, CHRO, Transform
Resilience 2.0- Building a Future-Proof Mindset
Featured Speakers:
Katie Horwitch, Author & Mindset Coach, WANT: Women Against Negative Talk
Kendall Ellis, Professional Track & Field Athlete, Olympian, The Ellis Effect
EXP Open
Networking Break
Building an AI HR Generalist That Performs Like Your Best HR Teammate
Featured Speakers:
Clayton Holz, Head of Product, Wisq
Win with Confidence: Organization Digital Twin™
Featured Speakers:
Casey Caram, U.S. Organization Design & Effectiveness Leader, Deloitte
Alex Belisle, Transformation Strategist & Architect, Deloitte
The Gen Z Behaviors Every Generation Should Adopt to Thrive at Work
Featured Speakers:
Maureen Wiley Clough, Creator & Host, It Gets Late Early
Danielle Farage, Founder & Head of Insights, Danielle Farage LLC
Tash Markham, Chief of Staff, Anyway
Anthony Onesto, VP, Platform & Product Marketing, 15Five
Automating Workforce Transformation at Scale with TechWolf
Featured Speakers:
Andreas De Neve, Co-Founder & CEO, TechWolf
From Insights to Action: How Tinuiti is Powering a High-Performance Culture Through Decision Quality & Transparency
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
Drawing the New Talent Map: Where Artificial Intelligence Meets Actual Intelligence
Featured Speakers:
Bjorn Reynolds, Founder & CEO, Safeguard Global
Lisa Farrar, Chief Marketing Officer, Safeguard Global
To Be Announced
The Truth About Workplace Silence: Why Speaking Up Isn’t Safe for Everyone
Featured Speakers:
Zech Dahms, President, achieve Engagement
Marissa Andrada, Chief Culture Officer, WUF World
Angela Briggs-Paige, Chief People Officer, Acelero, Inc
Loly Vadassery, CHRO, Datamatics Business Solutions
Blending People, Processes, and Values Through Mergers and Acquisition
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
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
Featured Speakers:
Aaron Ward, Co-Founder & CEO, Huckleberry
How HR Leaders Are Shaping the Startup Ecosystem
Featured Speakers:
Mike Clementi, Founder & CHRO, ChangeBridge People Solutions
Heather Doshay, Founder, Waypoint Works
Barb Bidan, Chief People Officer, Ryan, LLC
What Happens When Men Take Parental Leave? First-to-Market Data for HR Executives
Featured Speakers:
Tiffany Stevenson, Chief People Officer, The RealReal
Allison Whalen, CEO, Parentaly
Borders, Belonging & the Future Workforce: Immigration Policy, Automation & the Global Talent Crossroads
Featured Speakers:
Hannah Spellmeyer, Chief People Officer, Slingshot Aerospace
Anitta Krishan, Chief Culture Officer, Hoogly AI
Alessandra Pegnim, Head of Global Recruiting, Udemy
Manjuri Sinha, VP, HR & Global Head, GTM Org Success, Miro
Are Your Benefits on Mute? Unlock Engagement with Data-Driven Personalization
Featured Speakers:
Natalie Atwood, Chief People Officer, bswift
Why Your Team Doesn’t Trust AI (and How to Change That)
Featured Speakers:
Cathy Peterman, CPO, Technology & Global Talent Development, Wayfair
Lisa Fiondella, SVP of AI Platform & Data, iCIMS
Dan Riley, Co-Founder, RADICL
Loren Blandon, People & Culture Partnering Lead, Google DeepMind
Personalized Benefits: The Promise Everyone Wants or the Reality No One Can Deliver?
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
Laura Mills, VP, Total Rewards, Procore
The Inclusion Gap in AI Adoption: Who Gets Left Behind?
Featured Speakers:
Leslie Hardy, Former Director, Inclusion & Belonging, Pinterest
Mary Burke, SVP, Head of HR, Financial/Consumer Services, Experian
Sarah White, Fractional Strategy Leader, Sarah White Strategic Advisory
Hebba Youssef, Chief People Officer, Workweek
Designing Compensation for the Modern Workforce
Featured Speakers:
Anna Binder, Board Member & former Chief People Officer, Culture Amp / Asana
Rani Mavram, CEO, Complete.so
William Tompkins, SVP, Total Rewards & Payroll, MillerKnoll
Ann Watson, Chief People Officer, Cover Genius
The C-Suite Reset: Aligning People, Org, and Tech
Featured Speakers:
Kyle Forrest, Future of HR Leader, Deloitte Consulting
Mark Frein, SVP, People, Mozilla
Melanie Naranjo, Chief People Officer, Ethena
Amanda Scott, CEO, Head of N. A. Talent Solutions, Aon
Where Innovation Meets Impact: SemperVirens VC
Featured Speakers:
Colin Tobias, General Partner, SemperVirens VC
Pitch The Future Competition
Featured Speakers:
AJ Thomas, Founder & General Partner, Good Trouble Ventures
David Hanrahan, SVP, People Success, SolarWinds
Saydeah Howard, Managing Partner, Cherryrock Capital
George LaRocque, Founder and Principal Analyst, WorkTech
Kelley Steven-Waiss, Co-Founder & CEO, Novaworks
Ali Jabry, CEO, Kwema
George Fatheree, Founder & CEO, Oro
Deanna Oliver, Co-Founder & CEO, psyflo
Anna Sun, Co-Founder & CEO, Nowadays
Amy Yan, Co-Founder, Nowadays
FastPass Meetings
Lunch & Networking
Human-Centric Design in an AI World: Driving Performance Through Experience and Skill-Based Design
Featured Speakers:
Juliann Gilbert, CEO, Augeo Workplace Engagement, Augeo
Mark My Hsieh, Dealer Employee Engagement, Mazda North American Operations
Tara Stavin, Global Leader Benefits, Wellbeing & Recognition, EY
Your HR Superagent: Reimagining People, Work, and Business Partnership in the Age of AI
Featured Speakers:
Bill Pelster, Co-Founder, Josh Bersin Company
Josh Bersin, Founder & CEO, The Josh Bersin Company
Amy Farner, EVP, The Josh Bersin Company
Adit Jain, Co-Founder & CEO, Leena AI
Cracked Engineers Are Not On LinkedIn
Featured Speakers:
Bolun Li, Founder & CEO, Vamo Talent
Alex Vasquez, Founding Engineer, Vamo
Jev Wray, Founder & Principal Advisor, Maverixx
Confidence vs. Capability: The AI Gap in HR
Featured Speakers:
Theresa Fesinstine, Founder, Adjunct, Author, peoplepower.ai
The Exit Economy and the Disproportionate Toll on Black Women
Featured Speakers:
Dr. Marline C. Duroseau, Managing Dir., HR & Leadership Dev., Brandon Hall Group
Tiersa Hall, Founder & CEO, Impactful Imprints
Jessica Winder, Chief People Officer, Winder Law Firm
Digital Teammates: Where AI Agents Fit on the Org Chart
Featured Speakers:
Q Hamirani, Chief People Officer, HighLevel
Nancy Hauge, Chief People Experience Officer, Automation Anywhere
Danielle Korins, Chief Administrative Officer, Napster (Infinite Reality)
Tammy Perkins, Chief People Officer & Advisor,
Scenario Planning for a World in Flux
Featured Speakers:
Rhett Power, Co-Founder & CEO, Accountability
Binderya Enkhbold, Founder & Managing Principal, Normal Force
Ellen Goldsmith, Global Chief People Officer, Deluxe Media
Measuring the True Return on Your Social Impact Initiatives
Featured Speakers:
Nooshin Nathan, M.A., SPHR, SHRM-SCP, Chief Talent Officer, Natural History Museum of LA
Kendra Ross, Head of Purpose & Experiences, Duolingo
Turning AI Ambition into Action: How Microsoft Achieved 50% Faster Content Development with AIQ
Featured Speakers:
Jeff Fissel, VP, Technology, GP Strategies
Darin Travis, Dir. Content Development & Innovation, Microsoft
From Vision to Execution: Aligning HR Strategies with Business Growth Goals
Featured Speakers:
Maria Jugin, Human Resource Consultant, Insperity
Indy Bains, VP, Global Partner, Services & Industry Marketing, Workday
Gianna Driver, Chief People Officer, OpenTable
What if your people data told a story—not just a score?
Featured Speakers:
Judith Bartels, VP of Product & Design, Bonusly
Hiring With Humanity: Redesigning the Candidate-Recruiter Experience
Featured Speakers:
Nicky Russell, VP, People & Talent, Advisor360
When AI Makes Everyone Smart, EQ Becomes the Moat
Featured Speakers:
Tracy Layney, former CHRO, Levi Strauss & Co.
Tadzio Smith, Co-Founder & CEO, Rapport
Tools to Help You Save Time & Money on Company Gatherings
Featured Speakers:
Nikhil Sethi, Co-Founder & CEO, Workgrounds
From Traffic to Talent: What Recruitment Marketing Metrics and Case Studies Reveal
Featured Speakers:
Steven Apostolidis, Manager of Client Success & Implementation, Recruit Rooster
John Ritter, Senior Talent Solutions Consultant, Recruit Rooster
Precision Matching As the Gold Standard: Why 'Find a Provider' Tools No Longer Cut It
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Brooke Sandberg, VP, Mid-Market Sales, Carrot Fertility
Rewriting the Hiring Playbook: Moving from Pedigree to Proven Skills
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Mike Hudy, Chief Science Officer, Hirevue
What Is a Job Now? Rethinking Work, Purpose, and Value in the Age of Algorithmic Tools
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Dr. Marline C. Duroseau, Managing Dir., HR & Leadership Dev., Brandon Hall Group
Brian Christman, Chief People Officer, Circle
June Dinitz, Head of People, USA & Canada, EPAM Systems
Amy Reichanadter, Chief People Officer, Databricks
Unlimited PTO, Remote Work, and the Flexibility Paradox
Featured Speakers:
Kenny Mendes, Chief People Officer, Superhuman
Natalie Breece, Chief People & Diversity Officer, ThredUp
Dean Carter, CEO, instill.ai
Gracie Mercado, EVP, People & Culture, Macmillan Publishers
Refining Career Growth for a Nonlinear World
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
Featured Speakers:
Marie Szuts, Principal and 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
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
Why Your AI Sourcing Tools Aren’t Finding the Candidates You Actually Want
Featured Speakers:
Steven Lu, Co-Founder & CEO, Pin
From Human in the Loop to Human in the Lead: How AI Is Unlocking the Strategic Power of HR
Featured Speakers:
Anju Choudhary, Chief People Officer, Xoxoday
Psychedelics, Therapy, and the New Health Frontier: The 2026 Trends Employers Can’t Ignore
Featured Speakers:
Steven Huang, Director of People & Community, Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies
Sherry Rais, Co-Founder & CEO, Enthea
Erica Scott, Founder, Civilian Connections
Hiring Better Engineers, Faster: How AI and Human Expertise Build Stronger Teams
Featured Speakers:
Boris Portman, Founder & CEO, BetterEngineer
How AI Turned Corporate Event Planning from a Burden into a Competitive Advantage
Featured Speakers:
Anna Sun, Co-Founder & CEO, Nowadays
Janna Biagio, Global Head of People Ops & Culture, Monte Carlo Data
The Efficiency Trap: Cognitive Load, Skill Atrophy, and Critical Thinking
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
Featured Speakers:
George Rogers, Chief Strategy Officer, Lighthouse Research & Advisory
Nancy Antoniou, CHRO, SVP Strategic Operations, Los Angeles Times Media Group
David Hanrahan, SVP, People Success, SolarWinds
Tiffany Stevenson, Chief People Officer, The RealReal
Inside the Glass Office: Building Radical Transparency
Featured Speakers:
Al Dea, Founder, The Edge of Work
Christopher Westcott, VP, Talent Enablement, LinkedIn
Tracy Ting, CHRO, Encore Capital Group
Laura Agharkar, VP, Global Head of Human Resources, Apex Fintech Solutions
Future-Proofing the Talent Function for a Changing World of Work
Featured Speakers:
Carolyn Frey, Chief People Officer, Hungryroot
Becky McCullough, VP, Talent Acquisition & Mobility, HubSpot
Jeff Moore, VP of Talent Acquisition, Operations & Workspaces, Toast
Eric Trickett, VP, Talent Acquisition, Workforce Planning, Dropbox
Turning Talent Conversations into Strategy: How Meeting Intelligence Unlocks Insight from Every Hiring Conversation
Featured Speakers:
Andrew Bartlow, Managing Partner, People Leader Accelerator
Barb Bidan, Chief People Officer, Ryan, LLC
Treena Diebolt, VP of People, Otter.ai
Rebuilding the Skilled Trades Pipeline in an AI-Accelerated Economy
Featured Speakers:
Stacey Harris, Chief Research Officer, Sapient Insights Group
Kim Seals, Sr. Partner, Organization, People & Change, West Monroe
Vicki Thompson, Sr. Director, Workforce Growth Partnerships, TPMA
Building the People Grid: How HR Can Become Product Builders with AI
Featured Speakers:
Stacey La Torre, Chief People Officer, Replit
Nick Co, Field Engineer, Replit
Education Is Being Rewritten: What Comes After Degrees, Credentials, and Classrooms
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
Featured Speakers:
Kyle Lagunas, Founder, Kyle & Co.
Melissa Laswell, Head of Executive Recruiting, Blue Origin
Rachel Bourne, VP, AI Transformation, Jacobs
From Fear to Freedom: The Hidden Driver of Leadership Behaviour
Featured Speakers:
Amon Woulfe, Founder, Executive & Performance Coach, 432 Hz
ISO International Standards: How HR Leaders Shape the Human + AI Future of Work
Featured Speakers:
Jordan Foster, Director of Marketing & Communications, HRCI
Lorelei Carobolante, Global HR Practitioner, Chair ISO/TC 260 HR
Measuring TA Success in the World of AI
Featured Speakers:
Tim Sackett, CEO, HRUTech.com
Johnny Sanchez, Head of Recruiting Operations, Airbnb
Rethinking Executive Assessment for a World That Won’t Slow Down
Featured Speakers:
Adam Pacifico, Partner, Heidrick & Struggles
Dana Landis, Exec. Dir. of Global Assessment & Succession Solutions, Heidrick and Struggles
Bryan Power, Head of People, Atomic Machines
David Peck, Partner & Global Leader, Heidrick & Struggles
Transform Artist Lounge
Featured Speakers:
Craig Forman, Founder, CultureC Consulting
AJ Thomas, Founder & General Partner, Good Trouble Ventures
AI@Work: Building Enterprise-Ready AI Governance
Featured Speakers:
James Nicholas Kinney, Chief AI Officer, INVNT
When Life and Career Take an Unexpected Turn: The Courage to Rebuild
Featured Speakers:
Angel Cruzado, Founder & CEO, Respiris Inc
Brian Sparkes, Founder & CEO, Silicon Valley Venture LLC
Official EXP Reception
Cocktails & Comedy w Peter Phelan
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Peter Phelan, Founder & CEO, ValuesCulture
Golden Ticket Giveaway
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Sam Jaffe, CHRO, Transform
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