2026 Agenda

Registration Open
Convention Lounge | 1) Networking & Events
Your Next Move: Designing Your Career with Intention
Avignon | 7) Leading at the Edge
Registration Open
Convention Lounge | 1) Networking & Events
First Time Attendee Welcome
Bandol 2 | 5) Culture + Belonging
The EX Factor Summit
Hermitage | 1) Networking & Events
People Strategy & Analytics: A Hands-On Workshop Led by Experts & HR Leaders
Bandol 1 | 6) Performance Reimagined
Keeping HR Human: When AI Becomes a Colleague, Not a Replacement
Meursault 1 - 2 | 3) AI + Humanity
Rethinking Health Benefits: Real-World Lessons from the Shift to ICHRA
Pomerol | 4) Health + Wellbeing
Lunch & Networking
Wynn Pavilion | 1) Networking & Events
Skills-First Strategies in the Age of AI: Building Resilient, Adaptable Workforces
Bandol 1 | 6) Performance Reimagined
Use AI to Make Better Hires, Faster
Meursault 1 - 2 | 3) AI + Humanity
It’s Complicated (and That’s Okay): Rewriting the Rules of HR & Finance
Bandol 2 | 5) Culture + Belonging
VC + PE Talent Partner Summit
Musigny 1 - 2 | 1) Networking & Events
SemperVirens Summit: AI in the Workforce
| 1) Networking & Events
Flexibility Without the Headache: Designing Benefits That Work Harder for Your Budget & Your People
Pomerol | 4) Health + Wellbeing
Smart Tools, Dumb People Decisions: Who's Actually Running This?
Meursault 1 - 2 | 3) AI + Humanity
Calibration That Connects: Turning Performance Management into Strategic Advantage
Bandol 2 | 5) Culture + Belonging
The AI Game Show: CHROs Compete to Transform
Bandol 1 | 6) Performance Reimagined
Official Kickoff Reception
Wynn Pavilion | 1) Networking & Events
Breakfast
LaFleur and Margaux | 1) Networking & Events
Registration Open
Convention Lounge | 1) Networking & Events
Leading through Uncertainty: How Brilliant Leaders Create Resilient Teams
Lafite 4-9 | 2) Plenary Stage
The Future of Work: Insights and Strategies from a CHRO
Lafite 4-9 | 2) Plenary Stage
Making AI Work: A Playbook for Modern HR Leaders
Lafite 4-9 | 2) Plenary Stage
Unlocking AI's Potential for Workers: Innovation from Government and Business
Lafite 4-9 | 2) Plenary Stage
Networking Break
Convention Lounge | 1) Networking & Events
FastPass Meetings
Lafite 1-3 | 1) Networking & Events
The Human Edge: What AI Can’t Scale - Why Emotional Fluency Is the Leadership Advantage of the Future
EXP | 11) Learning Lab by Deloitte
The Distribution Advantage: Transforming Startup Ideas into Real World Impact
EXP | 10) Innovation Stage by SemperVirens
Building a Head and Heart Organization: The Next Leadership Revolution
EXP | 8) Horizons Stage
Designing Work for Energy, Trust, and Performance
EXP | 10) Innovation Stage by SemperVirens
The Parallel System: How AI Is About to Give Every Employee a Personal Health Advocate
EXP | 8) Horizons Stage
Change, Disrupted: Humans x Machines Adoption in the AI Era
EXP | 11) Learning Lab by Deloitte
A New Era of Employee Listening: From Feedback to Follow-Through
EXP | 10) Innovation Stage by SemperVirens
Finding Untapped Talent and Breakthroughs at the Edges
EXP | 8) Horizons Stage
Joey’s HR Lounge
EXP | 10) Innovation Stage by SemperVirens
AI@Work: Building Bots for Real-Time Employee Feedback
EXP | 11) Learning Lab by Deloitte
The CHRO’s Blueprint for Connected Talent Systems in the AI Era
Meursault 1 - 2 | 3) AI + Humanity
The Rise of Predictive HR: Because Guessing Isn’t a Strategy
Bandol 1 | 6) Performance Reimagined
Lunch & Networking
Wynn Pavilion | 1) Networking & Events
Transform Awards Community Celebration
EXP | 10) Innovation Stage by SemperVirens
Growing Beyond Borders: Tactical Approaches to Faster Growth Through Global Hiring
Bandol 2 | 5) Culture + Belonging
What Actually Changes when AI Enters the People Stack
Meursault 1 - 2 | 3) AI + Humanity
Building a Culture of Performance: Insights from 1,800+ Organizations
Bandol 1 | 6) Performance Reimagined
The C-Suite Burnout Nobody Talks About: Why Senior Leaders are Cracking and How it Quietly Shapes Bad Decisions
Pomerol | 4) Health + Wellbeing
Unlocking Workforce Genius: From Career Misalignment to Flow-State Performance
Cristal Ballroom | 11) Learning Lab by Deloitte
The Future of Personal Brand in a Hyper-Visible World
EXP | 8) Horizons Stage
The Next Generation Manager: Leadership Skills for an AI-Accelerated Workplace
Avignon | 7) Leading at the Edge
Culture in Practice: Redesigning the Systems That Hold Teams Back
EXP | 11) Learning Lab by Deloitte
Mastering the Art of High-Performance Wellbeing
Pomerol | 4) Health + Wellbeing
Who Owns the Risk When AI Makes the Call?
Avignon | 7) Leading at the Edge
Rebuilding Trust When Tough Decisions Have Broken It
Bandol 2 | 5) Culture + Belonging
How Hypergrowth Companies Compete for Talent in the Age of AI
Meursault 1 - 2 | 3) AI + Humanity
The Unshakeable Leader: How Deep Purpose Becomes Your Ultimate C-Suite Guide
EXP | 8) Horizons Stage
Governing AI Before it Governs Us
EXP | 10) Innovation Stage by SemperVirens
People Investment in the Age of AI: Trends Shaping Leadership Decisions
Bandol 1 | 6) Performance Reimagined
Deep Connections: Finding the Most Valuable People Insights
EXP | 10) Innovation Stage by SemperVirens
AI@Work: Build Your Future Organization in Real Time
EXP | 11) Learning Lab by Deloitte
Transformation at Enterprise Scale: What the Next Decade Will Demand
EXP | 8) Horizons Stage
C-Suite Succession in the Age of Disruption
Avignon | 7) Leading at the Edge
The Multi-Generational Care Mandate: How Workplaces Are Rising to the Sandwich Challenge
Pomerol | 4) Health + Wellbeing
The Silent Fallout of DEI Rollbacks
Bandol 2 | 5) Culture + Belonging
Driving HR Excellence in an AI-Centered World: Alight + IBM
Meursault 1 - 2 | 3) AI + Humanity
Workforce Planning 2.0: The AI Signals HR Needs (Before the Board Asks)
Bandol 1 | 6) Performance Reimagined
AI and Agents and Skills—Oh My! From Buzzwords to Competitive Advantage
EXP | 10) Innovation Stage by SemperVirens
Contractor Experience Matters More Than You Think
EXP | 10) Innovation Stage by SemperVirens
How Belonging Is Being Rebuilt Online
EXP | 8) Horizons Stage
Rewarding the Work That Doesn’t Show Up in Dashboards
Bandol 1 | 6) Performance Reimagined
Exploration to Execution: Building an HR AI Literacy Engine
EXP | 11) Learning Lab by Deloitte
The Next Big Bet: VCs on Emerging Workforce Technologies
Meursault 1 - 2 | 3) AI + Humanity
Fraud, Fakes, and the New Security Perimeter in Recruiting
Avignon | 7) Leading at the Edge
Making Customer-First a Cultural Operating System
Bandol 2 | 5) Culture + Belonging
How Women in Sports Are Resetting the Mental Health Conversation
Pomerol | 4) Health + Wellbeing
Reversed Perspective: The VC Pitch
EXP | 10) Innovation Stage by SemperVirens
Growing in an AI-Shaped World: Why Skills Now Matter More Than Titles
Bandol 1 | 6) Performance Reimagined
AI@Work: Become a Superlearner in the Age of Automation
EXP | 11) Learning Lab by Deloitte
Using Strategic Discomfort to Accelerate Organizational Change
Avignon | 7) Leading at the Edge
The Loneliness Epidemic: What Your Culture Is Really Creating
Bandol 2 | 5) Culture + Belonging
Your Candidates Are Using AI. Here is How You Level the Playing Field
Meursault 1 - 2 | 3) AI + Humanity
Designing the Workplace for a Hundred-Year Life
Pomerol | 4) Health + Wellbeing
Networking Breakfast
LaFleur and Margaux | 1) Networking & Events
Registration Open
Convention Lounge | 1) Networking & Events
Leveling the Playing Field: Reimagining Healthcare Access Through Work
Lafite 4-9 | 2) Plenary Stage
The Now and Next of Work
Lafite 4-9 | 2) Plenary Stage
Resilience 2.0- Building a Future-Proof Mindset
Lafite 4-9 | 2) Plenary Stage
Networking Break
Lower Promenade | 1) Networking & Events
Building an AI HR Generalist That Performs Like Your Best HR Teammate
EXP | 10) Innovation Stage by SemperVirens
The Gen Z Behaviors Every Generation Should Adopt to Thrive at Work
EXP | 8) Horizons Stage
Win with Confidence: Organization Digital Twin™
EXP | 11) Learning Lab by Deloitte
Automating Workforce Transformation at Scale with TechWolf
EXP | 10) Innovation Stage by SemperVirens
Blending People, Processes, and Values Through Mergers and Acquisition
Bandol 1 | 6) Performance Reimagined
The Truth About Workplace Silence: Why Speaking Up Isn’t Safe for Everyone
Bandol 2 | 5) Culture + Belonging
From AI Anxiety to Advantage: How Tinuiti is Building Bias-Aware Talent Workflows That Deliver Results
Meursault 1 - 2 | 3) AI + Humanity
When Managers Hold Teams Back: Breaking the Performance Bottleneck
Avignon | 7) Leading at the Edge
No More Surveys: How AI Enables 360 Feedback and Coaching at the Speed of Voice
EXP | 10) Innovation Stage by SemperVirens
What Happens When Men Take Parental Leave? First-to-Market Data for HR Executives
EXP | 11) Learning Lab by Deloitte
Borders, Belonging & the Future Workforce: Immigration Policy, Automation & the Global Talent Crossroads
EXP | 8) Horizons Stage
How HR Leaders Are Shaping the Startup Ecosystem
EXP | 10) Innovation Stage by SemperVirens
The C-Suite Reset: Aligning People, Org, and Tech
Avignon | 7) Leading at the Edge
Why Your Team Doesn’t Trust AI (and How to Change That)
Meursault 1 - 2 | 3) AI + Humanity
Designing Compensation for the Modern Workforce
Bandol 1 | 6) Performance Reimagined
Personalized Benefits: The Promise Everyone Wants or the Reality No One Can Deliver?
Pomerol | 4) Health + Wellbeing
The Inclusion Gap in AI Adoption: Who Gets Left Behind?
Bandol 2 | 5) Culture + Belonging
Pitch The Future Competition
EXP | 10) Innovation Stage by SemperVirens
Lunch & Networking
Wynn Pavilion | 1) Networking & Events
FastPass Meetings
Lafite 1-3 | 1) Networking & Events
Confidence vs. Capability: The AI Gap in HR
EXP | 11) Learning Lab by Deloitte
The Exit Economy and the Disproportionate Toll on Black Women
EXP | 8) Horizons Stage
Digital Teammates: Where AI Agents Fit on the Org Chart
Meursault 1 - 2 | 3) AI + Humanity
Measuring the True Return on Your Social Impact Initiatives
Bandol 2 | 5) Culture + Belonging
Turning AI Ambition into Action: How Microsoft Achieved 50% Faster Content Development with AIQ
Bandol 1 | 6) Performance Reimagined
Scenario Planning for a World in Flux
Pomerol | 4) Health + Wellbeing
What if your people data told a story—not just a score?
EXP | 10) Innovation Stage by SemperVirens
Hiring With Humanity: Redesigning the Candidate-Recruiter Experience
EXP | 11) Learning Lab by Deloitte
From Traffic to Talent: What Recruitment Marketing Metrics and Case Studies Reveal
EXP | 10) Innovation Stage by SemperVirens
Building a L&D Ecosystem That Actually Moves the Needle
Bandol 1 | 6) Performance Reimagined
The Identity Crisis of the Modern CPO
Avignon | 7) Leading at the Edge
Unlimited PTO, Remote Work, and the Flexibility Paradox
Pomerol | 4) Health + Wellbeing
What Is a Job Now? Rethinking Work, Purpose, and Value in the Age of Algorithmic Tools
Meursault 1 - 2 | 3) AI + Humanity
Refining Career Growth for a Nonlinear World
Bandol 2 | 5) Culture + Belonging
Building Board-Readiness for the AI Era
EXP | 11) Learning Lab by Deloitte
Psychedelics, Therapy, and the New Health Frontier: The 2026 Trends Employers Can’t Ignore
EXP | 8) Horizons Stage
The Efficiency Trap: Cognitive Load, Skill Atrophy, and Critical Thinking
Meursault 1 - 2 | 3) AI + Humanity
Inside the Glass Office: Building Radical Transparency
Bandol 2 | 5) Culture + Belonging
Future-Proofing the Talent Function for a Changing World of Work
Bandol 1 | 6) Performance Reimagined
Mental Health for the Global Workforce: Access & Equity at Scale
Pomerol | 4) Health + Wellbeing
AI@Work: The Adoption Playbook: Turning Pilots Into Real Use
EXP | 11) Learning Lab by Deloitte
Education Is Being Rewritten: What Comes After Degrees, Credentials, and Classrooms
EXP | 8) Horizons Stage
The Pathway from Fear to Freedom
Pomerol | 4) Health + Wellbeing
AI Literacy Is a Leadership Issue—Not a Training Program
Meursault 1 - 2 | 3) AI + Humanity
Measuring TA Success in the World of AI
Bandol 1 | 6) Performance Reimagined
When Rules Can’t Keep Up: The Future of Compliance
EXP | 8) Horizons Stage
AI@Work: Building Enterprise-Ready AI Governance
EXP | 11) Learning Lab by Deloitte
Cocktails & Comedy w Peter Phelan
EXP | 10) Innovation Stage by SemperVirens
Golden Ticket Giveaway
EXP | 10) Innovation Stage by SemperVirens
Official After Party
Zouk Nightclub | 1) Networking & Events