Browse the HR Tech 2026 Agenda

This agenda represents the latest confirmed programming. Additional sessions and events will be added as confirmed.  

For a quick overview of the 2026 agenda, see our Agenda At-A-Glance

Note: Some sessions and events require a specific pass type, separate registration, or invitation to attend. Access requirements are displayed within each session listing.

    

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8:15 AM
  1. Pre-Conference Add-On
    Oceanside B Ballroom
    • HR Executive Strategy Summit
    HR Executive Strategy Summit
8:45 AM
  1. Pre-Conference Add-On
    Oceanside B Ballroom
    • HR Executive Strategy Summit
    HR Executive Strategy Summit
    Welcome and Announcements
9:00 AM
  1. Pre-Conference Add-On
    Oceanside B Ballroom
    • HR Executive Strategy Summit
    HR Executive Strategy Summit
    As AI reshapes the enterprise, the role of the CHRO is undergoing a fundamental shift from people leader to enterprise technology strategist. In this session, Valerie will share how CHROs are uniquely …
10:00 AM
  1. Pre-Conference Add-On
    Oceanside B Ballroom
    • HR Executive Strategy Summit
    HR Executive Strategy Summit
    While employees see value in more customized benefits support, they’re also paying close attention to how their data is used and protected. As AI becomes embedded in nearly every corner of the health …
10:30 AM
  1. Pre-Conference Add-On
    Oceanside E Ballroom
    • HR Executive Strategy Summit
    HR Executive Strategy Summit
    HR has always owned people strategy, but the infrastructure beneath it was built for a slower world: annual reviews, scheduled training, periodic skills checks, compliance that reacts, change that res …
  2. Pre-Conference Add-On
    Oceanside F Ballroom
    • HR Executive Strategy Summit
    HR Executive Strategy Summit
    Compliance in the HR world is not just a stroll down the Strip—it's a high-stakes game in the ever-changing legislative landscape, filled with hidden traps and evolving rules. As an HR pro, you are th …
  3. Pre-Conference Add-On
    Oceanside B Ballroom
    • HR Executive Strategy Summit
    HR Executive Strategy Summit
    Building a borderless workforce used to mean months of red tape and heavy overhead. AI changes that balance completely. Intelligent platforms speed up global hiring and automate localized compliance. …
  4. Pre-Conference Add-On
    Mandalay Bay I Ballroom
    • HR Executive Strategy Summit
    HR Executive Strategy Summit
    As organizations navigate rapid changes in talent, AI, workforce design, and employee expectations, which priorities deserve immediate attention? Join fellow HR leaders to discuss the workforce decisi …
  5. Pre-Conference Add-On
    Oceanside G Ballroom
    • HR Executive Strategy Summit
    HR Executive Strategy Summit
    HR leaders are increasingly being asked to explain how the workforce is shaping business performance: What is driving labor cost? Where can productivity improve? Do we have the workforce needed to sup …
11:25 AM
  1. Pre-Conference Add-On
    Oceanside B Ballroom
    • HR Executive Strategy Summit
    HR Executive Strategy Summit
    HR owns the only workflows that touch every employee and cross every other function. Onboarding alone spans IT, payroll, facilities, and finance. That makes HR the natural place to build enterprise ag …
11:45 AM
  1. Pre-Conference Add-On
    Oceanside B Ballroom
    • HR Executive Strategy Summit
    HR Executive Strategy Summit
12:45 PM
  1. Pre-Conference Add-On
    Oceanside B Ballroom
    • HR Executive Strategy Summit
    HR Executive Strategy Summit
    The state of the U.S. economy can have a dramatic impact on HR leaders and teams at employers across the country. In today’s uncertain environment, it is imperative for employers to stay on top of the …
1:20 PM
  1. Pre-Conference Add-On
    Oceanside B Ballroom
    • HR Executive Strategy Summit
    HR Executive Strategy Summit
    AI is giving HR a fundamentally new role to play, moving from a support function to business driver. The shift demands a fundamentally different operating model that provides a living, dynamic picture …
1:50 PM
  1. Pre-Conference Add-On
    Oceanside B Ballroom
    • HR Executive Strategy Summit
    HR Executive Strategy Summit
    AI is changing who does the work, not just how it gets done. The organizations pulling ahead aren't adding AI to old structures. They're redesigning the workforce around humans and AI together, and HR …
  2. Pre-Conference Add-On
    Oceanside F Ballroom
    • HR Executive Strategy Summit
    HR Executive Strategy Summit
    How can HR leaders connect employee experience, culture, and people initiatives to the outcomes executives care about—such as productivity, retention, workforce efficiency, and organizational performa …
  3. Pre-Conference Add-On
    Mandalay Bay I Ballroom
    • HR Executive Strategy Summit
    HR Executive Strategy Summit
    Most AI business cases are built to win approval, not to prove value later. This peer-driven roundtable will explore how HR leaders define and measure value from AI and workforce investments, where th …
  4. Pre-Conference Add-On
    Oceanside G Ballroom
    • HR Executive Strategy Summit
    HR Executive Strategy Summit
    As organizations navigate rapid changes in talent, AI, workforce design, and employee expectations, which priorities deserve immediate attention? Join fellow HR leaders to discuss the workforce decisi …
  5. Pre-Conference Add-On
    Oceanside E Ballroom
    • HR Executive Strategy Summit
    HR Executive Strategy Summit
    Over time, employer health benefits have evolved to meet increasingly diverse and complicated needs. But has this evolution resulted in a system that works for employees? So far, the jury is out. Just …
2:50 PM
  1. Pre-Conference Add-On
    Oceanside F Ballroom
    • HR Executive Strategy Summit
    HR Executive Strategy Summit
    Organizations are no longer managing change as a one-time event. They are navigating AI adoption, restructuring, shifting skills, cost pressures, and evolving employee expectations—often simultaneousl …
  2. Pre-Conference Add-On
    Oceanside E Ballroom
    • HR Executive Strategy Summit
    HR Executive Strategy Summit
    Compliance in the HR world is not just a stroll down the Strip—it's a high-stakes game in the ever-changing legislative landscape, filled with hidden traps and evolving rules. As an HR pro, you are th …
  3. Pre-Conference Add-On
    Oceanside B Ballroom
    • HR Executive Strategy Summit
    HR Executive Strategy Summit
    Building a borderless workforce used to mean months of red tape and heavy overhead. AI changes that balance completely. Intelligent platforms speed up global hiring and automate localized compliance. …
  4. Pre-Conference Add-On
    Oceanside G Ballroom
    • HR Executive Strategy Summit
    HR Executive Strategy Summit
    HR technology has done a good job managing records, transactions, and processes. But the CHRO’s role now reaches beyond administration: helping the business understand what is happening across the wor …
3:40 PM
  1. Pre-Conference Add-On
    Oceanside B Ballroom
    • HR Executive Strategy Summit
    HR Executive Strategy Summit
    More Details coming soon! 
4:00 PM
  1. Pre-Conference Add-On
    Oceanside B Ballroom
    • HR Executive Strategy Summit
    HR Executive Strategy Summit
    Disruption is no longer episodic. AI, shifting labor markets, and geopolitical uncertainty are constantly compressing the time organizations have to respond to new opportunities and threats. The diffe …
8:15 AM
  1. Pre-Conference Add-On
    Oceanside B Ballroom
    • HR Executive Strategy Summit
    HR Executive Strategy Summit
8:40 AM
  1. Pre-Conference Add-On
    Oceanside B Ballroom
    • HR Executive Strategy Summit
    HR Executive Strategy Summit
    For years, AI has helped people make better decisions. The next shift is different: AI can increasingly execute the work itself. That changes the workforce equation. Jobs, skills, teams, and talent st …
9:10 AM
  1. Pre-Conference Add-On
    Oceanside B Ballroom
    • HR Executive Strategy Summit
    HR Executive Strategy Summit
    People decisions are business decisions. Hiring, pay, employee support, and workforce investment all affect how the business grows, operates, and manages cost, yet they are often still managed as sepa …
9:45 AM
  1. Pre-Conference Add-On
    Oceanside E Ballroom
    • HR Executive Strategy Summit
    HR Executive Strategy Summit
    HR has always owned people strategy, but the infrastructure beneath it was built for a slower world: annual reviews, scheduled training, periodic skills checks, compliance that reacts, change that res …
  2. Pre-Conference Add-On
    Oceanside G Ballroom
    • HR Executive Strategy Summit
    HR Executive Strategy Summit
    AI is changing who does the work, not just how it gets done. The organizations pulling ahead aren't adding AI to old structures. They're redesigning the workforce around humans and AI together, and HR …
  3. Pre-Conference Add-On
    Oceanside B Ballroom
    • HR Executive Strategy Summit
    HR Executive Strategy Summit
    Most AI business cases are built to win approval, not to prove value later. This peer-driven roundtable will explore how HR leaders define and measure value from AI and workforce investments, where th …
  4. Pre-Conference Add-On
    Oceanside F Ballroom
    • HR Executive Strategy Summit
    HR Executive Strategy Summit
    Rising healthcare costs continue to have a significant impact on employers and employees. And benefits leaders once again find themselves in the familiar scenario of revisiting benefits strategies in …
10:30 AM
  1. Pre-Conference Add-On
    Oceanside B Ballroom
    • HR Executive Strategy Summit
    HR Executive Strategy Summit
    Engage in a lively, interactive setting designed to spark genuine conversations and build meaningful connections. While attendees stay seated, HR leaders rotate between tables to guide discussions and …
11:40 AM
  1. Pre-Conference Add-On
    Oceanside B Ballroom
    • HR Executive Strategy Summit
    HR Executive Strategy Summit
    Most AI in HR talks stay safely in the realm of high-level policy or basic productivity hacks. But to build a workforce strategy today, CHROs need an honest look at the reality under the hood. We are …
12:00 PM
  1. Pre-Conference Add-On
    Oceanside B Ballroom
    • HR Executive Strategy Summit
    HR Executive Strategy Summit
12:45 PM
  1. Pre-Conference Add-On
    Oceanside B Ballroom
    • HR Executive Strategy Summit
    HR Executive Strategy Summit
    Organizations have poured billions into AI, yet only 12% of employees believe it’s meaningfully changed how work gets done. Drawing on People Science research from 112,000+ employees across 120+ compa …
1:15 PM
  1. Pre-Conference Add-On
    Oceanside B Ballroom
    • HR Executive Strategy Summit
    HR Executive Strategy Summit
    As AI transforms how organizations operate, HR faces a defining question: what role will it play in an AI-native enterprise? Drawing on new research from the SAP SuccessFactors Future of Work Research …
1:45 PM
  1. Pre-Conference Add-On
    Oceanside B Ballroom
    • HR Executive Strategy Summit
    HR Executive Strategy Summit
    Your tools are in, your data's sorted, the restructuring is done. What arrived instead was a bill that keeps climbing, with no clear view of what's driving it. Work a person does inside a license beha …
2:15 PM
  1. Pre-Conference Add-On
    Oceanside B Ballroom
    • HR Executive Strategy Summit
    HR Executive Strategy Summit
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