HR Tech has helped thousands of HR teams drive business success through technology by showcasing the NEW tools, NEW strategies & NEW processes needed to run successful human resource operations. In addition to all the activities and excitement in our world-famous Expo, HR Tech features dozens of relevant and timely in-depth sessions where you’ll learn directly from many of the world’s foremost digital workplace thought leaders as well as seasoned practitioners. Whether you want to optimize usage of your current systems or are looking to buy — HR Tech is a multi-day learning experience you don’t want to miss.
CEO of the Dallas Mavericks; Former SVP of Human Resources and Chief Diversity Officer for AT&T
Cynthia Marshall is a trailblazing and visionary leader who encourages everyone to go ALL IN – be intentional, inclusive, insightful and inspirational. Hear how the NBA’s first Black female CEO transformed the culture of the Mavericks organization using a set of values as the foundation for making business decisions, creating the right climate for employees and making sure every voice matters. She’ll inspire you as she shares her vision that has become the gold standard for diversity and inclusion, and coach you on how to think of “the person first and employee second.”
Global Industry Analyst and CEO, The Josh Bersin Company
Find out how to apply the emerging trends and innovations to your HR tech road map as Josh Bersin debuts initial findings from his extensive annual report on the HR technology market — the most authoritative industry analysis available! The past months have seen some surprising and not-so-surprising acquisitions, new product offerings, and market disruptors. Bersin will untangle this complex, ever-evolving market to help you
make better sense of your HR technology purchasing decisions, and to design future-forward solutions that fit into the flow of work – and life – in this age of digital transformation.
Chief Research Officer & Managing Partner, Sapient Insights Group
Is your organization optimizing your current HR systems solutions? Are you looking for an HR systems blueprint to align strategy within your organization? Learn key insights gleaned from data gathered from the longest-running and most widely participative HR systems survey in the world to help you develop your organization’s future-ready HR tech strategy. Stacey Harris will expose what your peers are saying about their HR technology environments, including vendor satisfaction and user experience ratings, adoption strategies, top challenges, and more to help you make better informed decisions.
CEO & Founder, Leapgen
Disrupt yourself or be disrupted. But how do you intentionally disrupt yourself and create a virtuous cycle of continuous improvement and sustained transformation? How do you make workforce tech investment decisions in an agile transformation environment? How do you keep your and your team's skills current? Jason Averbook will explain the Digital HR Manifesto and elaborate on the HR, IT and business skills needed to guide transformation in the Now of Work. You’ll gain a better understanding of how visioning, sequencing, prioritization and the right deployment model can help realize HR technology investments.
Former Chief People, Place and Brand Officer, Lincoln Financial
Since the pandemic, CHROs have had to develop new skills, take on new roles and rapidly increase their use of technology, data analytics and more. But the future of these roles continues to morph — fast — and as technology rapidly automates some parts of the job, the strategic needs grow and change. Led by 2017 HRE HR Executive of the Year Lisa Buckingham, this lively panel discussion will feature two CHROs at leading companies and an industry expert as they explore the future role of the CHRO and how technology fits.
8 power-packed sessions featuring many of HR Tech’s most popular presenters and content! This year’s Mega Sessions will cover how to assess your HR technology architecture and create your own dynamic technology road map, strategic management practices to consider in today’s complex workforce ecosystem, new research on how to best direct your TA tech investments, and more!
All breakout sessions are organized into educational tracks to make it easy for you to pinpoint the sessions that best meet your learning objectives. Mix and match sessions across tracks and attend any session you’d like to create your personalized learning experience.
Get strategies to leverage technology in “core” HR functions (benefits administration, payroll, enrollment data, compliance and others) to drive positive business outcomes and elevate your fundamental HR functions into strategic advantages.
Discover innovative tools and solutions to help you measure the effectiveness of organizational DEI initiatives, address DEI-related challenges, and deploy sustainable strategies that build a more diverse and inclusive workplace culture.
Uncover new ways to create a positive employee journey by applying technology to help power and elevate your Employee Experience strategies.
Explore how HR is undergoing its own digital transformation – and improving business outcomes – by moving to automated, intelligent and data-driven processes supported by modern HR technologies such as AI, the cloud and mobile.
Realize tools essential to help employees with the changing jobs of today and find out how to design and customize technology solutions that address skill gaps and improve individual and company performance.
Learn how you can implement increasingly sophisticated and accessible HR and people analytics technology to create a powerful source of insights and business value.
Discover flexible and creative tools that can expand your candidate pool and meet them wherever they are to keep your organization stocked with talented employees and gain an edge in this modern talent marketplace.
Find out how technology-enabled solutions for internal mobility, employee development and engagement, and more can help your organization manage – and retain – employees during times of rapid change.
Explore how innovative HR and workplace technology can support your distributed and digital workforce and create sustainable business outcomes and a thriving workforce culture.
Join us in debunking myths about gender diversity and inclusion and shine a light on technology-enabled pathways that will help you foster belonging in your organization at this popular half-day summit. This year we’ll salute the women who – despite the challenges presented by the pandemic – have challenged the status quo, confronted inequities, and developed technology solutions to power returnship, recruitment, retention and much more.
Monday | September 12 | |
Pre-Conference Workshops | 1 - 4 p.m. |
Tuesday | September 13 | |
Women in HR Technology Summit | 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. |
Concurrent Sessions | 1:15 - 3:30 p.m. |
Opening Keynote | 3:45 - 4:45 p.m. |
Pub Crawl in Expo | 5 - 7 p.m. |
Wednesday | September 14 | |
Keynote | 8:30 - 9:45 a.m. |
Refreshments & Activities in Expo | 9:45 - 11 a.m. |
Concurrent Sessions | 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. |
Lunch & Activities in Expo | 12 - 1:30 p.m. |
Concurrent Sessions | 1:30 - 4:15 p.m. |
Sweet Treats & Activities in Expo | 2:30 - 3:30 p.m. |
HR Happy Hour in Expo | 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. |
Thursday | September 15 | |
Keynote | 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. |
Refreshments & Activities in Expo | 9:45 - 11 a.m. |
Concurrent Sessions | 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. |
Lunch & Activities in Expo | 12 - 1:30 p.m. |
Concurrent Sessions | 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. |
Sweet Treats & Activities in Expo | 2:30 - 4 p.m. |
Concurrent Sessions | 4 - 5 p.m. |
Friday | September 16 | |
Keynote | 8:15 - 9:15 a.m. |
Concurrent Sessions | 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. |
Closing Session | 10:45 - 11:45 a.m. |
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