What's New In 2026

 

New experiences at HR Tech will sharpen your executive thinking, strengthen your leadership capabilities, deepen peer exchange, and bring the future of HR technology to life in new ways.

 

 

For Women Looking to Step into More Visible Leadership Roles

Women in HR: Building Influence

An add-on experience for HR practitioners to tackle the realities of building credibility, being heard in executive conversations, and leading through change in an AI-driven HR landscape as a woman. 

 

Blending expert insight with interactive moments and opportunities to connect with peers at a similar career stage. You’ll hear from senior HR leaders, engage in practical workshop discussions, and continue conversations during a facilitated networking lunch designed for meaningful connection around leadership challenges and career growth. 

Expect clearer direction, stronger confidence, and ideas you can put to work right away — plus peer relationships that continue long after the event ends.

HR Reimagined: The Josh Bersin Company Executive Series

This five-session, research-led experience is built for HR leaders who want to move beyond AI experimentation into practical, enterprise-scale transformation.  

Each session stands on its own, while together they provide a connected view of HR 2030, the AI-enabled workforce, skills, leadership, learning, workforce intelligence, and the next generation of HR tech.

Sessions will be executive-level, grounded in JBC research, and focused on clear frameworks and next steps you can take back to your organization. 

Focused, Cohort-Based Learning Experiences

HR Tech Intensives

For HR leaders who want more than just good sessions — but a chance to sharpen their thinking, compare perspectives with peers, and move through the event with a shared focus and structure.  
Building the Business Case

Develop a clear, defensible business case for HR technology by cutting through market noise and focusing on what matters most to executive decision-makers. 

Redesigning Work

Strengthen your approach to work design by rethinking roles, responsibilities, and workforce models in a changing environment. 

Operationalizing AI in HR

Move beyond experimentation by focusing on how to put AI into day-to-day HR operations in ways that deliver real, scalable impact.

HR Executive Strategy Summit — Expanded in 2026 

More Time for Executive-Level Strategy and Peer Exchange!

Returning for its second year with an expanded format — now a day and a half designed to give more time for focused strategy discussions and meaningful executive-level connection before the main conference begins.  


 

Experience What’s New — and Everything Else HR Tech Offers 
HR Tech 2026 introduces new ways to think, connect, and engage — adding fresh experiences to the broader conference designed to help you gain more from your time onsite.