An opening welcome to People Analytics World New York, introducing the Build & Prove focus of Day One and setting expectations for the sessions ahead.

A research-led keynote on how high-performing teams structure People Analytics, where AI genuinely adds value, and the decisions that move cost, capacity and culture. Expect a practical operating model, governance guardrails, and adoption behaviours you can copy next quarter.

How to move from rigid job catalogues to skills-based structures that update continuously using internal signals and labour market data. See the operating model, governance and tooling required to refresh roles in weeks – not months – and unlock faster workforce planning, fair pay, and internal mobility.

A fast-paced session on transforming data stories. Learn how small design shifts turn confusion into clarity – and take away practical strategies you can apply immediately.

A fast, audience-led Q&A where the panellists tackle real-world questions on analytics strategy, dynamic job architecture, AI-enabled decision-making and data storytelling. Expect pragmatic answers, examples and quick pointers you can apply immediately.

Pause for complimentary refreshments, connect with peers, explore the exhibition, and see a live demo from TalentNeuron.

See how job architecture and labor market intelligence help identify emerging skill gaps, align talent strategies with future needs, and build a workforce that is prepared for what’s next.

AI readiness is low in HR, risks are material, and resources are tight. In this fast moving session, Jeremy shows how the skills you have in People Analytics enable AI success by assembling the right partners, setting simple guard rails, and picking safer, high impact use cases that scale. Expect plain guidance, not hype, and steps you can start next week. He will share what works in a global, highly regulated setting.

Hiring freezes raise the cost of losing key people. See a GenAI framework to spot critical-talent risk, use safe data signals, and run a 30-day pilot that delivers impact and executive trust.

Learn how to use the Tree of Value framework to translate people analytics into workforce strategies that resonate with leaders, influence enterprise decisions, and deliver measurable impact.

This session explores how integrating competitive and public workforce signals into people analytics reveals hidden risks, validates internal findings, and sharpens talent brand positioning to drive engagement and retention.

Workforce plans often move too slowly to matter. AI-powered planning is changing that—removing messy data bottlenecks, collapsing long cycles into weeks, and producing scenarios leaders can actually use. Learn how organizations save millions through sharper forecasts, run what-ifs in hours, and reduce risk by identifying talent and skill gaps before they disrupt.

Enjoy lunch while you see targeted demos from Lightcast, Welliba and Vemo Workforce, meet exhibitors, and compare approaches with peers. Use the time to frame use cases and book focused follow-ups.

A fast, scenario-led demo of Lightcast’s latest – Skills Agent for automated skills mapping, Talent Transform for skills-based hiring, and Analyst for market and salary signals. See outputs exported into HR and BI tools in minutes.

A fast, scenario-led demo of Welliba’s EXcelerate platform covering competitor benchmarks, culture and context drivers, and tactical recommendations to improve retention and experience—without more surveys or focus groups.

Learn how to anchor workforce planning in skills and strategy, present clear build vs buy options, and keep Finance engaged with simple artefacts and regular reviews.

How teams can turn everyday feedback into trusted insight. Learn how multichannel listening, AI, clear guard-rails, and proof of adoption change the way leaders act.

Discover how network-based listening integrates surveys and ONA to expose hidden influencers and communities, profile influence archetypes, and equip managers to steer cross-functional change. Learn a practical, privacy-conscious approach to active ONA that improves engagement, retention, and AI adoption while linking listening programmes to measurable business outcomes.

Paul Batten shares how his team turned 80 competing SWP requests into clear pilots that delivered immediate value. See how modular cases – finance integration and redeploy-vs-hire – built credibility, created reusable artefacts, and set the foundation for enterprise-wide planning.

Return-to-office mandates rarely move with data alone. Chris shows how meeting basic asks on presence created space to steer leaders toward harder, higher-value questions about skills, talent supply and applicant geography. Learn how to spot compelled vs curious stakeholders and reframe decisions for lasting business impact.

A fast-paced Q&A with four senior practitioners who have shared their approaches across analytics, workforce planning, finance partnerships and AI adoption. Put your questions directly to the speakers and hear their advice on what works, what doesn’t, and what to do next.

A focused Q&A with three senior leaders who have shared case studies on analytics adoption, behavioural science, and organisational impact. Engage with their perspectives and clarify how to apply their frameworks to your own organisation.

How Paramount built a Workforce Copilot inside the HR portal to guide managers to the right route for temps, contractors and production hires – cutting rework and speeding decisions. Hear the mandate, design choices, roll-out path, results and a simple playbook you can use.

See how HubSpot uses synthetic workforce data to anticipate employee reactions, refine communications, and de-risk change before launch. Learn how AI-generated personas are becoming a strategic tool for leaders managing policy shifts and organisational transformation.

Recharge with complimentary refreshments, network with peers, explore the exhibition, and join a live demo from OrgAcuity.

Discover how Amazon applied AI and ML across its hiring funnel to reduce costs by 90%, raise accuracy to 95%, and compress time-to-hire while meeting compliance standards. A case study in scaling intelligent systems for workforce impact.

A senior panel shares how people analytics moves from reports to decisions – earning CFO trust, accelerating operations, and proving ROI. Expect candid lessons on operating models, GenAI, governance, and the metrics leaders actually use to fund change.

See how enterprises and midsize firms move from ambition to action with a joint HR–Finance model. Panellists share operating artefacts, finance-grade metrics and capacity-to-budget methods that turn people initiatives into budget and staffing decisions Finance signs off on.

Automate the repeatable so managers can coach. Yuyan Sun shares manager agents for reviews, HR queries and calibration nudges, plus the architecture, AI-Ops model and literacy campaign that made them safe, auditable and adopted.

Get a practical, trust-first approach to AI readiness in HR. See where people-data trust fails, what CHROs need, and how explainable metrics and transparent logic drive faster, defensible decisions. Walk away with a simple framework to rebuild credibility across HR, PA and HRIT.

Front-line managers face decision overload and burnout, undermining performance. This session explores how AI agents deliver contextual guidance that helps managers act decisively, improve team outcomes, and retain talent—while showing HR leaders how to build the business case.

See how Draup's Etter turns roles into workload models and CFO-grade scenarios to value AI. Understand demand- and supply-side effects, from faster forecasting to workforce cost optimisation. Get a clear, defensible ROI view to steer strategy, staffing and reskilling.

Take a pause with complimentary refreshments, connect with peers, explore the exhibition, and see a live demo from One Model.

See how a Skills Risk Radar exposes capability gaps early and links them to clear choices. Learn the risk model, the signals it draws on, the governance that keeps it safe, and the finance cadence that tracks avoided risk and time-to-coverage.

Most listening ships dashboards, not decisions. Hear how in-house teams can run weekly micro-pulses, test nudges and centralise quality data for agentic Q&A. Learn where open-text now outperforms forms, how to treat response behaviour as signal, and the privacy and explainability guard-rails that keep leaders and employees safe.

Explore how Seagate is using AI to unlock human potential, transform its people strategy, and deliver measurable impact across the enterprise.

This panel explores the building blocks of a skills-based organisation. Learn how to design taxonomy, validate and infer skills with AI, launch early pilots, avoid common pitfalls, and decide what to build, prove, or park as you scale.

Enjoy a complimentary buffet lunch and refreshments while networking with peers, exploring the exhibition, and seeing live demos from leading solution providers.

See how LYTIQS connects workforce data directly to P&L, enabling HR and Finance leaders to model productivity, cost, and ROI with precision.

A debate for senior HR and analytics leaders on choosing, evidencing, and deciding the fate of GenAI pilots. Learn a capacity-first gate, impact metrics beyond usage, a 30-day governance handshake, adoption patterns that stick, and a 90- or 180-day decision path to scale, pivot, or stop.

Learn a simple SWP service leaders use: organisation health to scenarios, fast alignment with HR, Finance and Technology, and practical ways to track AI productivity. See a two-person team scale through a deputised network, with templates and mini-cases you can lift straight into your next review.

AI and reporting only work if your HR data is accurate and well controlled. Learn a practical pattern to keep access consistent across tools, reconcile daily updates at person and field level, catch unusual changes early, and produce audit ready evidence – all using the stack you already have.

Recharge with complimentary refreshments, connect with peers, explore the exhibition, and see a live demo from Parita.

A concise demo of Parita’s workforce analytics platform, showing how it connects people data to productivity, cost and capacity outcomes with governance built in.

What if HR worked like a quant fund? This session shows how signals, attribution, and disciplined testing can upgrade people analytics from reports to decisions that Finance respects. Expect an inspiring roadmap drawn from real projects, with guardrails for GenAI and fairness.

A fast-paced close to the conference, distilling the best insights from two days of discussion. Hear the four areas that matter most for HR and business leaders as people data and AI reshape how organisations build capacity, manage cost, and create value.

An opening welcome to People Analytics World New York, introducing the Build & Prove focus of Day One and setting expectations for the sessions ahead.

A research-led keynote on how high-performing teams structure People Analytics, where AI genuinely adds value, and the decisions that move cost, capacity and culture. Expect a practical operating model, governance guardrails, and adoption behaviours you can copy next quarter.

How to move from rigid job catalogues to skills-based structures that update continuously using internal signals and labour market data. See the operating model, governance and tooling required to refresh roles in weeks – not months – and unlock faster workforce planning, fair pay, and internal mobility.

A fast-paced session on transforming data stories. Learn how small design shifts turn confusion into clarity – and take away practical strategies you can apply immediately.

A fast, audience-led Q&A where the panellists tackle real-world questions on analytics strategy, dynamic job architecture, AI-enabled decision-making and data storytelling. Expect pragmatic answers, examples and quick pointers you can apply immediately.

See how job architecture and labor market intelligence help identify emerging skill gaps, align talent strategies with future needs, and build a workforce that is prepared for what’s next.

A fast, scenario-led demo of Lightcast’s latest – Skills Agent for automated skills mapping, Talent Transform for skills-based hiring, and Analyst for market and salary signals. See outputs exported into HR and BI tools in minutes.

A fast, scenario-led demo of Welliba’s EXcelerate platform covering competitor benchmarks, culture and context drivers, and tactical recommendations to improve retention and experience—without more surveys or focus groups.

Get a practical, trust-first approach to AI readiness in HR. See where people-data trust fails, what CHROs need, and how explainable metrics and transparent logic drive faster, defensible decisions. Walk away with a simple framework to rebuild credibility across HR, PA and HRIT.

Front-line managers face decision overload and burnout, undermining performance. This session explores how AI agents deliver contextual guidance that helps managers act decisively, improve team outcomes, and retain talent—while showing HR leaders how to build the business case.

See how Draup's Etter turns roles into workload models and CFO-grade scenarios to value AI. Understand demand- and supply-side effects, from faster forecasting to workforce cost optimisation. Get a clear, defensible ROI view to steer strategy, staffing and reskilling.

Take a pause with complimentary refreshments, connect with peers, explore the exhibition, and see a live demo from One Model.

Enjoy a complimentary buffet lunch and refreshments while networking with peers, exploring the exhibition, and seeing live demos from leading solution providers.

What if HR worked like a quant fund? This session shows how signals, attribution, and disciplined testing can upgrade people analytics from reports to decisions that Finance respects. Expect an inspiring roadmap drawn from real projects, with guardrails for GenAI and fairness.

A fast-paced close to the conference, distilling the best insights from two days of discussion. Hear the four areas that matter most for HR and business leaders as people data and AI reshape how organisations build capacity, manage cost, and create value.

See how a Skills Risk Radar exposes capability gaps early and links them to clear choices. Learn the risk model, the signals it draws on, the governance that keeps it safe, and the finance cadence that tracks avoided risk and time-to-coverage.

Explore how Seagate is using AI to unlock human potential, transform its people strategy, and deliver measurable impact across the enterprise.

Learn a simple SWP service leaders use: organisation health to scenarios, fast alignment with HR, Finance and Technology, and practical ways to track AI productivity. See a two-person team scale through a deputised network, with templates and mini-cases you can lift straight into your next review.