WHAT'S REAL.
WHAT'S NOW.
WHAT'S NEXT.
Two days of real conversations, practical insights, and new perspectives on where people analytics is today and where it's headed.
The questions are real. So is the conversation.
What's actually working in people analytics? What challenges are teams navigating now? And what needs to change as AI, data, and the workforce evolve?
Join practitioners, researchers, academics, students, and leaders for an experience that connects rigorous research with the realities of doing the work.
Build your conference experience →Lessons, evidence, and honest conversations about what works in practice.
AI, workforce decisions, data governance, and the challenges on our desks today.
New capabilities, emerging questions, and the future of the profession.
Meet the keynote speakers.
Perspectives from experienced leaders shaping the conversation in people analytics, employee listening, technology, and organizational research.
Colby Kennedy Nesbitt, Ph.D.
Senior Manager of Employee Listening · Netflix
Dec 9 · 9:10 AM CT
Kalifa Oliver, Ph.D.
Senior Director of Technology, People Analytics & Legal · Lowe’s
Dec 9 · 11:45 AM–12:10 PM CT
Richard Rosenow
Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer · Ikona Analytics
Dec 10 · 4:30 PM CT
Ikona AnalyticsMichael M. Moon, Ph.D.
Director of Organizational Research & Insights · AbbVie
Dec 10 · 1:05–1:30 PM CT
Find the conversations that matter to your work.
Choose from concurrent sessions across the following topics. Mix and match tracks to create your own conference experience.
Explore the full agenda.
Explore keynotes, breakout sessions, networking, and sponsor programming. Several breakout sessions run concurrently. Times are shown in Central Time; use the timezone menu to view Eastern Time.
Leave with more than notes.
Take ideas, connections, and frameworks back to your work.
Make better decisions
Learn approaches to stronger workforce, talent, and organizational decisions.
Separate signal from hype
Explore real-world use cases and emerging research, including responsible AI.
Build capabilities
Grow the skills and perspective needed as people analytics evolves.
Meet your people
Connect with practitioners, researchers, and thoughtful peers across the field.
Find practical ideas
Bring new questions, methods, and frameworks back to your organization.
Join from anywhere
No airfare, hotel, or travel days. Attend virtually and choose relevant sessions.
Make your next move.
Two days of conversation, learning, and connection with the people analytics community.
General admission
$75For practitioners, leaders, researchers, and professionals across people analytics.
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$35For students preparing to enter or grow in the people analytics profession.
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