Thursday, November 5th, 2026
The St. Regis San Francisco
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Breaking boundaries in talent strategy
Beyond is where people leaders sharpen the super skills that matter most. This one-day event is focused on what’s next in people strategy, technology, and transformation. It is designed for attendees to walk away with actionable playbooks, inspiring ideas, and meaningful connections with our HR community.
Beyond is more than a conference. It’s a call to lead with clarity, adaptability, and edge—so your people, and your organization, can go further than ever before.
Last year's speakers & moderators
Kathi Enderes
SVP, Research + Global Industry Analyst
Eric Trickett
VP, Global Talent Acquisition, Workforce Planning
Shahbaz Ali
Senior Director, Talent Acquisition Enablement, Experience, and Brand
Tigran Sloyan
CEO
Kyle Lagunas
Founder of Kyle & Co. + Leader of the Human Centric AI Council
Joel Baroody
Head of Talent
Matt Malter Cohen
Recruiting Delivery Operations Leader
Charles Mah
COO
Wahab Owolabi
Director, Employee Experience & Engagement
Jill Macri
Founding Partner
Janet Frishberg
Managing Partner
Benjamin Encz
Co-founder and CEO
Steve Bartel
Founder & CEO
Leigh Miller
Sr. Customer Talent Advisor
Brenna Lenoir
SVP, Marketing
Priya Bhatia
SVP, Customer Experience
Stéphanie Durand
VP, Strategic Partnerships
Adam Vassar
Head of Talent Science and Instructional Design
Katie Fairbank
Director, Product Marketing
Last year's agenda
9:00am
Registration Opens
9:30–10:30am
Opening Keynote
The rules are being rewritten: How bold leaders win in the AI era
Forget the old playbook. AI just tore it up. The competitive edge now is skills: how people get hired, grow, and move inside companies is being rebuilt around what they can do and how quickly they can learn. Hiring and learning are being reinvented in real time, and standing still means falling behind. This keynote isn’t about theory; it’s about what it really takes to win. You’ll walk away with the five superskills every leader needs to thrive in the AI era. CodeSignal CEO Tigran Sloyan will pull back the curtain on our skills-first vision and roadmap, revealing how we’re building the future of talent—and why now is the moment to lead it.
10:30–11:00am
Peer Playbook
Dropbox’s expert playbook: Raising the bar with AI
For Dropbox, rigor in hiring isn’t optional; it’s the standard. To maintain it, the team recently had to confront two tough questions: How can we stand out to key segments of our target talent audiences? And why keep interviewer training stuck in endless shadowing when it holds back scale? Eric Trickett, VP of Global Talent Acquisition & Workforce Planning, will share how Dropbox answered with AI-assisted coding challenges and AI-powered interviewer training, and offer a playbook for anyone ready to raise the bar with AI in their own hiring process.
11:00–11:15am
Networking Break
11:15am–12:00pm
Session
The future of the superworker: Why it's HR's moment in the sun
AI is transforming every company, but the real story isn’t technology—it’s people. Jobs are shifting faster than job descriptions, and only HR can lead the way by making skills the thread through hiring, development, and mobility. Kathi Enderes, SVP at The Josh Bersin Company, will share how HR can use AI as an empowerment tool to unlock “superworkers” and guide the enterprise through this transformation.
12:00–12:30pm
Peer Playbook
Zillow’s playbook for winning AI buy-in
You can’t flip a switch on AI. It takes trust, proof, and momentum. Shahbaz Ali, Senior Director at Zillow, will share how his team turned fear into confidence across a number of projects, from automated scheduling to AI interviews for loan officers. Walk away with the plays to cut through skepticism and drive real AI change in your org.
12:30–1:30pm
Lunch
1:30–2:15pm
Session
How leaders are navigating AI’s messy reality—and making it work
The AI era is messy—legally, ethically, and operationally—but avoiding it may be the bigger gamble. In this session, Kyle Lagunas, founder of Kyle & Co and leader of the Human-Centric AI Council, unpacks what responsible adoption looks like when the rules are still being written. Drawing on new AI readiness and maturity survey data and his work advising talent leaders, Kyle shares how to navigate complexity, protect people, and strategies that are working in the real-world.
2:15–2:30pm
Networking Break
2:30–4:00pm
Interactive Session
Executive roundtables: Connect with peers, leave with a plan
Pull up a chair. In this interactive session, you’ll join a small group of senior leaders to tackle a talent challenge keeping you up at night—AI in recruiting, manager enablement, retention, and more. No panels, no theory. Just candid conversation with a small group, real-world problem solving, and a 60-day action plan you’ll design and take with you. Walk away energized, equipped, and backed by peers who get it.
4:00–6:00pm
Networking Reception
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