HR Technology Conference & Exposition 2026
Jason Averbook · four confirmed sessions
HR Tech is one of the industry's big Vegas gatherings, where people come to compare notes on what's new, what's real, and what's actually worth doing next in HR technology.
Jason is taking on the gap between AI experimentation and real operational change across four sessions, from making AI practical, responsible, and scalable to what actually works when organizations try to move it beyond pilots.
Setting the Lens: Making AI Practical, Responsible, and Scalable
- Date & Time
- October 20th, 2026
- 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
- Location
- Mandalay Bay K Ballroom
- Format
- HR Tech Intensive: Operationalizing AI in HR
- Access Type
- HR Intensive Add-On
This opening HR Tech Intensive session looks at where AI is creating real value, where it still falls short, and what organizations need in place to scale it responsibly.
Ask the Experts: Scaling AI Across the Enterprise
- Date & Time
- October 21st, 2026
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
- Location
- The Knowledge Center - Expo Hall
- Format
- Ask the Experts
- Topic of Expertise
- Scaling AI Across the Enterprise
- Access Type
- Conference Pass, Expo Only Pass
An informal, one-on-one or small-group conversation with Jason focused on the real questions leaders are facing as they try to scale AI across the enterprise. No presentation, just focused discussion and practical advice.
Think Tank: Why AI Fails to Scale in HR · and What Actually Works
- Date & Time
- October 22nd, 2026
- 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
- Location
- Oceanside B Ballroom
- Format
- Think Tank
- Access Type
- Conference Pass
This interactive session gets into why promising AI pilots stall after early success, from data and workflow integration to governance, trust, ownership, and adoption. The focus is practical decision-making inside real organizational constraints and what leaders need to do when an initiative should scale, change direction, pause, or stop.
Scaling What Works: Turning AI Insights into Operational Plans
- Date & Time
- October 22nd, 2026
- 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
- Location
- Mandalay Bay EH Ballroom
- Format
- HR Tech Intensive: Operationalizing AI in HR
- Access Type
- HR Intensive Add-On
This closing working session helps leaders separate what is actually ready to scale from what still needs more groundwork, then turn what they learned across the event into practical next steps toward operational impact.
Four sessions means there are plenty of chances to catch Jason in Vegas. If AI has made it onto your roadmap but not quite into the work yet, we'd start here.