HR & People

2026 People Analytics Conference

Registration is now open for the 13th Annual Wharton People Analytics Conference, returning October 9, 2026. As the field continues to evolve at the intersection of data, technology, and human insight, this year’s conference will once again bring together a dynamic mix of academics, industry leaders, and students to explore the latest innovations shaping the…

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17Speakers
5Sponsors
20Sessions
14Companies · in total

Speakers

Programmed at 2026, in alphabetical order.

Abeer Dubey
Director, People Analytics · Google Inc.
Alex DiLeonardo
Chief People Officer · Citadel Securities
Cade Massey
Practice Professor, Operations, Information and Decisions Department; Faculty Co-Director, Wharton Sports Analytics and Business Initiative · The Wharton School
Dawn Klinghoffer
Vice President, HR Business Insights · Microsoft
Jeff Klein
Executive Director, The Anne and John McNulty Leadership Program · The Wharton School
Jeremy Shapiro
AVP, Human Resources, Workforce Analytics · Merck
Jonathan Miron
GRAMMY-winning violinist, Co-Founder · ARKAI
Judd Kessler
Howard Marks Endowed Professor · The Wharton School
Justina Nixon-Saintil
Vice President and Chief Impact Officer · IBM
Martine Haas
Vice Dean for Global Initiatives; Dr. Felix Zandman Professor, International Management · The Wharton School
Matthew Bidwell
Xingmei Zhang and Yongge Dai Professor; Professor of Management; Faculty Director, Wharton People Analytics · The Wharton School
Nancy Rothbard
David Pottruck Professor, Professor of Management; Deputy Dean · The Wharton School
Philip Sheegog
GRAMMY-winning cellist, Co-Founder · ARKAI
Rebecca Hinds
Bestselling author and Head of the Work AI Institute · Glean
Renita Miller
Executive Director, Wharton Community Engagement · The Wharton School
Steve Clagett
Director · Baltimore Ravens
Yutao Chen
PhD Candidate · University of California Berkeley

Sponsors

The companies behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.

Accenture
Google
Insight 222
Skillup
Visier

Agenda

Selected from 20 sessions.

  • 10:55 a.m.–11:35 a.m.

    Session 3: The Art of Collaboration: Lessons in Creativity, Leadership, and Performance

    In this dynamic session combining live performance and conversation, Grammy Award-winning ARKAI violinist Jonathan Miron and cellist Philip Sheegog will be joined by Wharton Execut…

  • 11:05 a.m.–11:50 a.m.

    Session 2: The Art of Collaboration: Lessons in Creativity Leadership, and Performance

    In this dynamic session combining live performance and conversation, Grammy Award-winning ARKAI violinist Jonathan Miron and cellist Philip Sheegog will be joined by Wharton Execut…

  • 12:55 p.m.–1:35 p.m.

    Session 3: Transcending the Numbers: How Great Organizations Evaluate Talent

    What does it take to recognize talent when the numbers tell only part of the story? Baltimore Ravens Director Steve Clagett Jr. and Wharton Professor Cade Massey bring real-world e…

  • 12:55 p.m.–1:35 p.m.

    Session 4: Transcending the Numbers: How Great Organizations Evaluate Talent

    What does it take to recognize talent when the numbers tell only part of the story? Baltimore Ravens Director Steve Clagett Jr. and Wharton Professor Cade Massey bring real-world e…

  • 1:35 p.m.–2:05 p.m.

    Session 4: From Insight to Impact: How AI is Delivering the Promise of People Analytics

    People Analytics has evolved dramatically over the past fifteen years, but many organizations have struggled to translate analytical insight into everyday action. Traditional model…

  • 1:35 p.m.–2:05 p.m.

    Session 5: From Insight to Impact: How AI is Delivering the Promise of People Analytics

    People Analytics has evolved dramatically over the past fifteen years, but many organizations have struggled to translate analytical insight into everyday action. Traditional model…

  • 2:45 p.m.–3:25 p.m.

    Session 5: The Workforce AI is Creating

    AI is reshaping roles, skills and the decisions leaders need to make about their workforce. In this fireside chat, Justina Nixon-Saintil, IBM’s Chief Impact Officer, joins Dr. Reni…

  • 2:45 p.m.–3:25 p.m.

    Session 6: The Workforce AI is Creating

    AI is reshaping roles, skills and the decisions leaders need to make about their workforce. In this fireside chat, Justina Nixon-Saintil, IBM’s Chief Impact Officer, joins Dr. Reni…

  • 3:25 p.m.–3:55 p.m.

    Session 6: Lucky By Design: The Hidden Economics of Talent and Opportunity

    Talent may be everywhere, but opportunity is not, and the systems organizations use to allocate it can have a profound impact on who succeeds. Drawing on insights from his book Luc…

Company intelligence

What does it mean when 14 companies show up, and 1 bet on three roles at once?

Fourteen companies. one are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page, cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
1All threespeak · spons · exh
4Sponsoringsponsor only
9Speakingspeaker only

In all three roles

Google

Speakers by seniority

71% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite212%
  • Founder / Owner212%
  • VP-level16%
  • Director / Head of741%
  • Other roles529%

Of 17 speakers · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
Sponsors by tier
unspecified5
100% of 5
At peer events but not here

These companies sponsored two or more peer events recently, but aren't on this program. For an organizer, that's a list of warm prospects.

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