Recruiting & Talent

RecFest USA 2026

RecFest USA 2026 is the country's largest Talent Acquisition event, returning to Nashville with a unique, festival-style atmosphere tailored for thousands of TA professionals and recruiting leaders. Over two days, attendees experience multiple stages, immersive exhibitor activations, and industry-leading speakers, all in a vibrant open-air setting. The event…

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10Speakers
8Sponsors
0On the bill · sessions
18Companies · in total
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Speakers

Programmed at RecFest, in alphabetical order.
Elle Lebourg
Global Vice-President of Talent Acquisition @ Hilti Group · Hilti Group
Katherine King
Director of Talent Acquisition @ Merlin Entertainments · Merlin Entertainments
Matt Charney
Principal Analyst @ Kyle & Co · Kyle & Co
Melissa Thompson
Global Head of Talent Acquisition @ Ford · Ford
Rachel Allen
Head of Talent Acquisition @ 7-Eleven · 7-Eleven
Rodney Walden
Head of Global Talent Acquisition @ McAfee · McAfee
Shameka Dukes
Sr. Director, Corporate Talent Acquisition @ Sysco Corporation · Sysco Corporation
Shannon Smedstad
Director, Global Recruitment Marketing and Employer Brand @ Fresenius Medical Care · Fresenius Medical Care
Steve White
Head of Talent Acquisition @ Sam's Club · Sam's Club
Tim Sackett
President @ HRU · HRU
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Sponsors

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
ClearCompany
HireClix
Humanly
JobPixel
Jooble
Joveo
PerfectHire
TestGorilla
Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

An audience of 18 companies, parsed from the program.

Eighteen companies in attendance.

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Who's in the room
0All threespeak · spons · exh
8Sponsoringsponsor only
10Companies Speakingspeaker only
Speakers by seniority

70% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • Director / Head of770%
  • Manager / Lead110%
  • Other roles220%

Of 10 on the bill · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
  1. 01ClearCompanySp
  2. 02HireClixSp
  3. 03HumanlySp
  4. 04JobPixelSp
  5. 05JoobleSp
  6. 06JoveoSp
  7. 07PerfectHireSp
  8. 08TestGorillaSp
  9. 097-Eleven1V
  10. 10Ford1V
  11. 11Fresenius Medical Care1V
  12. 12Hilti Group1V
  13. 13HRU1V
  14. 14Kyle & Co1V
Sponsors by tier
unspecified8
100% of 8