Agenda
PAWorld26 San Francisco · 23–24 September 2026 · San Francisco
Sessions
Sessions are released in waves as speakers and timings are confirmed.
09:00 – 09:05
Welcome to PAWorld San Francisco 2026
Two days focused on better business decisions through workforce intelligence
09:05 – 09:35
Workforce Intelligence as a Business Decision System
Moving People Analytics from reporting function to decision infrastructure
09:35 – 10:05
Designing Work for Human-AI Systems
From organising people to redesigning how work gets done
10:05 – 10:30
One Model Diamond Sponsor Plenary - Title TBC
A decision-led workforce intelligence case to be confirmed
10:05 – 10:15
Opening Keynote Q&A and Transition
What enterprises can learn from AI-native operating models
10:15 – 10:55
Networking Break
10:35 – 10:45
Demo Slot
10:55 – 11:35
Before the Agent: Build the Foundation AI Can Trust
How one Adobe business question becomes governed, reusable workforce data
10:55 – 11:35
Making Workforce Planning Executable
Turn SWP scenarios into decisions leaders can act on
11:45 – 12:25
From AI Access to Work Design
Redesign tasks, roles and controls before scaling AI.
11:45 – 12:25
When Skills Data Changes a Hiring Decision
Making skills intelligence trusted enough to guide workforce choices
12:25 – 13:25
Lunch Break
13:25 – 14:05
AI-Native Operating Models: What Transfers?
A peer discussion on enterprise-ready AI work practices
13:25 – 14:05
The AI Use Case That Did Not Scale
A practical post-mortem on stalled workforce AI adoption
13:25 – 14:05
When Should You Stop Hiring and Redesign the Work Instead?
Choosing between hiring, reskilling, redeployment, automation and work redesign
14:15 – 14:55
Bankable Capacity: Turning AI Productivity into Operating Value
Move from time saved to defensible operating value
14:15 – 14:55
Career Redesign When AI Changes the First Rung of Work
Protect talent pipelines as AI reshapes junior roles
14:55 – 15:30
Networking Break
15:10 – 15:29
Demo Slot
15:30 – 16:10
Data Foundations for AI-Enabled Workforce Decisions
15:30 – 16:10
Human-Agent Operating Models: Who Reviews, Approves and Owns the Work?
Review, approval and governance for AI agents in people processes
15:30 – 16:10
Internal Mobility as a Capacity Strategy
Move skills faster when hiring cannot meet demand
16:20 – 17:00
California ADS and Workforce AI Governance
Evidence, ownership and safe adoption for automated decision systems
16:20 – 17:00
What Must Stay in the Bay Area?
A practical framework for evidence-led workforce location decisions.
16:20 – 17:00
Who Owns AI Value: HR, Finance, Operations or Product?
Settling evidence, incentives and decision rights across functions
17:00 – 18:00