New Fusion by HR Week

AI is rewriting HR.

Are you in the room?

20 - 21 MAY

Online • 4,000+ attendees • 62 countries

AI is rewriting HR.

Are you in the room?

20 - 21 MAY

Online • 4,000+ attendees • 62 countries

AI is rewriting HR.

Are you in the room?

20 - 21 MAY

Online • 4,000+ attendees • 62 countries

What is Fusion?

A virtual HR event where you see real AI transformations, walk through the newest HR Tech live, and watch people actually build things on stage. In real time. Yes, that last part is exactly what it sounds like!

Why attend?

Because at some point “AI is transforming HR” stops being interesting and the question becomes – okay but where, how, and does it actually work. Someone has to ask this out loud, so we did.

Meet the Speakers Joining Fusion 2026

We’re bringing together HR leaders, founders, and operators sharing real-world perspectives on AI, talent, and how work is evolving, with more voices joining soon.

Jessie Schofer

Stakkd

Germany

Glenn Martin

Never Mind The Job Spec

United Kingdom

Marija Milosevic

Lovable

Serbia

David Hannibal

Wavefront Innovations

United States

Susan Chen

CoGrow Company

Singapore

Alisa Reznik

Leadify

Germany

Alycia Damp

Hirevue

Canada

Barbara Matthews

Remote

Ireland

Dr. Elizabeth Nelson

Learn Adapt Build

The Netherlands

Michael Jones

Tacit Works

Germany

Nadia Vatalidis

Doist

South Africa

Vanessa Monsequeira

Intelligence Rewired

Netherlands

Simon Büschges

Stealth Startup

Germany

Valerie Capers Workman

Empower Pharmacy

United States

Chad Sowash

The Chad & Cheese Podcast

Portugal

Barb Hyman

Sapia.ai

United Kingdom

Kristen Kavanaugh

The Agency Initiative

United States

Maya Huber

Tatio

Israel

Micha Schipper

Leqture

Netherlands

Nina Hirota

Global Synergy Partner Solutions

United States

Yulia Barnakova

Accenture

United States

Phuong Vu

Talexa

Ireland

Gonçalo Silva

Doist

Portugal

Simon Drinkwater

Vantor Advisory

United Kingdom

Erica Farmer

Quantum Rise Talent Group

United Kingdom

Vladimir Bozovic

ZenHire

United States

Dorottya Nagy-Józsa

CEO Y2Y Ltd.

Hungary

John Rood

Proceptual

United States

Charles (Chuck) Amos

Polymetis Consulting

United States

Andrei Zaharia

Graia

United Kingdom

Fusion Startup Stage

Shirley Baumer

Shapes

United Kingdom

Eva Monima-Harrison

HIOFU

United Kingdom

Adam Horne

Workspace by OpenOrg

United Kingdom

Tom Zrubecky

Talentpilot

United States

Mikko Kivelä

Taito

Finland

Alisher Jafarov

Avery

Netherlands

Alexander Snurnitsyn

Beneflo

Latvia

Marcus Workman

Heirloom

United States

HR Builder Stage

Deb Haas

The Unexamined Mind

United States

Stacey Talve

CoreSynergy Partners

United States

Cishawn Randolph

Dialog Lab

United States

Brannon Skillern

Carnelian Collective

United States

Nhat Nguyen

Chosen HQ

United States

Whit Thiele

Flcn AI

Canada

10:00 – 10:05 PM CET Conference opening

Peter Hopwood

Fusion Hello

10:05 – 10:25 PM CET Opening Keynote

Barbara Matthews // Remote

Running Lean in an AI-Powered Organization

10:25 – 10:35 PM CET Studio Session

Barbara Matthews & Peter Hopwood

Barbara Matthews in the Fusion Studio

10:40 – 11:10 PM CET Case Study | Track A

Nadia Vatalidis // Doist

Performance Systems: Human Centric & Machine Leveraged

10:40 – 11:10 PM CET Case Study | Track B

Vanessa Monsequeira // Intelligence Rewired

Productive but Not Intelligent: The Hidden Cost of AI Adoption

11:15 – 11:45 PM CET Case Study | Track A

Glenn Martin // Never Mind the Job Specs

Why Most AI Pilots Fail Before They Start

11:15 – 11:45 PM CET Case Study | Track B

Michael Jones // Tacit Works

The 15-Hour Handover: Documented with AI

11:15 – 11:45 PM CET Case Study | Track C

Susan Chen // CoGrow Company

The Death of Best Practices: AI Edition

11:50 – 12:20 PM CET Case Study | Track A

Nadia Vatalidis & Gonçalo Silva // Doist

AI Transformation: The View From the Inside

11:50 – 12:20 PM CET Case Study | Track B

Phuong Vu // Talexa AI

Mapping the AI-Human Capability Layer

12:30 – 13:00 PM CET Keynote | Track A, B and C

Jessie Schofer // Stakkd

The HR Operating Model in an AI Era

13:05 – 13:45 PM CET Panel | Track A

Moderator: Glenn Martin // Never Mind the Job Specs

Susan Chen // CoGrow Company

Tom Zrubecky // Talentpilot

Magnus Størum // Spradley AI

Beyond the Tool: People-First AI

13:05 – 13:15 PM CET Fusion Stage | Track B

David Hannibal // Wavefront Innovations

Intro to Fusion

13:15 – 13:30 PM CET Fusion Stage | Track B

Shirley Baumer // Shapes

Fusion Startup Pitch #1

13:30 – 13:45 PM CET Fusion Stage | Track B

Alisher Jafarov // Avery

Fusion Startup Pitch #2

13:55 – 14:25 PM CET Founders Duel | Track A

Host: Chad Sowash // The Chad & Cheese Podcast

Micha Schipper //Leqture.com

Barb Hyman // Sapia.ai

AI Interviews: Turn It On or Keep It Human?

13:55 – 14:10 PM CET Fusion Stage | Track B

Adam Horne // Workspace by OpenOrg

Fusion Startup Pitch #3

14:10 – 14:25 PM CET Fusion Stage | Track B

Tom Zrubecky // Talentpilot

Fusion Startup Pitch #4

14:30 – 15:00 PM CET Case Study | Track A

Nina Hirota // Global Synergy Partner Solutions

Rethinking Leadership in the Age of Intelligent Work

14:30 – 14:45 PM CET Fusion Stage | Track B

Mikko Kivelä // Taito AI

Fusion Startup Pitch #5

14:45 – 15:00 PM CET Fusion Stage | Track B

Eva Monima-Harrison // HIOFU

Fusion Startup Pitch #6

15:05 – 15:35 PM CET Case Study | Track A

Valerie Workman // Empower Pharmacy

The New ROI: Measuring AI Collaboration

15:05 – 15:20 PM CET Fusion Stage | Track B

Alexander Snurnitsyn // Beneflo

Fusion Startup Pitch #7

15:20 – 15:35 PM CET Fusion Stage | Track B

Marcus Workman // Heirloom

Fusion Startup Pitch #8

15:35 – 15:55 PM CET Keynote | Track A, B, C

Keynote Speaker: David Hannibal // Wavefront Innovations

HR in the Driving Seat of AI Transformation

15:55 – 16:00 PM CET Conference Closing

Peter Hopwood

Conference Closing

10:00 – 10:05 PM CET Conference opening

Peter Hopwood

Fusion Hello

10:05 – 10:30 PM CET Opening Keynote Day II

Dr. Elizabeth Nelson // Learn Adapt Build

The Biological Blueprint for High Performance

10:35 – 11:00 PM CET Track A & B

Daria Rudnik // Daria Rudnik Coaching & Consulting

Feel, Think, Work: Building Teams in the AI Era

11:05 – 11:45 PM CET Workshop | Track A & B

Marija Milošević // buildthat.tech & Lovable

Workshop: From Idea to Working Tool in 40 Minutes

11:50 – 12:20 PM CET Founders Duel | Track A

Host: Chad Sowash // The Chad & Cheese Podcast

Maya Huber // Tatio

Phuong Vu // Talexa

The Skills Debate: All In or All Wrong?

11:50 – 12:20 PM CET Case Study | Track B

Andrei Zaharia // Graia

The Closed Performance Loop

12:25 – 12:55 PM CET AI in HR Panel | Track A

Moderator: Simon Drinkwater // Vantor Advisory

Alisa Reznik // Leadify

Simon Büschges // Stealth Startup

Erica Farmer // Quantum Rise Talent Group

What AI Cannot – or Should Not – Do in HR?

12:25 – 12:55 PM CET HR Builder Stage | Track B

Whit Thiele // Flcn AI

AI Orchestration: AI in HR Agent Demo

13:05 – 13:35 PM CET Case Study | Track A

Yulia Barnakova // Accenture

Connected Leadership in the AI Era

13:05 – 13:20 PM CET HR Builder Stage | Track B

Nhat Nguyen // Chosen HQ

HR Builders: Automating the Recruiting Lifecycle

13:20 – 13:35 PM CET HR Builder Stage | Track B

Cishawn Randolph // Dialog Lab

HR Builders: Practice the Conversation Before It Matters

13:40 – 14:10 PM CET Case Study | Track A

Vladimir Bozovic // ZenHire

The Bias Hiding in AI Funnels

13:40 – 13:55 PM CET HR Builder Stage | Track B

Charles (Chuck) Amos // Polymetis Consulting

HR Builders: Killing the HR Spreadsheet Load

13:55 -14:10 PM CET HR Builder Stage | Track B

Deb Haas // The Unexamined Mind

HR Builders: Diagnostic Vibe Coding for HR Ops

14:15 – 14:45 PM CET AI in HR Panel | Track A

Moderator:

Vanessa Monsequeira // Intelligence Rewired

Dorottya Nagy-Józsa // CEO Y2Y Ltd.

Adam Horne // Open Org

John Rood // Proceptual

Societal Impact of AI

14:15 – 14:30 PM CET HR Builder Stage | Track B

Brannon Skillern // Carnelian Collective

HR Builders: Automating the Parental Leave Spreadsheet

14:30 – 14:45 PM CET HR Builder Stage | Track B

Stacey Talve // CoreSynergy Partners

HR Builders: Predicting What Breaks During Growth

14:50 – 15:25 PM CET Case Study | Track A & B

Alycia Damp // HireVue

Speed vs Quality: The science behind AI-powered Hiring

15:30 – 15:55 PM CET Keynote | Track A & B

Keynote speaker: Kristen Kavanaugh // The Agency Initiative

Courage Over Fear

15:55 – 16:00 PM CET Conference Closing

Peter Hopwood

Conference Closing

What we’ll explore at Fusion

Fusion is designed as a two-day journey – from AI-driven inspiration to real-world validation.

AI in HR: from experimentation to real adoption

Practical AI use cases across HR functions

AI, ethics and governance

How HR executives evaluate HR Tech solutions

Buyer expectations vs. startup promises

Early demand signals before traction shows in numbers

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WHO IS IT FOR

Fusion is built for the people shaping the future of HR Tech – those who don’t just follow trends, but actively test, validate and influence what comes next.

HR Leaders

Fusion is designed for senior HR professionals who want to stay ahead of AI and HR Tech trends – and actively shape the tools they may later deploy.

Why attend:

Discover new HR Tech before it scales
Be visible at a status-signaling AI in HR event
Directly influence future HR solutions
Connect with peers, founders and investors

HR Tech Startups

Fusion offers growth-stage startups something rare: instant, structured validation from real HR buyers.
This is not a demo day – it’s a feedback-driven experience built to help founders refine, position and accelerate their solutions.

Startup value:

Pitch to a curated group of HR decision-makers
Promotion before, during and after the event
10k Lovable development credit

Investors & VCs

Fusion gives investors early visibility into emerging HR Tech – before demand is reflected in revenue or traction metrics.

Why attend:

Spot demand patterns early
Meet vetted, high-potential founders
Strengthen visibility in the HR Tech ecosystem

Join Fusion live for the full experience, or unlock extended learning with on-demand access to the most relevant AI & HR Tech topics for 2026.

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