IAMPHENOM 2026: Applied AI For HR Takes Center Stage In Philadelphia
Phenom announced the first wave of speakers for IAMPHENOM 2026 - a conference positioned as HR's only event focused squarely on applied AI and automation. It runs March 10-12, 2026 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia.
If you lead talent, ops, or people analytics, this is one to mark on your calendar. The agenda is built for real outcomes: hire faster, develop better, and retain longer - the core promise of Phenom's platform.
What HR leaders can expect
- Talent acquisition automation: Sourcing, screening, scheduling, and candidate experience workflows that remove bottlenecks without losing the human touch.
- Skills and internal mobility: Practical ways to map skills, surface projects, and build career paths that keep your best people growing.
- Manager enablement and L&D: AI assistants for feedback, coaching prompts, content generation, and learning plans tied to business needs.
- People analytics you can act on: Forecasting headcount needs, quality-of-hire signals, and retention risk indicators that tie to cost and performance.
- Governance, ethics, and compliance: Bias testing, audit trails, data privacy, and how to keep humans in the loop.
- Systems integration: Connecting ATS, HCM, CRM, and knowledge bases so AI can work on reliable, current data.
Why this matters now
Budgets are tight. Teams are lean. Expectations aren't.
Applied AI gives HR leverage: fewer clicks, faster cycles, cleaner signals. The organizations that operationalize it first - responsibly and measurably - will set the pace on cost per hire, time to productivity, and retention.
How to get the most from the conference
- Walk in with 3 measurable problems: For example: "Cut time-to-fill for SDRs by 30%," "Lift internal fills to 25%," or "Reduce regretted attrition in year one." Build your session plan around those.
- Audit your stack: List your ATS, HCM, CRM, assessment tools, and key data owners. You'll ask better integration questions on the expo floor.
- Prepare data and guardrail questions: What data trains each feature? How is bias checked? What logs and controls are available for audits?
- Book peer time: You'll learn more from a 20-minute playbook swap with another CHRO than from any glossy demo.
- Collect proof, not promises: Capture baselines, pilot steps, owners, and expected ROI for every idea you bring home.
Who's speaking
Phenom has released the first wave of speakers, featuring enterprise HR executives, product leaders, and researchers focused on practical AI. Expect case studies, technical deep dives on workflows, and candid lessons from rollouts at scale.
More speakers will be announced as the event approaches. If you're aiming to ship AI use cases in H1 2026, this timeline fits.
Key details
- Dates: March 10-12, 2026
- Venue: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia
- Organizer: Phenom
- Info and registration: Visit Phenom
Prep before March
If you want a quick way to skill up your team ahead of the event, browse role-based AI learning paths here: Complete AI Training - Courses by Job. Give your TA, HRBP, and L&D leads a common baseline so conference takeaways turn into action fast.
Bottom line: IAMPHENOM 2026 is built for HR teams who want fewer slides and more shipped workflows. Show up with real problems, leave with pilots you can run in 30 days.
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