OCTOBER 26-28, 2026 | WASHINGTON, D.C.
TA Executive Summit
Two days of unfiltered access to the collective intelligence of 130+ Heads of TA, all in service of building the Talent Acquisition function your organization needs next.
One Head of TA Per Company. Across Every Industry.
Everyone in this room holds the same title, answers to the same pressures, and is making decisions that will shape their organization’s talent future. No vendors, no general admission.
Industries represented:
- Technology
- Financial Services
- Healthcare & Life Sciences
- Consumer & Retail
- Manufacturing & Industrial
- Professional Services
- Energy & Utilities
- Media & Telecommunications
Built Around What’s Keeping Heads of TA Up at Night
Where AI Creates Value (and Where It Doesn’t)
AI is reshaping every aspect of TA, from sourcing and screening to workforce planning. The challenge is no longer whether to adopt it. It’s knowing where it creates real value versus hype, how to maintain fairness and candidate trust, and how to train recruiters to work alongside it effectively.
Building the Recruiter Team of the Future
The recruiter’s job is changing faster than most development frameworks can keep up with. How do you build a team capable of working alongside AI, advising on talent risk, and demonstrating strategic value, while still hitting hiring targets with leaner resources than before?
A Tech Stack That Actually Delivers
With AI tools proliferating rapidly, the challenge is no longer finding technology. It’s knowing what to adopt, what to retire, and how to build a stack that demonstrably improves recruiter productivity and hiring outcomes without adding complexity.
Quality of Hire as a Business Metric
Executive teams are asking TA to move beyond time-to-fill and demonstrate how hiring drives business outcomes. How do leading organizations define, measure, and improve quality of hire in a way that connects recruiting to retention, performance, and workforce capability?
The Summit, Session by Session
Monday, October 26 | Welcome Reception
Welcome Reception at Veris Insights
An informal evening with fellow TA executives before programming begins. Come ready to meet the peers you will be working alongside for the next two days. The conversations that start here tend to carry through the whole Summit.
Tuesday, October 27 | Day One: The Work Begins
TA Intelligence Briefing
An exclusive look at the trends, disruptions, and strategic shifts shaping TA in 2026, drawn from Veris Insights research and market intelligence. This session sets a shared foundation so the conversations that follow are grounded in the same evidence.
Challenge Sessions
Session 1
Your Industry Cohort: Fall Executive Meeting
Dedicated, industry cohorts of Heads of TA from your sector, facilitated around the priorities your peers surfaced during executive prep. The agenda is built around your sector’s most pressing challenges.
Session 2
Member AI Transformations: Live Spotlights
Hear directly from fellow members leading innovative transformations within Talent Acquisition. Real-world strategies, lessons learned, and emerging approaches from AI-enabled recruiting to organizational redesign.
Wednesday, October 28 | Day Two: From Insight to Action
Activation Sessions
Session 1
Your Cohort, Continued: From Challenges to Practical Moves
Pick up where Day One left off. Deeper into the shared challenges surfaced by your cohort, with more time to pressure-test approaches and surface what peers are actually doing about them.
Session 2
Cross-Industry Roundtables: The Questions That Cut Across Every Sector
Step outside your industry for a facilitated exchange with Heads of TA from across the Council, addressing the most pervasive challenges.
