June 15-16, 2026
Invitation requests are open for qualified applicants.
2026 agenda
A focused operating cycle.
The first cohort runs June 15-16. September and November are now full.
Format
Moderated discussion, peer cases, practical outputs
Availability
Current cohort status.
September 14-15, 2026
Full. Registration is closed.
November 12, 2026
Full. Registration is closed.
Arrival and private check-in
Coffee, light breakfast, and room introductions.
Opening frame: the People function reset
Leaner teams, higher expectations, and new operating leverage.
People operating model for 2026
What HR owns, what managers own, and what should move to self-service or AI.
Output: Operating model map.
Break
Manager effectiveness as the multiplier
Minimum manager bar, operating rituals, and accountability without bureaucracy.
Output: Manager cadence checklist.
Working lunch
What founders and CFOs actually need from HR leaders.
Performance without excess process
Calibration, feedback, accountability, and compensation decisions at startup speed.
Output: Performance-cycle blueprint.
Break
AI in HR: useful, safe, ready
Practical pilots across policy, onboarding, recruiting, listening, and analytics.
Output: 90-day AI pilot shortlist.
Peer case roundtables
Small groups pressure-test live operating challenges.
Forum Gala Dinner
A seated evening for confirmed participants. Attire is polished evening professional: dress with the care you would bring to a once-in-a-lifetime dinner.
Coffee and breakfast
Proving People impact
Metrics executives use, where HR over-measures, and what to stop reporting.
Output: Impact scorecard.
Break
Culture through reset or scale
Trust, rituals, values, and listening systems when the company changes fast.
Output: Culture operating rhythm.
Lunch discussion
Executive operating power for women HR leaders.
Talent density and workforce planning
Headcount discipline, finance partnership, and build-buy-automate decisions.
Output: Headcount decision framework.
Break
The next 12 months of People work
Each participant chooses one process to simplify, one capability to build, and one executive conversation to have.
Commitment roundtable
One decision or action for the next 30 days.
Close
Fall Cohorts
September and November.
September 14-15, 2026
A two-day cohort using the June working format with updated cases and peer challenges.
November 12, 2026
A one-day executive intensive focused on 2027 planning, AI leverage, workforce discipline, and executive influence. This cohort is full.
Applications
Request one of the 3 remaining June spots.
Requests are reviewed for role fit, company stage, and the operating challenge you want to work through.
Request an Invitation