UNLEASH America 2026

Kyndryl CHRO: HR leaders, don’t be an AI cheerleader, be a ‘proactive champion’

Collaborating with CIOs is no longer a nice to have, it's a necessity in this AI reality. That's what Kyndryl's CHRO and UNLEASH America speaker Maryjo Charbonnier tells UNLEASH in a wide-ranging exclusive interview about the tech giant's culture and AI transformation.

IBM: ‘AI agents will change your job – but we want you to lead that change’

HR leaders face a new challenge: preparing the workforce for an AI-powered future. UNLEASH spoke with IBM’s VP of HR Technology, Data & AI, Jon Lester, on how transparency, upskilling, and strategic use of AI agents can empower rather than threaten employees.

Phenom to address HR leaders’ ‘biggest infrastructure challenges’ with Included AI acquisition

Included AI has become the latest organization to be acquired by talent specialist, Phenom. UNLEASH speaks exclusively to CEO Mahe Bayreddi to find out how agentic AI will enhance its workforce planning and people analytics capabilities.

Salesforce CPO: Competitive advantage with agentic AI comes from the workforce, not the technology

UNLEASH attended a media roundtable hosted by Salesforce's Chief People Officer Nathalie Scardino. She shared how the enterprise tech giant is driving AI fluency in order to reap the rewards from agentic AI.

3 things leaders need to know from McLean’s HR Trends 2026 report

UNLEASH read the full McLean & Company HR Trends 2026 research - it found that organizational success depends on HR's influence. Here's how HR leaders can move the needle on AI, innovation, cross-functional collaboration and learning in 2026.

Greenhouse taps Sharawn Tipton as new CPO to ‘strengthen culture that unites us’

UNLEASH speaks to the new Chief People Officer at Greenhouse to find out what is top of her priority list.