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JUNE 3, 2026 • WESTIN HARBOUR CASTLE TORONTO

Canada’s Conference for People & Culture in Tech

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JUNE 3, 2026 • WESTIN HARBOUR CASTLE TORONTO

Why Tech Talent North

The tech landscape is evolving and so is the way we lead, hire and grow talent. Tech Talent North Eastern Edition brings together top HR and People & Culture leaders to tackle today’s biggest workforce challenges.

From AI-driven hiring to the future of hybrid work, this one-day, high-impact conference is designed to keep you ahead of the curve.

Join 300+ senior people and culture leaders as we connect, learn, and shape the future of work together.

Conference Overview
Chair Announcement

Joanna Kmiec, Tech Talent North, Eastern Edition

Joanna (Jo) Kmiec is a Global Chief People Officer (CPO) with a track record of connecting business performance with human potential. With leadership experience across North America, Europe, EMEA, and APAC, she has guided organizations through high-growth phases, M&A integrations and large-scale cultural transformation.

A strategic and results-driven leader, Jo brings a people-first approach grounded in empathy, innovation and execution. She is passionate about the evolving world of work and the intersection of technology, talent and culture, helping organizations build scalable people strategies that drive sustainable success.

As Chair, Jo helps shape a program aligned to the realities senior People leaders face today: strengthening leadership capability, elevating employee experience and aligning culture with business outcomes.

Joanna Kmiec

she/her

Chief People Officer

Loopio
Explore the Conversations

Featured 2026 Program

A full day of conversations for People leaders navigating growth, pressure, and transformation inside tech.

Hear how senior operators are approaching AI, performance, workforce design, and leadership in a more complex environment.

Leading Teams Through The Fire

How leaders stabilize teams and make clear decisions when pressure becomes the operating environment.

The CPO In The Boardroom

Defending headcount, translating talent strategy into financial terms, and influencing at the highest level.

The Skinny On AI In HR

What’s actually working, what’s overhyped, and where AI is creating real value inside People teams.

Designing Work In The Age Of AI

Rethinking roles, workflows, and team structure as AI becomes embedded in how work gets done.

Killing The Annual Review

Why legacy performance models are breaking down and what leaders are putting in their place.

Tech CPOs Unfiltered

Senior leaders share what worked, what failed, and what they would never do again.

2026 Steering Committee

Our Steering Committee of top Canadian HR experts help us craft our program to offer diverse insights to optimize people ops, attract top talent, and boost retention in tech.

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Jocelyne Beaulieu

she/her

Head of People & Operations

Koru

Michelle Brooks

she/her

Chief People & Culture Officer

Security Compass

Gayle Horyn

Vice President, People & Culture

Maplesoft

Sarika Lamont

Chief People Officer

Vidyard
JUNE 3, 2026 • WESTIN HARBOUR CASTLE TORONTO

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What Leaders Say

Hear From Our Tech Talent North Alumni

“Having that chance to connect with people who are deeply thinking about things you care about, is very valuable.”

Janeen Speer
Chief People Officer, Benevity

“At TTN, it’s nice to see hungry minds that are trying to soak it all in, and absorb different approaches to recruitment – those types of people that are willing to think outside the box are what I’m most excited about, and it’s what I’ll walk away with.”

Manu Varma
External Relations, Uncommon Purpose

“The biggest value at TTN is you get to hear the latest research on how to be the most effective HR leader within the workplace. It’s also nice to keep up-to-date with our skills, and learn and grow together, and also build that community knowing that we’re not alone.”

Lorie Corcuera
Head of HR, NA West, DNEG

“This is my “must attend” conference as the topics are relevant to the tech industry, it was also a wonderful place to share knowledge and to learn from the tech HR community.”

Monica Tsai
Chief of Staff, Kabam Games

“I am continually impressed with the subject matter and quality of the speakers. It is also a fantastic opportunity to meet other HR professionals in similar industries.”

Katie Reynolds
People & Culture Manager, Monstercat

“This is the only conference focused on the unique talent needs of the tech community. You walk away with practical solutions to real challenges.”

Paul Rubenstein
Chief People Officer, Visier

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Over the past few years, compensation became the fastest way organizations could respond to a market that wasn’t slowing down. It helped teams secure talent quickly, hold onto critical skills, and stay competitive when demand consistently outpaced supply. At Tech Talent North, Western Edition, Liz Elliott and Jennifer Kwong from Mercer shared what they’re seeing across the market and where that shift is showing up most clearly inside organizations.
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Scaling Teams Globally: 4 Ways HR Leaders Can Reduce Friction

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Hiring With Intention In A Soft Employer’s Market: Insights From Jonathan Morse

Today’s hiring market is neither booming nor frozen. Instead, it sits in a more complex middle ground, creating both opportunity and hesitation for People and Culture leaders. When we spoke with Jonathan Morse, Director of Staffing Services at Microserve Canada, he described it as “a soft employer’s market.” Talent is available and actively looking, yet this isn’t a return to an employer-dominated landscape where compensation drops and leverage shifts dramatically.It’s a more measured environment. Organizations have options if they are willing to hire and what determines success isn’t access to talent but clarity in how they move.
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Beyond the Hype: Where AI Is Actually Improving HR Performance

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Hiring in 2026: What HR Leaders Need To Pay Attention To

Hiring has always relied on trust. You assess experience, listen for judgement, look for values alignment and assume the person on the other side of the screen is being honest. At Tech Talent North Western Edition, Timothy Khoo-Jones, VP of Strategic Growth & Human Capital at Hillspire, explained why that assumption now needs closer attention. His session, The New Face of Fraud, captured what many HR leaders are already encountering: candidate fraud is evolving quietly and it’s getting harder to detect.
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The Augmented Workforce: Preparing People, Not Just Systems

AI is no longer just a digital tool sitting behind a screen. It’s beginning to enter physical workplaces, taking shape as machines that move, lift, assemble and interact with the real world. For People and Culture leaders, this raises new questions about jobs, skills, trust and what it really means to prepare a workforce for what’s next. At the Tech Talent North, Western Edition, Lewisa Anciano, Fractional Chief People Officer at Sanctuary AI, and Ben Nyland, Strategic Advisor at Sanctuary AI and former CEO of Loop Energy, offered a grounded, reality-checked look at what an augmented workforce actually means today.
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Building A Borderless Workforce: 4 Tactical Plays For HR Leaders

As tech companies reach beyond Canadian borders, People and Culture leaders are finding themselves at the centre of global expansion. Building teams across countries means navigating new laws, new cultures, and new ways of working, often all at once. At Tech Talent North, Western Edition, Joyce Hung (Global Relay) and Paul Callaghan (Taylor Wessing) broke down what it really takes to expand internationally with confidence. Their session, The Borderless Workforce Advantage, delivered practical insights from scaling teams across the UK, US, EMEA and beyond.
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Culture Under Pressure: 6 Tactical Plays HR Leaders Can Use Now

Across the tech sector, organisations continue navigating restructures, leadership transitions and shifting priorities. For People and Culture teams, the challenge isn’t just managing the operational side of change, it’s protecting trust, clarity and culture when people need it most. At this year’s Tech Talent North, Western Edition, the breakout session Keeping Culture Intact Through Layoffs & Leadership Changes brought this topic to the forefront. Moderated by Shawn Hewat (CEO & Co-Founder, Wavy), the panel featured Tara Ataya (Hootsuite), Shannon Archambault (IFS Copperleaf) and Tina Lai (Kabam).
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Riding The Tide: How High-Performing Teams Move Through Uncertainty

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