Phenom is packing its bags—and its AI agents—for a busy fall conference season. The applied AI company, best known for helping organizations hire faster, develop better, and retain longer, announced a slate of appearances across the most influential HR events of the year.
The agenda includes everything from live demonstrations of deployable AI agents to real-world customer case studies and the company’s hands-on AI and Automation Lab, designed to strip the hype out of AI and show attendees what’s actually working inside HR.
Why This Matters
AI in HR isn’t a future-tense concept anymore. With talent markets still unpredictable and efficiency under pressure, companies are desperate to see which tools can actually move the needle. Jonathan Dale, Phenom’s VP & GM of Global Marketing, didn’t mince words:
“It’s a critical time for companies to pick their AI partners of the future, ones who can help them work past the hype and put AI into practice for immediate and positive business impact,” he said.
In other words, the AI arms race in HR is no longer theoretical—it’s a live competition, and Phenom wants to prove it’s battle-tested.
What Phenom Is Showing Off
At each stop, Phenom will demo use-case-specific AI agents already deployed in the wild. These agents handle tasks such as:
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Running intake meetings
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Acting as candidate concierges
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Screening and sourcing talent
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Detecting fraud in applications
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Supporting executive search
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Offering career coaching to employees
The company’s framework for AI maturity—developed from hundreds of customer deployments—will also take center stage. It’s essentially a diagnostic model that tells HR leaders where their organization sits on the AI curve and how to level up.
The Tour: From Vegas to Paris to Munich
Phenom’s fall itinerary is stacked. Some highlights include:
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Workday Rising (Chicago, Sept 15–18): sessions on data-driven engagement and AI agent efficiency.
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HR Tech (Las Vegas, Sept 16–18): its full AI & Automation Lab, complete with interactive stations.
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SAP HR Connect BeLux (Brussels, Sept 23): simplifying talent strategies during digital transformation.
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UNLEASH World (Paris, Oct 20–22): immersive AI learning labs plus sessions on psychological safety in AI deployment.
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UKG Aspire (Las Vegas, Nov 3–6): showing UKG customers how AI improves engagement.
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IAMPHENOM Europe (Munich, Nov 6): the company’s flagship event arrives in Europe for the first time.
There are also boutique regional “Taste of Talent Experience” gatherings in U.S. cities like Denver, Charlotte, and Scottsdale, pairing intimate AI demos with curated dining.
The Big Stage: Phenom AI Day
On October 1, Phenom hosts AI Day, its virtual showcase drawing over 3,000 HR and IT pros worldwide. Sessions will tackle ethical AI, HR adoption roadblocks, and real-world applications bridging the gap between lofty strategies and everyday HR practice.
The Larger Picture
Phenom isn’t the only HR tech vendor banking on AI to draw crowds—Workday, Oracle, and SAP are all pushing applied AI narratives of their own. But where some competitors focus on platform-wide integrations, Phenom is positioning itself as the “deployable agent” company, giving HR teams modular, ready-to-work AI units rather than theoretical frameworks.
That pragmatism could resonate. The HR tech buyer has grown weary of AI hype cycles and is now asking a blunt question: “Show me what works.” Phenom’s fall tour seems designed to answer exactly that.
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