Talent Connect

See you next year: Week of October 18, 2027
In person and global broadcast

Work, like never before.

Talent Connect is where work leaps forward. Those endless AI possibilities? Now endlessly possible. For your hiring. Your people. Your teams. Come for the expert-led conversations, the latest work-ready tools, and fresh ways to bring your talent strategies to life. Leave ready for what’s next.

Summit (in-person)

Talent Connect brought together expert-led conversations, work-ready tools, and fresh ways to bring talent strategies to life.

Show (virtual)

Talent Connect Show brought talent, HR, and recruiting professionals around the world a front-row seat to the visionaries shaping what’s next. Viewers heard from industry trailblazers and learned about the latest LinkedIn innovations through the Talent Connect main stage.

Keynote Speakers

Meet the 2026 keynote speakers who inspired fresh ways to bring talent strategies to life.

  • Dan Shapero

    Chief Executive Officer, Chief Executive Officer, LinkedIn

  • Brené Brown

    Research Professor & New York Times Best Selling AuthorResearch Professor & New York Times Best Selling Author

  • Scott McGuckin

    VP, Global Talent Acquisition, VP, Global Talent Acquisition, Cisco

  • Leland Melvin

    Astronaut & Space Thought LeaderAstronaut & Space Thought Leader

  • Alyssa Merwin

    Global VP, Talent Solutions, Global VP, Talent Solutions, LinkedIn

  • Dan Reid

    VP, Product Management, VP, Product Management, LinkedIn

  • Mariana Atencio (Host)

    Expert on Trust, Communication, & Resilience; Journalist; AuthorExpert on Trust, Communication, & Resilience; Journalist; Author

Content Themes

Talent leaders discussed and worked to solve some of the industry’s biggest challenges.

AI Evaluation & Value Proof

Sessions explored how to define AI success, connect initiatives to measurable business outcomes, and build credible business cases.

Visions become reality at Talent Connect.

Take a look back at highlights from 2025.