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Preconsortium Workshops
Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026
Time
Workshops & Speakers
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Workshop Attendee Lunch
For Workshop Attendees Only
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
New AI Tools, New Risks: Legal Insights for Assessment in a Changing Landscape
Vicki Lipnic, Resolution Economics
Katey Foster, APTMetrics
Jenny Yang, Outten & Golden LLP
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
The I-O's AI Toolkit: Practical Applications for Organizational Interventions
Ben Hawkes, The Hiring Science Studio & TAPnet
Michael Bazigos, Columbia University & CultureShifts Consulting
Participants must bring a connected device.
Recommended but not required: capability to connect directly to an AI foundational model, like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, etc. (Note that some employer issued laptops have security barriers that may prevent such connections.)
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Beyond the Test: Unlock the Value of Assessment Data Across the Talent Lifecycle
Christina Norris-Watts, Johnson & Johnson
Kendrick Settler, Walmart
Session Schedule
Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026
Time
Sessions & Speakers
1:00 - 1:05 p.m.
Welcome and Introduction
Emily Solberg, SHL & Tony Boyce, Savo.ai (Co-Chairs)
1:05 - 1:35 p.m.
Opening Keynote
I-O Psychology: A Once-in-a-Century Opportunity? Suggestions and Provocations from the Outside Looking In
Thomas Otter, Acadian Ventures
1:35 - 2:35 p.m.
Future of Assessments
The future of hiring technology: addressing the social dilemma of candidate selection
Steve Hunt, Crosschq
I/Os Role in the Future of Hiring- What Does the Data Say?
Charles Handler, ProboTalent / Rocket-Hire
When the Individual Is No Longer Alone: Rethinking What Assessment Scores Mean in an AI-Augmented World
Sara Gutierrez, SHL
Proceed with Caution: AI’s Use in Executive Assessment and Development
Jimmy Davis, Blacksmith Impact Partners & Clark Atlanta University
2:35 - 3:15 p.m.
Poster & Coffee Break
3:15 - 4:15 p.m.
Assessment Delivery and Reporting Innovations
Emily Campion, University of Iowa
Beyond Multiple Choice: AI-Enabled Immersive Conversations for Assessing Leadership Agility
Kate McLean, Heidrick & Struggles
Trust-by-Design AI for Assessment Reporting: Validation, Guardrails, and Human Oversight in Narrative Delivery
Carolyn Hass, SuccessFinder
Built In or Bolted On? Accessibility in Modern Assessment Delivery
Krystyn Ramdial, Proctor & Gamble
Can We Still Trust Unproctored Tests? Behavioral Telemetry, Deterrence, and Proctoring in the AI Era
Tariq Shaban, Miraai
The Paradox of AI: How It Both Threatens and Protects Assessment Integrity
Jeff Facteau, HackerRank
4:15 - 5:30 p.m.
Legislation, Ethics, and Fairness
Kristen Pryor, DCI Consulting Group
The Current Regulatory and Enforcement Landscape for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Kalpana Kotagal, Commissioner, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Expert panel on Laws, Ethics, and Fairness in Assessment
Adam Klein, Outten & Golden LLP
Michelle Duncan, Silberman Law PC (former DOL Solicitor)
Richard Landers, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities (SIOP President)
Antoinette Tull, Hurtle, LLC (former CHRO, City of Richmond Police)
5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Reception
6:30 p.m. onward
Networking Event (Optional)
Friday, Oct. 2, 2026
Time
Sessions & Speakers
7:00 - 8:00 a.m.
Breakfast
8:00 - 8:05 a.m.
Welcome Back
Emily Solberg, SHL & Tony Boyce, Savo.ai (Co-Chairs)
8:05 - 8:30 a.m.
Assessment in Government
The Future of Public Sector Assessment and Hiring
Elizabeth Kolmstetter, Elizabeth K. Solutions
8:30 - 9:30 a.m.
Broader Use of Assessments
Amber Burkhart, Valmont
The Future of Leadership Assessment and Development
Greg Haudek, Hogan Assessments
Attribute Assessment in Team Contexts
Alexandra M. Harris-Watson, Purdue University
Beyond the Survey: Reimagining Assessment for Coaching and Organizational Intelligence
Derrick Carpenter, BetterUp
Ambient Assessment for Work-Embedded Skill Evaluation
Tracy Kantrowitz, PDRI
9:30 - 10:10 a.m.
Poster & Coffee Break
10:10 - 11:00 a.m.
The Great I-O Debate-alogue: The Good, the Bad, and the Complicated
(Topics include Skills, Cognitive Ability, AI, and the future of I-O Science and Practice)
Richard Landers, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities (SIOP President)
Elizabeth Kolmstetter, Elizabeth K. Solutions
Doug Reynolds, APTMetrics
11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Scoring and Validation Innovations
Toni Locklear, APTMetrics
When AI Does Assessment, Why Are We Needed?
James Meaden, The Alive Institute and Codility
Building Trustworthy AI Assessments: Why Psychometrics Matters More Than Ever
Tianjun Sun, Rice University
Better than Human? It Depends....
Mike Fetzer, AON
Toward Transforming Assessment Center Design and Scoring with Large Language Models
Bradley Pitcher, APTMetrics
12:15 - 1:30 p.m.
Lunch & Learn
Interactive sessions with sponsors
Reality Check: Is Your Skills Strategy Built to Last
SHL
Meeting the Moment: Multiple Perspectives on Assessment in a Fast-Changing Talent Landscape
Deloitte
1:30 - 3:00 p.m.
Assessment Design Innovations
Nick Koenig, Walmart
Navigating Uncharted Territory: The Endurance of Scientific Principles in Assessment Innovation
Emily Campion, University of Iowa
Beyond “Bias-Free”: Ensuring Accountability in AI Assessment Vendors
Ben Hawkes, TAPnet
Leveraging Eye Tracking Technology to Dynamically Measure Visual Abilities
Charles Scherbaum, Baruch College, CUNY
In the Age of AI, Are the Fundamental I-O Assessment Principles Still Fundamental?
Beth Bynum, HumRRO
From Constructs to Content: A GenAI-Powered Workflow for End-to-End Assessment Development
MQ Liu, Amazon
Assessing Talent in the Age of AI: Measuring Human Capability in Human-AI
Kendrick Settler, Walmart
3:00 - 3:25 p.m.
Closing Keynote
Shattering the Proxy: Rebuilding the Science of Measuring Capability
Alex Alonso, SHRM
3:25 - 3:30 p.m.
Final Closing
Emily Solberg, SHL & Tony Boyce, Savo.ai (Co-Chairs)
Poster Presenters
Poster Number
Poster Presenter
Affiliation
Poster Title
1
HumRRO
Keeping It Certified Fresh: Practical Innovations Helping Established Assessment Programs Meet Evolving Demands
2
Korn Ferry Institute
Detecting AI Use in Forced-Choice Personality and Leadership Assessments
4
LDW
Building Fluency in an AI-Enabled Organization: A Practitioner’s Framework to AI Orientation
6
LDW
Executive Assessment views from the field: Professional engagement with an AI boost
8
Organisation Solutions
Moving from Insights to Outcomes: Leveraging AI and Leadership Assessments to Build Leadership Pipeline
9
SHL
Building Responsible AI Assessments: An Applied Case Study in Regulatory Compliance
12
Surpass Assessment
Technology- enabled, AI- informed clinical performance assessment for the modern workforce
13
Virbela
Assessing Behavior Under Pressure: From Static Evaluation to Adaptive, Simulation-Based Measurement
