The 2026 Leading Edge Consortium: Assessment in a New Era will bring together leading experts in assessment to share emerging insights, research, and practical applications. Register now and join us October 1-2 in Baltimore for  2 days of impactful sessions, plus add-on workshops with deep dives into select topics.

The speakers for the 2026 SIOP Leading Edge Consortium: Assessment in a New Era will focus on how advances in technology, analytics, and changing workforce expectations are reshaping assessment strategy, design, validation, and use. Sessions will explore emerging tools, methods, and insights, including the thoughtful use of AI, to support sound, defensible decisions.

Speakers include leaders in academia from Rice University, Columbia University, Clark Atlanta University, University of Iowa, University of Minnesota, and Baruch College; and thought leaders and experts in assessment from companies such as Johnson & Johnson, Proctor & Gamble, Walmart, Amazon, APTMetrics, HackerRank, Hogan Assessments, PDRI, SHL, and others. Review the complete lineup of speakers in the schedule.

Three in-person, add-on Preconsortium Workshops with expert presenters will be offered on Thursday, October 1, prior to the main program:

  • New AI Tools, New Risks: Legal Insights for Assessment in a Changing Landscape
  • The I-O’s AI Toolkit: Practical Applications for Organizational Interventions
  • Beyond the Test: Unlock the Value of Assessment Data Across the Talent Lifecycle

Attendees to the LEC workshops and program can make hotel reservations at the Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel in Baltimore, MD under the SIOP block through September 3, 2026, for a reduced rate.

Register now.

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