UKG, the AI-first Workforce Operating Platform for HR, payroll, and workforce management, will put frontline workforce operations at the forefront of HR Tech 2026, with conversations and experiences focused on how organizations can better manage the complexity of work across people, locations, and shifts, in real-time.
UKG will showcase the CHRO's role in frontline workforce strategy at HR Tech 2026.
The event takes place October 19–22, 2026, at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.
Gretchen Alarcon will deliver a keynote at the HR Executive Strategy Summit.
Matthew Bragstad and John Schneider will lead roundtable discussions.
UKG's Demo Theater session will show how AI agents are reshaping hiring, enablement, and pay.
UKG is at Booth #4609.
For CHROs and HR leaders, the frontline represents one of the largest opportunities to improve how the enterprise operates. At HR Tech 2026, UKG will demonstrate how organizations can use workforce intelligence to move from insight to action — helping leaders respond to changing workforce conditions, support employees in the flow of work, and make better real-time decisions.
On Tuesday, Oct. 20, from 9:10–9:30 a.m. in Oceanside B Ballroom, UKG's SVP and General Manager of HCM and Pay, Gretchen Alarcon, will deliver a thought leadership keynote at the HR Executive Strategy Summit about the CHRO's new mandate: connecting people decisions to business outcomes in real time.
Also at the HR Executive Strategy Summit, Matthew Bragstad, Vice President of AI Go-to-Market, will lead a roundtable from 10:30-11:10 a.m. in Oceanside G Ballroom, followed by John Schneider, Vice President of Portfolio Marketing, from 2:50-3:30 p.m. in the same location. Both discussions will explore the workforce questions HR leaders need to answer for the C-suite and what CHROs should expect from the next generation of HCM.
Join UKG's Demo Theater session on Thursday, Oct. 22, at 9:15 a.m., to see how AI agents are reshaping hiring, employee enablement and pay.
When: October 19–22, 2026, at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.
Where: UKG Booth #4609. Skip the wait and book a personalized UKG product demo and meeting.
About UKG
UKG is the Workforce Operating Platform with unified HR, payroll, and workforce management, built to solve the unique challenges of frontline work. Powered by people-first AI and decades of labor data, UKG turns workforce intelligence into real-time decisions around staffing, pay, compliance, and productivity, enabling every worker to confidently take action as work happens. That's why more than 80,000 organizations worldwide trust UKG to run their workforce — not just manage it.
