Shine Conference SF | Thursday, April 30th, 9-5pm PST | The Pearl SF

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Join ~100 talent leaders, industry experts, and AI thought leaders in San Francisco for a day of real conversations shaping the future of hiring.

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Thursday, April 30th
9-5pm PST

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The Pearl SF
601 19th ST, San Francisco

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Speakers from 2025 included

What past attendees are saying

 ”Shine is consistently insightful. The group's size, seniority, and shared challenges and opportunities make collaboration more seamless than typical industry events.”
Tracy St.Dic
Global Head of Talent
“This was one of the most practical events I’ve attended—real, usable examples I can take straight back to my team. And packing that much insight into a single day made it incredibly valuable.”
Jeff Barker
VP of Talent Acquisition
“Attending the BrightHire Shine Conference was a real aha moment for me. It reminded me that recruiting can’t stay stagnant — we have to keep thinking bigger. The insights, innovation, and community at Shine are what truly elevate teams from good to great.”
Margaret Evans
Head of Recruiting Ops & Enablement
“Hearing perspectives from different companies and stages gave me new viewpoints and concrete solutions I’m excited to bring back to my team.”
Alex Caceres
Director of Recruiting
“This is a first-class event – There is high value today, but the real value is the long term relationships you can build with people fighting the same battles, and you can learn from each other.”
Cailean Baily
Founder

Meet the Speakers

Kerry Wang

Kerry Wang

Partner, AI Founder and Investor

Kerry Wang
Maxim Massenkoff

Maxim Massenkoff

Economist

Maxim Massenkoff
Kyle Forrest

Kyle Forrest

U.S. Future of HR leader

Kyle Forrest
Scott Dicke

Scott Dicke

Sr. Director, Global Recruitment

Scott Dicke
Becky McCullough

Becky McCullough

Vice President, Talent Acquisition & Mobility

Becky McCullough
Amrish Singh

Amrish Singh

Co-founder and CEO

Amrish Singh
Mar Carpanelli

Mar Carpanelli

Head of AI & Skills Research

Mar Carpanelli
Joshua Fattal

Joshua Fattal

Privacy, AI and Data Security Attorney

Joshua Fattal
Jason Lee

Jason Lee

Head of Digital Natives

Jason Lee
Soups Ranjan

Soups Ranjan

Co-founder and CEO

Soups Ranjan
Chris Abbass

Chris Abbass

CEO

Chris Abbass
Jeffrey Moore

Jeffrey Moore

Senior Vice President of Talent, Operations and Workspaces

Jeffrey Moore
Tracy St. Dic

Tracy St. Dic

Global Head of Talent

Tracy St. Dic
Brendan Ittelson

Brendan Ittelson

Chief Ecosystem Officer

Brendan Ittelson
Eric Yuan

Eric Yuan

Founder and CEO

Eric Yuan
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Agenda

Additional speakers and session details will be announced in the coming weeks. Throughout the day, we’ll also offer hands-on experiences for those who want a closer look at BrightHire’s latest product innovations.

AM

9:15-9:55am

The State of the Labor Market in the AI Era

Maxim Massenkoff, Economist at Anthropic

Mar Carpanelli, Head of AI and Skills Research at LinkedIn

9:55am-10:35am

Inside AI: Perspectives from the People Building It

Amrish Singh, Co-founder and CEO at Liberate

Kerry Wang, Partner at Accel

Jason Lee, Head of Digital Natives at OpenAI

11:05am-11:45am

The Rapidly Changing Landscape of Risk, Trust and Fraud

Joshua Fattal, Privacy, AI and Data Security Attorney, Morrison Foerster

Brendan Ittelson, Chief Ecosystem Officer, Zoom

Soups Ranjan, Co-founder and CEO, Sardine

11:45am-12:15pm

From Insight to Action: Reflection & Exchange (Interactive session)

Moderator: Porter Williams, VP of Customer Success at BrightHire

12:15-1:15pm

Lunch sponsored by Talentful

PM

1:15-1:55pm

Building the AI-Native TA Organization

Chris Abbass, CEO of Talentful

Tracy St. Dic, Global Head of Talent at Zapier

Scott Dicke, Sr. Director, Global Recruitment, at Handshake

1:55-2:35pm

Using AI to Raise the Bar on Quality of Hire

Kyle Forrest, U.S. Future of HR leader, Deloitte

Jeff Moore, Senior Vice President of Talent, Operations and Workspaces at Toast

Becky McCullough, Vice President, Talent Acquisition & Mobility at HubSpot

3:05-3:25pm

The Next Era of BrightHire

Ben Sesser, Co-founder and CEO at BrightHire

3:25-4:00pm

From Startup to $20B Scale: Zoom’s Journey

Eric Yuan, Founder and CEO at Zoom

4:00-5:00pm

Happy hour sponsored by Juicebox

Session times are subject to change

Inside Shine 2025

A glimpse into the conversations, community, and ideas that defined last year’s event.

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Due to limited spots, we are reserving this event for individuals in leadership positions (director+ level) in Talent Acquisition.

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