Cornerstone Connect Tour Unites Leading Voices Shaping Workforce Readiness
Cornerstone announces more speakers headlining Connect Live 2026 across major cities
SANTA MONICA, Calif. – May 11, 2026 – Cornerstone OnDemand Inc. -, a leader in workforce agility solutions, today unveiled additional speakers across its global Cornerstone Connect™ 2026 - tour, kicking off in New York City on May 20 at Spring Studios. Customer executives from Cisco, LKQ and Rathbones will be presenting at the event and share first-hand perspectives on shaping workforce readiness in the rapidly evolving intelligence era of talent.
The New York City event is the first stop of a worldwide tour reaching more than 15 cities, including Stockholm, Munich, Paris, London, Chicago, Sydney and Tokyo. Cornerstone Connect centers on one of the most urgent questions facing business leaders today: Howdo you lead through constant reinvention? Designed to move the answer from aspiration to action, each stop brings together CHROs, CPOs, CTOs, CIOs and their leadership teams not just to hear what’s possible with AI-powered talent intelligence, but to learn from the practitioners who are actively making it real inside some of today’s most complex enterprises driving this transformation within their organizations.
Taking the stage alongside Cornerstone executives and industry analysts across the tour will include:
- Brad Novak, Chief Technology Officer at Rathbones Group Plc
- Marci Paino, Chief Learning Officer, Cisco
- Lawrence Stevens, Director, Skills and Learning Ecosystem, Cisco
- Caroline Jing, Leader, Learning Strategy at Cisco
- Lenore Lang, Executive Vice President at Salesforce
- Jessica Buckridge, HR Strategy & Solutions at Deloitte
- Josh Silva, Principal at Educe
- Marc Richards, Strategic Program Director at LKQ
The complimentary May 20th event delivers a full day of insight, peer connection and forward-looking discovery, built for senior leaders who need an inspirational blueprint for how to balance the development of their people alongside AI-powered business intelligence. The program includes:
- Cornerstone leaders including CEO Himanshu Palsule, Chief AI Officer Guna Jayaraman, Chief People Officer Carina Cortez and Chief Marketing Officer Mini Peiris will explore what the intelligence era of talent means for organizations navigating reinvention right now.
- Industry analyst keynotes and panel discussions surfacing the strategies and decisions moving workforce performance forward. Guest speakers across the Connect series include: R “Ray” Wang, Principal Analyst, CEO and Founder of Constellation Research; Bo Lykkegaard, AVP for Software Research at IDC; Claire-Marie De Vulliod, Analyst and David Wilson, Founder and CEO at Fosway Group; Stacey Harris, Chief Research Officer & Managing Partner Owner, Sapient Insights Group.
- Insights sessions exploring the ideas and frameworks redefining workforce strategy for organizations that can’t afford to stand still.
- Innovation spotlights showcasing use-case driven demos of how new Cornerstone capabilities address real-world challenges.
- Networking throughout the day with industry peers, Cornerstone experts and ecosystem partners in the Solutions Showcase expo.
The 2026 Cornerstone Connect tour kickoff is proudly sponsored by:
- Titanium sponsor: Deloitte
- Platinum sponsor: Educe
- Gold sponsors: Bluewater Learning, eSkillz, GoodHabitz, Phenom Cloud, Sopra HR Software, talessio
Be part of the conversation that’s shaping the future of skills, talent, learning and workforce intelligence. Join us at a Cornerstone Connect event near you. Space is limited – find your city and register now to secure your spot: https://www.cornerstoneondemand.com/connect/ -
About Cornerstone
Cornerstone powers the potential of organizations and their people to thrive in a changing world. Cornerstone Galaxy™, the complete AI-powered workforce agility platform, meets organizations where they are. With Cornerstone Galaxy, organizations can identify skills gaps and development opportunities, retain and engage top talent, and provide multimodal learning experiences to meet the diverse needs of the modern workforce. Approximately 7,000 organizations and 140 million users in 186 countries use Cornerstone Galaxy to build high-performing, future-ready organizations and people today.
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