DisruptHR Kitchener-Waterloo (ON, Canada) will be held on Thursday, October 22, 2026, at Maxwell’s Concerts & Events and we’re excited to announce an awesome lineup of speakers for their 8th DisruptHR event!
Aqib Zia — People & Culture Manager at Logistics Alliance
“When content is free, experience is the moat.”
Dunja Vujovic — People & Culture Executive at TextNow
“Your AI Strategy Has a People Problem”
James Lord — Head of Americas at Refapp.com
“The Reference Check is a Lie (And Why We Keep Checking the Box)”
Kiara Graham — Leadership Development Manager at BioScript Solutions
“HR’s Next Job Is Deciding Where AI Goes First”
Kristina McDougall — Founder & Managing Partner at Artemis Canada
“The Last Analog Generation”
Nathalie Blais — Founder & CEO of Coach Academy
“Who is supporting the people, supporting everyone else?”
Neena Gupta — Partner at Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP
“To Err is Human, but to really F#%k up, you need AI”
Rafat Haque — Consultant at TWINN
“Connected by Technology, Disconnected by People”
Toni Kay — Founding Partner & Head of The People Stack at Larkwin Group Limited
“You Recruitment Problem isn’t Recruitment”
Winnifred Anderson — Founder & Leadership Coach at Winning Culture Consulting Group
“The Marriage You Didn’t Know You Had”
Thanks to DisruptHR Kitchener-Waterloo 8.0 Sponsors!
