2026 Call for Speakers!

Speaker Information

Payscale is seeking speakers for multiple opportunities in 2026.

We are seeking energetic and engaging people with subject matter expertise in compensation management as well as HR leaders, talent acquisition leaders, and finance leaders for where those roles intersect with compensation.

Opportunities include:

Our annual virtual event: Compference26
Our webinar program
Comp and Coffee podcast
World at Work Total Rewards 2027

Compference26 will be taking place September 15-17 2026.

Speakers must be available for speaker dates as well as prep time leading up to the event so we will ask about your PTO and general availability.

Speakers are preferably Payscale customers and advocates (Payfactors, Marketpay, Paycycle, Datapeople) but we will consider consultants and analysts who are fans of Payscale products.

Speaking is based on merit and is unpaid. All applicants will be considered. As speaking is an ongoing opportunity, you will only be notified if selected.

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* 1. Submitter's Information (Skip if you are the proposed speaker.)

Full Name

Company

Job Title

Email Address

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* 2. Speaker's information (One speaker only)

Full Name *

Company *

Job Title *

State/Province

Country

Email Address *

Phone Number (optional)

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* 3. Which of the following most closely describes the speaker?

HR Executive Leader (CHRO/CPO/VP/Dir), including Total Rewards

VP or Director of Talent Acquisition and Retention

Leader in another department (e.g. Finance, Operations)

Small business owner

HR Practitioner or Generalist

HR Business Partner (HRBP)

Compensation Practitioner

Compensation Consultant

Academic or Researcher

Employment Lawyer

Nonprofit / Activist

HR Vendor, Service Provider, or Payscale Partner

Payscale Employee

Other

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* 4. LinkedIn profile if you have one.

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* 5. Please include a short bio (50 words) written in third person.

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* 6. Please upload a headshot

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* 7. For which events are you interested in speaking?

Compference 2026 (Sep 15-17, 2026)

Payscale Webinars

Comp & Coffee Podcast

World at Work Total Rewards 2027

Provide additional context for your interest

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* 8. Have you spoken before with Payscale?

Yes

If applicable, please provide the context in which you have been a speaker in the past

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* 9. Are you a Payscale customer?

Yes - Payfactors, Marketpay, Paycycle, Other

Former customer

Consultant who uses Payscale products for clients

Not Applicable (Analyst, Academic, etc.)

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* 10. What Payscale product(s) do you use? (Select all that apply)

Payfactors

Marketpay

Paycycle

Datapeople

Other

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* 11. Can you sign a speaker's agreement enabling broad public promotion of your session?

Yes

Unsure

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* 12. Are you most comfortable owning a presentation or being on a panel?

Presentation -- and I can create slides

Panel -- I do not want to create slides

Either -- I am comfortable creating a presentation or being on a panel

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* 13. Do you have vacation or PTO coming up that may impact your availability to prep for speaking?

Yes

If yes, when are you unavailable?

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* 14. In order to consider you as a speaker, we need to know what stories, insights, recommendations, or expertise you have to share that would make your perspective valuable. What are you most interested in speaking about? More thorough responses will receive greater consideration.

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* 15. We sometimes slot speakers for "hot topics" where we have a gap. Please select any of the following topics where you would have particularly strong insights to share. Elaborate in the comment box, particularly if you have a fresh take or a good success story.

Strategic alignment between compensation and talent acquisition

Strategic alignment between compensation and finance

Strategic alignment between compensation and people managers

Preparing salary budgets and managing annual pay increases

Benchmarking fast-moving, critical, niche, hybrid, or complex jobs

Job descriptions, job architecture, career pathing, and rewarding progression

Pay transparency, compliance, and best practices for job postings

Creating effective pay communications to combat misinformation

Impact of AI on organizational effectiveness, employee morale, and job management

Applying skills differentials for emerging roles and skills, including AI

Experiences (good or bad) using AI for compensation management

Getting buy-in and reporting ROI on compensation management software

Retention strategies, off-cycle pay increases, and total rewards

Please elaborate (any good stories to tell?)

2026 Call for Speakers!

Speaker Information

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* 1. Submitter's Information (Skip if you are the proposed speaker.)

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* 2. Speaker's information (One speaker only)

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* 3. Which of the following most closely describes the speaker?

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* 4. LinkedIn profile if you have one.

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* 5. Please include a short bio (50 words) written in third person.

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* 6. Please upload a headshot

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* 7. For which events are you interested in speaking?

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* 8. Have you spoken before with Payscale?

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* 9. Are you a Payscale customer?

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* 10. What Payscale product(s) do you use? (Select all that apply)

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* 11. Can you sign a speaker's agreement enabling broad public promotion of your session?

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* 12. Are you most comfortable owning a presentation or being on a panel?

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* 13. Do you have vacation or PTO coming up that may impact your availability to prep for speaking?

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* 14. In order to consider you as a speaker, we need to know what stories, insights, recommendations, or expertise you have to share that would make your perspective valuable. What are you most interested in speaking about? More thorough responses will receive greater consideration.

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* 15. We sometimes slot speakers for "hot topics" where we have a gap. Please select any of the following topics where you would have particularly strong insights to share. Elaborate in the comment box, particularly if you have a fresh take or a good success story.

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* 16. What is a topic or challenge you are eager to see covered at Compference26?