Disrupt HR Rochester

07/10/2026

HR Summer Boot Camp☀️: Build Your Own Learning Journey | AIHR

Our partners at AIHR | Academy to Innovate HR have launched the HR Summer Boot Camp—a series of free learning opportunities. In this installment you’ll learn how to build your own personalized HR learning journey with their Tell → Show → Do → Apply methodology which provides the tools and frameworks to confidently apply your new skills in your day-to-day work.

📚 Tell (Read) - Start with AIHR's Resource Library to access practical articles, guides, templates, and resources: https://www.aihr.com/blog/

📺 Show (Listen/Watch) - Witness concepts come to life through webinars and bite-sized learning on AIHR’s Youtube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/

🎓 Do (Practice) - Build skills with hands-on learning experiences and practical exercises through AIHR’s demo lessons: https://www.aihr.com/demo-portal/preview-lessons/

🚀 Now Apply (your skills to the Workplace). Turn learning into impact with AIHR's practical, online certificate programs. As a member of DisruptHR ROC, you're entitled to an exclusive 20% off any AIHR certificate program. 👉 Claim Your Discount Here: https://www.aihr.com/partner/disrupthr-rochester/

Whether you're exploring AI in HR, People Analytics, HR Business Partnering, or Leadership, the learning journeys are endless with AIHR.

07/01/2026

Class is in session! ☀️

Our partners at AIHR | Academy to Innovate HR are kicking off their HR Summer Boot Camp with a free masterclass designed to help HR professionals build future-ready skills and stay informed on emerging trends.

🤖 Masterclass: 4 AI Tools Every HR Professional Should Master
📅 July 23, 2026
⏰ 10:00 AM ET
💻 Free learning opportunity from AIHR

In this session, Erik van Vulpen, will share how HR professionals can use AI tools to work smarter, move faster, and bring more insight into everyday HR work.

You’ll learn how to:

• Use ChatGPT, Claude, and Copilot to support HR reporting and analysis
• Build evidence-based business cases using Consensus
• Turn research and documents into actionable insights with NotebookLM
• Create mockups and employer branding pages with Lovable — no coding required

This is a great opportunity for HR professionals who want practical exposure to AI tools and how they can be applied across the function.

👉 Reserve your spot here: https://aihr-academy.typeform.com/to/C2PMtSSi?typeform-source=www.google.com

06/19/2026

AI is moving fast, and HR professionals are being asked to keep up, build new skills, and understand how these tools can support the future of work.

As part of AI for HR Awareness Month, we’re sharing another free learning opportunity from AIHR | Academy to Innovate HR:

🤖 Free AI Learning Access
📅 Available June 1–30
⏱ 90 minutes of free AI learning
📚 From AIHR’s Artificial Intelligence for HR Certificate Program

This free learning access includes selected video lessons on:

• AI vs. GenAI
• Prompt Design Fundamentals & Accuracy
• Creating AI Chatbots
• Leveraging workflows with Claude for HR
• AI Strategy for HR

You’ll also get a practical exercise using AI and prompt chaining techniques to help resolve a conflict between two colleagues, a great way to move from learning about AI to actually practicing with it.

👉 Start your 90-minute free learning here: https://www.aihr.com/demo-portal/preview-lessons/artificial-intelligence-for-hr-certification/

06/17/2026

AI is quickly reshaping the way we work, and HR professionals are being asked to learn, adapt, and lead in real time.

We’re sharing this free learning opportunity from AIHR | Academy to Innovate HR as part of AI for HR Awareness Month:

🤖 Practical AI for HR Use Cases
📅 June 23
⏰ 10:00 AM ET
💻 Free Live Webinar

This practical, hands-on session will explore how AI can support everyday HR work across recruitment, learning and development, employee communications, performance management, and HR operations.

Participants will hear real-world examples, prompting techniques, and live demonstrations designed to help HR professionals build confidence and begin applying AI more effectively and responsibly.

Whether you’re just getting started with AI or looking for ways to improve your current workflows, this is a great opportunity to keep learning.

👉 Register here: https://aihr-academy.typeform.com/to/lDyOiWP8

05/05/2026

Still riding the energy from DisruptHR ROC 2026. ⚡

The moments on stage, the connections in the room, the conversations that kept going long after the talks ended - so awesome!

Huge shoutout to our photographer, Andrew Omoregie at Capture Media Studios, for capturing the heart of this event so perfectly.

Take a look, tag yourself, and drop your favorite moment! 👇

https://www.disrupthrroc.org/2026-event

🧬 Disrupt. Navigate. Adapt.

Thanks for joining DisruptHR ROC 6.0! We had so much fun! Also, thank you to Andrew Omoregie with for these awesome pics!2026 Event Pics!

04/30/2026

🚨 SOLD OUT. 🚨

Thank you for your excitement to join us tonight. The response to DisruptHR ROC has been incredible, and we’re so grateful for every single one of you who said yes to being in the room.

We can’t wait to see you, feel the energy, and experience this night together.

🧬 DNA: Disrupt. Navigate. Adapt.

Tonight is about showing up, leaning in, and being part of the shift.

In collaboration with the Golisano Institute for Business & Entrepreneurship, we’re bringing together a full room of people ready to challenge ideas, share bold perspectives, and build what’s next.

Doors open soon. Let’s go. ⚡

04/29/2026

One of our favorite parts of building this community is watching people show up, grow, and step into what they’re building.

Nancy is our little resident entrepreneur in DisruptHR ROC, and this year, she’s also one of our sponsors 💙

She’s the founder of Fancy Nancy Soaps, and what started as a passion at just 9 years old has turned into something real, tangible, and growing. At 11, she’s already showing all of us what it looks like to take an idea and actually do something with it.

If that’s not inspiration, I don’t know what is.

This is exactly what DisruptHR is about.

Not just ideas… but people taking action on them.

So proud to have you as part of this community, Nancy, and excited to see what you continue to build.

Be sure to check out Fancy Nancy Soaps at the event tomorrow 👏

🎟️ Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/disrupt-hr-rochester-2026-tickets-1982896107636?aff=oddtdtcreator

04/28/2026

👀 Quick update… only 43 tickets remain.

And if you’ve been around DisruptHR ROC before, you already know… once they’re gone, they’re gone.

This room hits different.It’s where ideas get tested. Where new voices step up.

Where conversations don’t stay surface-level.

🧬 DNA: Disrupt. Navigate. Adapt.

This year is about how you show up when things shift… not just around you, but within you.

We’re proud to bring this experience to life alongside the Golisano Institute for Business & Entrepreneurship, creating space for leaders, builders, and future disruptors to connect and challenge what’s next.

Grab your spot: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/disrupt-hr-rochester-2026-tickets-1982896107636?aff=oddtdtcreator

📍 April 30th at 5PM

43 seats left. Be one of them. ⚡

Get ready to challenge the status quo at Disrupt HR Rochester 2026 with this year's theme of DNA: Disrupt. Navigate. Adapt.

04/27/2026

⚡ 3 DAYS. ⚡

This is it.

DisruptHR ROC 2026 is almost here and the energy is building in a big way.

🧬 DNA: Disrupt. Navigate. Adapt.

This year’s theme is all about what’s already inside of you… your ability to shift, evolve, and lead through change.

In collaboration with the Golisano Institute for Business & Entrepreneurship, we’re bringing together business leaders, HR professionals, entrepreneurs, and emerging talent for a night that challenges the status quo and pushes thinking forward.

This isn’t your typical event. It’s fast-paced. It’s bold. It’s real ideas from real people stepping onto the stage and owning their voice.

And the best part… you’re in the room with them.

🎟️ 3 days left to grab your ticket:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/disrupt-hr-rochester-2026-tickets-1982896107636?aff=oddtdtcreator

📍 April 30th, 2026

If you’ve been waiting… don’t. Be in the room where ideas shift!

04/25/2026

This past week was our DisruptHR ROC rehearsal … and wow!
⚡ This is the part people don’t see.⚡

The practice.
The refinement.
The “does this even make sense?” moments.
And then… the shift.

You could literally watch it happen.

Speakers stepping onto the stage for the first time
Trying things out
Tweaking their message
Finding their rhythm
Owning their voice a little more each time

👉 THIS is what we are most proud of!!!
Not JUST the talks… but the transformation.

Because DisruptHR has never been about perfection. It’s about giving people the space to step up, speak up, and stretch beyond what feels comfortable.

⚡ And this group? They’re ready!
Jeff Knauss, Rupert A. Hayles, Jr., Kevyn Rustici, Hao Ying Glover, Liz Fakovic, Keishecka Miller, Rick Cognata, Hayden Glassman, Hernan Chiosso, CSPO, SPHR 💡, Elina Kokorotsis⚡️🚀, Caitlin Drago, ✨Kassy LaBorie, Barb Glassman

April 30th is going to be something special. Join us at the Golisano Institute for Business & Entrepreneurship. 50 tickets left!
🎟️ Get your ticket: DisruptHR ROC 2026 (in partnership with the Golisano Institute)

Thank you to Andrew Omoregie and Capture Media Studios for capturing the moments!