In this exclusive session, Stacey Harris and Cliff Stevenson will unveil the most important findings from the 2024–2025 Sapient Insights HR Systems Survey, with a headline focus on the rising strategic influence of HR in technology decision-making.
Attendees will gain expert insight into:
- How AI is transforming core HR tech categories, from performance management to the broader talent management space.
- What’s driving current and future buyer behavior in the enterprise market.
- Where strategic HR must lead — including governance, ethics, and tech alignment with workforce strategy
You’ll leave with research-backed answers to the big questions keeping strategic HR leaders up at night — and a clearer path forward for your own tech strategy.
Meet the Presenters
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Stacey Harris
Stacey Harris is the Chief Research Officer and a Managing Partner at Sapient Group, a woman-owned Human Resources, Research, & Business Management consulting firm based in Atlanta, GA. She has been a leading member of the HR practices and technology research community since 2007, producing groundbreaking research on high-impact HR organizations, enterprise HR technology, and key practices across the talent management spectrum. Stacey previously served as vice president of research and analytics for Sierra-Cedar, overseeing Sierra-Cedar
Annual HR Systems Survey and Research. Prior to joining Sierra-Cedar, Stacey held executive-level roles with Bersin & Associates and Brandon Hall Group and worked as an industry advisor and HR leader for multiple Fortune 100 organizations around the world. Stacey is frequently included in Human Resource Executive® and the HR Technology Conference’s Top 100 HR Tech Influencers list. She sits on the International Human Resource Information Management (IHRIM) Board of Directors, overseeing strategy and education in her role as Vice Chair.
Stacey is the author of “Introduction to HR Technology: Understand How to Use Technology to Improve Performance and Processes,” the essential guide for new and seasoned HR professionals. Stacey holds MA and BA degrees in Education and Communications from Kent State and Ashland University.
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Cliff Stevenson
Cliff Stevenson is the Director of Research for Sapient Insights Group, a woman-owned Human Resources & Business Management consulting firm based in Atlanta, GA. Cliff is responsible for development and is one of the primary authors of the HR Systems Survey Whitepaper. Cliff was previously an analyst with Brandon Hall Group and the Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp). Cliff's experience as a human capital research analyst has focused on HCM, emerging HR tech, innovation, talent acquisition, data and analytics, performance management, and employee retention. Before becoming an analyst, he was the head of HR for a Boston RPO firm. Cliff received his master’s degree in organizational development from Suffolk University, and bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of South Florida.
SHRM certification has approved this webinar for 1 PDC toward SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP recertification. A program code will be provided at the end of the webinar.