People Strategy Summit
People Strategy Summit
December 10, 2025
One day, countless insights — People Strategy built for scale, not theory.
THE virtual People Strategy Summit
A one-day virtual event built for founders, People Team leaders, and operators at early-stage and scaling companies.
Unlike traditional HR conferences designed for Fortune 500s, this summit delivers operator-led insights, real playbooks, and candid stories from the trenches.
You’ll walk away with practical strategies to build People Operations that scale — without the fluff, theory, or enterprise bloat.
December 10, 2025
Our
Speakers
Sinye Tang
Sinye is an operations leader and startup advisor with hands-on experience building technology companies. Sinye has led finance and operations teams at Series A -F and publicly traded technology companies. She has a track record of excellence working with established C-suite executives and first-time founders, building new leadership teams, and working with investors. Sinye takes a pragmatic approach to high-growth initiatives, business model shifts, M&A, and scaling missions with a focus on driving thoughtful, clear decision making.
Amee Parekh
Amee is a seasoned HR executive with deep expertise scaling people operations in high-growth, global organizations. She most recently served as SVP of Human Resources at Hims & Hers, where she led the full people organization through rapid expansion. Previously, she led HR for UberEats US & Canada and held leadership roles at Expedia Group and IBM. Amee holds a Master’s from Cornell’s ILR School and brings a pragmatic, growth-oriented approach to building resilient teams.
Kristina Karcic
Kristina is the Founder of Karcic Partners, a firm redefining HR as a capital protector—not a cost center. She partners with founders and executives to prevent toxic culture creep, strengthen operating models, and embed people strategies that drive valuation and scale. With over 20 years of leadership experience at HUMAN Security and Sisense, Kristina is recognized for aligning human capital with business performance, guiding complex transformations, and advising high-growth companies on building resilient organizations in the era of AI.
Jen Fox
Jen is an executive coach and resilience strategist who works with high-growth companies to strengthen leadership, team effectiveness, and adaptability. She is a certified PR6 Resilience Coach and DiSC expert with 25 years of experience helping organizations navigate pressure, change, and organizational complexity. Jen equips leaders with practical tools they can apply immediately to maximize performance under pressure, translate intention into action, and lead effectively in environments defined by uncertainty and rapid growth.
Amy Pagett, SPHR
Amy is a People Ops leader turned fractional CHRO and project-based consultant. After 12 years in senior HR roles, she founded HR Insight Consulting and LeaveAssist to support growing companies with practical, scalable People Operations. She specializes in employer branding, workforce planning, and culture development, drawing on hands-on experience with teams from early stage to 500 employees. Amy brings a thoughtful, collaborative approach grounded in clarity, communication, and real-world execution.
Jena Booher, Ph.D.
Jena is a business psychologist and startup advisor who helps executives build high-performing, psychologically healthy cultures. Drawing on her Ph.D. in Psychology, a decade on Wall Street, and research on courage, she guides high-growth companies through critical inflection points. Jena blends behavioral science with business strategy to strengthen leadership alignment, improve engagement, and reduce turnover, resulting in resilient organizations built for sustainable success.
Elliot Epstein
Elliot Epstein is the Founder of Luminary People Advisors, where he advises CEOs and senior leaders and builds scalable people systems, confident managers, and high-trust cultures. He has led People and Talent work across mission-driven organizations including Teach For America, Success Academy, Galileo Health, and Redesign Schools. A graduate of Brown University, Elliot brings a warm, practical, and collaborative approach to his work. He lives on the Upper West Side of Manhattan with his husband and two young daughters.
FAQs
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The People Strategy Summit is a one-day virtual event designed for HR and People leaders who want real, tactical tools to support fast-moving, high-growth companies. No fluff. No theory. Just practical guidance from operators who’ve actually built and scaled teams.
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If you’re leading People Ops, building HR from scratch, supporting a scaling team, or trying to bring more structure to a growing organization — this summit is for you. It’s also great for founders and business leaders who want a clearer, stronger approach to building and supporting their teams.
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This summit focuses on early-stage realities, not enterprise problems. Every session is grounded in what actually works inside resource-lean, fast-changing environments. Expect checklists, templates, frameworks, and “do this tomorrow” guidance — not ideas you can only implement with a 20-person HR team.
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The People Strategy Summit takes place virtually on December 10, 2025.
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It’s 100% virtual, so teams across all time zones can join.
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The summit covers the core areas today’s People leaders need to navigate growth with confidence, including:
Aligning leaders and founders around a clear People strategy
Making fast, effective decisions during scaling
Building foundational systems: leveling, compensation, performance reviews
Strengthening culture and trust using trauma-informed practices
Designing compensation structures that support fairness and growth
How HR leads (not chases) the future in an AI-driven world
Practical resilience tools for teams operating under constant change
Employer branding for companies with limited time, people, and budget
Designing an “all-in” culture with shared ownership and clear ways of working
Building early-stage DEI and ESG practices that are actionable and sustainable
Performance management that develops people (without unnecessary HR overhead)
Mental fitness frameworks that support HR teams and prevent burnouttion
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Our speakers are operators — HR leaders, psychologists, advisors, and founders — who have built teams from the ground up. They bring experience from fast-growing startups, complex transformations, and real-world People strategy implementation.
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Yes. All sessions will be recorded and you can get access to them through an all access pass after the day of the summit.
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Free to have access to the summit day of if you register before December 10. There are options to purchase all access pass that give you access to the full summit and exclusive content after December 10. We are offering early-bird pricing and standard registration options. Speakers and partners may share discount codes as well. Check our registration page for most up to date pricing
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You can register directly on the People Strategy Summit acess page. We’ll keep the page updated with speakers, schedule, pricing, and announcements.