UNLEASH 2026 recap: sponsor news from Paris week

UNLEASH 2026 ran October 20–22 at the Paris Convention Centre. Our snapshot of the official sponsor list has 130 companies, 129 of them matched to DHRMap profiles. The conference ran the same week as HR Tech 2026 in Las Vegas, and many vendors covered both. This recap covers news about the listed sponsors from the conference week; only one item below says it was announced at UNLEASH — the rest is sponsor news published the same week, labeled as such.

Announced at the show

• Cornerstone unveiled Cornerstone Workforce Planning and Cornerstone Agent Ready, debuting at HR Tech and UNLEASH 2026, to help organizations plan for and integrate agentic AI into their workforces. Read the item

Agentic AI moves into the HCM suites

Our daily wrap of October 19 framed the week's question: who governs the AI worker? The large suite vendors on the sponsor list answered with product.

• SAP SuccessFactors published what's new in its second-half 2026 HCM release. Read the story It also described agentic AI and a talent intelligence hub for understanding workforce capability in the same release. Read the item
• Oracle, also a sponsor here, announced Fusion Claw-powered agentic applications for HR at the HR Technology Conference in Las Vegas the same week. Read the item
• Workday and Accenture announced a partnership to deploy agentic AI within HR and finance operations, according to Digital Terminal. Read the story
• Deel launched Pangaea, a family of language models built for global employment and compliance, together with its internal AI lab Emet, according to Deel. Read the item

Workforce intelligence and planning

• TalentNeuron and Boston Consulting Group announced a partnership to help organizations redesign their workforces for AI, according to PR Newswire. Read the item
• Visier showcased an expanded Workforce Context Engine, positioned as an AI foundation layer for enterprise HR, according to PR Newswire. Read the item

Recruiting

• Phenom was named a Luminary in two Agentic AI Innovation assessments by Everest Group, according to Morningstar. Read the story
• Findem launched Authenticity Suite Pro to flag suspicious applicants before interviews, according to the company. Read the item

Deals

• HR Path acquired Payroll Experts Australia, expanding its payroll and HR services in Australia, according to PR Newswire. Read the story
• Leena AI received an investment from IBM Ventures to accelerate agentic AI across enterprise back-office functions, according to PR Newswire. Read the item
• Workday raised $2.5 billion in a senior notes offering for debt refinancing and general operations. Read the item

The sponsor list

The event page has the full sponsor list, the category mix and the companies that were also on the HR Tech 2026 exhibitor list the same week.

--- This recap was drafted by DHRMap's AI editor from DHRMap's own coverage of the conference week and is editorially independent. Every item links to the story it comes from; vendor claims are attributed, not endorsed. Items are news about listed sponsors from the conference week; an item was announced at the show only where it says so.