Agenda

Join Pave’s summit for total rewards and compensation leaders from innovative companies.

San Francisco
San Francisco
October 6, 2026
October 6, 2026
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Day 1

Tuesday, October 6

8 – 9 AM

Breakfast & Registration

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9 – 9:10 AM

TRL 2026 Kickoff

9:10 – 9:55 AM

Pricing the AI Workforce

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Megan Baker, Senior Total Rewards Leader @ Cursor
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Yuki Horiguchi, VP People or Head of Compensation @ Databricks
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Matt Shirley, Head of Total Rewards @ Harvey AI
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Mike Weiss, Director of Total Rewards @ Thinking Machines
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9:55 - 10:40 AM

Predicting the Future of Labor by Studying the Frontier

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10:40 – 10:55 AM

Coffee & Snack Break

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11:00 – 11:40 AM

Equity, Redesigned

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Jon Burg, Founder, Managing Partner @ Infinite Equity
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Jessica Cheng, Sr Director, Compensation @ Instacart
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Hong Le, Global Compensation Program Manager @ Reddit
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Kamil Kaczynski, Senior Director, Specialized Compensation @ Atlassian
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Aaron Shapiro, Founder & CEO @ Carver Edison
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11:50 – 12:35 PM

Partner Breakout Sessions

Executive Equity Compensation: What’s Next in Award Design? hosted by Compensation Advisory Partners
The Context Behind Equity Strategy: Why Market Data and Company Realities Both Matter hosted by Infinite Equity
From Blueprint to Reality: Job Architecture That Scales with Your Business hosted by Nua Group
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12:35 – 1:35 PM

Lunch

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1:40 – 2:25 PM

Aligning Rewards With What Employees Value

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Marc Schoenen, Executive, Total Rewards @ Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies
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Adra Long, SVP, Head of Total Rewards @ Fanatics
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Jonathan Blick, Senior Manager, Compensation Partners @ Okta
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2:25 - 2:55 PM

Hire Pave Agent

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2:55 - 3:40 PM

Future of Total Rewards

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Frank Wagner, VP, Total Rewards and HR Shared Services @ Cloudflare
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Devin Engelsen, Managing Partner @ Wailea Partners
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Leah Springer, Senior Director, Compensation @ Snowflake
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3:40 – 4:00 PM

Coffee & Snack Break

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4:05 - 4:50 PM

Pay-for-Performance, Reimagined

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David Knopping, CEO and Managing Director @ Alpine Rewards
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Rohit Tayal, Senior Director, Global Compensation @ Palo Alto Networks
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Riad Hamade, Head of Compensation & Equity @ Ramp
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4:50 - 5:45 PM

AI for Compensation Teams

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Anne Strickland, Compensation, Executive Director @ Synopsys
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Leanne Constance Langer, VP, Global Total Rewards @ SymphonyAI
Josh Metzler
Josh Metzler, Compensation Partner @ Anthropic
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5:45 - 5:50 PM

Thank You & Closing Remarks

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6:00 – 8:00- PM

TRL After Party

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Day 2

Wednesday, Sept 10

8:30 – 9:00 AM

Breakfast & Registration

9:00 – 9:45 AM

Day 2 Keynote sponsored by Multiply Mortgage - Combating the Great Detachment with Innovative Solutions

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Rodney Bolton, Executive Director, Head of Industry Engagement @ Morgan Stanley for Work

9:45 AM – 10:30 AM

Back by Popular Demand: Navigating the Many Altitudes of Compensation

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David Knopping, Founder & Managing Director @ Alpine Rewards
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Meg Bear, CEO @ Meg Bear Advisory
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Michael McLernon, VP of Total Rewards @ Instacart
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Ali Rowghani, Former CFO/COO @ Twitter, and former Managing Partner of YC Continuity Fund

10:30 – 10:45 AM

Break

10:45 – 11:30 AM

The Future of Compensation: Where Do We Go From Here?

AlexCwirko-Godycki
Alex Cwirko-Godycki, VP, Marketing & Strategy @ Pave
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Mike Ng, Head of Total Rewards @ Stitch Fix
YukiHoriguchi
Yuki Horiguchi, VP of Total Rewards @ Databricks
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Colleen Burgess, Senior Director, Compensation @ Okta
ElleXing
Elle Xing, Senior Director, Global Head of Compensation @ Dropbox

11:30 – 11:45 PM

Closing Remarks

11:45 – 1:00 PM

Networking time