Events
People Synergy Summit Fall 2026
Where post-close execution meets real world results. Two days, seven speakers, one hackathon.
Join leaders across HR, corporate development, private equity, family offices, and integration who are turning people, leadership, and culture into engines of post-close value creation on every deal.
Two full days built around the core M&A challenges you face: total rewards harmonization, integration debt, earnout structures, real deal moments, and a team-based hackathon to apply it all.
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10:00 – 11:00 AM CTOpening Keynote
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11:30 AM – 12:30 PM CTBeyond Lift and Shift: Harmonizing Total Rewards After a MergerScott Hoffhines
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1:00 – 1:30 PM CTHuman Capital in M&A: Executive Research BriefingGreg Schlimm
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1:30 – 2:00 PM CTBeyond the Purchase Price: How Earnouts and Holdbacks Shape HR DecisionsMichael Skarda
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2:30 – 3:30 PM CTM&A ConfidentialModerator: Dr. Susan Hanold | Featured Practitioner: Naveen Nagpal
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10:00 – 11:00 AM CTIntegration Debt: The Hidden Cost of Misdirected IntegrationModerator: Jennifer Fondrevay | Panelist: Eiron Roffey
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11:30 AM – 12:15 PM CTClosing KeynoteDr. Mary Cianni
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12:30 – 3:30 PM CTAI + M&A Deal HackathonTeam-based competition | Apply what you've learned
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AI + M&A Deal Hackathon
AI is changing how deals get done. This half-day, in-person hackathon puts you on a team with fellow M&A practitioners to solve a real deal scenario using AI tools, then defend your work in front of a judging panel.
Co-hosted by Master Your Merger and Tiger Team M&A, this is hands-on learning with an edge: real deal pressure, real tools, and real competition.
- Hands-on experience applying AI tools to real M&A deal work
- A repeatable approach for bringing AI into diligence and integration
- Direct collaboration with experienced deal practitioners
- Feedback from a judging panel of M&A leaders
- DateWednesday, August 27, 2026
- LocationMicrosoft Campus, Redmond, Washington
- FormatHalf-day, in-person, team-based workshop
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Fall Member Mastermind: Org Design in Integration
Most integration plans fail in the same place: unclear structure, unclear decisions, and leaders trying to execute change with no operating model.
In this live, members-only mastermind, we'll run a decision clinic on org design in integration — using real member scenarios to work through operating model choices, decision rights, manager load, governance, and role clarity.
The goal is simple: help you make the org design decisions that keep execution moving and protect the value the deal was meant to create.
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10:00 – 11:30 AM CTLive Decision Clinic: Org Design in Integration
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11:30 AM – 12:00 PM CTOptional Networking
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Operating model choices in post-close integration
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Decision rights — who owns what and how to make it stick
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Manager load and span of control in a restructuring
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Governance structures that keep execution moving
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Role clarity — how to resolve ambiguity before it creates risk
Deal or No Deal: Getting Retention Right When the Stakes Are High
It's one thing to talk about keeping key talent; it's another to decide who really needs to stay, how much to invest, and how to balance fairness with business impact. Jean Mickol and Imee Mantilla from GE share candid lessons from complex transactions where retention became both a strategic lever and a political challenge.
- How to segment talent to identify who's truly critical to deal value
- Align with leadership and target company on retention priorities
- Manage competing expectations in family-owned and founder-led businesses
- Turn limited retention dollars into a targeted, defensible plan
- HR M&A leaders
- Integration managers
- Private equity talent and operating partners
- M&A consultants and advisors
- Those who support HR M&A with tools, tech, or expertise
Whether you're working on your first transaction or your hundredth, there is something for everyone to learn at our roundtables!
- Date & TimeSeptember 8, 2026 · 10:00 – 11:00 AM Central Time
- FormatInteractive Virtual Roundtable
- AccessSecure virtual meeting link provided after registration
Speaker Application
We’re always seeking speakers with real M&A experience and practical insights. If that’s you, apply below!
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