ABOUT THE SEMINAR
Join us at the Onboarders Enterprise & Functional Onboarding Seminar 2025, a day-and-a-half event dedicated to advancing employee onboarding and enablement practices. For over a decade, we’ve led the way in Functional Onboarding, delivering role-specific solutions that empower enterprise teams. This year’s seminar is tailored for leaders in enterprise onboarding, as well as sales and tech enablement, to explore strategies that drive engagement, productivity, and retention. Why Functional Onboarding Matters Onboarding is no longer a one-size-fits-all process—it’s a strategic lever for growth. Enterprise organizations must adapt their programs to meet the unique needs of specialized roles. This seminar focuses on: Sales Professionals: Equip teams with the tools and knowledge to perform at their best from day one. High-Tech Workers and Coders: Provide onboarding experiences that support technical precision, innovation, and seamless collaboration. What to Expect This seminar stands apart as a gathering of practitioners, not vendors. Attendees will gain case study-driven insights from onboarding and enablement leaders at some of the world’s top companies. Through real-world examples and actionable strategies, you’ll learn how leading organizations are transforming their onboarding processes. Topics include: Strategy and Design Stakeholder Buy-In Program Success and Measurement Technology Integration Hybrid and Live Onboarding Models About the Seminar Over the course of a day and a half, we’ll explore the latest trends and best practices in onboarding and enablement. Session highlights include: The New Hire Experience: Streamlining the journey from offer acceptance to full integration. Onboarding Technology: Scalable, cloud-based solutions and mobile-first platforms. Employee Engagement: Using analytics to optimize hybrid and remote onboarding. Innovation in Employee Experience: Balancing self-service tools with meaningful engagement. Who Should Attend? This seminar is designed for leaders and practitioners in: Enterprise Onboarding and New Hire Experience Sales and Tech Enablement Employee Service Delivery and Design Learning & Development (L&D) Talent Acquisition and Operations Organizational Development, Effectiveness, and Engagement Why Attend? With over a decade of experience hosting Functional Onboarding events, we’ve seen the transformative power of thoughtful onboarding initiatives. This seminar is your opportunity to: Learn from industry experts and real-world practitioners Gain insights from case studies of top organizations Redefine onboarding strategies for enterprise teams Build meaningful professional connections Join us as we continue to elevate the standards for onboarding and create impactful connections between employees, teams, and organizations.
About Our Work
Next-gen onboarding and orientation programs create tangible opportunities to make an impact at every level, including:
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OUR APPROACH & AREAS OF INQUIRY
Onboarding acts as a versatile lever able to deliver broad outcomes to various parts of the business. Accordingly, we examine Onboarding with the following areas of focus.
HR TECHNOLOGY
HRIT is enabling new models for delivering the new hire experience. This is happening in a period of significant HR transformation.
TALENT MANAGEMENT
Talent Management leaders are leveraging Onboarding to deliver on the business’s increasingly people-dependent strategies, covering anything from new-market entry to M&A integration.
L&D
TALENT ACQUISITION
L&D leaders see Onboarding as a significant moment of truth and an opportunity to transmit culture, initiate engagement and fuel early success.
Recruiting and talent attraction.
Effective onboarding is the cornerstone of successful talent acquisition. It ensures a seamless transition, fosters engagement, and aligns new hires with organizational goals.
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DATE: NOV 6-7, 2025
LOCATION: Cornell Graduate Center - 570 Lexington Ave, NY, NY
Join us for a dynamic day-and-a-half conference, diving deep into the future of enterprise Onboarding. We’ll explore cutting-edge practices through multiple lenses: L&D, TA, Talent Management, Experience, and Ops.
Expect practitioner-led insights from top global organizations, covering everything from offer acceptance to seamless onboarding. Highlights include:
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Strategy & Design
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Stakeholder Buy-in
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Measuring Success
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Tech Innovations
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Live & Hybrid Models
NEW HIRE EXPERIENCE AND ENGAGEMENT
Onboarding happens whether in person, online, or hybrid.
Companies are stepping up to deliver top-notch experiences, especially for new hires. Our conferences have spotlighted hybrid and virtual onboarding as essential. Past attendees have adapted on the fly, proving their readiness.
Top companies now see virtual onboarding as non-negotiable.
As we’ve tracked the evolution of new hire experiences, one thing is clear: the best practices are essential for thriving businesses.
Onboarders at growth-oriented companies must now contribute on an even higher level.
People Operations must innovate, delivering more than just efficiency. New services to attract, develop, and engage talent are now crucial.
THEMES
After wrapping up research with leading businesses, we’ve identified key trends that will shape the conference:
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HR Ops: Onboarding is evolving into a cloud-based, multichannel system, powered by cutting-edge tech and third-party partnerships. How is the landscape changing?
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Employee Experience: From services to self-service, the mobile shift is here. What innovations are emerging?
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Engagement: Analytics offer deep insights, especially for remote teams. How can companies boost engagement and performance? Emerging practices will be revealed.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND? ONBOARDERS | GATHERS LEADERS IN:
This conference is designed for directors and managers responsible for:
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Onboarding & New Hire Experience
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Employee Service Delivery & Design
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L&D / Training & Ops
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Talent Acquisition & Ops
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Employee Experience
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OD, Effectiveness, Performance, Engagement