Staffing World 2026 brings the staffing industry to the Denver area from October 12 to 14. Organized by the American Staffing Association, the convention combines education, an expo and opportunities to meet peers across the industry. Teambridge will be there, and we want to arrive with useful questions about how staffing teams turn opportunity into work that actually gets done. Official event information.
This is our guide to the event: where it takes place, how the program is organized, which conversations we are watching and what to bring back to your team. Program details were checked on September 22, 2026 and remain subject to change.
Staffing World 2026 at a glance
Plan your visit
Three days in the Denver area
Monday through Wednesday.
Resort & Convention Center in Aurora, Colorado.
American Staffing Association.
The event is promoted as Denver, but the venue is in Aurora. Use the property address when arranging transport: 6700 North Gaylord Rockies Boulevard, Aurora, Colorado 80019. ASA's published hotel block deadline was September 18, so check current availability rather than assuming the advertised block rate remains available. Hotel and travel information.
Registration categories and inclusions vary. Check the official rates page before booking, especially if you are attending as an industry supplier or adding another program. Registration options.
Choose a learning pathway around a real decision
ASA organizes the program into five pathways covering executive leadership, team leadership, sales, recruiting, and technology and AI. Their emphasis ranges from company strategy and people management to winning clients, finding talent and adopting technology. Explore the pathways.
Our recommendation is to choose sessions around a decision you need to make after the conference. An agency owner considering a new market needs different evidence from a recruiting manager trying to understand why accepted offers do not become completed first shifts.
Write that decision down before choosing your agenda. Then identify one colleague outside your function whose perspective you need. A recruiting conversation can expose an availability problem that scheduling must solve. A sales discussion can reveal a service promise that operations needs to support.
Three sessions on our radar
These selections are a starting point, not a ranking of the program. Times below are Mountain Daylight Time. Recheck the official agenda before making travel or meeting plans.
Oz Pearlman: opening the conversation
The opening keynote featuring Oz Pearlman is scheduled for Monday, October 12, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. ASA introduces the mentalist and author through the theme of understanding people and improving interactions. Opening keynote details.
For staffing teams, our question is practical: how do you check that a worker or client has understood the next step? A quick yes does not necessarily confirm the location, start time or expectations. We will be listening for ideas that help make those conversations clearer, without treating a keynote as evidence of a guaranteed business result.
Odell Tuttle: making AI decisions explainable
Avionté chief technology officer Odell Tuttle is listed for AI You Can Defend: Building Smarter Staffing Workflows Without Risk, on Tuesday, October 13, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. ASA says the session will examine transparency, bias risk, documentation and responsible implementation, alongside an Amazon Web Services expert. Session description.
The question we would bring: when software recommends a candidate or a next action, can the team explain the recommendation and know when a person should review it? Useful automation needs a clear place in the workflow, not just an impressive demonstration.
Ron Hetrick: connecting labor supply to staffing strategy
Lightcast's Ron Hetrick is listed for the closing keynote, The Fault Lines Shaping the Workforce: What Comes Next for Staffing Leaders, on Wednesday, October 14, from 1 to 2 p.m. ASA's speaker profile and session listing.
We want to connect that broader workforce discussion to specific operating questions. Is a hard assignment mainly a local supply problem, an offer problem, or a mismatch between the hours required and workers' availability? Those explanations call for different responses. Our Lightcast article explores the research in more depth; this guide keeps the wider conference in view.
Leave space for the expo and peer conversations
The published agenda opens with a Monday welcome mixer and an evening expo reception. Tuesday includes networking breakfasts and lunch with exhibitors. Wednesday provides more expo time before the closing keynote. THRIVE Live runs October 11 and 12 and requires separate registration. Review the full agenda and program notes.
Do not fill every available minute with meetings. Leave time to compare notes after a session and revisit a conversation once you have a better question.
When evaluating a vendor, bring a specific scenario rather than asking only for a feature tour. For example: a worker accepts an assignment, but a required credential is missing and the start time changes. Ask who sees each update, who owns the next action and what the worker receives. That example is a discussion prompt, not a claim about a particular exhibitor's product.
Turn conference notes into one practical test
A plan for your team
Bring a problem. Leave with a next step.
- 01Before Denver
Pick one operational question and gather a small, anonymized example.
- 02At the event
Compare answers from peers, speakers and relevant exhibitors.
- 03Back at work
Name an owner, choose a measure and schedule a review.
For a first shift problem, that measure might be offers accepted and first shifts completed for the same applicant group. Record why people stop moving between those steps. Keep the date range and group definition consistent so the comparison means something.
Avoid sharing identifiable worker or client information in conference discussions. A simplified, anonymized example is usually enough to explain the workflow and ask a useful question.
Meet Teambridge at Staffing World
Teambridge is attending to talk about the work that happens between finding a person and running a dependable frontline operation: readiness, availability, scheduling, communication and time tracking.
We want to hear what is hardest to connect in your operation. Where does information get lost? Which decision still depends on a spreadsheet, a phone call or someone remembering to follow up? Bring that example, and we can compare notes on what a more connected workflow could look like.
If you are heading to the Denver area for Staffing World, get in touch with Teambridge before the event. We would welcome a conversation about the problem you want to solve next.
This is an independent Teambridge event guide, not an ASA publication. Session inclusion does not imply a partnership or endorsement. Consult ASA's official pages for the latest schedule, registration terms and travel information.
About the author
Content Writer at Teambridge
Anis Nanai is a content writer at Teambridge, with a focus on workforce management and the realities of running hourly teams. He prioritizes conversations with customers, staying close to the market, and understanding how workforce needs are changing. His writing connects those concerns to practical decisions about scheduling, time tracking, staffing, and automation. He examines product developments through the questions that matter to operators: what does this solve, how would it work for my team, and what evidence supports it?
Company perspective: this author works at Teambridge. Customer outcomes are attributed to their published sources.
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