CXR Community

Marketplace Live

Louisville, KY  |  June 9–10

  • No booths. No noise.
  • Curated solution partners.
  • Peer-level conversation only.
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Executive Marketplace for Talent Acquisition Leaders

Louisville, KY | June 9 - 10

Brought to you by CareerXroads (CXR), a long-standing community of enterprise Talent Acquisition leaders focused on peer-driven insight and shared learning.

  • Learn how peers are navigating today’s challenges
  • Gain early insight into what’s emerging across the solutions market
  • Curated solution partners focused on solving key challenges in Candidate Engagement, Candidate Fraud, and Talent Attraction

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Traditional Conferences
High noise. Limited evaluation time.
  • •Overcrowded expo floors
  • •Vendor-driven agendas
  • •Surface-level solution comparisons
Broad exposure, but difficult to make confident decisions.
📩
Vendor Outreach Fatigue
Endless demos. Little alignment.
  • •Unqualified inbound pitches
  • •Generic product walkthroughs
  • •Hard to validate fit quickly
Time-intensive and rarely strategic.
Recommended
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Marketplace Live
Curated. Structured. Executive-only.
  • ✓Pre-vetted solution partners
  • ✓Facilitated, high-signal conversations
  • ✓Peer-level strategic insight
Built for focused evaluation and confident selection.

Agenda Overview

A collaborative learning experience

CXR has spent years facilitating leadership-level conversations in Talent Acquisition. Marketplace Live builds on that foundation in a format designed to learn more about curated solutions partners.

June 9
Welcome Dinner
Informal networking with peers and invited partners in a private setting.
June 10
Opening Session + Market Framing
Briefing on current talent acquisition trends and how leaders are making smarter tech decisions.
Facilitated Peer Roundtables
Small-group discussions on strategy, implementation, adoption, and vendor selection criteria.
Curated Solution Conversations

Structured sessions with curated providers: focused on fit, outcomes, and real use cases.

Evening
Closing Reception + CXR Recruiting Team Awards
Wrap-up networking with peers and partners, with space for follow-up conversations.

Outcomes

What you’ll walk away with

  • ✓A clearer shortlist of recruiting and talent acquisition solutions
  • ✓Peer insight on what works (and what to avoid)
  • ✓Better criteria for vendor selection and implementation success
  • ✓High-signal relationships with leaders facing similar priorities
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Limited seats to keep sessions focused.

What Makes It Different

Built for decision-makers — not booth browsing

Designed for senior talent leaders who need to evaluate recruiting solutions efficiently. A structured format lets you compare options and leave with a clearer shortlist.

Typical HR Conferences
• Large expo floors and competing agendas
• Time spent filtering noise and marketing claims
• Random conversations, limited peer calibration
• Hard to compare solutions side-by-side
Marketplace Live
Marketplace Live Experience
✓ Curated, invitation-only audience of senior TA leaders
✓ Pre-vetted solution partners with real use cases
✓ Facilitated sessions designed for comparison and fit
✓ Peer discussion to validate claims and adoption realities

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What happens next

  • ✓We review fit (leader-level, active priorities)
  • ✓We confirm availability and pricing
  • ✓You receive the official confirmation + details

Attendance is intentionally limited to preserve the quality of interaction and experience.

Participating Organizations

Talent leaders from respected organizations

Marketplace Live brings together senior talent acquisition and recruiting leaders responsible for technology strategy, vendor selection, and recruiting transformation from organizations including:

Thoughtworks
Ford
Enterprise Mobility
Edward Jones
EchoStar
"What makes this different is the foundation it’s built on. CXR has always been about leaders learning from each other in an environment where the conversation is honest and practical. Marketplace Live extends that into how leaders explore solutions and innovation."
— Chris Hoyt, President at CareerXroads