We’re heading back to San Francisco to celebrate a decade of URx with the community that built it. Early Bird tickets for URx 2026 go on sale Dec 4 at 9 AM ET.
May 7-8, 2026 in Las Vegas
Experience the premier community event for emerging talent recruiting & development.
A dynamic platform for insightful conversations and meaningful connections.
For ten years, URx has been where the early-career talent community gathers to move the industry forward. Attendees engage in thought-provoking conversations, strengthen partnerships, and expand their networks to build a more connected, future-ready talent ecosystem.
URx delivers cutting-edge thought leadership, hands-on learning, and meaningful peer connection—bringing together leaders across University & Emerging Talent Recruiting, Talent Development, and key ecosystem partners. Through collaboration, innovation, and community-driven insight, we equip you with the tools, strategies, and support to elevate your programs and drive success for you and your teams.
Where relationships deepen, partnerships are formed, and community moves us forward!
CONNECT
Join a global community of recruiting, talent development professionals and partners passionate about the emerging talent ecosystem.
GET INSPIRED
Hear from industry-leading speakers and leave URx feeling inspired and equipped to tackle new challenges with a different perspective.
GROW
Unlock professional development opportunities, gain expertise from focused sessions with actionable insights, and learn how to implement them all immediately into your work.
HAVE FUN
Enjoy an immersive experience that offers top-notch development, ideation, community-building, and other surprise and delight moments on-site.
You Belong Here.
See you in May.
Your confirmation and tickets are on their way from Eventbrite. Book your room at ARIA early, since the URx block sells out.
The first rung of the career ladder is being rebuilt. No single institution owns the outcome, and the people who shape it rarely sit at the same table.
The tasks people once learned on are being automated, internships are shrinking, and the path from education to employment is less clear than it has been in a generation.
Universities prepare talent. Communities widen the pipeline. Employers hire. Managers and learning teams decide whether people stay and grow. URx brings all of them into one room.
Everyone who shapes an early career.
University recruiters are at the heart of URx. In 2027 they’re joined by the partners on either side of the hire, from education and community through the first years of a career.
Develop
The people who prepare talent and open pathways into work.
Attract
University and early talent recruiters, the core of the URx community.
Grow
The people responsible for whether early hires stay and advance.
What we’ll take on together.
Sessions and speakers will be announced in the coming months. These are the questions shaping the program.
AI and the entry-level job
How early-career roles, and the work people learn on, are being redesigned.
From campus to career
Partnerships between universities, communities, and employers that actually move talent into work.
The future of campus recruiting
Campus strategy, internships, and early talent hiring when reqs are fewer and AI is in the loop.
The first two years
Onboarding, development, and retention that turn early hires into future leaders.
Foundations, impact investors, and venture philanthropy fund much of the work that moves people from education into careers. The 2027 program puts funders in the same room as the institutions, employers, and programs they invest in.
The Research Showcase brings work on career readiness, Gen Z, and how AI is changing learning and entry-level work to the Second Stage and the expo, in front of the people who can act on it.
2027 Featured Speakers
An afternoon for the people who set direction.
Senior leaders from universities, employers, funders, and communities, seated together. Each table leaves with one commitment, read back to the full conference on Friday.
Join people from these organizations and more.
“My expectations for URx were VERY high - so many of my colleagues, friends, and partners in the industry have shared the importance and value of this conference with me for years. What I can say is that this conference reached and EXCEEDED all of the expectations I had - the insights, networking, and overall community left me feeling inspired and motivated to continue this work!”
“A platform for collaboration; and a spark of ideas to implement at scale. What a fantastic experience! Connect with, and learn from people across the entire emerging talent industry. Being in the same space with folks I can learn from, partner with, and support was special!”
“As a first-time attendee, the URx conference was more than I could have imagined! No matter if you were a speaker, sponsor or recruiter, everyone engaged as active learners throughout the conference. The space was inclusive, inspiring and informative, and I left having developed genuine and meaningful connections with a number of other attendees. This may have been my first but will definitely not be my last URx conference!”
“URx Conference is an event you don't want to miss if you are in the University Recruiting space! I learned so much that will help me in my career as a UR Professional.”
“A a demonstration of what happens when a community comes together and decides to power through regardless of circumstances. I left super motivated and ready to plan out our intern program. Can't wait for next year. Thank you!”
“If you want to learn from the best in the industry, your peers, this is the conference for you!”
“This was my first time at URx and I will be returning next year! Gained so much valuable information that I can use for my own Intern program!”