Pave Announces Total Rewards Live 2026, the Premier Event for the World’s Top Compensation and Total Rewards Leaders
Pave, the AI compensation platform, announces Total Rewards Live (TRL) 2026, an exclusive, director-and-above summit taking place on October 6, 2026, in San Francisco. The event will convene 300 of the world’s top compensation and total rewards leaders for a full day of real-time market insights, candid peer exchange, and practical strategy for the AI era.
Compensation strategy is being reshaped at unprecedented speed. AI is redefining roles faster than job architectures can adapt, equity programs are under new scrutiny, and pay transparency mandates have moved from theory to practice. TRL 2026 is designed for leaders navigating this shift—those accountable for building defensible, equitable, and business-aligned rewards strategies.
“Comp leaders are getting tougher questions from every direction—boards, executives, and employees,” said Matt Schulman, CEO of Pave. “TRL is where the people actually setting modern pay strategy compare notes and stress-test their approach with peers facing the same decisions. You don’t just leave with slides—you leave with a position you can defend.”
A curated agenda for the moment
The program is anchored by Pave’s Market Trends Talk, offering a first look at live compensation signals drawn from Pave’s real-time dataset spanning more than 9,000 companies. The day also features six practitioner-led discussions focused on today’s most pressing challenges:
- Pricing the AI Workforce — How to value work when the work itself is evolving, from leveling frameworks to pricing roles that didn’t exist six months ago.
- Equity, Redesigned — How leaders are rethinking equity strategy as AI talent commands richer packages and employees ask sharper questions about value and dilution.
- Pay Transparency: Is 2026 a Reality Check? — What’s working, what’s backfiring, and what leaders would do differently now that mandates have been live long enough to assess impact.
- AI for Comp Teams — Beyond the hype: the AI use cases delivering material efficiency today, and where human judgment remains indispensable.
- Pay-for-Performance, Reimagined — Positioning compensation as a driver of retention, performance, and business outcomes, not just an operating cost.
- The Future of Total Rewards — Bold perspectives on how the function will evolve over the next three to five years, and where to invest now.
Backed by leaders in compensation advisory
TRL 2026 is supported by a sponsor roster reflecting the breadth of the compensation ecosystem: Alpine Rewards, Compensation Advisory Partners, Infinite Equity, Nua Group, Pearl Meyer, and Carver Edison—firms trusted by boards and rewards teams at leading organizations worldwide.
Registration
Attendance is limited to compensation and total rewards leaders at the director level and above. Seats are limited. To request an invitation, contact Pave through official channels.
About Pave
Pave is the AI compensation platform purpose-built for compensation leaders. By connecting to HRIS, ATS, and equity systems, Pave creates a unified, real-time data layer that transforms hours of manual analysis into defensible, board-ready compensation decisions in minutes. The platform is powered by employee records from more than 9,000 companies.
