Boston University · January 20–21, 2027

The founding gathering for Human Advancement AI.

Connecting the builders, buyers and backers creating AI that helps people learn, get hired, perform, grow and thrive.

AI-native companiesCurated participationSuccess metric: term sheets & partnerships
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Formal Propel launch and registration open September 1, 2026.

HUMAN
ADVANCEMENT
AI
HUMAN OUTCOMES
MARKETS CONVERGING
Learning
Hiring
Performance
Mobility
Human Potential
EdTech
WorkTech
RecTech
L&D Tech
HRTech
A national call to action

Propel is answering the call from our nation’s leaders.

“We Must Act Now.”

A statement signed by Nobel laureates, economists, former cabinet members, governors and technology leaders calling for AI that complements people and benefits society.

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“America has a technology strategy. It doesn’t yet have a people strategy. That’s the work.”

Gina Raimondo
Founder, RAISE US
Former U.S. Secretary of Commerce

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A new category

Advancing Human Potential.

Human Advancement AI is the emerging ecosystem of AI-native companies whose primary purpose is helping people learn, work, grow, adapt and thrive—while enabling the employers, educators and workforce organizations that serve them to perform better.

One continuous human journey
ASSESS
LEARN
MATCH
ADVANCE
THRIVE

AI is collapsing the old HRTech, recruiting, EdTech, L&D and workforce silos into a market organized around one outcome: advancing people.

Who belongs here

Builders. Buyers. Backers.

A curated room designed to accelerate funding, adoption, partnerships and category formation.

01

Builders

Founders of AI-native companies, from pre-seed through Series B, building the next generation of human advancement solutions.

Meet capital and customers.
02

Buyers

Employers, enterprise talent leaders, educators, nonprofits and workforce institutions ready to pilot what comes next.

Discover, evaluate and deploy.
03

Backers

VC, growth equity, PE, CVC, corporate development and strategic investors looking for the category before it is obvious.

See a quarter of diligence in two days.
THE DEAL CENTER
A core operating feature of Propel—not a conference sidebar.
Structured 1:1 matchmaking is built into both days, connecting vetted founders, buyers and backers to produce term sheets, pilots and partnerships.
Be there at the founding

Request pre‑registration.

Tell us how you would like to participate. We will share early access, application details and relevant partnership opportunities before the formal Propel launch and registration opening on September 1.

No payment is collected. This request does not guarantee admission.

Produced by

The Excelsior Group

AI transformation delivered. Strategy, build-and-transfer programs and ecosystem development for organizations navigating the AI era.

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TAtech

The trade association for the global talent technology ecosystem, connecting leaders across recruiting, HR and workforce innovation.

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Endorsed by

Massachusetts AI Coalition

A private-sector initiative bringing together Massachusetts founders, operators, investors, researchers and supporters to strengthen the Commonwealth’s leadership in AI.

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