Psychometrics Fest 2026 - Innovation through Validation

An event for professionals looking to get more value from existing tools and build better psychometric assessments. Hello, Following the success of last year’s inaugural Psychometrics Fest, we’re delighted to invite you to Psychometrics Fest 2026. The theme this year is Innovation through Validation. We will focus on best practice in creating bespoke psychometrics and validating existing and new assessments. We’re bringing together psychometricians, practitioners, industrial and organisational (I/O) psychologists, academic researchers, HR and L&D professionals, and people analytics specialists, all with extensive experience in designing, developing and validating assessments. The aim of the day is to share knowledge, learn from one another and explore how closer collaboration with colleagues across different fields can lead to better assessments and practice. Together, we’ll discuss how to advance both the science and practice of psychometrics, ensuring our assessments remain scientifically robust, practically relevant and genuinely valuable for the people and organisations that use them. The programme will be packed with case studies and practical examples of bespoke assessments developed and validated across a range of industries, for both selection and development. We’ll also have plenty of opportunities for group discussion, interactive activities and sharing ideas and experiences, giving everyone the chance to connect and learn from one another. We’ll explore how new technologies, richer and more diverse datasets, and ongoing validation can help us continuously refine and improve assessments. We look forward to bringing the community together for a day of learning, discussion and collaboration! Confirmed sessions include: Do Psychometrics Still Have Relevance in an AI-Augmented Candidate World? - Kate Young Measuring the Unmeasurable: Using Psychometrics to Strengthen Psychological Safety - Alex Myers A Collective Approach to Team Assessment: What Makes a Team High-Performing, and How Can We Meaningfully Assess Its Effectiveness? - Juliette Alban-Metcalf and Mark Powell Getting More Value from Legacy Assessments (by Putting Fewer Candidates Through Them) - Alex Norman and Yasmin Howell Leadership in the Age of AI - Ali Shalfrooshan Beyond Self-Report: Measuring AI Skills with Psychometric Rigour - Fran Cousans Leadership effectiveness, reframed: looking beyond the leader as an individual. Reliability, validity, liability "court-is-not-my-vibe" playbook for vibe-coded assessment. - Dr Lara Montefiori What makes a leader effective? - Gerianne de Klerk-van Someren Putting Personality into Personalisation - Nikita Mikhailov This event will provide an opportunity to exchange ideas, challenge thinking and build collaborations that help shape the future of psychometric assessment. The agenda and speaker line-up are currently being finalised, and we look forward to sharing the full programme with you soon. All of this takes place at a beautiful central London venue, with a delicious breakfast, freshly prepared lunch, plenty of snacks and, of course, excellent tea and coffee! BONUS! Everyone who registers, whether attending online or in person, will get access to the recordings of the Making the Most of Personality in Coaching course. We’ll also be hosting a pre-conference networking call, giving you the chance to meet other attendees, exchange ideas and make connections ahead of the event. More speakers to be announced soon. We hope you can join us, The Goodness of Psychology Team