It took the internet seven years to reach 100 million users, AI expert Allie K. Miller told a Talent Connect 2024 audience a few weeks ago. It took ChatGPT . . . two months.
“We are on the precipice of one of the most significant changes in business in history,” Allie said. “And I know that every crypto person said that two years ago — but I actually mean it.”
If you’d like to hear all of what Allie said — and meant — or you simply want to know why she believes that if your company has a five-year plan, “you might as well take it out of your purse and light it on fire,” visit the Talent Connect 2024 Highlights site.
It’s a one-stop shop for all the key moments from both Talent Connect Summit (the live event) and Talent Connect Show (the global digital event), and it’s the place to find other keynote addresses, breakout sessions, expert panel discussions, customer success stories, and more.
Watch — or rewatch — keynote addresses
We’ve got the main takeaways from the main stage — from Jennifer Hudson talking about how a job at Burger King opened the door to the world of entertainment to Laura Fuentes sharing how Hilton became not only a great place to spend the night but a great place to spend a career. Check out:
• Singer, actor, and TV talk show host Jennifer Hudson on The Journey of Transformative Possibility. It’s no accident Jennifer became the youngest woman to ever win an EGOT — Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony awards. She shares how, to get ahead, she unleashed superlative talent, unceasing drive, and two dogs named . . . Oscar and Grammy.
• Mel Robbins, a New York Times bestselling author and host of The Mel Robbins Podcast, on The 5 Second Rule. “What you’re going to learn today,” Mel says, “is that the secret in a moment like this, where you have to unlock your power and you have to learn something new and work in a different way, is simply five seconds.””
• Ryan Roslansky, the CEO of LinkedIn, and Hari Srinivasan, a VP of product at LinkedIn, on Unlocking the Power of People: LinkedIn’s Vision and Product Innovation. Ryan shares his view on how big the current moment is. “It’s not just a moment where how we work gets redefined,” he says, “it’s a moment where work itself gets redefined — for every person in every job in every company in every country. And that’s a big deal.” He and Hari unveil LinkedIn’s brand-new Hiring Assistant, an AI agent that can tackle an astonishing range of repetitive recruiter tasks. Hari also introduces LinkedIn’s new AI-powered coaching features that allow users to practice human skills through interactive scenarios.
• Laura Fuentes, the chief human resources officer for Hilton, on Empowering Growth and Purpose with Hilton. Laura explains why she sees her company’s front line as its bottom line. “These buildings don’t become hotels until we put people in them,” she says. “We’re in the business of people serving people.”
• Jennifer Shappley, LinkedIn’s head of talent, and Erin Scruggs, LinkedIn’s head of talent acquisition, on AI at Work Is Here. What Should Talent Leaders and Teams Do Now? Jennifer lays out three things LinkedIn is doing — including making a big bet on coaching, both human- and AI-powered — to thrive in this moment of massive change. And Erin shares how her team is using AI to record, transcribe, and summarize candidate interviews. The early results? Significant improvements not only in time-to-fill but quality of hire.
• Allie K. Miller, an AI consultant and investor with nearly 1.5 million followers on LinkedIn, on Building an AI-First Mindset. Allie says that AI doesn’t just represent a shift in product — it means a shift in business. “So, a lot of people think that AI is like the frosting on the cake,” she says. “AI is actually the flour in the cake.”
Breakout sessions
We’ve also rounded up the highlights from the most talked about breakout sessions at this year’s Talent Connect. Some of the sessions that are featured include:
• The Future of HR Has Arrived: Systemic HR in Action, with Josh Bersin, global industry analyst and founder and CEO of The Josh Bersin Company
• Measuring Quality of Hire to Drive Business Impact, with Ana Recio, vice president of global talent acquisition at Uber.
• Next Era Talent Development Strategies for an AI World, with Tapaswee Chandele, SVP of global talent, development, and system partnerships at Coca-Cola; Jay Shankar, VP of global talent acquisition at Amazon; and Stacia Garr, cofounder and principal analyst at RedThread Research.
• The AI Readiness Framework: A Practical Guide for the Future of HR, moderated by Teddy Chestnut, cofounder of BrightHire, with Ariana Moon, VP of talent planning and acquisition at Greenhouse Software; Greg Karanastasis, the global head of talent acquisition, onboarding, and career transitions at Accenture; Gianna Driver, dhief people officer at Lattice; and Blake Lawit, SVP and general counsel at LinkedIn.
• Dynamic Upskilling in the Age of AI, with Michelle Randall-Berry, global head of talent at Teradyne, and Kelly Salek, director of talent development at Teradyne.
• Future-Facing Talent Development: Big Ideas — and Practical Steps, with Jina Krause-Vilmar, president and CEO at Upwardly Global, and Corina Kolbe, VP of talent success at Zillow.
• Multigenerational Workforce: Addressing Bias and Fostering Inclusion, with David Brown, CEO at Hays America, and Carly Roszkowski, VP of financial resilience at AARP.
• Global Talent Trends: The Future of HR Starts Now, with Karin Kimbrough, chief economist at LinkedIn, and Erin Scruggs, head of global talent acquisition at LinkedIn.
• LinkedIn’s Approach to Talent Innovation, moderated by Liam Walsh, senior director of talent strategic initiatives at LinkedIn, with Stephanie Conway, senior director of talent development at LinkedIn, and Ben Murphy-Ryan, senior director of talent acquisition at LinkedIn.
Idea Exchange Videos
Two expert panels share their perspectives on how AI-powered possibilities will reshape talent acquisition and talent development:
• AI-Driven Automation: Shaping the Future of Talent Acquisition, moderated by Evan Klein, senior director of talent acquisition at LinkedIn, with Neeti Upreti, VP of global talent acquisition at GM Financial; J.T. O’Donnell, founder and CEO of Work It Daily; and Ashok Seetharaman, head of HR, USA, for Tata Consultancy Services.
• Mastering Talent Development: Innovative Strategies for the Future of Work, moderated by Sarah Leydon-Anand, senior director of leadership at LinkedIn, with Vidya Krishnan, chief learning officer at Ericsson; Samantha Simmons, chief people and internal operations officer at the LPGA; and Sophie Wade, workforce specialist and founder of Flexcel Network.
Customer Success Videos
Leaders at three large organizations share how they’re using AI to drive upskilling at scale, provide on-demand learning, increase diversity, and even make quicker sense of employee feedback:
• Transforming Talent Acquisition with AI and Data-Driven Insights. Capgemini has rethought its HR function end-to-end and, as it moves quickly to become a skills-based organization, upskilled 120,000 employees in less than six months.
• Unlocking Human Efficiency for Strategic Impact with AI. Austin-based AMD shares how it has deployed AI to increase diversity, personalize learning, and even synthesize the 89,000 comments it receives in its employee surveys.
• Upskilling a Nation: Indonesia’s Workforce Transformation. The Ministry of State Enterprises in Indonesia oversees 108 enterprises and a million employees and is using LinkedIn Learning — at enormous scale — to deliver on-demand upskilling.
AI Professional Certificates from LinkedIn
Jennifer Shappley, the head of talent for LinkedIn, used her Talent Connect keynote to announce that LinkedIn Learning has added three professional certificate programs for talent pros. These three curated learning paths are unlocked and free for you and your teams until December 31, 2024, and you can learn more about them and link to them from the highlights site.
• Generative AI for Recruiting Professionals Certificate
• LinkedIn Recruiter and AI-Driven Talent Acquisition Professional Certificate
• Generative AI for Learning and Development Professional Certificate
Don’t miss highlights captured by the Talent Blog
Keep checking back to Talent Connect 2024 Highlights for more in-depth coverage and other stories we’ll be posting on the Talent Blog. Here’s what’s available already:
• New LinkedIn Product Innovations to Help You Attract and Develop Talent
• 3 Ways LinkedIn Is Addressing the Pace of Change
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