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Leading the AI-Enabled TA Function: From Recruiter to Talent Strategist
Thursday, July 16 | 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM ET
AI is rapidly automating many of the administrative tasks that once defined recruiting. But the story isn’t about technology alone, it’s the transformation of the recruiting function itself.
As recruiting evolves from process coordination to strategic talent advising, TA leaders have an opportunity to redefine the recruiter role around relationship-building, workforce intelligence, stakeholder influence and high-impact hiring decisions.
In this session, we’ll explore where AI is creating measurable value today, where human judgment remains essential and how leading organizations are preparing recruiters for a more strategic future.
Join PeopleScout’s Mark Fita, VP Global Product and Implementation, and Stacy LaBarbera, Senior Implementation Manager, for a practical discussion on building AI-enabled talent acquisition teams that combine technology, expertise and human insight to drive better hiring outcomes.
Key Takeaways:
- Practical use cases where AI is generating value today
- The emerging competencies recruiters need in an AI-enabled environment
- How to balance automation with human decision-making
Facilitators: Mark Fita, VP Global Product and Implementation, and Stacy LaBarbera, Senior Implementation Mana
AI Integration: The Mistakes, The Pivots, The Wins
Thursday, August 20 | 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM ET
AI adoption in HR isn’t slowing down, but the mistakes are piling up just as fast as the ambitions.
From rushed integrations to misaligned operating models, many organizations are discovering that moving fast on AI means moving backward on trust, performance, and organizational alignment. The good news? These are unforced errors – and they’re fixable.
Join Dr. Vanessa Peterson, CEO/Principal Consultant at VLP Consulting, an operations-driven executive, as she brings a grounded, practitioner’s perspective to the implementation challenges HR leaders are facing. Drawing on her experience leading complex, mission-focused organizations through systems redesign and scalable transformation, Dr. Peterson will walk through where AI integration commonly breaks down, what it takes to course-correct, and why returning to planning fundamentals isn’t a retreat – it’s the pivot that makes everything else work.
Key Takeaways
- The most common mistakes HR leaders make when integrating AI and the early warning signs to catch them before they compound
- How to slow down, reassess, and bring a credible pivot back to your Board and leadership team without losing momentum
- The mindset shifts and operational fundamentals that separate organizations thriving with AI from those still cleaning up after it
Facilitator: Dr. Vanessa Peterson, CEO & Founder,
VLP Consulting
From AI Hype to AI Agents: What's Actually Working in TA Right Now
Monday, August 24, 2026 | 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM ET
88% of HR leaders say their organization hasn’t realized value from AI. So, what are the other 12% actually doing differently?
In this session, Andreea Macoveschi, Managing Director EMEA, and Andrew Baker, Global Head of Intelligent Solutions & AI Strategy at Hudson Talent Solutions, break down what real AI deployment looks like in talent acquisition today. We’ll explore three applications genuinely moving the needle and share a practical framework for mapping where agents belong in your operating model versus where your people will always win.
Whether you’re evaluating AI vendors, building a business case, or sorting through pilot fatigue and vendor promises, this session will give you a clearer picture of what’s worth your attention.
Key Takeaways
- Which AI agent applications are delivering measurable results in live RPO programmes today
- How to distinguish between genuine AI agents and legacy chatbots dressed up as something new
- A practical framework for identifying where agents belong in your TA operating model and where human value is irreplaceable
Facilitators: Andreea Macoveschi, Managing Director EMEA, and Andrew Baker, Global Head of Intelligent Solutions & AI Strategy
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