This high-impact panel explores the future of talent acquisition through three critical lenses: scalability, equity, and global competitiveness. The discussion focuses on how organizations can architect talent strategies that are resilient in the face of disruption, free from structural bias, and agile enough to compete for talent across borders.

With candidates increasingly using AI tools to optimize their applications—and recruiters relying on algorithms to screen them—this session explores the implications of an evolving digital arms race. The discussion examines how authenticity, fairness, and accuracy can be maintained in a tech-mediated screening process.

This session focuses on the recruiter’s role in advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) from within the hiring process. By spotlighting inclusive frameworks, behavioral nudges, and structural interventions, the discussion underscores how recruitment practices can drive organizational equity and ensure access to opportunities for historically underrepresented talent.

As automation reshapes recruitment workflows, this session delves into the evolving duality of the recruiter role—anchored in both technology and human connection. It highlights the integration of AI in sourcing, screening, and engagement, while emphasizing the continued need for empathy, ethical judgment, and emotional intelligence in candidate experiences.

This roundtable explores how organizations can preserve and elevate the human experience amid accelerated digitalization. As automation, AI, and algorithmic decision-making become deeply embedded in recruitment and workforce planning, the conversation focuses on ensuring that empathy, equity, and employee well-being remain at the center of talent strategy.