Transforming Talent Acquisition in the Digital Age Starts Here

A Millennium Alliance team member will be available at our registration desk right outside of the session rooms to assist executives with checking in and to answer any questions that may come up throughout the duration of the Assembly.

Our executive education roundtables are 1-hour conversations moderated by an industry thought leader. During these open discussions, our attendees have the opportunity to chat about the most relevant and current topics in the industry and share their thoughts with their peers.

Key Discussion Points:

• The evolving expectations of today’s workforce, including the desire for flexibility, autonomy, and remote work options and how they impact employee satisfaction, retention, and overall business success
• How to leverage technology and communication tools to facilitate collaboration and productivity in flexible work environments
• The role of leadership in supporting employee well-being, providing opportunities for growth and development, and recognizing the value of diverse perspectives

Key Discussion Points:

• How skills-powered organizations and pay-for-skills compensation frameworks incentivize continual learning and development and enable employers to stay abreast of AI advancements by maintaining  a competitive edge and thriving workforce 
• Optimizing human-machine teaming by building and/or utilizing skills intelligence platforms, Agile talent practices, and variable/contingent workforces
• Establishing governance around skills-based practices by creating transparent incentives, equitable access to internal opportunities, and encouraging all employees to align these opportunities to their own personal ambitions

Key Discussion Points:

• Embracing the potential for skills intelligence platforms to identify and analyze in-demand skills within the organization
• Strategies for investing in the most effective education tools for diversifying skill acquisition amongst workforce
• Reshaping and redefining your skills taxonomy for the changing landscape of skill acquisition and valuation as humans continue to partner with machines for their more redundant tasks
• Best strategies for building more agile talent practices from within as opposed to buying external expertise for cost containment and enhanced employee opportunity and engagement as well as EVP

Key Discussion Points:

• Inspiring a growth- and digital-first mindset in your workforce for efficient and frictionless adoption of new tools and technologies
• Exploring different modalities, resources, and tools available for AI education, and fitting this tools within your current learning environment
• Align best practices with risk and governance policies that may need to pre-empt legislative change

Key Discussion Points:

• The role of company culture and EVP as a powerful recruitment tool and how to better communicate those initiatives to market a inclusive and aligned workplace to potential recruits
• Emphasizing the importance of employer branding by improving the candidate experience among major labor market shifts and growing candidate needs
• Addressing challenges arising from post-pandemic workplace models, including confusion and tension surrounding remote, hybrid, or in-office work arrangements
• The importance of operational excellence in driving recruitment and retention efforts, including transparent data-driven decision-making and effective talent management practices

Key Discussion Points:

• Navigating how cost of living pressures and easier access salary data cause employees to re-prioritize pay equity and fairness when deciding whether to stay in their current roles or seek new opportunities 
• Enhancing retention despite disparities between annual merit increases and higher base pay for job changers
• Regularly assessing and adjusting compensation to reflect changing skill values and rewarding loyalty, moving beyond reliance on annual reviews

Key Discussion Points:

• How technology and AI-powered people analytics enable you to bridge the talent gap
• Strategies for identifying talent/skill gaps and addressing their root causes
• Best practices for more thoughtful work design to broaden your organization’s talent supply options, deconstructing jobs into the foundational task level and redeploying them to optimize work and increase access to more aligned work for employees

Key Discussion Points:

• Realigning employer-employee values on human, environmental, and social sustainability initiatives on a personalized and ongoing basis
• Strategies for addressing eroding trust as a result of broken promises on transparency, promotions, raises, career advancement, and commitments to sustainability and work principles
• Accommodating the power shift to employees and reacting to their needs quickly as lower turnover rates in times of transformation require a more committed workforce

A casual opportunity for executives to network with their peers with the opportunity to enjoy beer, wine, signature drinks, and light appetizers.

A formal sit down event that includes a three-course dinner, followed by an address from our Keynote Speaker.

A buffet-style breakfast where executives can enjoy the most important meal of the day, followed by a Keynote Panel.

Key Discussion Points:

• Exploring the multi-layered economic landscape shaping the modern workplace and how it affects each generation across talent acquisition and development, competitive benefits offerings, and your holistic HR strategy
• Understanding the unique value that Gen Z brings to the table as this cohort of the workplace expands, and serving up the right mix of opportunities and education to maximize their potential as well as spur innovation
• Creating a culture of inclusion and innovation between all workplace generations and harmonizing their work styles, values, and ambitions to move the needle on your business strategy and success

Our roundtables are 1-hour conversations led by a fellow executive or one of our C-Level technology partners. During these open discussions, our attendees have the opportunity to chat about the most relevant and current topics in the industry and share their thoughts with their peers.

Key Discussion Points:

• Fostering a culture of technological agility within all levels of your workforce by crafting a clear vision for digital transformation that inspires high engagement with clear incentives, benefits, and opportunities for growth 
• Building robust programs for reskilling and redeploying your workforce, keeping pace with rapid technological innovation and inspiring employees to embrace new technologies
• Fostering awareness and empathy for technology burnout and taking a human-centric approach to transformation, including thoughtful changes that transform work design alongside technology

Key Discussion Points:

• How to foster a more sustainable, inclusive, and EX conscious employer brand with the increasing public employee horror stories via Linkedin, TikTok, Instagram etc. 
• Improving employee sentiment about the brand itself beyond their own experience as an employee to bolster pride, realign values, and attract new top talent to a greater mission and purpose for their work
• Collaborating with marketing and communications teams to create a PR strategy to influence and control the employee experience narrative in the public domain
• Strategies for empowering employees to raise their voices internally, and having systems and processes in place for organizations to take swift action upon feedback

Key Discussion Points:

• Advancing analytics strategies for capacity planning in the context of rapid technological changes, evolving expectations, and economic uncertainties
• Eliminating “Fear of Being Obsolete” (FOBO) by replacing busy work with AI, utilizing tools for skill gap analysis and skill matching to redefine work to enhance employee value proposition and engagement
• Bridging the gap between intense transformation plans and employee well-being to attract and retain top talent

Our roundtables are 1-hour conversations led by a fellow executive or one of our C-Level technology partners. During these open discussions, our attendees have the opportunity to chat about the most relevant and current topics in the industry and share their thoughts with their peers.

A buffet-style lunch where executives can recharge and prepare for the second half of the day.

Key Discussion Points:

• Harnessing the power of AI-driven screening tools and data analytics to mitigate biases in the recruitment process
• Emphasizing the importance of curating diverse datasets and avoiding reliance on demographic information in initial screening stages for both new hires and performance management 
• Benefits of AI-powered screening, data analytics, automation, and collaboration tools in creating a more equitable and inclusive recruitment process
• The importance of curating diverse datasets, refraining from demographic information in initial stages, and evaluating candidates comprehensively beyond textual information to make better hiring decisions

Key Discussion Points:

• Implementing financial wellbeing benefits to help employees cope with economic challenges, reduce stress, and feel more secure amidst uncertainty
• Quantifying and communicating the value of financial well-being to both employee and the board
• Best practices for implementation of financial wellness programs such financial educations, access to current tools and resources, and flexible compensation options
• The role of financial wellbeing strategies in retaining current employees and attracting new talent

Key Discussion Points:

• Promoting proactive leadership through times of change to build resilience and reinforce confidence in organization stability and growth 
• Ensuring continuity, addressing skill gaps, retaining institutional knowledge, and promoting employee engagement and retention in times of transition
• HR’s responsibility in disseminating information, explaining rationales, and addressing employee queries with consistency and integrity during times of organizational change
• Understanding the multifaceted impact of organizational change on employees and creating a higher degree of psychological safety in an environment of constant change

Key Discussion Points:

• Enhancing and quantifying employee trust, engagement, and fairness perceptions as tools for advocating for more comprehensive pay transparency strategies
• Addressing legal, ethical, stakeholder, and leadership concerns related to pay transparency, including compliance with anti-discrimination laws and protecting employee privacy
• Strategies for compensation frameworks amidst pressure of high inflation, standard of living costs, healthcare costs, among other economic factors increasing the financial burden on employees

We’re always striving to make our Assemblies the best they can be and kindly ask each attendee to complete a brief feedback survey on the sessions & meetings they attended. As a token of our appreciation, everyone who submits their feedback packet is then entered into a raffle drawing for a $1,000 Airbnb gift card. We close out Day 2 of the Assembly by drawing the winning ticket and thanking our valued members & partners.