Talent Connect Session United Kingdom

Main Stage sessions from Talent Connect Session United Kingdom

Inspiring ideas from leading voices on AI, talent strategy and the future of work.

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Adapt: Mindset strategies for navigating uncharted waters

With 75% of top performance rooted in attitude, not skill, Debra Searle MBE shared how she harnessed mindset tools to adapt and row solo across the Atlantic after her husband and teammate had to be unexpectedly rescued at the start of their 5310km journey. Her session blent authentic, powerful storytelling with practical strategies from neuroscience and positive psychology to help you build resilience and boost positivity as you journey through the uncharted waters of AI.

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Turning vision into reality: Leading talent transformation in the era of AI

AI is reshaping your business, and you’re expected to stay one step ahead. To help you find a new way forward, we explored some of the fundamental questions facing talent leaders today, like: What are the emerging implications of AI for the world of work? What mindsets need to shift – or vanish entirely? And how do you find the right partners for the journey to help deliver real impact and results?

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Turning vision into reality with LinkedIn

Your vision is to become an AI-first talent organisation – but you need the right partner to help get you there. This session offered a glimpse into LinkedIn’s product roadmap – and how these innovations will supercharge your talent strategy. You’ll hear the latest from Product Marketing VP Bill Burnett on LinkedIn’s product for talent teams, including Hiring Assistant, the only AI agent for recruiters powered by the world’s most dynamic talent network.

Dare: The architecture of transformation

There is a map inside the comfort zone where we must bravely go to adapt and deliver transformation. But it is not taught at school, or even at business school. In our closing session, Jim Lawless gave an introduction to that map. He gave practical steps and insights on what to expect as you decide to leave the familiar behind and work through uncertainty until the transformation is delivered.

Big Ideas sessions from Talent Connect Session United Kingdom

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Intelligent hiring & learning: LinkedIn's vision for Talent Solutions innovation

If you are grappling with tighter budgets, skills gaps, or the pressure to do more with less, this session will help you harness AI to work smarter, not harder. Discover practical ways to streamline hiring and learning workflows, reduce inefficiencies, and prepare your teams for the future.

How recruitment firms can increase capacity & improve their bottom-line: Insights from LinkedIn Product experts

In today’s competitive market, efficiency is everything. This session explored practical strategies to streamline sourcing, shortlisting and outreach using LinkedIn’s AI solutions, while minimising administrative bottlenecks and driving impact. Get clear, actionable tips to boost consultant adoption of AI, strengthen candidate and client engagement, and elevate team results.

What does responsible AI look like in talent strategy?

As AI becomes central to talent strategies, how do you ensure it is used responsibly while enabling your talent acquisition team? This session explores the levers needed to govern AI with transparency and responsibility. Learn from best practices and leave with a framework to define robust principles and ensure responsible use at scale.

Explore solutions leaders use to deliver results

Hiring Assistant →

Deliver higher quality hires and free up time for
the human side of hiring.

LinkedIn Learning Career Hub →

Help your people develop the

right skills, faster.

The network that works for you →

Trusted real-time data, talent signals and solutions that others can’t replicate.

Integrations →

Connect hiring tools fast

Career Hub →

Grow skills, retain talent

Hiring Assistant →

Smarter screening, faster hires

Recruiter Professional Services Plus+ →

Recruit faster, build business

Adapt: Mindset strategies for navigating uncharted waters

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Turning vision into reality: Leading talent transformation in the era of AI

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How recruitment firms can increase capacity & improve their bottom-line: Insights from LinkedIn Product experts

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Thought Leadership

Talent Velocity report →

The Talent Velocity Advantage 2026 is the next evolution of the Workplace Learning Report. It offers exclusive insights on the state of the industry that you can use to anchor customer conversations and reinforce the business value of LinkedIn Learning Career Hub.

Skills on the Rise →

Skills on the Rise 2026” is LinkedIn’s annual, databacked report identifying the fastestgrowing skills globally and across markets. The analysis is based on yearoveryear growth in two signals:

Skills added to member profiles, and
Skills held by members who were hired in the past year.

Jobs on the Rise →

The Jobs on the Rise Report is an annual report (known prior to 2020 as "Emerging Jobs Report") that examines jobs listed by members that have grown significantly over a period of time in a given country or city. The report is led by the Editorial/News team at LinkedIn.

AI Confidence Index →

In the space of just a few months, generative AI tools have moved from emerging tech to everyday use. According to data from LinkedIn's Workforce Confidence Index survey, UK professionals are now three times more likely to use AI tools daily at work compared to 18 months ago, and a majority of professionals say they use them at least weekly.

The State of Search and Staffing →

Joint research report by LinkedIn and the American Staffing Association (ASA). It analyzes how staffing and search firms are evolving in response to prolonged labor market volatility, slower fulltime hiring, and the growing strategic role of contract and flexible work models. The insights are grounded in LinkedIn data and industry analysis from ASA.

Hiring in 2026 →

The deck brings together labor market data, comms research, and product insights into a cohesive story for Q3 events and customer conversations. It will live as a modular deck + one-pager, serving as a stopgap ahead of Future of Talent in Q4.

Green Skills Report →

This report analyses global workforce and hiring trends related to “green skills”—skills that support sustainability, climate action, and the transition to a lowcarbon economy.

AI Labour Market Update →

Research report from LinkedIn’s Economic Graph Research Institute that analyzes how AI is influencing hiring, skills, and talent demand globally, using LinkedIn’s realtime data from 1.3B+ members.

EMEA Labour Market Update Outlook →

This is a short, dataled economic insight report produced by LinkedIn’s Economic Graph team. It uses proprietary LinkedIn hiring and workforce data to provide a snapshot of labourmarket conditions across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, with a specific focus on hiring momentum, sectoral shifts, and early signs of recovery or slowdown.