Talent Connect 2023 Highlights
Explore event highlights, breakout sessions, resources and more from this year’s event.
Keynote Presentations
This year’s Talent Connect featured keynote presentations from global leaders changing the world of work, today.
Futurist and best-selling author, April Rinne, delivers tips to thrive in change and shift your mindset to transform how you design and develop fulfilling careers.
Time: 32 min.
Learn to embrace change and lead with heart with essential leadership lessons from Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand Prime Minister (2017-2023).
Time: 19 min.
Get a sneak peek at LinkedIn's latest innovations designed to help the talent community hire and grow their people faster without sacrificing quality.
Time: 34 min.
Ryan Roslansky discusses the transformative impact AI will have on work and how LinkedIn can help make sense of this moment of change.
Time: 34 min.
Sherry Cassano, CTO and SVP of People Experience, shares the evolution of Pfizer’s talent strategy to create more leaders and fewer bosses.
Time: 24 min.
Oscar-award winning director, Spike Lee, sits down to share lessons in leadership and more in a discussion with LinkedIn News Editor, Leah Smart.
Time: 30 min.
Event Themes
Explore the top takeaways from Talent Connect 2023.
Future of HR
Embracing innovation and a changing world to unlock tomorrow’s possibilities
Explore a range of opportunities coming from advances in technology, shifts in what employees value, and new ways of working that leaders in talent acquisition and L&D will need to succeed.
From hourly entry-level employee to CEO, a commitment to upskilling and internal mobility
Walmart's Chief People Officer highlights the company's dedication to upskilling and internal mobility as an integral part of their growth strategy.
Time: 3 min.
LVMH Group leader shares how to develop and retain talent while preserving culture and diversity.
Time: 3 min.
Chief Economist shares insights from LinkedIn's Economic Graph into how AI is impacting the global workforce.
Time: 45 min.
Learn how new technologies will shape the future workplace and the role of search, staffing, and RPOs.
Time: 44 min.
Insights from Walmart's CPO on how to prepare our organizations to embrace AI’s potential.
Time: 52 min.
Josh Bersin and Kathi Enderes unveil HR study results that showcase strategies for business success.
Time: 67 min.
Insights from LinkedIn’s Economic Graph and our member community to help you hire and retain top talent.
Time: 1 min.
Additional resources
I am so stupidly optimistic for the future and what it’s going to bring because what I see happening with AI continues to translate to me as time spent on more important tasks.”
Roz Francuz-Harris
VP of Talent Acquisition at Zillow Group
Free Learning Courses
Learning courses will be available for free through December 2023.
The world of HR is evolving. In this course, learn to rethink your entire approach to the role.
Learn to build an AI-first strategy and make a plan to evolve successfully in an AI-powered world.
Hiring and attracting
Attract for today, hire for tomorrow
Explore perspectives from hiring professionals around the globe as they engage in conversations about attracting and hiring top candidates.
Roundtable discussion: “Attract for today, hire for tomorrow”
Prepare for the future of talent acquisition in this moderated roundtable featuring 3 TA leaders who discuss how AI, skills-based hiring, and DEI will shape the path forward.
Time: 15 min.
Explore AI-assisted innovations coming to LinkedIn Recruiter, designed to help teams hire qualified candidates faster.
Time: 51 min.
Spike Lee joins Teuila Hanson for a one-on-one conversation on their favorite topic: spotting, attracting, and nurturing great talent.
Time: 7 min.
Learn to shape the future of diverse and equitable workplaces by blending AI solutions with people-focused leadership.
Time: 43 min.
Learn how the 'quality of hire' metric can help talent teams identify top performers and reshape hiring strategies.
Time: 62 min.
Additional resources
Job seekers are much more savvy now. They want to understand the why. So I think being really open about who you are, that means both attracting and repelling talent, which is the goal of any effective employer brand.”
Lars Schmidt
Founder at Amplify Academy
Free Learning Courses
Learning courses will be available for free through December 2023.
Generative AI will have profound effects on recruiting and talent acquisition. In this course, learn how to prepare.
In this course, explore the distinctions between traditional recruiting, diversity recruiting, and skills-based recruiting.
Career Development
Drive continuous career development, today
Discover new strategies for engaging and growing unstoppable talent from leaders who are steering critical change in the empowerment of meaningful careers.
Roundtable discussion: “Drive continuous career development, today”
Discover the secrets to tying L&D to business impact to successfully promote a culture of continuous growth.
Time: 14 min.
How India's largest company, Reliance Industries, champions learning as the path to organizational success.
Time: 3 min.
Explore what's coming to LinkedIn Learning to develop skills, fuel careers, and adapt to evolving business needs.
Time: 55 min.
AI is changing learning and career paths. Talent leaders share how to overcome AI anxiety and empower impactful futures.
Time: 49 min.
Additional resources
If you fundamentally believe people are your greatest asset, the best way to retain your talent is to ensure they can see roles for themselves into the future.”
Donna Morris
EVP and Chief People Officer at Walmart
Free Learning Courses
Learning courses will be available for free through December 2023.
In this course, unlock your team’s learning potential by cultivating your leadership skills and creating opportunities for growth.
Explore the tools and techniques that you can apply within your teams to invest in critical skills development.
Learn how inclusive learning experiences can open the door for people of all identities toward greater achievement and fulfillment.
Skills-First
Change how your teams work with a skills-first approach
Learn how leaders are creating skills-first organizations — where skills help businesses become more agile and employees learn, grow, and get more out of work.
Revolutionize your hiring: How to embrace a skills-first approach to unlock an untapped talent base and diversify your talent pool
Booking.com’s Director of Talent Marketing reveals how you can transform your talent strategy with a skills driven recruitment approach to expand your talent pool and retain top talent.
Time: 3 min.
Data from LinkedIn's Economic Graph shows the potential for green skills to transform work.
Time: 34 min.
LinkedIn CPO on talent leaders' role in human-centric work transformation.
Time: 49 min.
Using analytics to shape culture is a must. Learn how with tools from LinkedIn’s People Analytics leaders.
Time: 65 min.
Additional resources
We’re finding wonderful, untapped talent bases based off of this new skills approach. It’s not about where you went, it’s what you know and what skills you have.”
Kristin Shulman
Director at Global Talent Marketing and Employer Brand at Booking.com
Free Learning Courses
Learning courses will be available for free through December 2023.
In this course, learn to measure skills and leverage data analytics to hire, develop, and retain employees.
Help your employees upskill and develop to keep them engaged and increase retention.
This course shows you how to foster engagement with Gen Z and modernize your workforce to orient toward a skills economy.
Event Highlights
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