Industry events
Unleash America 2024
May 7 – 9, 2024 Venue:
Caesar’s Forum
3911 S Koval Ln, Las Vegas, NV 89109
About this event
As a leader in defining the future of work for everyone, Indeed is thrilled to announce our participation in this year’s Unleash America conference, the premier international festival of HR. Scheduled for May 7-9, this event stands as the epitome of connection, inspiration, and advancement in the realm of human resources.
We invite you to join us in two great sessions that epitomize our commitment to innovation and responsible leadership in the digital age:
- Skills-first Hiring: Your Recruiting Superpower on Wednesday, May 8th at 1:30 pm. Dive deep into how a skills-based approach can revolutionize your hiring process.
- Responsible AI: Tackling Bias in Artificial Intelligence on Wednesday, May 8th at 2:30 pm. Join us as we tackle one of the most pressing challenges in technology and HR – ensuring AI systems are designed and implemented with fairness, accountability, and transparency at their core.
Don’t miss this opportunity to be part of a vibrant community of HR leaders, innovators, and thinkers at Unleash America. Let’s help shape the future of work together, creating more opportunities, better experiences, and a stronger foundation for our organizations and people.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Indeed sessions
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Session Teaser:
Elevate your hiring strategy by embracing a skills-first approach. Discover strategies to broaden your talent pool and help reduce time-to-hire by focusing on the capabilities that truly matter. Join us to learn how to implement this transformative strategy in your organization.Abstract / Synopsis:
How can your company immediately expand its talent pool? With 68% of Gen Z believing a college degree isn’t necessary for career advancement1, and 89% of employers agreeing that skills-based hiring is more predictive of on-the-job success2, the shift towards skills-first hiring is more relevant than ever. This session, featuring insights from our head economist, will explore how embracing a skills-first approach can expand your talent pool, and be a positive strategic move for a more modern organization.Key Themes:
- Strategies to implement skills-first hiring in your organization
- How to utilize tools and assessments to identify top talent based on skills
- The impact of skills-first hiring on reducing time-to-hire and improving workplace productivity
Speakers:
Abbey Carlton, Vice President of Social Impact, Indeed
Svenja Gudell, Chief Economist, Indeed1 “College Enrollment’s Surprising Comeback in 2023 Came as Institutions Finally Caught up to Gen Z’s Thirst for Skills-Based Hiring and Training.” Fortune.
2 “Skills-Based Hiring: What, Why and How to Implement.” TestGorilla. -
Session Teaser:
Keep the human in human resources. Join your peers to discuss the inherent biases in AI. You’ll uncover how AI mirrors its creators and how algorithmic systems can help shape more equitable workplaces.Abstract/ Synopsis:
Are AI tools biased? Join your peers for a thought-provoking roundtable where we’ll examine the hidden biases embedded in AI. Explore the implications of how algorithmic systems can reflect its creators’ biases and its potential to foster (in)equity in the workplace. This discussion aims to provide insights on transforming AI into a fair and responsible tool for human resources management. Let’s keep the human in human resources.Key Themes:
- Identifying and addressing inherent biases in AI systems
- Leveraging AI to inclusively “screen in” candidates
- Utilizing AI to promote pay transparency and equity
Speaker:
Trey Causey, Head of Responsible AI and Senior Director of Data Science, Indeed
Speakers
Trey Causey
Head of Responsible AI and Senior Director of Data Science, Indeed
Trey Causey is Head of Responsible AI and Senior Director of Data Science at Indeed, where he and his team work to ensure Indeed’s use of AI is beneficial to job seekers, employers, and society. As the creator of Indeed’s responsible AI strategy, he leads an interdisciplinary group of data scientists, engineers, and researchers in tackling sociotechnical issues such as algorithmic, human, and systemic bias. He is also a member of Indeed’s Environmental, Social, and Governance leadership team, where he and his colleagues are changing the way the world hires, for good.
Abbey Carlton
Vice President of Social Impact, Indeed
Abbey Carlton is Vice President of Social Impact for Indeed, the world’s top job site. In this role, Abbey leads Indeed’s global efforts to help break down bias and barriers in hiring through product innovation and partnerships.
Svenja Gudell
Chief Economist, Indeed
Svenja Gudell is the Chief Economist at Indeed, the #1 job site in the world. She oversees Indeed’s Economic Research Team – the Hiring Lab – which is a global team of economists and data scientists, leading the global labor market conversation. The team is recognized by a wide audience of media, policymakers and professionals for its impartial, data-driven insight into the labor market, the broader economy and the relationship between the two. All of the team’s work can be found at hiringlab.org.
Location
Caesars Forum, 3911 S Koval Ln, Las Vegas, NV 89109
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