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2023 CandE Awards Virtual Conference

Join #TheCandEs virtually for two days of great speakers and sessions about Empowering Recruiting Experiences and Candidate Experience at the 2023 CandE Awards Conference. And of course, recognizing the 2023 CandE Award winners, just announced!

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Empowering Recruiting Experiences – The People, Processes, and Technologies That Deliver Business Impact

Join us at this year’s virtual CandE Awards Conference November 1-2, 2023. We’ll celebrate HR and Talent Acquisition leaders and their teams who have worked hard to improve recruiting, hiring, and candidate experience in a highly competitive and challenging economic market.

From employer branding to onboarding, the conference theme is “empowering recruiting experiences.” No matter what happens, the best TA people, processes, and technologies deliver thriving business impact today.

This event will also celebrate the 2023 Candidate Experience (CandE) Award winners! These industry winners are companies rated by candidates from Talent Board’s benchmark research program to have an exemplary candidate experience. What an excellent opportunity to learn how these companies did it via proven practices such as improving candidate communication and feedback loops.

Join #TheCandEs virtually for two days of great speakers and sessions about Empowering Recruiting Experiences – The People, Processes, and Technologies That Deliver Business Impact on November 1-2, 2023.

You can check out the speakers and the agenda below! This event will be virtual again and held in the Whova app (where you can attend on your computer, tablet, or mobile). We will launch our event app at least one week before the virtual conference. The virtual conference will also be approved for 3 SHRM & HRCI credits each day!

Already registered for this event? Join us on Whova! You are able to login using the email you registered with and view the conference on a computer or mobile device here.

Can’t make the event live? All of the sessions will be recorded and available to registrants for 3 months, so there is no missing out! Come save your seat today — you have to be registered to get access to any and all sessions.

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Register Today! Registration is free and donations are welcome (recommended donation is $50, although any amount would be appreciated). For solution and service providers that aren’t current CandE sponsors, a registration donation of $500 per person for this event is required. Contact support@thetalentboard.org if you have any questions.

Talent Board is the first nonprofit research organization focused on improving recruiting, hiring and the candidate experience. Donations go a long way to help us continue our mission!

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Check out the featured speakers and early peek at the agenda below!

(All times listed below are Eastern Time (ET))

November 1 - Day 1 Agenda

11:00-11:05am Talent Board team welcomes you to the conference!

11:05-11:50am Live Keynote Presentation: Rethinking Recruiting with AI as a Co-pilot — Tim Sackett, SCP (President at HRU Technical Resources)

11:50-11:55am — Session Break

11:55am-12:25pm Minimal Viable Brand — James Ellis (Principal at Employer Brand Labs)

12:25-12:30pm — Session Break

12:30-1:00pm Panel Discussion: The Impact of AI and ChatGPT on Recruiting — Speakers include: Cheryl Petersen (Associate Principal – Region Talent Resourcing Leader; Americas Region at ARUP), Amanda Jordan (Head of Global Talent Acquisition – Operations and Systems at Hewlett Packard Enterprise), and Keri La Ra (Senior Vice President, Head of Talent Attraction & Experience at U.S. Bank) | Moderated by: Kevin Grossman (President at Talent Board)

12:30-1:00pm The Heart of Recruiting: How to optimize human strengths in the AI age — Molly Weaver (Consultant / Founder at Sunflower Talent Strategies)

1:00-1:15pm Session Break — Go Visit The Exhibitors!

1:15-1:45pm TA as a revenue driver: How global organizations are using conversational AI to save millions in recruiting costs. — Josh Secrest (Vice President of Client Marketing and Advocacy at Paradox)

1:15-1:45pm — The Data Driven Candidate Experience Maturity Model — Ian Alexander (Co-Founder at Survale)

1:15-1:45pm 4 Ways Human-Centered AI Improves the Candidate Experience — Ed Pedini (Head of Customer Advocacy at SeekOut)

1:45-1:50pm — Session Break

1:50-2:20pm Keeping ahead of the curve: Unleashing the power within — Mary Steudle (Strategic Consulting Leader at Cielo) & Jacquese Brown (DEI Director at Cielo Talent)

1:50-2:20pm Future-Proofing TA: Pipelining vs. Requisition Strategies — Allyn Bailey (Executive Director Hiring Success Services at SmartRecruiters)

1:50-2:20pm Power of One – How a team of one can create a best-in-class candidate experience from small changes with big impact. — Emily Buescher (Corporate Recruiter at Tacony Corporation) & Allison McCutcheon Barcz (Chief Strategy & People Officer at Largely)

2:20-2:25pm — Session Break

2:25-2:55pm Fine Tuning Your Interview Process with Hiring Intelligence — John Harrington, Jr. (Director of Product Marketing at Phenom)

2:25-2:55pm How AI Will Transform Recruiting? — Darren Findley (President at Engage2Excel Recruitment Solutions)

2:55-3:00pm — Day 1 Conference Wrap-up with Talent Board team

November 2 - Day 2 Agenda

11:00-11:05am Talent Board team welcomes you to day 2 of the conference!

11:05-11:50am Live Keynote Presentation: Stop Canceling Yourself – How Do We Try Again After Failure? — Cat Jackson (Co-Founder at Hustle 2.0) & John Jackson (Director of Development at Hustle 2.0)

11:50-11:55am — Session Break

11:55am-12:25pm Live Keynote Presentation: Turnover, Compensation & Hiring Outlook for 2024 — Jay Denton (Chief Analytics Officer at LaborIQ)

12:25-12:30pm — Session Break

12:30-1:00pm Priorities change. Empower your team with tech that matters now. — Ed Newman (Founder and CEO at talentEXP)

1:00-1:15pm Session Break — Go Visit The Exhibitors!

1:15-2:00pm Multi-Year CandE Winner Panel Discussion: Secrets of Sustaining a Quality Candidate Experience — Featured speakers include: David Crawford (Vice President at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital), Subbu Subramanian (Senior Vice President & Global Head of Talent Acquisition at Virtusa), and Marie Artim (VP, Talent Acquisition at Enterprise Holdings Inc.) | Moderated by: Gerry Crispin (Principal & Co-Founder at CareerXroads)

2:00-2:05pm Session Break

2:05-3:00pm Recognize the 2023 CandE Award winners and release the CandE Award Rankings!

3:00pm Cheers and conference wrap-up with the Talent Board team!

FEATURED SPEAKERS INCLUDE:

Cat Jackson
Co-Founder
Hustle 2.0
Keynote Speaker

John Jackson
Director of Development
Hustle 2.0
Keynote Speaker

Tim Sackett, SCP
President
HRU Technical Resources
Keynote Speaker

Jay Denton
Chief Analytics Officer
LaborIQ
Keynote Speaker

Josh Secrest
Vice President of Client Marketing and Advocacy
Paradox

James Ellis
Principal
Employer Brand Labs

Molly Weaver
Consultant / Founder
Sunflower Talent Strategies

Ed Newman
Founder and CEO
talentEXP

John Harrington, Jr.
Director of Product Marketing
Phenom

Emily Buescher
Corporate Recruiter
Tacony Corporation

Allison McCutcheon Barcz
Chief Strategy & People Officer
Largely

Luke Parry
Vice President
Cielo Talent

Jacquese Brown
DEI Director
Cielo Talent

Allyn Bailey
Executive Director Hiring Success Services
SmartRecruiters

Ian Alexander
Co-Founder
Survale

Darren Findley
President
Engage2Excel Recruitment Solutions

Multi-Year CandE Winner Panel Discussion: Secrets of Sustaining a Quality Candidate Experience – Speakers include:

David Crawford
Vice President
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital

Subbu Subramanian
Senior Vice President & Global Head of Talent Acquisition
Virtusa

Marie Artim
VP, Talent Acquisition
Enterprise Holdings Inc.

Moderator: Gerry Crispin
Principal & Co-Founder
CareerXroads

Panel Discussion: The Impact of AI and ChatGPT on Recruiting – Speakers include:

Cheryl Petersen
Associate Principal – Region Talent Resourcing Leader; Americas Region
ARUP

Amanda Jordan
Head of Global Talent Acquisition – Operations and Systems
Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Keri La Ra
Senior Vice President, Head of Talent Attraction & Experience
U.S. Bank

Moderator: Kevin Grossman
President
Talent Board

We look forward to seeing you virtually November 1-2!

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