About the Panel Discussion

AI is changing hiring from both sides of the table. Candidates can now use AI to apply at scale, driving application volumes higher while making it harder for employers to determine who is genuinely qualified and job-ready. Employers are responding with AI-powered screening and scheduling, but when these capabilities operate as disconnected point solutions, they can add complexity without solving the bigger challenge: building a reliable pipeline of qualified talent.

The opportunity is to shift the focus from generating more applications to identifying, engaging and retaining the right talent. By combining intelligent automation with effective assessment and connected hiring workflows, organisations can restore stronger signals of candidate readiness, reduce recruiter workload and build talent pools that can be activated as hiring needs change. Those that continue optimising for application volume risk greater screening pressure, slower decisions, higher hiring costs and qualified candidates becoming lost within increasingly crowded pipelines.

Learn how leading organisations are adapting their hiring strategies for an AI-driven candidate market. They'll discuss how to identify job-ready candidates as traditional résumé signals become less reliable, build and activate qualified talent pools, use AI while maintaining human oversight and candidate trust, and create connected hiring pipelines measured by quality, conversion and engagement rather than application volume alone.

Discussion points

Restore signal in screening: Explore how leading organisations are assessing candidate readiness as AI-driven application volume makes traditional résumé signals less reliable.
Build talent pools that last: Learn how to identify, nurture and re-engage qualified candidates so every hiring need doesn't start from zero.
Apply AI with control: Understand how AI can reduce screening and scheduling workload while maintaining human oversight and candidate trust.
Connect and measure the pipeline: See how connected workflows turn talent pools into job-ready hires, with success measured through conversion, quality and engagement rather than application volume.

Speakers

Tim Wesson, SVP, Global Talent Acquisition at IQVIA
Anusha Venugopalan, Director, Global Head of Talent Intelligence, Operations & Experience at SharkNinja
Charles Rué, Global Head of Talent Acquisition at S&P Global
Benjamin Gillman, SVP Hiring Solutions at Radancy
[Moderator] Chris Rainey, CEO & Co-Founder at HR Leaders