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AI is transforming the way organizations work, but successful adoption depends on far more than choosing the right tools. HR plays a critical role in preparing people, redesigning processes, and helping teams embrace new ways of working without losing the human connection that drives great workplaces.

In this webinar, we'll explore practical lessons from building an AI-ready HR function inside an AI-native IT services company, including what worked, what didn't, and how HR leaders can confidently lead AI transformation within their own organizations.

Speaker:
Arham has14 years of HR experience, starting in talent acquisition and evolving into HR Business Partner roles. He currently heads Human Resources at Mavric Tech - an AI-native IT services company in Nashville - where he oversees workforce transformation and AI governance. Previously, he was Senior Manager of Talent Acquisition at Devsinc, the second-largest tech company in Pakistan, with US market exposure as well.

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International hiring isn't about throwing away what already works—it's about knowing what to keep, what to adapt, and what to leave at the border. Based on his experience leading people functions and successful global hiring projects across the UK, Europe, and the Americas, Carlos Rivas shares five practical ideas that help organizations hire internationally with confidence.

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The Cross-Border Hiring Playbook: Five Strategic Considerations for Effective International Hiring

What we'll cover:
Know the rules before the market.
• Employment law shapes recruitment—not the other way around. Validate the legal framework before opening the position.
• Start with compliance before recruitment. Compliance is a business strategy, not an HR task.

Hire for the culture you are entering—not the one you're leaving.
• Think globally. Hire locally.
o Don't copy-paste your domestic hiring process.
o Localize the candidate experience without sacrificing employer brand.
• Competitive pay is more than salary, and it also has different definitions across cultures.

Build Alignment Before You Make an Offer
• Align HR, Legal, Finance and Operations before making the first offer.
• Define who owns each hiring decision. Break down silos before they break your hiring process.
• Cross-border hiring is a business decision with HR implications—not an HR decision with business implications.

Treat onboarding as your first retention strategy.
• Design onboarding that Balances local adaptation with global identity.
• Understand belonging before measuring performance.
• Invest in education before evaluation.

Scale people practices before scaling headcount.
• Growth exposes processes, not people. Or does it?
• Adapt your hiring process without losing consistency.

Speakers:
Carlos Rivas is an international executive in People, Talent, and Leadership with experience building and transforming end-to-end HR functions across Europe, the UK, the US, and Latin America. He works with HR leaders and business executives on talent strategy, employee experience, leadership development, organizational design, and employment law, with a strong focus on the practical application of AI in HR. Carlos advises C-suite teams on organizational transformation and leadership and has also taught talent and leadership at the University of Catalonia and the University of Salamanca. He holds a Law degree with postgraduate qualifications in HR, Organizational Psychology, Leadership, and Coaching.

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Most organizations don't have a retention problem until someone hands in their notice.

The challenge is that by the time your top performers start looking elsewhere, the warning signs have usually been there for months. Disengagement, lack of growth opportunities, unclear career paths, and leadership gaps rarely show up in exit interviews first—they appear much earlier.

So how can organizations identify these signals before they become resignations?

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Coaching as a Retention Strategy: How to Keep Key Talent Before They Start Looking Elsewhere

In this session, we'll explore how coaching can become more than an employee benefit. Used strategically, it can help organizations uncover what motivates their people, develop future leaders, strengthen engagement, and make better talent decisions before retention becomes a business problem.

What we'll cover
• Why high performers leave—even when salary isn't the issue.
• How coaching helps uncover concerns employees rarely share in surveys or performance reviews.
• Using coaching to strengthen career development, internal mobility, and employee engagement.
• When coaching creates the most impact: executives, emerging leaders, or high-potential employees.
• How to connect coaching initiatives to measurable business outcomes like retention, leadership readiness, and long-term organizational performance.

Best for: HR leaders, Talent Acquisition professionals, People Managers, Business Leaders, and organizations looking to retain key talent while building stronger leadership pipelines.

Speaker:
Mary Despe is a talent strategist and recruitment advisor with nearly 20 years of experience in technical talent acquisition for global organizations. A LinkedIn Top Community Voice for Interviewing and Talent MVP, she specializes in helping companies optimize their hiring processes and employer branding. Mary has empowered professionals to secure roles at leading companies like Accenture, Microsoft, TikTok, and Deloitte. She holds an MBA from Hult International Business School and regularly speaks at industry conferences, sharing her expertise in talent acquisition and workforce development.

Host:
Anastasia is an experienced IT recruitment professional with 10+ years of success in closing niche roles, including MS Dynamics specialists, as well as general IT and C-level positions. In addition to her recruiting expertise, she brings 4+ years of experience as an Account Manager, partnering closely with hiring managers and stakeholders worldwide to build hiring processes from scratch and launch new locations.

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AI is changing recruitment faster than ever before.

From writing job descriptions and sourcing candidates to screening resumes and scheduling interviews, new AI tools promise to make hiring faster and more efficient. But as adoption grows, so does one important question: Where should recruiters rely on AI, and where should people stay firmly in the driver's seat?

Finding the right balance is becoming one of the biggest hiring decisions organizations face today. Automate too little, and teams lose valuable time. Automate too much, and candidate experience, trust, and hiring quality can quickly suffer.

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AI in Hiring: What Should Stay Human and What You Can Safely Automate

In this session, we'll explore practical ways HR and Talent Acquisition teams can use AI to improve efficiency without losing the human connection that great hiring depends on. You'll leave with a clear framework for deciding what to automate, what to keep personal, and how to build an AI-assisted hiring process that candidates—and hiring managers—will trust.

What we'll cover:
• Where AI genuinely saves recruiters time throughout the hiring process.
• The hiring decisions that should always rely on human judgment.
• How to reduce bias while maintaining a positive candidate experience.
• Real examples of how recruitment teams are successfully using AI today.
• How to build a hiring process that combines automation with authentic human interaction.

Best for: HR leaders, Talent Acquisition professionals, Recruiters, Hiring Managers, and Business Leaders looking to use AI responsibly while improving hiring efficiency and candidate experience.

Speaker:
Michelle R. Stevens is the Founder and CEO of In Earth Consulting LLC, a full-service, faith-driven HR and workforce development firm helping organizations build stronger teams, scalable people operations, and purpose-driven workplaces.

With more than fifteen years of experience in human resources, leadership, and organizational development, she specializes in HR strategy, recruiting, payroll, benefits, learning and development, and fractional HR support. Passionate about aligning people, purpose, and performance, Michelle enjoys sharing practical insights on building healthy workplace cultures and helping organizations grow with integrity.

Host:
Anastasia is an experienced IT recruitment professional with 10+ years of success in closing niche roles, including MS Dynamics specialists, as well as general IT and C-level positions. In addition to her recruiting expertise, she brings 4+ years of experience as an Account Manager, partnering closely with hiring managers and stakeholders worldwide to build hiring processes from scratch and launch new locations.

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