The rise of AI and digital technologies is fundamentally transforming how organizations attract, develop, and retain talent. This hybrid seminar will explore the critical shifts reshaping talent management and how companies can adapt to thrive in this new landscape. Join experts from Hong Kong, Singapore and the UK to discuss:

1. The Redefinition of Talent: How technology, the Covid-pandemic, shifting job requirements and peoples' changing career aspirations are upending traditional employment modes?

2. Technology as an Enabler: How AI and other technologies are revolutionizing talent acquisition, management and development?

3. HR's Strategic Evolution: How HR functions are transforming from administrative roles to strategic business drivers?

This is a hybrid event. Free attendance for Esperanza community members and online attendance. Non-members can attend in person at HKD300 and enjoy a one year complimentary membership.

Introduction

Rapid advancements in AI and other technologies are rapidly reshaping business models and operations, demanding new skills and organizational capabilities. Business leaders must fundamentally reimagine how they attract, develop, and retain talent in an era where AI can both augment and automate human work. This requires moving beyond conventional role-based thinking to focus on adaptable skill clusters, creating hybrid human-AI teams, and fostering a culture of continuous learning. Organizations need new frameworks to identify which capabilities should remain human-centric, which can be enhanced through human-AI collaboration, and which are better automated. 

"Success in this new paradigm demands HR and L&D leaders to develop innovative talent strategies that balance technological advancement with human potential, ensuring their workforce remains relevant and competitive while leveraging

AI as a catalyst for enhanced performance and innovation."

Redefining Talents

Technology has enabled us to work anywhere, any time and with anyone. The Covid pandemic has also changed many people's career aspirations and how they would like to work. From the traditional notion of permanent employees within organizational boundaries, talents can come in different forms and shapes. Organizations now can engage talent through multiple models. Recruitment has also shifted from academic qualifications and prior experience to a skills-based approach, focusing on competencies, hard and soft skills. We shall kick off the seminar with an overview of how organisations should redefine the who, what and how in talent acquisition in a globally competitive environment.

"This redefined talent landscape requires organizations to fundamentally

reimagine their approach to talent acquisition, management and development." 

Roles of Technology

Technology plays a crucial role in supporting Human Resources (HR) and Learning & Development (L&D) functions by streamlining and automating processes, facilitating recruitment, talent acquisition, skills assessment and performance management, simplifying the creation/delivery of training contents, enhancing employee engagement, and enabling data-driven decision-making. Egle Vinauskaite, an award-winning director of the learning innovation studio Nodes (UK), will share different use cases of AI in transforming an organisation and the future of work in a strategic way. You can download Egle's studies on AI in L&D this year from here.​

"By integrating technology into HR and L&D functions, organizations can enhance efficiency, improve employee experiences,

and make informed strategic decisions that drive business success. "

Changing roles of HR



Workforce capabilities directly determine an organization's ability to compete and innovate.  HR must evolve from its traditional administrative function to become a strategic business driver, developing  human capital strategies that enable digital transformation, market adaptation, and sustainable growth. Our panel with experts from Hong Kong and Singapore will discuss the role of AI in talent acquisition and staff deployment, data-driven HR, privacy and security issues, the convergence of HR, L&D and business functions and the strategic value of HR in the digital transformation journey.

"The shift to strategic HR is no longer optional - organizations where HR remains purely operational risk

falling behind in the race for talent and the ability to build future-ready workforces."