Michael de Graaf is a Global Talent Acquisition Leader and currently serves as Senior Director, Talent Acquisition for Global Customer Experience at Workday, where he also acts as the regional lead for APAC and Japan. His focus is on building high-performing teams, aligning proactive talent strategies with business goals, enabling inclusive, skills-based talent practices at…
Imagine a Talent Acquisition function unburdened by low-value, manual, and siloed processes, and instead, free to focus on relationship building and optimising recruiting strategies. Join Workday for a look at the new AI Operating Model for TA, a definitive move that transforms your team from transactional recruiters into a genuine strategic powerhouse. This isn’t just…
From AI-generated résumés and voice-cloned interviews to coordinated overseas employment rings and forged credentials, candidate fraud is escalating in speed, scale, and sophistication. What once appeared as isolated deception is now a networked industry – costing organisations millions, eroding trust, and in some cases, breaching national security boundaries. In this session, Olga Barrett shares how…
Olga boasts 25 years of experience in Talent Acquisition and People & Culture roles across EMEA, North America, and APAC. Her areas of expertise encompass recruitment organizational architecture, talent sourcing, talent technology, talent operations, team building, client relationship management, and recruitment analytics. Currently, Olga works at EPAM Systems, a digital consultancy that provides software engineering…
Lyn Turner is a Talent Acquisition leader at Medtronic, one of the world’s leading medical technology companies. She leads diverse TA teams across APAC, EMEA, and Greater China, driving strategies that connect exceptional talent to a Mission that changes lives — alleviating pain, restoring health, and extending life. Passionate about transforming how organisations attract, engage,…
As a global leader in healthcare technology, Medtronic faces a unique challenge: competing with both medical innovators and technology giants for highly specialised talent, whilst hiring thousands of employees each year, across 150+ countries. In this session, Medtronic will share its approach to talent acquisition automation – leveraging AI to streamline hiring, simplify candidate experiences,…
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Melanie Gretgrix is a powerhouse in global talent acquisition, known for leading transformation with heart, precision, and bold vision. With a career spanning EY, Atlassian, Mercer, and now Bupa, she’s built and scaled high-impact TA programs across technology, healthcare, and professional services—brining a balance of focus on global reach, operational excellence, and local human connection.…
This session introduces a ground-breaking case study of a TA Function that mapped their team at a task level – unpacking in detail, how recruiter time is really spent. The analysis revealed stark gaps between business leaders’ perceptions of what counts as “critical and productive work” and the everyday reality inside TA teams. It also…