Spend 2 Days with Talent Leaders @ ATC2026
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Peer to Peer Roundtables
Peer Discussion Groups bring Talent Leaders together in small, facilitated roundtables to explore the challenges they are working through right now. Each group focuses on a specific topic, creating space to compare approaches, share practical advice and learn from the experience of peers. These are candid, participant-led conversations, not presentations or panels. Come ready to…
Alex Thomson, Vicki Emmerson and Deepak Singh
People and Talent Acquisition Leaders Alex Thomson, Vicki Emmerson and Deepak Singh are our closing panel for ATC2026 Alex leads the TA team at Australia Post and brings 15 years of experience leading teams and recruiting across enterprise environments and agencies. His focus is on modernising recruitment through technology, data, and practical AI adoption.…
We Applied for Jobs at Australia’s 100 Largest Companies. Here’s What Worked, What Broke and Who Won
In this revealing experiment, one person applied for an advertised role at each of Australia’s 100 largest companies and documented their journey. The results ranged from seamless and memorable to the inability to even complete the initial application stage. From contradictory communications, duplicate rejections to forms and tools that just didn’t work. For contrast, a…
James Witcombe
James is a Director at award winning recruitment agency SMAART Recruitment and Founder of The Candidate Coach and Licence To Interview. James’ experience is a blend of recruiting much sort after positions for high profile brands through to assisting long term unemployed and disadvantaged job seekers. Over his 20 years in recruitment, James has developed…
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Andrew Baker
AB is passionate about reimagining how organisations attract, engage, and grow talent – blending AI, data, and human-centred design to create smarter, more inclusive hiring experiences. As Global Head of Intelligent Solutions & AI Strategy at Hudson Talent Solutions, he leads the development and global adoption of next-generation digital and AI-enabled solutions. For the past…
We Put AI Agents Inside Real Talent Teams. Here’s What Broke, What Flew, and What You Should Steal
Everyone has an AI strategy. Almost nobody has left the whiteboard. This session left the whiteboard two years ago. AB has been putting AI agents to work inside live talent functions – and he’s bringing the proof, outtakes included. What agents are actually good at right now. Where they fall flat. What happened when a…
Peer to Peer Roundtables
Peer Discussion Groups bring Talent Leaders together in small, facilitated roundtables to explore the challenges they are working through right now. Each group focuses on a specific topic, creating space to compare approaches, share practical advice and learn from the experience of peers. These are candid, participant-led conversations, not presentations or panels. Come ready to…