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Unleash World Conference - Paris - October 22-24 2025
Russell is leading two panels at the Unleash World Conference in Paris.
Session 1 is in the Leadership Summit, October 22 10:30 AM:
Workforce Planning Under Pressure: Turning Complexity into Clarity
How Leading Companies Are Aligning Strategy, Technology & Talent to Make Bold, Evidence-Based Decisions About the Future of Work
The ability to forecast and model the future of work and look at both investment strategies for emerging technologies as well as organizational design, sizing, workplace skills, labor segmentation and location strategy has never been greater, but it’s also never been more critical to the business. As companies build out workforce planning capabilities to make these decisions in evidence based ways we will talk about what is being done in the marketplace and how are different companies responding to these challenges. Through the lens of Strategy, Governance, Process and Technology what does good look like, how do you get there, and what do you need to consider in developing or enhancing your capabilities.
Other panelists:
- David Edwards, Global Head of Workforce Planning, Ericsson
- Wilson Wong, Director, Insights & Futures, CIPD
- Christian Vetter, Global Director Strategic Workforce Planning & Managing Director Talent Neuron / HRForecast
Session 2 is a mainstage keynote, 22 October 3:45 PM
Other panelists:
- Mick Collins, Global Vice President GTM, SAP
- Chris Havrilla, Vice President HCM Product Strategy, Oracle
- Ben Peirce, Global AVP Adaptive, Workday
Deloitte HR Executive Roundtable - Houston - August 26 2025
AI technologies – both existing and emerging – are transforming not only how HR operates and delivers services, but also reshaping every role and function across the business.
Organizations must proactively model and anticipate these changes, evaluating AI investments through the lens of workforce impact. Rather than focusing solely on how work is done today, workforce planning needs to center on how work is evolving – accounting for maturing AI capabilities and the shifting composition of the workforce as humans and machines increasingly collaborate. As a result, forward-looking workforce planning has become more critical than ever for CHROs.
Evidence-based workforce planning enables organizations to model and guide AI investments – freeing up capacity for AI to handle routine tasks while fostering critical human skills for the future. This approach helps leaders answer not just “what can we do?” but “what should we do?” to maximize both human and AI potential.
Together, we’ll explore whether the priority on AI is freeing up talent for higher-value work, driving labor efficiencies, or building resilient workforce plans that can adapt to rapid change, surfacing what’s top-of-mind for the business and how HR can deliver value in this evolving landscape.
Join your peers to share experiences, discuss challenges, and learn practical approaches for modeling workforce changes, enabling AI success, and building the agility needed for the future.
HR Technology Conference & Exposition - Las Vegas, NV - September 15-18 2025
Unleash World Conference - Paris - October 22-24 2025
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Deloitte HR Executive Roundtable
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Aug 26 2025
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Hilton Midtown | 1335 6th Ave, New York
April 22, 11:00AM – 5:00PM GMT-05:00 2025
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April 15-17 2025
Deloitte CHRO Academy
Workforce Innovation Forum – Deloitte University (DU), Dallas, TX
April 13-16 2025