People, Skills and AI: Building Future-Ready Teams in 2026
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About the Event
AI is rapidly transforming the workplace—reshaping hiring practices, redefining job roles, and shifting the skills employers prioritize. As organizations race to modernize, the widening skills gap is emerging as a critical barrier to innovation, competitiveness, and workforce resilience. Yet amid this technological evolution, the human element remains essential. To lead successful workforce transformations, leaders must adopt a people-first approach—ensuring employees feel supported, empowered, and equipped to grow alongside advancing technologies. This panel will explore how leaders can navigate this shift by identifying, developing, and retaining the specialized talent needed to build resilient, innovative teams. We’ll share practical strategies for closing skills gaps, upskilling your workforce, and fostering a culture of continuous learning and human-centered leadership. You’ll leave with actionable insights to avoid transformation pitfalls, strengthen your talent pipeline, and lead confidently in an AI-enabled workplace—without losing sight of the people who power progress.
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about robert half
Robert Half is the world’s first and largest specialized talent solutions and business consulting firm. We offer contract talent and permanent placement solutions in the fields of finance and accounting, technology, marketing and creative, legal, and administrative and customer support, and we also provide executive search services.
Robert Half is the parent company of Protiviti, a global consulting firm that delivers internal audit, risk, business and technology consulting solutions. In the last 12 months, Robert Half, including Protiviti, has been named one of the Fortune® Most Admired Companies™ and 100 Best Companies to Work For and a Forbes Best Employer for Diversity. Explore our comprehensive solutions, research and insights at roberthalf.com.
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