In contention for the TA 20

“Tasha treats AI as an accelerator, not a shortcut. By automating sourcing and admin overhead, she moves fast without ever losing the personalized, human touch that great hiring demands.”

“I believe AI tools can help expand our candidate pool. However, people centered hiring practices help us narrow in on the perfect candidates.”

“AI has been a game changer at Dollar Tree. From taking away administrative and repetitive tasks, to scheduling, to helping continuing to engage with applicants and candidates, it allows more time for Remi to do what she does best; be in front of candidates talking to them. AI has helped look at data to analyze where time is best spent, our highest results, and how we’re optimizing recruiter time for candidate outcomes. This has increased speed, allowing time to be focused on genuine candidate engagement, and showing where that time has the highest outcomes.”

“Their mission is to understand talent attraction needs and their impact on the business across Latin America, in order to develop the best positioning strategies and attract top talent.”

“I believe the best hiring happens when people feel seen, understood, and valued. AI helps me scale that commitment to personal connection, making every candidate experience more human, not less.”

“People-driven, equity-focused, in pursuit of offering all children access to quality education”

“I believe great hiring happens when people feel seen, supported, and connected to a larger purpose. I use AI to strengthen that human-centered approach, from leading AI hackathons that help candidates explore their potential to building a practice tool that supports recruiters’ training, development, and confidence. For me, AI is most powerful when it helps people grow and makes the deeply human work of recruiting even stronger.”

“He builds data-driven, candidate-centric hiring strategies where high-touch human judgment drives final decisions, leveraging AI to eliminate operational friction and accelerate quality talent matches.”

“Ellie leads global Talent Acquisition with a people-first mindset, turning complex hiring needs into clear, scalable strategies across regions. She empowers her teams to innovate, embrace AI thoughtfully, and continuously improve how we attract, assess, and hire talent without losing the human connection that makes recruiting successful.”

“Annie pairs deep, long-term industry relationships with practical AI fluency. She uses AI to turn market intelligence into data-backed talent maps, candidate trackers, and decision-ready presentations that help hiring teams understand tradeoffs and act quickly. By automating organization and follow-up, not human judgment, she creates more time for personalized candidate engagement, thoughtful outreach, and trusted stakeholder partnership.”

“I believe great hiring can be both high-volume and deeply human. We can utilize AI to move faster and find patterns, but it never replaces the conversation, judgment, intuition, and genuine care that ultimately drive my team's hiring decisions.”

“By bringing together the BH and Progress talent teams, Trevor has built one of the strongest talent organizations in the housing industry. He champions a people-first approach where AI amplifies productivity, allowing recruiters to focus on relationships, judgment, and business impact.”

“Leads hiring with clarity, speed, and a people-first mindset, bringing together recruiters and business leaders to make great talent decisions! Creates exceptional hiring outcomes through collaboration, disciplined execution, and a commitment to candidate experience.”

“Kartheka R Chief Manager – Human Resources | IC&SR, IIT Madras With over 20 years of experience in Human Resources, I am passionate about building people-centric, technology-enabled and future-ready workplaces. As Chief Manager – Human Resources at IC&SR, IIT Madras, I lead the complete HR lifecycle for 4,500+ project employees engaged across diverse research and sponsored projects. Strategic HR Leadership I lead workforce planning, HR policy, employee lifecycle management, rewards and people practices aligned with institutional goals and statutory”

“Farid is helping reshape how talent attraction works in cruise, combining human judgement with AI to make hiring smarter, faster and more scalable across a complex global recruitment network. His focus is not AI for the sake of technology, but using it to give recruiters better insight, reduce friction and create a better experience for candidates and hiring teams.”

“I don’t believe great recruiting is about convincing people. It’s about listening deeply enough to understand what they value, recognizing their potential, and connecting both to opportunity. AI sharpens my approach, but people will always be my strategy.”

“Hiring the right, compassionate people to make a difference in our community. AI helps us bring the talent so we can continuously hire the right people.”

“I believe great hiring starts with seeing the person behind the resume-their impact, potential, and story. Al can strengthen the process, but human judgment and connection should stay at the center.”

“Building the future of TA by making hiring easier to execute and harder to get wrong, combining human judgment with AI intelligence to reduce friction, surface insights, elevate decision making and empower recruiters to focus on what matters most, hiring exceptional people.”

“Hiring still gets done the old-fashioned way through real conversations, honest judgment, conviction earned one candidate at a time. AI simply clears the way so there's more room for the part that matters.”

“Dipanti builds strategies and processes that combines human-centered hiring with forward-thinking innovation, leveraging AI to enhance efficiency and elevate hiring quality while ensuring every candidate experience remains personal, fair, and meaningful. By using technology to support, not replace, human judgment, she creates a more thoughtful, inclusive, and impactful approach to talent acquisition.”

“I build strategic partnerships and ecosystem collaborations that connect academia, industry, research communities, and emerging technology ecosystems across APAC and global markets. As a Global Partnership Lead, I drive cross-border partnership initiatives across India, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East, working with universities, enterprises, research institutions, and innovation stakeholders to advance AI innovation, talent development, and workforce transformation. Alongside leading strategic partnerships and multi-stakeholder programmes, I manage and mentor a geographically”