14th Annual Conference on
Human Capital Innovation in Technology & Analytics

Workforce Transitions: Reskilling in the AI Era

April 25, 2025   |  1 PM – 5:00 PM EDT

Hosted on Zoom

Free Admission

Program with Abstracts and Bios

Download the complete program, including abstracts of presentations and biographies of speakers.

 

Conference Background

The Conferences on Human Capital Innovation in Technology & Analytics have been organized annually since 2012 within the Department of Technology Management and Innovation at NYU Tandon School of Engineering. Each year these Conferences focus on a different critical issue, bringing together prominent thought leaders and experts who are at the cutting-edge of Human Capital Analytics and related technologies.

This year’s critical issue is “Workforce Transitions: Reskilling in the AI Era.” Organizations have been rapidly redefining work to capitalize on innovative AI applications. The workforce of the future will need to be AI literate. Workers will need to learn new skills if organizations are to benefit from the transition to an AI-enabled workplace. This conference provides a unique chance to hear thought leaders from industry, consulting, and academia explore what new developments in AI imply for skill requirements in the workplace of the future. In the audience will be executives, managers, and professionals—from AI and people analytics specialists to HR generalists, as well as faculty and students from various disciplines. This is a valuable opportunity to learn from leading experts to understand how organizations can reskill their Human Capital and benefit from the Era of AI.

 

Preliminary Program at a Glance

1:00 – 1:15 PM

Welcome & Introduction to the Conference

Emeritus Prof. Harold G. Kaufman | Director, Research Program in Human Capital Analytics | Department of Technology Management & Innovation, NYU Tandon School of Engineering

Prof. Linda Ng Boyle | Vice Dean for Research, NYU Tandon School of Engineering

Prof. Mark Lee | Head of Research, Analytics and Business Development, UL Solutions | Adjunct Professor | Department of Technology Management and Innovation, NYU Tandon School of Engineering

 

1:15 – 1:45 PM

The Conference Board

Navigating Workforce Transformation in response to the Challenge of AI

Allan Schweyer | Principal Researcher, Human Capital | The Conference Board

 

1:45 – 2:15 PM

Microsoft

AI & The Future of Work: Why Reskilling is the Key to Career Success

Jen Lee, Ph.D. | Senior Talent Manager, People Strategy | Microsoft

 

2:15 – 2:45 PM

Accenture

Navigating Reskilling for a Future-ready Workforce

Lili Duan, Ph.D. | Managing Director, Accenture Strategy and Consulting | Talent and Organization/Human Potential

Moira Funcheon | Associate Director, Accenture Strategy and Consulting

 

2:45 – 3:00 PM 

Break

 

3:00 – 3:15 PM

Lenovo

Skills-Enabled Talent Management

Julia Brandon, Ph.D. | Director, Organization Development | Lenovo | Forbes HR Council

 

3:15 – 4:00 PM

New York University

Reskilling for what? Recent trends in job skill demands

Prof. Paul Squires | Clinical Professor, Director, Industrial/Organizational Program | Department of Psychology, NYU Graduate School of Arts & Sciences

Catalina Jaramillo | Ph.D. Student, Computer Science, NYU Tandon School of Engineering | ML Manager, Data Analytics CoE, PwC

Yuan Xu | MS Student, Management of Technology | NYU Tandon School of Engineering

Aasim Yacub | MS Student,  Industrial-Organizational Psychology | NYU GSAS

 

4:00 – 5:00 PM

Panel Discussion Plus Q&A with All Presenters

Discussants:

Prof. Vincent Conte | Managing Partner, Work/Life, LLC | Adjunct Professor | Department of Technology Management and Innovation, NYU Tandon School of Engineering

Prof. Mark Lee | Head of Research, Analytics and Business Development, UL Solutions | Adjunct Professor | Department of Technology Management and Innovation, NYU Tandon School of Engineering

 

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