The Covid-19 pandemic has led to a paradigm shift in the way HR as well as L&D functions are performed. Be it hiring, induction, training, assessment, etc. This is giving a push to HR technology—an area that has a lot of space for improvement so far, opportunities flourish. Global VC investment in HR tech startups during 2021 has soared. So far this year, HR tech startups have collected more than $9.2 billion in VC funding globally, a 130% jump from 2020’s total, according to PitchBook data.
How has Corporate Investment in Talent Development Changed Post COVID-19?
Supply chain disruption, labor shortage, market demand shift, operation and service models changes in a sudden, the pandemic has put enterprises’ agility and digital capability to test. For some, it’s a survival test. Corporates have been forced to go digital, which lays a foundation for digital transformation, including L&D. And HR and L&D departments have been pushed front and center to support companies responding to emerging demands, leaderships found HR and L&D strategy is exactly business strategy. How has corporate investment in talent development changed Post COVID-19? What does that mean looking forward in the talent development domain?
We plan a roundtable to discuss related questions, hope to help corporates reflect and exchange what has been happening…
What are major demands emerging during and after COVID-19? (client-facing roles, R&D, manufacturing, construction…)
What are major changes in training and talent development emerging during and after COVID-19?
What change has happened in corporate investment in talent development?
What change should happen in corporate investment in talent development?
How can HR and L&D divisions support business strategy, agility, and risk management?
What are the challenges faced by large and middle/small companies now? What is the difference? Advice?
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Speakers
Detlef Hold, Head of Digital Learning, Roche
Detlef started in Education, moved into adult learning and then into corporate learning, OD, leadership & talent development, executive coaching, he has had extensive experience in Pharma and Biotech domains, incluidng knowledge management, discovery and cycling techniques. Detlef had been a faculty for ‘Sustained Change’ with Stanford University which is a very successful program. He is strategic and hands on, a very creative problem solver.
About Roche
Founded in 1896, Roche is the world’s largest biotech company, a global pioneer in pharmaceuticals and diagnostics.
Paulene Chong, HR Head, China Metallurgical Group Corporation (MCC)
As a certified IHRP–Certificate Professional (IHRP-CP), Paulene has more than 14 years in the Building and Development industry as a Hands-on Human Resource Professional responsible for the HR Spectrum from hire to retirement, including putting learning priority in culture, engaging with the workforce, and implementing HR best practices to the organization.
About China Metallurgical Group Corporation
China Metallurgical Group Corporation is the world’s largest and strongest metallurgical construction contractor and metallurgical operation service provider. It is also one of China’s domestic steel structure manufacturers with the largest production capacity.
Chris Littlewood, Filtered Technologies
Chris leads work on new product R&D at Filtered Technologies. Most recently launched Content Intelligence, our technology for making sense and value out of learning resources in enterprise clients.
About Filtered Technologies
Filtered is a learning tech company that uses data to decide on the most important skills for an organisation, then, analyzes which content is helping build them and filtering out the rest. And finally, getting that content to the people that need it via our LXP and multichannel campaigns.
Amy Parent, Salience Learning
Amy has over 15 years of instructional design experience, she designs for all learning situations, including e-learning, blended learning, webinars, and on-site face-to-face learning. Some of the organizations she has worked with include Capital One, Walmart Labs, WPP, MediaMath, MicroSoft, and IHG to name a few.
About Salience Learning
Salience Learning solves life science’s most complex business challenges by transforming the way life science learns.
Moderator
Jessie Chuang, Wise Ocean, IEEE ICICLE
With a background in Physics and Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Semiconductor Industry R&D, and consultancy experience with corporations on cost reduction, product development, and project management of emerging technologies and AI, Jessie has been passionate about building interdisciplinary knowledge networks for big challenges and open innovations. She co-founds Wise Ocean with a team across borders to help scaleups build up the growth journey through global strategic partnerships, also to coordinate collaboration between startups/scaleups, strategic investors, ecosystem partners, and enterprises.