Navigating Uncertainty In HR: Half-Day Summit

Summary

This summit aims to equip HR leaders with the insights, tools, and strategies needed to navigate uncertainty in today’s dynamic work environment.
Bringing together experts, innovators, and industry peers, this event will provide a platform for exploring practical solutions to address the complexities of managing talent, and ensuring organizational success in the face of change.
The summit will include three presentations:

Talent Tectonics: How digitalization and demographics are changing the purpose of Human Resources

Dr. Hunt presents insights from his book, Talent Tectonics: Navigating Global Workforce Shifts, Building Resilient Organizations, and Reimagining the Employee Experience. This session discusses how HR organizations can adapt to rapid changes and skill shortages, featuring practical examples from Dr. Hunt’s career as a psychologist who has enhanced work environments through technology.

Fail Fast With 21 Toys: How Failure Ties to Growth & Innovation

“Failing fast” is essential for innovation, allowing for quick learning and adaptation. This workshop led by Matt Todd helps HR professionals shift their mindsets regarding failure through interactive gameplay. Participants will explore their current approaches to problem-solving and definitions of failure. They will learn strategies for effectively managing unexpected changes. By the end of the session, participants will develop healthier relationships with failure and understand that permission to fail fosters creativity, growth, and innovation.

Empowering Leaders: Driving and Managing Disruption

In this session, Dr. Amir Bahman Radnejad and Dr. Oleksiy Osiyevskyy, two experts in innovation, will discuss how to effectively drive and manage disruption in today’s business landscape. The dialogue will be enriched by audience participation, providing leaders with practical tools to navigate transformative change within their organizations.

Panel Discussion: Lessons Learned to Better Navigate Uncertainty in HR

KPMG will moderate an engaging discussion with the session leads to distill some of the key learnings, implications and opportunities for HR and their stakeholders

Mix and Mingle
At the conclusion of the Summit don’t miss the chance to mingle with colleagues and presenters during the networking and cocktail hour.

Presenters

	Steven T. Hunt, Ph.D. An internationally recognized thought leader in the field of Human Resources, Dr. Hunt has helped thousands of companies create more engaging, agile, productive and equitable work environments. An expert on the intersection of work, psychology, and technology, his experience has touched almost every aspect of human resources from job design and workforce analytics to talent acquisition, management, and development. In addition to his work as a strategic advisor, Dr. Hunt is an award-winning author having written hundreds of articles and multiple books including Talent Tectonics: navigating global workforce shifts, building resilient organizations, and reimagining the employee experience, Commonsense Talent Management: using strategic human resources to improve company performanceand Hiring Success: the art and science of staffing assessment and employee selection. Dr. Hunt was formally honored by the Society forIndustrial-Organizational Psychology for advancing the use of technology to positively influence the quality of work for millions of employees.
	Matt Tod Matt is a Lead Facilitator for Twenty One Toys – an award-winning social enterprise that uses play to help people practice, assess and better understand 21st century skills. Matt has been working for almost 20 years as a leadership speaker, facilitator and experiential designer. He has also worked as the Associate Director, Learning & Performance Development at WE, Executive Director of Youth Programs for the Institute for Health and Human Potential, and currently serves as Director of Learning and Organizational Development at Plan International Canada, where he is responsible for laying the foundations of and building a learning culture.
	Amir Bahman Radnejad, PhD Dr. Amir Bahman Radnejad is a distinguished entrepreneur, business consultant, and academic with over a decade of expertise in business development, commercialization and innovation strategies. As the founder of 1388 Consulting, he provides strategic guidance to clients seeking to grow their businesses and navigate global markets. In addition to his business endeavors, Dr. Radnejad is an Associate Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship and Interim Chair of Entrepreneurship, Marketing and Social Innovation at the Bissett School of Business, Mount Royal University in Calgary, Canada. His research focuses on sustainable development and innovation strategies, making him a sought-after speaker at business management conferences worldwide. Before joining Mount Royal University, he served as a faculty member at the State University of New York at Brockport (USA), Susquehanna University (USA), and the University of Calgary (Canada), where he contributed to the Haskayne School of Business and the School of Public Policy.
	Oleksiy (“Oleks”) Osiyevskyy, PhD Oleksiy (“Oleks”) Osiyevskyy, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary, where he also serves as Associate Dean of Policy and Program Development. With expertise in innovation management within corporate and public sectors, Dr. Osiyevskyy is passionate about making entrepreneurship deliberate, reliable, and effective as a growth engine for startups, established companies, and nations. A founder of his first internet startup in 2003, he has since supported ventures across industries like education, medical devices, and e-commerce. His academic leadership includes directing major initiatives such as the Global Business Futures Initiative and facilitating the Creative Destruction Lab – Rockies accelerator. A prolific scholar with 80 publications, Dr. Osiyevskyy combines rigorous research with practical insights to advise on innovation strategy, technology commercialization, and corporate transformation. He has delivered impactful talks on topics like strategic agility, business model innovation, and leveraging technology for competitive advantage​