What the future holds

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Indeed Chief Marketing Officer James Whitemore kicks off Indeed FutureWorks 2025 with a clear message: During a time of transformation and uncertainty, Indeed remains focused on its mission to help people get jobs — and committed to making hiring simpler, faster, and more human. This session sets the tone for two days of insight and action, equipping talent leaders to cut through hiring complexity, meet the demands of the moment, and build a better future of work.

In today’s fast-changing hiring landscape, employers need more than just technology—they need a trusted partner. Indeed CEO Deko shares how Indeed works side-by-side with employers to simplify hiring. From everyday product improvements to the responsible use of AI, learn how Indeed is building trust and delivering results that matter.

When The Rt. Hon. Dame Jacinda Ardern became Prime Minister, she feared she would need to change to lead effectively. Facing challenges, she instead discovered that her sensitivity, compassion, and authenticity were her greatest strengths. Join Ardern and Lisa Ramirez, SVP of Operations and Client Success at Indeed, for a dynamic fireside chat on leading with empathy, courage, and authenticity. Hear firsthand how Ardern turned her values into strengths, challenged old models of leadership, and built cultures where every voice counts.

Navigating the current hiring landscape feels like riding a powerful, unpredictable wave. Macroeconomic shifts, evolving candidate expectations, and breakthroughs in AI are leading companies to fundamentally rethink their talent acquisition strategies.

Leading organizations know they cannot wait for stability—they’re embracing uncertainty and experimenting with new ways to connect with the right talent across all roles.

Join Indeed Chief Revenue Officer Maggie Hulce as she shares how we can partner to ride this AI-powered wave of innovation to shape talent strategies, ensure quality matches and streamline hiring processes.

Explore Indeed tools and products and dive into today’s biggest HR issues. Overcome hiring challenges to make processes faster, simpler, and more human.

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Trust is essential to workforce success. In fact, Indeed ranks trust as a top-five driver of work wellbeing — which, in turn, boosts performance, retention, and business results. Yet 40% of people today don’t trust their colleagues or employers. This disconnect not only erodes employee engagement — it’s a missed opportunity to build high-performing teams and a more resilient workforce.

The good news? Company leaders have a clear opportunity to close this trust gap and foster a culture where employees feel valued, supported, and empowered to do their best work. Join Minda Harts for an immersive, hands-on learning session to enhance and boost team cohesion through greater trust.

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Ask your most pressing questions about Indeed’s revolutionary AI-powered products that connect people to opportunity and transform the hiring process.

Connect with peers and Indeed subject matter experts to explore strategies that will elevate your approach to talent acquisition, from sourcing to hiring. Gain actionable insights on what’s working in today’s market through each step of the hiring funnel and how to stay ahead in an evolving AI-driven talent landscape.

The technology talent landscape keeps shifting — and with it, the rules of hiring. In this session, we’ll start by looking at labor market trends across high-growth and knowledge-based industries. Then, you’ll step into a real-world hiring scenario and work with your peers to craft bold, practical solutions. It’s a hands-on session for leaders ready to think differently and build a more agile approach to talent.

The healthcare hiring crisis isn’t new — but solving it will take a new lens on sustainability. In this interactive session, we’ll explore what’s really driving turnover and what today’s healthcare workers want most — from job ads to long-term retention. You’ll get fresh labor market insights, confront surprising gaps between employer perception and worker reality, and take part in a thought-provoking, whole-room exercise that challenges the way we think about staffing for the long haul. If you’re ready to move beyond quick fixes and reimagine healthcare work as sustainable, this session is for you.

Hiring for hourly and salaried roles has never been more complex or more critical. From retail and hospitality to logistics and other service-based industries, today’s employers must navigate evolving worker expectations, shifting labor trends, and long-term retention goals. This session begins with an overview of the latest labor market insights impacting frontline and mid-level talent. Then, you will take part in a collaborative hiring scenario alongside peers to explore bold and practical strategies for attracting and retaining talent. Whether you are focused on entry-level hiring or building resilient, long-term teams, this session will help you reimagine your approach to meet the workforce needs of today and prepare for the challenges of tomorrow.

Take this time to reflect and refuel before the afternoon speakers and sessions.

The healthcare hiring crisis isn’t new — but solving it will take a new lens on sustainability. In this interactive session, we’ll explore what’s really driving turnover and what today’s healthcare workers want most — from job ads to long-term retention. You’ll get fresh labor market insights, confront surprising gaps between employer perception and worker reality, and take part in a thought-provoking, whole-room exercise that challenges the way we think about staffing for the long haul. If you’re ready to move beyond quick fixes and reimagine healthcare work as sustainable, this session is for you.

Hiring for hourly and salaried roles has never been more complex or more critical. From retail and hospitality to logistics and other service-based industries, today’s employers must navigate evolving worker expectations, shifting labor trends, and long-term retention goals. This session begins with an overview of the latest labor market insights impacting frontline and mid-level talent. Then, you will take part in a collaborative hiring scenario alongside peers to explore bold and practical strategies for attracting and retaining talent. Whether you are focused on entry-level hiring or building resilient, long-term teams, this session will help you reimagine your approach to meet the workforce needs of today and prepare for the challenges of tomorrow.

The technology talent landscape keeps shifting — and with it, the rules of hiring. In this session, we’ll start by looking at labor market trends across high-growth and knowledge-based industries. Then, you’ll step into a real-world hiring scenario and work with your peers to craft bold, practical solutions. It’s a hands-on session for leaders ready to think differently and build a more agile approach to talent.

Connect with peers and Indeed subject matter experts to explore strategies that will elevate your approach to talent acquisition, from sourcing to hiring. Gain actionable insights on what’s working in today’s market through each step of the hiring funnel and how to stay ahead in an evolving AI-driven talent landscape.

The conditions for a skills-first hiring breakthrough are here. Technology, urgency, and mindset are aligning — and now is the time to meet the moment. In this session, find out how forward-thinking companies are rethinking sourcing, screening, and talent management to prioritize real-world skills and find the best candidates.

Attendees will gain insights from Aidan McLaughlin, Director of Strategic Thought Leadership at Indeed, and a panel of skills-first experts on how this transformative approach can enhance talent pipelines — and how matching skills to opportunities will help drive a better future of work.

As the world’s no. 1 job site¹ with over 615M Job Seeker Profiles², Indeed is dialed in on providing quality matches for employers, fast, to support their hiring needs. This session will address three major challenges in the global labor market: the talent and skills gap, slow hiring processes, and the lack of thriving employees. Join Michelle Slater, Senior Director, Americas Marketing and Global Partnerships at Indeed and hiring experts, for an early look at data-driven insights across six core international markets to help you improve your hiring strategies.

Sources:
¹ Comscore, Total Visits, March 2024
² Indeed data (worldwide), job seeker accounts that have a unique, verified email address

The world of work is evolving amid a wave of economic change, from slowing growth and shifting labor dynamics to demographic trends reshaping the workforce. As uncertainty becomes a defining feature of today’s landscape, employers face new challenges in navigating a workforce in flux.

Dr. Svenja Gudell, Chief Economist at Indeed, will unpack the forces shaping today’s environment and offer insights on how organizations can prepare for lasting shifts, build resilience, and move forward with greater confidence.

Join Adam Grant, renowned Organizational Psychologist and Chief Worklife Expert at Glassdoor, in conversation with Glassdoor President Owen Humphries for a candid conversation about the tensions shaping today’s rapidly changing workplace. In a time when business pressures are intensifying and employees are wrestling with fear and anxiety, leaders are facing tough realities.

This session goes beyond surface-level advice, uncovering the honest truths about leadership, culture and decision making in an AI-driven world. You’ll hear provocative insights and actionable strategies to help navigate these pressures while maintaining employee trust, developing leaders and attracting top talent.

Join us for a dazzling night with light refreshments and even more chances to make new connections. Meet near event registration on the 1st Floor at 6:30pm for a surprise you won’t want to miss.

Eat, hydrate, and caffeinate before another exciting new day of thought-provoking sessions.

Explore Indeed tools and products and dive into today’s biggest HR issues. Overcome hiring challenges to make processes faster, simpler, and more human.

AI: genius co-pilot, evil overlord, or humanity’s next rite of passage?

In this thought-provoking performance, Faces of X brings the debate around AI and the workplace to life with one speaker embodying three distinct voices: the visionary optimist, the critical skeptic, and the zoomed-out future historian and voice of wisdom. Together, the three characters wrestle with the questions shaping our organizations today: to what extent will AI make our lives easier versus replace us? Who will we become as we integrate AI in our work and everyday lives? And most importantly, who do we want to become?

Blending theater, insight, and a sharp lens on HR and workplace culture, this session invites attendees to hear the distinct voices within ourselves, and reclaim our agency in determining how AI shapes the future of work.

How do we prepare our kids for a world that’s changing at warp speed? Leading futurist Sinead Bovell gets straight to the heart of the most pressing questions facing educators, business leaders, and parents today. She’ll discuss what the jobs of tomorrow may actually look like — and reveal the crucial skills we need to teach in schools right now. Sinead offers a clear-eyed view on the opportunities and ethical challenges of AI in education, and urges us to consider our role in preparing the next generation not just to succeed in the future of work, but to shape it.

The modern workforce isn’t just evolving — it’s splintering. Employers are in a high-stakes juggling act with outdated tools and shrinking teams, scrambling to manage a dynamic mix of full-time, part-time, contingent, and deskless workers. The result? Burnout, blind spots, and missed opportunities. But what if your systems were as agile as your people?

In this fast-paced and future-forward session, Novo Constare, Indeed VP and GM of Staffing Solutions, pulls back the curtain on Indeed Teams — a powerful new AI-enabled platform that helps you forecast staffing needs, auto-optimize schedules, and surface data-driven hiring insights in real time.

If you’re responsible for managing complex teams — or just want fewer late-night scheduling emergencies — this session will show you how to stop reacting and start leading with confidence.

The world of work is evolving amid a wave of economic change, from slowing growth and shifting labor dynamics to demographic trends reshaping the workforce. As uncertainty becomes a defining feature of today’s landscape, employers face new challenges in navigating a workforce in flux.

Dr. Svenja Gudell, Chief Economist at Indeed, will unpack the forces shaping today’s environment and offer insights on how organizations can prepare for lasting shifts, build resilience, and move forward with greater confidence.

AI is transforming how employees get work done — from automating everyday tasks to unlocking new levels of productivity. The challenge now is helping your teams embrace and use AI effectively. Join Hannah Calhoon, VP of AI at Indeed, for a people-first approach to internal AI enablement, and learn how organizations are:
• Rolling out AI tools across the workforce to support daily work
• Leveraging peer-led strategies to drive adoption
• Overcoming challenges like skills gaps, change fatigue, and building trust in new tools

You’ll leave with actionable strategies for implementing AI internally, boosting employee productivity, and creating a culture ready to thrive in the age of intelligent tools.

Join Adam Grant, renowned Organizational Psychologist and Chief Worklife Expert at Glassdoor, in conversation with Glassdoor President Owen Humphries for a candid conversation about the tensions shaping today’s rapidly changing workplace. In a time when business pressures are intensifying and employees are wrestling with fear and anxiety, leaders are facing tough realities.

This session goes beyond surface-level advice, uncovering the honest truths about leadership, culture and decision making in an AI-driven world. You’ll hear provocative insights and actionable strategies to help navigate these pressures while maintaining employee trust, developing leaders and attracting top talent.

You help others grow, but when was the last time you focused on your own career?

In this interactive session, Ginny Clarke — former executive recruiter for Google and Spencer Stuart — brings her signature Groundwork method to help you reconnect with who you are and where you’re going professionally. Through guided coaching, you’ll identify what’s working, name what’s holding you back, and begin to clear away the clutter that may be blocking your next move.

Inspired by her Five Dimensions of Conscious Leadership, this session blends honest self-reflection with practical tools to help you realign your values, challenge limiting beliefs, and move forward with purpose. Built for talent leaders at any level, it’s a chance to reset — and invest in your growth with the same care you give to others.

The healthcare hiring crisis isn’t new — but solving it will take a new lens on sustainability. In this interactive session, we’ll explore what’s really driving turnover and what today’s healthcare workers want most — from job ads to long-term retention. You’ll get fresh labor market insights, confront surprising gaps between employer perception and worker reality, and take part in a thought-provoking, whole-room exercise that challenges the way we think about staffing for the long haul. If you’re ready to move beyond quick fixes and reimagine healthcare work as sustainable, this session is for you.

Hiring for hourly and salaried roles has never been more complex or more critical. From retail and hospitality to logistics and other service-based industries, today’s employers must navigate evolving worker expectations, shifting labor trends, and long-term retention goals. This session begins with an overview of the latest labor market insights impacting frontline and mid-level talent. Then, you will take part in a collaborative hiring scenario alongside peers to explore bold and practical strategies for attracting and retaining talent. Whether you are focused on entry-level hiring or building resilient, long-term teams, this session will help you reimagine your approach to meet the workforce needs of today and prepare for the challenges of tomorrow.

The technology talent landscape keeps shifting — and with it, the rules of hiring. In this session, we’ll start by looking at labor market trends across high-growth and knowledge-based industries. Then, you’ll step into a real-world hiring scenario and work with your peers to craft bold, practical solutions. It’s a hands-on session for leaders ready to think differently and build a more agile approach to talent.

Connect with peers and Indeed subject matter experts to explore strategies that will elevate your approach to talent acquisition, from sourcing to hiring. Gain actionable insights on what’s working in today’s market through each step of the hiring funnel and how to stay ahead in an evolving AI-driven talent landscape.

Take this time to reflect and refuel before the afternoon speakers and sessions.

Exclusive access to all the behind-the-scenes action in New Orleans, speaker interviews, and highlights.

AI: genius co-pilot, evil overlord, or humanity’s next rite of passage?

In this thought-provoking performance, Faces of X brings the debate around AI and the workplace to life with one speaker embodying three distinct voices: the visionary optimist, the critical skeptic, and the zoomed-out future historian and voice of wisdom. Together, the three characters wrestle with the questions shaping our organizations today: to what extent will AI make our lives easier versus replace us? Who will we become as we integrate AI in our work and everyday lives? And most importantly, who do we want to become?

Blending theater, insight, and a sharp lens on HR and workplace culture, this session invites attendees to hear the distinct voices within ourselves, and reclaim our agency in determining how AI shapes the future of work.

How do we prepare our kids for a world that’s changing at warp speed? Leading futurist Sinead Bovell gets straight to the heart of the most pressing questions facing educators, business leaders, and parents today. She’ll discuss what the jobs of tomorrow may actually look like — and reveal the crucial skills we need to teach in schools right now. Sinead offers a clear-eyed view on the opportunities and ethical challenges of AI in education, and urges us to consider our role in preparing the next generation not just to succeed in the future of work, but to shape it.

The modern workforce isn’t just evolving — it’s splintering. Employers are in a high-stakes juggling act with outdated tools and shrinking teams, scrambling to manage a dynamic mix of full-time, part-time, contingent, and deskless workers. The result? Burnout, blind spots, and missed opportunities. But what if your systems were as agile as your people?

In this fast-paced and future-forward session, Novo Constare, Indeed VP and GM of Staffing Solutions, pulls back the curtain on Indeed Teams — a powerful new AI-enabled platform that helps you forecast staffing needs, auto-optimize schedules, and surface data-driven hiring insights in real time.

If you’re responsible for managing complex teams — or just want fewer late-night scheduling emergencies — this session will show you how to stop reacting and start leading with confidence.

Exclusive access to all the behind-the-scenes action in New Orleans, speaker interviews, and highlights.

For Priyanka Chopra Jonas, creativity isn’t just part of the job — it’s how she builds everything. As an actor, producer, and entrepreneur, she’s spent her career pushing boundaries, creating space for new voices, and chasing bold ideas — not just in entertainment, but across industries.

In this session, Priyanka reflects on how following her curiosity and instincts has helped her carve her own path. From launching Purple Pebble Pictures to spotlight untold stories, to investing in brands like Olipop and Perfect Moment, she’s always looking for what’s next, and how to do it differently. She’ll talk about why creativity matters more than ever, how storytelling can move people and businesses forward, and what it takes to build teams and communities where fresh thinking thrives. This is a conversation for anyone ready to challenge the old playbook and imagine a more inspired way to do the work you love.

Exclusive access to all the behind-the-scenes action in New Orleans, speaker interviews, and highlights.

Wind down in the TeamWorks space with refreshments, socializing, and more chances to connect.