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March 18th '26 / 11:00 AM to 11:25 AM PDT

Reimagining Skills & HR Tech

Fireside
Stage 5 - Skills & Experience
Speaker
Managing Vice President People Technology, Research, and Analytics
Marriott International
Moderator
Founder and Chief Analyst
Aptitude Research

As organizations race to keep pace with rapid transformation, skills have become central to talent mobility and organizational resilience. But creating a truly skills-based enterprise requires more than frameworks—it demands technology that connects people, capabilities, and strategy.

Join Tyler Weeks, VP of HR Tech at Marriott International, and Madeline Laurano, founder and industry analyst, for an energizing fireside chat exploring how skills innovation is reshaping global organizations.

Attendees will gain insider perspectives from one of the world’s largest hospitality brands and one of the industry’s most respected analysts. If you’re looking to understand what it really takes to operationalize skills—and how HR tech will shape the future of work—this is a conversation you won’t want to miss.

  • Why skills are the foundation of workforce agility and growth
  • How Marriott is leveraging HR tech to enable skills-based talent strategies
  • The role of technology in linking skills to business outcomes
  • Practical steps for operationalizing skills at scale
  • Future trends shaping HR tech and the skills economys,

 

Speaker
Managing Vice President People Technology, Research, and Analytics
Marriott International
Moderator
Founder and Chief Analyst
Aptitude Research