Developing
Future-Ready Talent
– ONLINE
Online | Tuesday 19 November 2025
14.00 – 15.00 GMT (15.00 – 16.00 CET)
Event
Changes to the workforce, demographic pressures, new business strategies, emerging technologies and the shift towards ‘skills-based’ talent strategies among other factors are leading many organisations to rethink their approaches to talent management. This event and associated research will take stock of the major developments in this field and consider how organisations can update their talent strategies to achieve better business outcomes.
Learning Objectives
- Take stock of the major trends affecting the supply and development of talent and the implications for talent management practices.
- Consider what ‘skills-based’ means in reality and explore the benefits and pitfalls.
- Explore how organisations can take a longer-term and joined-up view of talent management to better support execution of the business strategy.
- Identify the major technology trends, what they mean for the workforce and how they can be used to improve talent practices.
Who is this event for?
Senior HR generalists and talent and L&D leads who are responsible for developing and implementing talent strategy.
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Speakers
Gillian Pillans
Research Director, Corporate Research Forum
Gillian has worked as a senior HR practitioner and OD specialist for several organisations including Swiss Re, Vodafone and BAA. Prior to her HR career, she was a management consultant with Deloitte Consulting and is also a qualified solicitor. Gillian has written various CRF reports on subjects including HR strategy, organisation design and development, leadership development, coaching and diversity.
Matt Sigelman
President, Burning Glass Institute and Visiting Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School
Matt Sigelman is President of the Burning Glass Institute and a Visiting Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School. Named by Forbes to its Future of Work 50, Matt has dedicated his career to unlocking new avenues for mobility, opportunity, and equity through skills. The Burning Glass Institute advances data-driven research and practice on the future of work and the future of learning. Previously, as CEO of KKR-backed Lightcast, Matt and his team invented the field of real-time labour market data, a breakthrough innovation that transformed the way employers, education institutions, policy makers, and workers understand, plan for, and connect with the world of work. By mining billions of job openings and career histories, Matt led the company to become the global authority on the market for talent. Prior to Lightcast, Matt worked at McKinsey & Company and at Capital One. He writes widely on the job market, has testified before Congress, and is consulted frequently by public officials and global media. Matt holds an AB from Princeton University and an MBA from Harvard and is a Member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
