The iCoCo Educational Series offers a platform for RPOA members to stay informed of the technology landscape in the RPO world, and have technology-focused conversations with industry peers.
This event is by invitation only for RPOA corporate members and guests--a mixed audience of RPOs, TA leaders, technology providers, analysts and investors. Contact lamees@rpoassociation.org if you're interested to learn about this program.
About August's Session
Topic: AI Governance: Ensuring Fair and Compliant Recruitment
About the Speakers
Guru Sethupathy, PhD, CEO & Co-Founder Of FairNow
Guru Sethupathy has dedicated nearly two decades to understanding the impact of powerful technologies, such as AI, on business value, risks, and the workforce. He has written research papers on bias in algorithmic systems and the implications of AI technology on jobs. At McKinsey, he advised Fortune 100 leaders on harnessing the power of analytics and AI, while managing risks. As a senior executive at Capital One, he built the People Analytics, Technology, and Strategy function, leading both AI innovations as well as AI risk management in HR. Most recently, Guru founded a new venture, FairNow. FairNow’s AI governance software reflects Guru’s commitment to helping organizations maximize the potential of AI while managing risks through good governance. When he’s not thinking about AI governance, you can find him on the tennis court, just narrowly escaping defeat at the hands of his two daughters. Guru has a BS in Computer Science from Stanford and a PhD in Economics from Columbia University.
Andy Riabokin
Senior Solutions Architect, Honeit
From a background in Systems Engineering, Andy embarked on a remarkable 20-year journey as an Executive Recruiter. His career began with technical recruiting for early-stage, VC-backed enterprises in Southern California during the late 1990s. At the turn of the century, he transitioned to recruiting CIOs for publicly-traded banks and manufacturing giants.
Notably, Andy achieved stellar success at Robert Half, earning the title of #1 Technical Recruiter in 2010 and a trip to “Reach for the Stars.” His expertise was further recognized when he represented HireEZ and secured the esteemed ATC Innovation Award in 2018 in Sydney, Australia. Recently, with Honeit, he was part of the team to win the HR.com “Start-up of the Year” in 2023.
As a Senior Solutions Architect, Andy focuses on designing incredible candidate journeys and delivering ROI back to the business.
About June's Session
Topic: Strategic AI Integration in Talent Acquisition
During April’s iCoCo Speaker Edition, we learned about Kevin Wheeler’s vision of how AI will transform recruitment process outsourcing and talent acquisition over the next decade. AI was a hot topic in Unleash America this year; “from increasing innovation and investment to issues of ethics and trust, speakers across the event covered AI from every angle.”
With the plethora of new AI tools and functionality in the TA tech world, there is a risk of creating a fragmented tech stack that could lead to wormholes in the process for RPO providers and TA leaders. What are the best practices for integrating AI tools into an existing RPO or TA tech stack that improves the recruiting process and stakeholder’s experience?
In this interactive session, Raleen Gagnon of Talent Edge will facilitate a discussion on strategies for effectively integrating AI into talent acquisition or recruitment process outsourcing technology stacks.
The discussion will explore the challenges RPOs and talent leaders face with disparate tools and data, and how to develop a holistic integration strategy. Attendees are encouraged to participate and share their own experiences to help develop best practices guidelines, which will be documented and published by the RPOA.
This session aims to facilitate collaboration for the iCoCo community on developing leadership in this emerging area.
About the Session Facilitator:
Raleen Gagnon, CEO at TalentEdgeAI
As CEO of TalentEdgeAI, Raleen leverages her 20 years of experience in the staffing and human capital sector to drive the product design and vision to infuse AI automation into the sourcing and screening of candidates globally. She was previously the GM of Talent Intelligence at Magnit and Global VP of Market Intelligence at ManpowerGroup where she led the industry in developing and delivering the largest collection of workforce, compensation, hiring, and employment data to enable strategies for better talent attraction and retention. She previously served as Director Marketing Strategy at Monster Worldwide, and Practice Lead at Fuld & Co.
Raleen has a marketing degree from Bentley University, teaches intelligence certification courses for the Academy of Competitive Intelligence, and serves on the advisory board for HR.com and a number of Universities seeking to elevate data analytics.
Connect with Raleen on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/raleen-gagnon/
Visit and connect with TalentEdge AI on the iCoCo Marketplace.
Featured iCoCo Partner:
Comrise is a global staffing and recruiting solutions provider headquartered in Woodbridge, NJ, with offices across the United States, China, and Southeast Asia. The company specializes in contract staffing, direct hire, and RPO services, supporting clients in various industries by delivering customized talent solutions.
Learn more at https://comrise.com/
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