Conference Day One | Wednesday, November 5, 2025
7:40 am Registration & Morning Coffee
8:25 am What it Takes to Make a Leap a Reality
8:30 am Chair’s Welcome, Opening Remarks & Connection Before Content
Building a TA Optimization Strategy to Advance Talent Planning & Build a Skilled Team
8:40 am Discover: Rethinking Talent Engagement Through Data, Human-Centered Strategy & Scalable Innovation
Synopsis
- Discover how Hackensack Meridian Health reduced RN vacancy rates from over 20% to just 5.29% by creating a dedicated non-client-facing function focused on five core pillars: proactive candidate generation, engagement, asset management, streamlined processes, and targeted resources.
- Gain insights into using precision analytics to move beyond broad, unfocused recruiting, enabling more strategic, localized outreach that delivers real results.
- Adapting to a more human-centered approach to recruiting through direct-to-interview workflows, empowered recruiters, and the elimination of resume bottlenecks, accelerating time-to-fill and shifting hiring manager behaviors.
9:00 am Discover: Building a Skilled, Engaged & Resilient TA Team to Sustain Hiring Effectiveness—Even with Flat Budgets
Synopsis
- Strengthening core competencies and implementing upskilling strategies to boost talent acquisition team productivity and performance, while maintaining a zero-percent turnover rate.
- Building engagement and resilience through intentional leadership, defined career paths, and a culture of recognition to mitigate attrition.
- See how Cincinnati Children’s introduced a cost-effective ‘committee’ model that enables meaningful career growth and leadership development without relying on traditional promotions
9:20 am Develop: How Can Your Talent Acquisition Team Build the Capacity to Fill Critical Roles & Upskill Internally?
Synopsis
Question & Answer Session Facilitated by the Focus Day Chair.
9:40 am Action: How Are You Balancing Innovation in External Recruiting with Internal Talent Acquisition Team Development?
Synopsis
Output Focused Action Session Facilitated by the Chair.
10:00 am Speed-Networking & Refreshment Break
Re-Imagining How We Attract High-Quality Talent for the Most In-Demand Clinical Roles
10:40 am Discover: Creative Cost-Effective Hiring Strategies in Healthcare
Synopsis
- Learn how NewYork-Presbyterian is tapping into underutilized sourcing channels—such as community-based organizations and strategic school partnerships—can expand your talent pool and help fill critical roles.
- Discover how building internal pipelines and offering upskilling and reskilling opportunities not only reduces attrition but also empowers employees to grow meaningful careers within your organization.
- Explore how social media can be used as a tool to enhance the brand and widen the talent pool.
11:00 am Discover: Beyond Job Boards – Building Sustainable Talent Pipelines for Mission-Critical Roles Through Community Engagement
Synopsis
- Identifying under-recognized jobs and introducing lesser-known career paths can open access to talent pools overlooked by traditional sourcing methods—broadening workforce diversity and pipeline sustainability.
- Explore how collaboration with marketing teams to deploy targeted social media campaigns can align brand messaging with recruitment goals—boosting candidate engagement and employer brand visibility.
- Learn how US Dermatology Partners uses a resource-driven approach to build lasting candidate relationships—turning past candidates into future hires.
11:20 am Discover: High-Volume Healthcare Hiring on a Budget: Local Events & Targeted Outreach that Work
Synopsis
- Learn how Empower Pharmacy scaled high-volume hiring in a competitive healthcare market by designing impactful, community-based hiring events that not only attracted hundreds of qualified candidates but also strengthened local employer brand recognition.
- How strategic refinement of digital advertising and targeting efforts led to a 20–30% applicant-to-hire conversion rate—enhancing both candidate quality and recruitment efficiency.
- Finally, explore how embracing flexible hiring models, including student roles, part-time opportunities, and non-traditional talent pathways, unlocked new talent pools, improved workforce agility, and supported long-term workforce planning in a rapidly evolving industry.
11:40 am Develop: What Other Innovative Ways Can We Leverage to Find & Attract Mission-critical Talent?
Synopsis
Question & Answer Session Facilitated by the Focus Day Chair.
12:00 pm Action: What Effective Sourcing Tactics Will You Revive to Engage the Right Market?
Synopsis
Output Focused Action Session Facilitated by the Chair.
12:20 pm Innovate: How Leading Healthcare Systems Turn Their Workforce into a Hiring Superpower
Synopsis
- See how top healthcare systems are making employee referrals drive 30% of external hires – while cutting turnover and recruitment costs.
- Learn how to activate your frontline teams to refer candidates who truly align with your mission, values, and care standards.
- Explore how Eqo helps healthcare TA teams build sustainable, scalable referral engines that power hiring through trusted word-of-mouth.
12:30 pm Networking Lunch
Rethinking How to Build New Pipelines of the Most Patient-Centric Talent
1:30 pm Discover: Building & Leveraging an Internal Talent Pipeline to Fill In-Demand Clinical Roles & Combat the Talent Shortage
Synopsis
- Identify & Develop High-Potential Talent: Learn strategies to spot internal candidates with growth potential and create clear pathways to transition them into high-need roles such as clinical nursing assistants and behavioral health technicians.
- Build Sustainable Career Ladders: Explore how partnerships with Learning & Development teams are helping build clinical career ladders that support retention and address regional staffing challenges.
- Promote Programs to Fill Talent Gaps: Gain insight into how Adventist HealthCare markets its internal mobility and career development programs—both internally and externally—to reduce reliance on costly external hires and travel nurses.
1:50 pm Discover: “Grow Your Own”: Building Scalable Internal Pipelines to Secure the Future of Clinical Talent
Synopsis
- Partnering with local high schools, community colleges, and workforce boards to spark early interest in healthcare careers and guide students into well-defined education-to-employment pathways.
- Developing structured career pathways that support new graduates as they transition into high-demand roles—focusing on retention beyond the critical first two years of employment.
- How Dayton Children’s Hospital is expanding proven internal development models into other hard-to-fill roles like medical imaging.
2:10 pm Develop: How Do We Start Building Our Own Talent Pipelines to Fit Our Company Needs Under Budget Constraints?
Synopsis
Question & Answer Session Facilitated by the Focus Day Chair.
2:30 pm Action: What’s Been the Most Effective Way You’ve Found to Grow Talent from Within Your Organization or Community?
Synopsis
Output Focused Action Session Facilitated by the Chair.
2:50 pm Speed-Networking & Refreshment Break
3:20 pm Discover: Implementing a Candidate Care Model to Restore & Reimagine a More Human-Centered Hiring Experience
Synopsis
- Building a candidate care team focused on connection and guidance, replacing rejection and silence with personalized, timely communication touchpoints.
- Leveraging a strong candidate experience to reduce time-to-fill, stay budget-neutral, and build a waitlist for future requisitions.
- See how daily communication between Stanford Health Care’s candidate care team and senior talent acquisition leaders provides real-time feedback that drives strategic planning.
3:40 pm Discover: Discover: Rethinking Reductions in Force & Developing a Compassionate Approach to Talent Transitions
Synopsis
- Explore how The Harris Center navigates workforce reductions through transparent communication, personalized transition plans, and dedicated TA partnerships that ensure impacted employees feel supported.
- Learn how to prioritize internal mobility and career continuity, even during hiring freezes or funding cuts, by aligning talent with transferable roles and reinforcing long-term value.
- Understand how building lasting relationships through open-door policies, return pathways, and compassionate offboarding keeps displaced talent engaged and strengthens organizational loyalty.
4:00 pm Develop: What More Can We Do to Keep Talent Engaged for Future Opportunities & Reinforce a Positive Experience?
Synopsis
Question & Answer Session Facilitated by the Focus Day Chair.
4:20 pm Action: How to Ensure Empathy Is Embedded in Every Step of the Recruitment Process.
Synopsis
Output Focused Action Session Facilitated by the Chair.