The Future of Hiring: Navigating the Evolving Tech Talent Landscape
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Tech Talent Live Programme
We are finalising the programme and more information will be posted here soon.
Overview
Join us for an engaging event where industry leaders explore how evolving technologies, hiring practices, and workforce expectations are reshaping tech recruitment.
Whether you're a people management leader, recruiter, business leader, or educator, this is your opportunity to gain valuable insights and connect with key voices shaping the future of tech hiring.
The event will start off with arrivals and networking at the cafe, and then delegates will be moved to Committee Room 1 for the welcome, insightful speeches, and the main panel as follows.
Welcome & Keynotes
- Kim Smith, Regional Lead of Technical Education & Enterprise at North East Combined Authority, will open the event.
- Louise Reed, Solutions Director - Future Skills at Reed, will deliver a keynote on the future trends shaping skills demand and the recruitment landscape.
- Chris Brierley-Roberts, Senior Training Manager at Microsoft, will deliver a speech on how AI and Microsoft Copilot are impacting recruitment.
Expert Panel Discussion
Moderated by Cheryl Burns, Head of Practice at Reed Technology, this thought-provoking panel brings together tech and talent acquisition leaders to discuss:
- How the tech hiring landscape has evolved
- The growing role of AI and automation in recruitment
- Remote work and accessing global talent pools
- Skills-based hiring and the rising importance of soft skills
- Predictions for the next 3–5 years in tech recruitment
Panellists include:
- Amanda Parry, Digital, Data and Technology People Lead at NHS Business Services Authority
- Jill McKinney, Director of Service Delivery at Sunderland Software City, and Digital Skills Council Member at DSIT
- Leanne Cullen, Chief Operating Officer at Seriös Group
- Louise Reed, Solutions Director - Future Skills at Reed
Don’t miss this opportunity to connect and learn about the future of tech hiring in the North East and beyond...
Stick around after the event to connect and network with Tech Talent Live 2025 exhibitors too!
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How to get involved
Please read the information back below, and then fill out an expression of interest form. This will let us know you’d like to take part, what age the participating children are and whether you’d like any support from us or an ‘industry mentor.’
Plan your challenge, consider your resources and the participating students. Challenges can be completed in small or large groups. but please be aware that only 8-10 students from selected schools will be able to attend the celebration event.
Submit your challenge responses via our online form below. Your school can submit up to 10 entries. The deadline for responses is Friday 9 May, 2025. Please get in touch if you are struggling to meet the deadline.
The Schools Challenge steering committee will identify a small group of students from selected schools to be invited to a celebration event on the morning of Friday 20 June at South Shields Customs House.
If selected, you will be invited to attend by 23 May. There will also be an opportunity to display students‘ work as part of a number of public
exhibitions across local authority areas.
If you have any issues, contact us via email: getinvolved@technext.co.uk
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