Beyond Hype: Practical Applications of AI and Automation to Transform Talent Acquisition at Global Scale
September 18, 2025
Oceanside D Ballroom
Breakout Session
While the market rushes toward AI and automation in talent acquisition, Unilever has taken a more deliberate path — one built on simplification, strategic alignment, and experience-led transformation. This session explores how the company is thoughtfully navigating its AI and automation journey to build a future-ready talent acquisition strategy.
Attendees will learn how Unilever is aligning platforms and processes to reduce complexity, applying predictive intelligence to enhance sourcing and hiring decisions, and balancing innovation with trust to ensure responsible AI integration. Through early use cases and key lessons learned, the session will demonstrate how AI is approached is just as important as what is deployed — and how thoughtful adoption drives efficiency, improves candidate experience, and creates a scalable foundation for the future.
Attendees will learn how Unilever is aligning platforms and processes to reduce complexity, applying predictive intelligence to enhance sourcing and hiring decisions, and balancing innovation with trust to ensure responsible AI integration. Through early use cases and key lessons learned, the session will demonstrate how AI is approached is just as important as what is deployed — and how thoughtful adoption drives efficiency, improves candidate experience, and creates a scalable foundation for the future.
Topic
AI in Automation in HR
Learning Objective 1
Apply strategies to simplify hiring, enhance candidate experiences, and reduce costs using AI and automation — without increasing operational complexity.
Learning Objective 2
Explore Unilever’s practical use cases for AI in talent acquisition to enable data-driven decision-making to accelerate and optimize hiring outcomes.
Learning Objective 3
Gain actionable insights on how to approach AI responsibly — from platform consolidation and vendor partnerships to building trust and ensuring long-term scalability.
Access Type
Conference Pass