Another Executive Forum, organized by Staffing Industry Analysts, was held at the iconic Fontainebleau Hotel, in Miami Beach, Florida. A new trip to the future for the Workforce Solutions Ecosystem.

Arriving at the iconic Fontainebleau in Miami Beach makes you believe that something interesting will come along. It is hard to imagine a better scenery for a Staffing Industry Analysts’ Executive Forum. The architect, Morris Lapidus, designed this hotel inspired in cinematographic sets, back in 1954. It was Frank Sinatra’s favourite retreat in Florida, and it seems like the perfect place to develop a forum that has clearly challenged the future.

On February 26th the traditional pre-conference overview was developed for those who are new at the Executive Forum. It is a sort of guiding event that details the greatest benefits of being a SIA Corporate Member, as well as tips to make the most of the Executive Forum. In addition, an amazing welcome reception was held close to the beach during this first evening.

Next day, Barry Asin, President of Staffing Industry Analysts, kicked off the Exec Forum with his keynote. Future Forward was a trip to the challenges that staffing firms face due to the exponential development of technologies, globalization and the changes that come along with this new context, both on a personal and an organizational level.

Randy Street was the first keynote speaker, addressing The A Method for Hiring.

Four top level concurrent sessions were developed during the first morning of the event, followed by a networking lunch, where tables were arranged to inspire attendants to establish informal conversations and exchange data of different topics. For instance, those sitting at the Human Cloud and Emerging platforms knew that people sitting at this table were interested on this topic. Over twenty topics were discussed in this lunch, which included an excellent meal and high levels of productivity.

The afternoon started with four concurrent sessions that addressed different topics, including the Hackathon 2018 on the new world of work.

The following concurrent sessions came next. The most remarkable might have been the one artificial intelligence developed by Brightfield, and the Talent Intelligence session, developed by LinkedIn executives.

Among the final current sessions, the Building an on demand talent Marketplace session was particularly interesting.

Jason Jenning kicked off the third day on the Exec Forum, pointing out the importance of speed. A real call to think faster and, most importantly, act faster.

There were several interesting concurrent sessions on that Wednesday morning: Barry Asin moderated a top level panel where the features of high performing companies were discussed; executives from Indeed and Monster debated of the reality of job boards, and the changes that are taking place in this niche due to the arrival of giants such as Google and Facebook. Artificial Intelligence was analysed by Ted Elliot, CEO of Jobscience, CFO’s perspective was addressed in a panel moderated by Tony Gregoire, Research Director at SIA, which included top level panelists from staffing firms.

During the afternoon, Adrian Gostick talked about the five disciplines of high performance teams. Concurrent sessions addressed topics such as merging and acquisitions, the new economy and technology from the executives’ point of view.

The day came to an end with a panel of top level companies CEOs, including TrueBlue, Randstad North America, The Adecco Group and Upwork.

John Stepper was the first keynote speaker of the conference’s final day. He delivered an introspective proposal to work in a more agile and collaborative way.

Madhu Modugu, CEO of Leoforce stood out during the first concurrent sessions, showing the current and potential power of artificial intelligence through the use of the tool called Arya. A trip into the future of talent recruitment which already exists.

Among the final concurrent sessions, the panel on Trends and Opportunities in Latin America stood out. Panelists included Edmundo Escobar, VP of Rolling Personnel, Juan Fernando Jimenez, Director of Grupo Listos, Eugenio Micheletti, Director of Emerging Staffing Brokers and Martin Padulla, Founder and MD of staffingamericalatina.

The JW Marriott, located in Austin, Texas, awaits us on February 25^th to 28^th 2018, to grant further information on the future and key data for decision making processes.