SXSW 2021
The Technology Building a More Diverse Workforce
Description:
Yes, tech is failing in diversity. Less than 5% of tech hires are black, and less than 20% of VC backed companies are women-led. What are the technologies that are working to change this? Those that not only account for inherent biases, but actually remove them. Learn from the companies that are building and leveraging the technology and artificial intelligence to remove bias from hiring and find the strongest candidates by assessing talent solely based on skills, potential and learnability. In addition to overcoming the bias in recruitment, this panel of experts will address how new technology is providing opportunities to upskill the workforce and level the playing field.
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Takeaways
- Understand the need for change in recruiting strategy based off of unconscious biases we all face.
- Discover how deeply rooted underrepresentation is in the tech industry and why it’s more important than ever to create an equitable workforce.
- Learn to leverage artificial intelligence to remove bias from hiring and find the strongest candidates by assessing potential and learnability.
Speakers
- Vivek Ravisankar, Co-Founder & CEO, HackerRank
- Kamal Ahluwalia, President, Eightfold.ai
- Tamara Steffens, General Manager & Managing Director, M12, Microsoft’s Venture Fund
Organizer
Kinsey Murphy, Associate, cred
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