Phenom Industry Week Announces Speakers, Delivers What’s Hard to Find in HR: Peer-to-Peer AI Learning Specific to Each Industry’s Unique Challenges

PHILADELPHIA, July 16, 2025 — Phenom, the applied AI company that helps organizations hire faster, develop better and retain longer, today unveiled its powerhouse speaker lineup for Industry Week — the premier streaming event for human resources addressing industry-specific talent challenges through scalable intelligence and automation.

“Industry Week offers something that’s hard to find in HR — peer-to-peer learning that’s specific to each industry’s unique challenges and opportunities,” said John Deal, Sr. Director, Product Marketing at Phenom. “Our speakers will reveal the real AI obstacles they faced, the strategic pivots they made, and the measurable impacts they achieved, giving attendees actionable insights they can only get from those who’ve walked the path.”

Starting on July 28, attendees can select one industry or join all five days for SHRM credits and insightful content delivered in bite-size sessions with actionable insights. Newly announced speakers include:

• July 28 | Retail

  • Bryan Brazil, Talent Acquisition Manager at Rally House

  • Explore how Rally House developed their “championship formula” for scaling stores while maintaining hiring quality through AI-powered workflows

• July 29 | Hospitality & Travel

  • Rachel McHugh, Global Head of Talent Acquisition at Sonesta International Hotels

  • Find out how Sonesta transformed hiring across multiple properties by implementing AI solutions that dramatically increased candidate engagement while maintaining their hospitality values of making every experience “simple, easy, and human” for both future team members and HR directors

• July 30 | Healthcare

  • Aimee DiMichele-Donsky, Director, Talent Acquisition Operations at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

  • Yvette Hansen, Director, Belonging & Talent Attraction at Baylor Scott & White Health

  • Experience how leading healthcare organizations are transforming talent acquisition — from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s transformation beyond legacy systems to win top talent through personalization and intelligence, to Baylor Scott & White’s resilience in turning a pilot program setback into breakthrough conversion rates with advanced AI agents

• July 31 | Financial Services

  • Alicia Garbarino, Global Director, Talent Acquisition Excellence at Manulife

  • Ryan King, EVP, Head of Talent Acquisition at Regions Bank

  • Discover how Manulife is transforming its recruiting team from transactional to trusted business advisors across the globe, and learn from Regions Bank’s AI evolution which has only strengthened its people-first company culture

• August 1 | Manufacturing

  • Laetitia Nicod, EMEA Talent Acquisition Leader at PPG

  • Alissa Price, Talent Project Manager at Waste Connections

  • Brandon Shepherd, Sr. Talent Acquisition Manager at Clemens Food Group

  • Uncover how PPG unified talent acquisition across 70+ countries while building talent communities for niche technical roles and implementing text-to-apply for frontline workers; learn how Waste Connections harnessed tools to reach frontline employees where they live and how they developed a strategic approach to engage them; and explore how Clemens Food Group evolved from storing candidate profiles in filing cabinets to an AI-powered system exceeding projections ahead of schedule

With Phenom, candidates find and choose the right job faster, employees develop their skills and evolve, recruiters become wildly productive, talent marketers engage with extreme efficiency, talent leaders optimize hiring and onboarding processes, managers build stronger-performing teams, HR aligns employee development with company goals, and HRIT easily integrates existing HR tech to create a holistic infrastructure.

Sign up for individual industry sessions or the complete five-day series at industryweek.phenom.com. Attendees earn SHRM credits.

About Phenom

Phenom has a purpose of helping a billion people find the right work. Through AI-powered talent experiences, employers use Phenom to hire and onboard employees faster, develop them to their full potential, and retain them longer. The Phenom Intelligent Talent Experience platform seamlessly connects candidates, employees, recruiters, talent marketers, talent leaders, hiring managers, HR and HRIT — empowering diverse and global enterprises with innovative products including Phenom X+ Agentic AI and Generative AI, Career Site, Chatbot, CMS, Talent CRM, X+ Screening, Automated Interview Scheduling, Interview Intelligence, Talent Experience Engine, Campaigns, University Recruiting, Contingent Talent Hiring, Onboarding, Talent Marketplace, Workforce Intelligence, Career Pathing, Gigs, Mentoring, and Referrals.

Phenom has earned accolades including: Inc. 5000’s fastest-growing companies (5 consecutive years), Deloitte Technology's Fast 500 (4 consecutive years), 11 Brandon Hall ‘Excellence in Technology’ awards including Gold for ‘Best Advance in Generative AI for Business Impact,’ Business Intelligence Group’s Artificial Intelligence Excellence Awards (3 consecutive years), The Cloud Awards 2025/2024, The A.I. Awards 2024, and a regional Timmy Award for launching and optimizing HelpOneBillion.com (2020).

Headquartered in Greater Philadelphia, Phenom also has offices in India, Israel, the Netherlands, Germany and the United Kingdom.

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