Fireside Chat

Your People Are the Strategy: Rethinking Talent in the AI Era

There’s a lot of pressure right now to move fast with AI. New tools, new roles, new expectations. And for many teams, the default response is to go out and hire or try to replace their people with AI.

But what if the real opportunity is already inside your organization?

In this conversation, Merav Yuravlivker and Liz Eversoll take a step back and focus on what’s been there all along. Your people.

Before you can build anything meaningful with AI, you need to understand who you have, what they’re capable of, and where they can grow.

They’ll talk about what it actually looks like to take a skills-first approach. How to spot gaps without overcomplicating the process. And why investing in your existing team is often faster, more effective, and more sustainable than trying to buy talent from the outside.

This is a conversation for leaders who are tired of chasing tools and want to start building something that lasts.

WEDNESDAY JULY 22, 2026 | 11 am ET

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Speakers from

Data Society ✦ Career Highways

What You'll Walk Away With

Practical Insights for the AI Era

This isn't a vendor pitch. It's an honest conversation between two leaders who have spent decades navigating data and technology change and know what it really takes to make AI work inside complex organizations.

Why does the default response to AI pressure, hiring externally or replacing people, often miss the real opportunity already inside your organization?
How to take a skills-first approach: spotting gaps without overcomplicating the process and building a clearer picture of what your team is actually capable of.
Why investing in your existing workforce is often faster, more effective, and more sustainable than buying talent from the outside.
What leaders need to understand about roles that are changing because of AI, and how to support the people in them rather than sideline them.
The one concrete step you can take this quarter if your organization hasn't started thinking about workforce strategy for the AI era yet.

Who Should Attend

For Leaders Rethinking Talent in the AI Era

If you're responsible for your organization's people strategy, workforce planning, or leading teams through technology change, this conversation was designed for you.

Chief People Officers & HR Leaders

Shaping workforce strategy and skills development in an era of rapid AI adoption

C-Suite Executives

Navigating talent decisions, team readiness, and organizational change as AI reshapes roles

AI & Analytics Leaders

Building the internal capabilities needed to move from experimentation to lasting impact

People Managers & Team Leads

Supporting and developing the individuals whose roles are evolving because of AI

Meet the Speakers

A Conversation Between Two Data Leaders

Host · Fireside Chat

Merav Yuravlivker

Chief Learning Officer, Data Society Group · Co-Founder, Data Society

Merav Yuravlivker is the Chief Learning Officer at Data Society, where she leads the organization's approach to AI and data education, workforce transformation, and learning strategy. She is passionate about helping enterprise and public sector leaders move beyond AI experimentation to build the skills, culture, and confidence needed for lasting organizational change.

In this fireside chat, Merav brings her signature ability to draw out the insights that matter most asking the questions other leaders are thinking but haven't said aloud.

Featured Guest

Liz Eversoll

Chief Executive Officer

Liz Eversoll is a seasoned technology executive and entrepreneur with 30+ years of experience driving growth and transformation in enterprise software, IT services, and workforce technology. She has led multi-billion-dollar business units, built and exited companies, and held senior operational roles across software services, consulting, and channel sales. Prior to co-founding Career Highways, Liz was VP of Software Sales & Service at CDW, where she ran large software portfolios and earned multiple partner awards. She also held leadership roles in IT strategy, product development, and management at national corporations and early-stage ventures. Liz holds a BS in Computer Science and combines deep domain expertise with a practical, operator’s mindset to scale skills intelligence infrastructure that meets real organizational needs.

What to Expect

Inside the Conversation

Intro: The Hiring Reflex

Merav and Liz discuss why organizations default to external hiring when AI pressure mounts, and why that instinct often leads to slower progress than building from within.

Part 1: Taking a Skills-First Approach

A practical look at how to assess what your team is actually capable of, identify gaps without overcomplicating the process, and prioritize where to invest first.

Part 2: The Roles AI Is Changing

An honest conversation about how to support the people in roles that are evolving, and why proactive investment in those employees is more effective than waiting to see what breaks.

Part 3: What Good Looks Like

Real examples of organizations that have gotten workforce strategy right in the AI era, what shifted when they gained visibility into their people, and what became possible as a result.

Q&A: Open Discussion

Your questions answered live, no vendor pitch, no fluff