From insight to impact: AI in HRM knowledge into practice

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From insight to impact brings together people professionals, academics and students to bridge the gap between emerging and existing AI knowledge and practical application in the workplace. Fostering dynamic conversations and knowledge exchange is the crux of this event to aid in shaping AI use and impact in organisations.

Our first speaker, Dr Luciana Blaha from Heriot Watt University, brings a deep understanding of the theoretical underpinnings and empirical research and application of AI having worked in the public, private and third sector before moving to academia. Luciana leads the Intelligent Automation Systems (IAS) lab at Heriot-Watt University and is a part of the Human Factors Team in Transit, the UK's Digital Twin for Transport Decarbonisation Hub. Luciana’s work focuses on organizational behaviour and Intelligent Automation systems with projects focused on on public sector AI adoption and procurement, digitalisation maturity projects, and digital twin modelling, use and impact.

Complementing this academic perspective, we have Sarah Horne, Executive Director of HR Transformation at Oracle UK and Ireland, who is a passionate HR transformation specialist and people leader. Sarah has a wealth of knowledge and expertise in various aspects of HR transformation, managing large scale business change globally from a HR point of view. Sarah has a particular passion surrounding employee experience and how it is optimised through modern HR operating models, cloud HR technology, including GenAI, Agentic AI and HR analytics.

Together, our speakers will offer a comprehensive view of AI practices and challenges, blending real-world applications with scholarly analysis. Through their combined expertise, we will gain a deeper understanding of how organisations can utilise AI to create effective and sustainable working environments. Participants will have the chance to contribute, pose wicked problems and challenges they are grappling with, engage in conversations and connections to exchange ideas whilst debating the implications of AI with peers and the speakers.

Sponsored by Heriot-Watt University and the CIPD in South East Scotland Branch, this event is targeted at practitioners, policy makers and academics interested in sharing views and perspectives. The aim is to foster and encourage collaborative discussions exploring AI in HRM from both theoretical and practitioner perspectives.

Speakers:

Dr Luciana Blaha

Luciana leads the Intelligent Automation Systems (IAS) Lab at Heriot-Watt University and is a part of the Human Factors Team in Transit, the UK's Digital Twin for Transport Decarbonisation Hub. She has worked in the public, private and third sector for 12 years before moving to academia. She has her PhD in Business Management from the University of Aberdeen under the Elphinstone Scholarship and was a British Federation of Women Graduates bursary holder in 2021. She is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, Chartered Management Institute (CMI) member, and was awarded the SOSS Early-Career Researcher of the Year Award in 2023. Currently, her work focuses on organizational behaviour and Intelligent Automation systems. Her research combines findings from science and technology studies, business management and computing science, and has contributed to projects on public sector AI adoption and procurement, digitalisation maturity projects, and digital twin modelling, use and impact.

Sarah Horne

Sarah is an HR practitioner and HR transformation specialist who works with organisations across Europe and the Nordics, the UK, Middle East and Africa, to enable their transformation goals through the use of Oracle Cloud HCM technology; and also to realise their people analytics ambitions. Sarah is experienced in developing and implementing HR strategies and technologies to drive organisational effectiveness; and to enable the strategic change agendas of large global and matrixed organisations - including mergers, divestments and acquisitions. Sarah has a passion for advanced HR technologies and working with organisations to maximise these.

Additional Info:

Timings- 17:30 arrival for 18:00 start

Food and drinks will be available

Maps and directions - Maps and directions | Heriot-Watt University

Parking - Visitors to the University should use car park A, B, H or J

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