This webinar is in partnership with AIHR
AI is reshaping HR—not simply by replacing jobs, but by changing the work inside them. As routine and transactional tasks become easier to automate, capabilities such as strategic judgment, business acumen, data literacy, digital fluency, AI fluency, and change capability are becoming more important.
So what does this mean for your career?
In this interactive session, we’ll combine labor-market insights from Revelio with a practical career framework to help you understand how HR roles and skills are evolving—and what you can do about it.
You’ll explore how to build on the experience you already have, clarify the kind of value you want to create in HR, and identify the capabilities that can help you increase your impact. Rather than assuming career progression requires a completely different role, the session will help you think about how to reposition your experience and evolve alongside the profession.
If you’re thinking about how to stay relevant, grow your impact, or prepare for your next move in HR, this session will give you a practical way to turn change into career direction.
Objectives:
- A clearer understanding of how AI is changing HR roles and skills
- Greater clarity on the value you want to create in HR
- A better view of the strengths and transferable capabilities you already bring
- One priority skill to develop next
- A stronger, future-facing career story
- One practical action you can take to move your career forward
Who should attend this program?
Everyone in HR looking to equip themselves with a forward-thinking approach to acquiring the latest skills in HR to advance their careers.
Registration Difficulties/Questions: Please reach out to the Professional Development team at PDwebinars@hrpa.ca
Speaker(s)
Dr. Marna van der Merwe
Dr. Marna van der Merwe is an Organizational Psychologist with over 15 years of experience in corporate HR and consulting. She has deep expertise in talent management, career development, employee experience design and the future of work. She is a researcher, author, and speaker dedicated to advancing evidence-based people practices that strengthen HR’s strategic contribution.
At AIHR, she is the Research & Insights Lead at AIHR, where she shapes the organization’s thought leadership agenda, develops future-focused HR insights, and translates emerging trends into practical guidance for HR practitioners worldwide.
Drawing on her industry experience, she also contributes to the development and design of future-focused learning programs that support the professional development of thousands of HR professionals.
A regular speaker and writer, Dr. van der Merwe presents at industry events and contributes to publications on topics such as talent management, careers in the new world of work, and the future of HR. Her academic and practitioner contributions make her a trusted voice in helping organizations build human-centric and future-ready people practices.
Dr. Dieter Veldsman
Dr. Dieter Veldsman, an accomplished Organizational Psychologist, has over 15 years of HR expertise spanning roles like CHRO and Organizational Effectiveness Executive with global corporations. A recognized authority on Strategic HR, the Future of Work, and Organizational Development, he is a sought-after speaker, co-host of the HR Hot Topics podcast, and host of the HR Dialogues videocast.
With over 40 contributions to peer-reviewed publications, Dr. Veldsman also serves as a Senior Research Associate at the University of Johannesburg and guest lectures at academic institutions. His work has earned awards like CHRO of the Year (2021) and recognition for HR innovation and strategy.
Currently, as an HR & OD Thought Leader at AIHR, he focuses on upskilling HR professionals worldwide, supporting a community of 15,000+ students across 140+ countries through research, product development, and client engagement.