Recorded live at the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego, this session featured Chassidy Tabios, Senior Program Manager at Workday; Byron Auguste, CEO & Co-Founder at Opportunity@Work; Ellen McClain, CEO and President at Year Up United; and Diana Fischer, Senior Director of the Workday Foundation at Workday.
The session explored the transformative power of the skills-first talent movement, emphasizing how hiring based on skills rather than traditional degree requirements can close opportunity gaps. The speakers shared insights into the future of hiring, highlighted real-world impacts on individuals and businesses, and discussed how skills-based strategies are creating more inclusive and dynamic workforce ecosystems.