Velocity Network Podcast

In today's episode, you'll hear Ollie Henderson speaking with Velocity's Head of Global Education Ecosystem Strategy, Naomi Szekeres.

Since the Velocity Network Foundation Education Cluster Adoption Team came together for the first time in February 2023, it's grown to include and impact 40 members across the ecosystem.  

With the group sparking many new opportunities to impact Velocity's adoption, we're now delighted to be hosting its official launch this fall. 

We're hosting two 1-hour sessions: 

1. To explain WHY the work of Velocity is so important and relevant to both the employment and education sectors 
2. To tell HOW Velocity Members are working on the Network to build solutions to common problems and improve opportunities for individuals and organizations. 

You can now sign up for both events via the links below:

Part 1

Part 2

Velocity Network Foundation website

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Today’s guest is Jeffrey L. Schwartz.

Jeff is Tuesday’s keynote speaker at the Velocity Network Foundation General Assembly 2023, taking place in New York City next week.

To mark the occasion, this podcast is a crossover edition, also running on host Ollie Henderson's Future Work/Life podcast.

Jeff is Vice President Insights and Impact at Gloat, Adjunct Assistant Professor at Columbia University Graduate School of Business, and was previously Senior Advisor on the Future of Work, at Deloitte Consulting. He’s also the author of Work Disrupted (2021) and co-author of Workforce Ecosystems, published earlier this year.

Ollie and Jeff discuss:

• The different contributors helping shape new work ecosystems.
• The role of technology in workforce ecosystems.
• Why managers and leaders need to build a new set of skills.
• How verifiable credentials support skills verification.
• Why organizations shouldn't use an old map to explore a new world.

LINKS:

Jeff's website

Jeff's LinkedIn

Work Disrupted

Workforce Ecosystems

Velocity Network Foundation website

Velocity Network Foundation General Assembly 2023

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In today's episode, you'll hear from three Velocity members attending the General Assembly in New York City on the 19th and 20th of June in New York City.

Alex Chudnovsky is Vice President of Product Strategy at SAP

Jouko van Aggelen is Chief Portfolio & Innovation Officer at Aon Assessment Solutions

Andrew Cunsolo is Senior Director of Product Management at Jobvite

Register for your ticket HERE.

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In today's episode, our host Ollie Henderson speaks with Dominik Beron, Co-founder and CEO of Walt id.

Key Points Discussed:

1. Problems that verifiable credentials can solve and potential use cases
2. The role of open source software in building an identity infrastructure
3. Future applications and benefits of digitizing identity data across industries

The Velocity General Assembly is scheduled to take place in New York City on the 19th and 20th of June this year. Register for your ticket HERE.

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Welcome back to the Velocity Network podcast.

In today's episode, our host Ollie Henderson speaks with John Healy, Vice President and Chair of the Task Force on Digitalisation for the World Employment Confederation.

Key Points Discussed:

• Insights from the first Velocity General Assembly and looking ahead to June's event
• Impact of removing friction from job matching on different stakeholders
• Verifiable credentials and their importance in creating opportunities
• Future opportunities for organizations and individuals

The Velocity General Assembly is scheduled to take place in New York City on the 19th and 20th of June this year. Register for your ticket HERE.

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Velocity Network Foundation® is hosting its 2023 General Assembly this June in New York City.

Our annual General Assembly brings together leaders from across our membership to discuss innovation and key architectural issues, share best practices, and collaborate on addressing market needs as it adopts Velocity Network™ as the next-gen data utility layer underlying the global labor market.

Join us as we move to change the world of work!

Register your ticket HERE.

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En el podcast de esta semana, Ollie Henderson entrevista a Enrique José Peña Fajardo (Kike), director de tecnología de Nuevosmedios, una plataforma de experiencia de aprendizaje con sede en Colombia.

Nuevosmedios lanzó recientemente Knowkee, la primera billetera profesional digital de América Latina y la primera billetera en español a nivel mundial.

Ollie y Kike discuten por qué las credenciales verificables son tan importantes para resolver los grandes problemas de la industria, cómo Velocity ayuda a resolver esos problemas y qué oportunidades crea esto para el futuro.

Nuevosmedios compartirá información sobre cómo han creado Knowkee y cómo están ayudando a crear nuevas posibilidades para sus clientes e individuos en la asamblea general de Velocity los días 19 y 20 de junio en la ciudad de Nueva York. Regístrese aquí para asegurar su boleto de reserva anticipada.

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In this week's podcast, Ollie Henderson interviews Enrique José Peña Fajardo (Kike), Chief Technology Officer of Nuevosmedios, a learning experience platform based in Colombia.

Neuvosmedios recently launched Knowkee, Latin America’s first digital career wallet - and the first Spanish language wallet globally.

Ollie and Kike discuss why verifiable credentials are so important to solving big industry problems, how Velocity helps solve those problems, and what opportunities this creates for the future.

Nuevosmedios will be sharing insights into how they’ve created Knowkee, and are helping create new possibilities for their customers and individuals at the Velocity General Assembly on the 19th and 20th of June in New York City. Sign up here to secure your early bird ticket.

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In this episode of the Velocity Network Podcast, Ollie Henderson speaks with Guillermo Corea, Managing Director of the Workplace Innovation Lab and Venture Capital at the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).

They discuss the importance of verifiable credentials, the role of data in HR, and how technology can help bridge the skills gap and improve career prospects for individuals.

In this episode, Ollie and Guillermo explore:

1. The challenges HR professionals face in understanding digital credentials new technology.
2. How adopting verifiable credentials can benefit both HR professionals and individual employees.
3. The importance of open, vendor-agnostic, and customer-agnostic technologies in the HR landscape.
4. The potential for Velocity to make HR more strategic, efficient, and better equipped to address recruitment and retention challenges.

Reserve your ticket for the Velocity General Assembly, taking place on the 19th and 20th of June in New York City, HERE.

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In this episode of the Velocity Network Podcast, Ollie Henderson is joined by Deborah Everhart, Chief Strategy Officer at Credential Engine.

With experience at Georgetown University and as a strategic advisor to the American Council on Education, Deb offers valuable insights on the importance of credential transparency, open standards, and how credentials can improve individuals' career prospects.

Ollie and Deborah discuss:

1. Importance of verifiable credentials: Deb explains the mission of Credential Engine, a nonprofit organization focused on credential transparency, and how verifiable credentials contribute to this mission by providing valuable information on credentials, quality control, and skills they represent.
2. Credential transparency and standardization: Deb highlights the current lack of standardization in credential reporting and discusses how Credential Engine's Credential Transparency Description Language (CTDL) can help connect data from multiple sources and improve credential transparency.
3. The role of Velocity Network: Deb emphasizes the benefits of incorporating CTDL and linked open data into digital credentials, which can make them machine-actionable and more valuable to both individuals and businesses.
4. Future opportunities for individuals and businesses: Deb looks ahead to the potential improvements in career prospects and how businesses can better utilize the talents of their employees through increased credential transparency and standardized credential data.

Reserve your ticket for the Velocity General Assembly, taking place on the 19th and 20th of June in New York City, HERE.

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