Velocity Network Podcast

How can we build a system that supports skills-based hiring? It starts with collaboration. In a special episode of the Velocity Network podcast, Ollie Henderson interviews Rick Goldgar, IBM's Associate Director of Digital Credentials and Transformation. They discuss: Unlocking Career Opportunities: How digital badges are redefining professional advancement beyond traditional degrees. Degrees vs. S...

In November 2023, we hosted our Education Ecosystem launch event, featuring leading figures from the worlds of education and employment. Listen to these highlights to discover the role Velocity is playing in unifying credentials and why members are so active in building solutions on the Network. You can watch a video of the highlights HERE . Thanks again to all the speakers, including those who fe...

On the 8th of November 2023, Velocity Network Foundation hosted our Education Ecosystem event, focusing on why the work of Velocity is so important and relevant to both the employment and education sectors. You can find full details of the event, including speaker information and the agenda  HERE . In this podcast, you can listen to the education community’s perspective panel moderated by Oll...

On the 8th of November 2023, Velocity Network Foundation hosted our Education Ecosystem event, focusing on why the work of Velocity is so important and relevant to both the employment and education sectors. You can find full details of the event, including speaker information and the agenda  HERE . In this podcast, you can listen to the employer’s perspective panel moderated by Ollie Henderso...

Ahead of the upcoming Velocity Education Cluster event taking place on the 8th and 14th of November, you can listen to this interview with one of our speakers, Sertifier CEO, Arda Helvacılar. He sat down with Ollie Henderson at the Velocity General Assembly 2023 in New York City. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ahead of the upcoming Velocity Education Cluster event taking place on the 8th and 14th of November, you can listen to this interview with one of our speakers, Vice President of Shared Operations at HCA Healthcare, Mike Andrus. He sat down with Ollie Henderson at the Velocity General Assembly 2023 in New York City. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ahead of the upcoming Velocity Education Cluster event taking place on the 8th and 14th of November, you can listen to this interview with one of our speakers, Zach Daigle, President at Precheck (a Cisive company). He sat down with Ollie Henderson at the Velocity General Assembly 2023 in New York City. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ahead of the upcoming Velocity Education Cluster event taking place on the 8th and 14th of November, you can listen to this interview with one of our speakers, Mike Simmons, Strategic Partnerships and Business Development at AACRAO . He sat down with Ollie Henderson at the Velocity General Assembly 2023 in New York City. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ahead of the upcoming Velocity Education Cluster event taking place on the 8th and 14th of November, today you'll hear from one of the speakers, Alex Chudnovsky, Vice President, Product Strategy at SAP. Whether you’re…   ✔️ An academic leader or administrator at an education institution ✔️ An LMS, SIS, Assessment Vendors or Credentialing Platforms  ✔️ Someone advancing education tow...

Ahead of the upcoming Velocity Education Cluster event taking place on the 8th and 14th of November, today you'll head a panel discussion from this year's General Assembly in New York, featuring: Moderator: NAOMI SZEKERES, Head of Education Cluster, Velocity Network Foundation Speakers: MANOJ KUTTY, CEO, Greenlight Credentials MIKE SIMMONS PhD, Strategic Partnerships, AACRAO SCOTT CHENEY, CEO, Cre...

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'...

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 Unive...

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 HE...

In today's episode, our host Ollie Henderson speaks with Dominik Beron , Co-founder and CEO of Walt id. Key Points Discussed: Problems that verifiable credentials can solve and potential use cases The role of open source software in building an identity infrastructure Future applications and benefits of digitizing identity data across industries The Velocity General Assembly is scheduled to take p...

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 Verif...

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...

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 cr...

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 indus...

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...

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...

In this final episode of the series, you can hear highlights from last month's India IT Services Ecosystem launch event. You'll hear the following trailblazing speakers: Ashok Bildikar  ( Neeyamo ) Gaurav Gupta  ( EkStep Foundation ) James Hunsrao 🇭🇰  ( Cisive ) Marcellus Solomon  ( HireRight ) Meeta Karanth  ( foundit ) Naresh Prajapati  ( Azilen Technologies ) Prave...

In today's episode, you'll hear a conversation between Talview CEO Sanjoe Tom Jose and Vikrant Kapur (VP of HR APAC at Technicolor Creative Studios), recorded at Velocity's recent IT Services Ecosystem launch event. You can watch the event in full HERE . To learn more about Velocity, connect via the website or LinkedIn . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In today's episode, you can hear Tarandeep Singh, Global Head of Assessment at Aon Assessment, present how verifiable credentials are creating new opportunities and helping shape product development. To learn more about Velocity, connect via the website or LinkedIn . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In today's episode, you can hear the panel discussion from our recent India IT Services Ecosystem launch event. Moderated by Velocity Network Foundation's Head of Marketing, Ollie Henderson, the panel features: James Hunsrao (Cisive) Meeta Karant (foundit) Marcel Solomon (HireRight) Praveen Rao (SAP) To learn more about the Velocity Network Foundation, please contact us via our website - https://w...

Praveen Rao is Vice President of Marketing at SAP. In this conversation with Ollie Henderson, Praveen discusses how verifiable credentials and the Velocity Network are reducing inefficiencies and costs in the hiring and onboarding process. Praveen will be speaking at our India IT Services event on the 8th of February. You can find out more and register HERE . If you enjoy listening, please subscri...