Kory Kantenga

Head of Economics, Americas, Economic Graph Research Institute LinkedIn

Dr. Kory Kantenga is the Head of Economics, Americas, at LinkedIn’s Economic Graph Research Institute. Kory leads the Economic Graph Research Institutes’ Macroeconomics Research Program. His work focuses on surfacing insights on labor markets and the macroeconomy at large. His areas of expertise include employment and wages, skills and technology, job search and matching, and competition and innovation. His insights and commentary have been featured in Bloomberg, The Financial Times, Fortune, Global and Mail, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post. He has appeared on CNBC and Bloomberg. Prior to joining LinkedIn, Kory worked in economic consulting, focusing on antitrust and intellectual property matters, and served as a postdoctoral fellow at the European University Institute. He holds an MSc. in economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science and a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Pennsylvania.

Day 1: Shaping Tomorrow’s Healthcare Workforce for the Future of Patient Care

11:25 AM Collaborative Roundtable Discussions

Choose one topic for the first thirty minutes and a second topic for the second thirty minutes to discuss and benchmark with 10-15 of your peers.

1. Turning School Debt into a Loyalty Lever: Gen Z-Ready Strategies to Recruit, Retain, and Rebuild Healthcare

Nadrah McKenzie, VP, HR, Organization & People Development, UMass Memorial Health

Nathan Green, Senior Executive, Employer and Educational Partnerships, Clasp

2. Leveraging AI to Remove Bias, Reduce Risk, and Improve the Healthcare Candidate Experience

Amit Fernandes, Senior Director, Product Management, Checkr

3. Building Healthcare Careers through Training Expansion and Upskilling

Craig Masters, HR Program Consultant, Emplify Health

Jaime Nguyen, Senior Director, Healthcare Programs, Penn Foster

4. The Five Most Important Insights You HAVE to Ask about Your TA Function: RogueHire 2025 Benchmarking Report

Colin Lyle, SVP Talent Innovation & Community Growth, RogueHire

5. State of the Labor Market: What It Means for Healthcare Hiring

Kory Kantenga, Head of Economics, Americas, Economic Graph Research Institute, LinkedIn

6. Never Compete for Workforce Again: the Talent War is Over – If You Know Where to Look!

Dr. Alexis Ramirez, Regional Dean of Nursing, Unitek College, Workforce Solutions

Tom McNamara, Chief Transformation Officer, Unitek Learning

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Kory.

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