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Episode 1:- Why Talent Is the Best Place to Start Your AI Transformation: From Hiring the Right People to Recognizing Them Better
Streamed on 10th September, 2026
A Few key takeaways
- AI transformation starts with people and culture: Adoption depends on how well employees are brought into the change.
- Clear guardrails enable experimentation: Employees need boundaries around security and responsible AI use.
- AI fluency requires judgment: Using AI well means more than knowing the tools.
- AI impact goes beyond efficiency: Quality and employee experience matter too.
- Recognition reinforces AI adoption: It can encourage experimentation, learning, and knowledge sharing.
About the Session
In this episode of Flip the R’s, Partha Neog, Founder and CEO at Vantage Circle, is joined by Tracy St.Dic, Global Head of Talent at Zapier, to discuss why people and culture should be at the center of AI transformation. The conversation explores how clear guardrails can encourage AI experimentation, why AI fluency requires more than technical skills, and how organizations can embed AI into everyday workflows, performance practices, and recognition. It also highlights the importance of measuring AI impact beyond efficiency, while keeping human judgment central to decision-making.Session Guests
Partha Neog
Founder and CEO, Vantage Circle
Partha Neog, the Founder and CEO is the driving force behind Vantage Circle. With over two decades of experience in Product and Executive Management, Partha has a successful track record of scaling winning businesses.
Partha played a pivotal role in the conceptualization and launch of 99acres.com (India's number 1 property portal). When he worked for Aricent, Hughes Software Systems, and Bharat Electronics, he gained remarkable expertise in various industrial verticals.
He has gained deep insights into the employee engagement space through his experience with several companies and HR departments.
Tracy St.Dic
Global Head of Talent, Zapier
Tracy is the Global Head of Talent at Zapier, where she oversees talent acquisition, talent intelligence, sourcing, employer branding, diversity partnerships, internal mobility, and executive talent planning. Before moving into tech, she served in national recruitment at Teach For America, where her 200+ member team built the country’s most diverse teacher pipeline.
With more than 17 years of experience in talent leadership, Tracy brings a practitioner’s perspective to AI-enabled recruiting, grounded in real workflows and practical application.
