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Beyond AI: The Real Pressures Shaping Tech and How Talent & Education Can Keep Pace

At this talent convening, leaders from industry, public service, and higher ed got together to share insights on the state of the workforce and how artificial intelligence is impacting the talent landscape.

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About the Event

October 2, 2025

Session: 1-4 pm

Networking/Happy Hour: 4-5 pm

Victory Field

501 W Maryland St

Indianapolis, IN 46225

Full Agenda

1 – 1:30pm
Welcome & Introduction (with Sally Reasoner, VP, Talent Strategy, with an overview of State of the Tech Workforce insights)

1:30 – 2:30pm
Panel Discussion led by Linda Calvin, VP of the School of Cybersecurity, Cloud, and IT for WGU.

Panelists:

  • Raman Ohri, President & CEO of SEP
  • Carol Smith, CIO of DePauw University 
  • Nicole Heatly-Holmes, Chief Information Security Officer of City of Indianapolis & Marion County

2:30 – 3:30pm
Interactive Discussions (Discussion on key workforce topics)

3:30 – 3:45pm
Report-Out (Sharing highlights from group discussions)

3:45 – 4pm
Wrap Up

4 – 5pm
Networking & Happy Hour

Sally Reasoner headshot

Sally Reasoner, VP, Talent Strategy at TechPoint, will host and moderate the event.

Linda Calvin headshot

Linda Calvin, VP of the School of Cybersecurity, Cloud, and IT at WGU, will lead the panel discussion.

Promotional graphic for BOLT powered by gener8tor. Event theme: 'Beyond AI: The Real Pressures Shaping Tech and How Talent & Education Can Keep Pace.' Panelists include Nicole Neatly-Holmes, Chief Information Security Officer, City of Indianapolis & Marion County; Raman Ohri, President & CEO, SEP; Carol Smith, Chief Information Officer, DePauw University; and Linda Calvin, VP, School of Cybersecurity, Cloud and IT, WGU. Special thanks to presenting sponsor WGU. Background features Victory Field and the Indianapolis skyline

Panel Discussion

At this year’s BOLT Conference, powered by gener8tor, TechPoint hosted a panel of talent & workforce experts who discussed a wide variety of topics related to tech adoption and responding to the changing needs of the modern workforce.

Insights from TechPoint's AI Talent Report

At the BOLT Conference, TechPoint’s Sally Reasoner shared how AI is transforming Indiana’s workforce and why work-based learning must scale to keep pace.

What Indiana’s Tech and Education Leaders Are Saying

Indiana leaders at BOLT shared insights on AI, skills, and workforce development—highlighting collaboration as the key to digital transformation.

Parking

Parking is available at the southwest corner of Victory Field, accessible via W Maryland Street.

Overflow parking is available at the White River State Park Surface Lot, a 3 minute walk from Victory Field, and may be subject to a parking fee.

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