Human Potential Summit to Address AI Integration and Workforce Shifts

Hosted at the Grand Hyatt Deer Valley, the summit serves as a working session for employers, nonprofit leaders, and education innovators. Rather than traditional lectures, the program centers on collaborative problem-solving, peer networking, and field visits to organizations currently implementing nontraditional workforce strategies. The agenda targets four critical areas: AI readiness, the development of purpose-driven workplaces, internal mobility, and the creation of new pathways into high-growth sectors like healthcare and skilled trades.

Ryan Stowers, Senior Vice President at Stand Together, emphasized that the event is designed to equip employers to use technology to elevate individual contribution rather than replace it. This sentiment is echoed by institutional partners like Western Governors University, represented by President Scott Pulsipher, who advocates for systems that better recognize and develop talent. Attendees such as John Lullen of TEKsystems and Lisa Schumacher of McDonald’s point to the summit as a vital space for sharing success stories—like the Archways to Opportunity program—that demonstrate how investing in human potential yields measurable business results. Supported by Stand Together and Western Governors University, the network continues to act as a hub for testing talent strategies that prioritize people as the primary driver of competitive advantage.