Unleash America hosted its sixth conference last week on this side of the pond. A few thousand HR Leaders, enterprise organizations, and solution providers conquered the brand-new Caesars Forum Convention Center in Las Vegas. The newly dubbed International Festival of HR compiled an impressive roster of global enterprise practitioners that spoke on relevant topics over three exhilarating days.

The first-ever Vendor Summit, hosted by our very own Jess Von Bank, GM & Vendor Service Leader, kicked off the first day full of panels to challenge today’s thinking, scaling up, adapting to change, and responding better to the needs of buyers. Meanwhile, I moderated the Tech & Transformation Summit. I also spent the afternoon facilitating panel discussions around accelerating HR agility, tech’s impact on the workplace, and digital employee experience with top global leaders.

Josh Bersin’s skills strategy boot camp inspired us, and several keynote messages echoed a similar message loud and clear: The world of work is evolving at a lightning pace! The infusion of AI and the digitization of our HR function is nonstop and keeps us on our toes. At Mercer | Leapgen, the drive to innovate and push to new heights of digital functionality is ever-present. Yes, this world is ever-changing, but we know the most important common denominator is PEOPLE. Digital transformation is the only way to scale empathy. Digital transformation shows that we care as leaders, see change happening, and are willing to adapt. We commit to being proactive—to lead the charge and the transformation.

Marc Coleman, Founder & CEO of Unleash, is a visionary who knows that this type of forward-thinking event is necessary to push the envelope and move forward on all things HR, Technology, and Vendor Solutions. To be clear, Unleash is not simply another HR conference. This International Festival of HR exudes innovation. It proves that revolutionary, disrupter-style thinking, and a rebellious attitude are just what HR Tech needs to thrive.

The status quo won’t cut it in today’s work of leading people or the people functions in organizations worldwide. Doing what we’ve always done is a sinking ship in the Now of Work. Groundbreaking technology and platforms are showing up and showing out to support the people function within organizations. It’s an exciting time, and we are thrilled to be a part of it!

People demand more, and vendors are responding. We explored new tech and were wooed by the magic of creative solutions revolutionizing this industry. Mercer | Leapgen is proud to stand at the forefront, working with both sides – educating, resourcing, and driving change. We are veterans in this industry and are lucky to have a bench of HR legends and young, brilliant talent. Attending Unleash deepened our resolve to empower HR leaders and reinvigorated our passion for teaching leaders how to rethink work, talent, and technology.

Now is the time. Let’s ride the wave of change. Thanks to our new, powerful partnership, our resources and reach are bigger and better than ever. Watch out, world, Mercer | Leapgen is Unleashed!