AI x Hiring: What Replaces the Talent Acquisition Playbook?

The AI Breakfast series returns to Berlin - this time on a question every founder and people leader is wrestling with: what does hiring actually look like when AI is reshaping the work itself?
Headcount plans are being rewritten. Roles that existed two years ago are being collapsed, automated, or redefined. Some teams are scaling lean and shipping faster than ever; others are hiring aggressively into entirely new functions. Meanwhile, the tools talent teams have relied on for a decade from job boards, ATS keyword matching, to recruiter outreach, they are getting less effective by the quarter.
Hosted at the Merantix AI Campus and presented by Merantix Capital and WhyBrilliant, this AI Breakfast brings together founders, investors, and people leaders to dig into what's actually working: when to hire vs. when to build with AI, how to find people who thrive in ambiguity, and what talent acquisition looks like when the candidate experience starts with a conversation instead of a CV.
Speakers:
Manjuri Sigha - VP of HR, Miro
Lily Huang - Head of Talent Acquisition, AppLovin
Patrick Böert - Founder & CEO, WhyBrilliant
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Moderated by: Konstanty Sliwowski - Founder of School of Hiring
Schedule:
09:00 – Doors open & breakfast
09:15 – Welcome & intro
09:20 – Panel discussion
09:50 – Audience Q&A
10:00 – Networking
Designed for founders, people leaders, and early-stage operators rethinking how they build teams in 2026.