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Luu
Co-Founder, Chief Impact Officer at LifeSpark Labs Inc.
"Rewriting the Ladder: How Emerging Tech (And Non-Tech) Roles Are Redefining Career Growth"
"Rewriting the Ladder: How Emerging Tech (And Non-Tech) Roles Are Redefining Career Growth"
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Session: Rewriting the Ladder: How Emerging Tech (And Non-Tech) Roles Are Redefining Career Growth
The traditional “ladder” of career growth in tech—engineer to manager to director—is quietly disappearing. In its place, a new ecosystem of roles is emerging at the intersection of technology, creativity, and human skills. From AI orchestrators and ethical design to customer intelligence and cross-functional leadership, tomorrow’s opportunities won’t fit neatly into yesterday’s boxes.In this session, we’ll explore how emerging roles are reshaping what career advancement looks like—and how you can proactively position yourself to grow with these shifts. Drawing on insights from fast-moving tech companies that are reinventing job architecture, we’ll unpack how to identify future-fit skills, map your “adjacent next step,” and build visibility in a world where roles evolve faster than titles.
Key Takeaways
- Spot the Shift: Recognize three major changes disrupting traditional career ladders in tech—and what’s replacing them.
- Map Your Adjacent Next Step: Learn a simple framework to identify emerging roles that align with your existing skills and interests.
- Future-Proof Your Growth: Discover which hybrid human + technical skills are most valuable in new, evolving career paths.
- Build Career Visibility: Gain strategies for positioning yourself as a cross-functional contributor in dynamic, fast-changing environments.
- Lead the Change: Understand how to advocate for and shape new roles within your own company or team.
Bio
My Luu is a Co-Founder, and Chief Impact Officer of LifeSpark Labs. She is a former CPA who was lost and burnt out in corporate America, turned organizational psychologist with over 15 years of experience specializing in learning & development, organizational change, and HR. Known for leading innovative learning technologies impacting +16 million people from start ups to global corporations, she's on a mission to help 30 million young adults in the US discover careers with purpose, building human skills along the way. She is a proud mom of a 2 year old, and lives in San Francisco with her partner David and is a boba milk tea connoisseur.She earned her MA in Industrial Organizational Psychology from Golden Gate University and Bachelor of Business Administration and a Master in Professional Accounting from The University of Texas at Austin.
