Hiring Humans in the Age of AI
Authenticity, trust and the rise of the fake candidate
About the event
Human by Design is an exclusive, invitation-only after-work event co-hosted by Babel Profiles & Babel Empower. We are bringing together HR leaders, talent directors, and executives to explore both sides of the AI landscape through two complementary experiences, followed by a relaxed networking session.
📅 Date: Wednesday, October 7th, 2026
⏰ Time: 18:30h – 21:00h CEST
📍 Location: Porsche Digital Barcelona Office
🌐 Language: English
*Exclusive After-work Event | Strictly Limited to 60 Seats
One evening. Three experiences.
🎧 Act I: The HumAI Experiential Lab (Internal Focus)
An experimental session designed by Joko Studio to activate human criteria when facing AI interactions. An immersive audio journey guided by an AI voice that triggers intuition, silence, error and presence.
💬 Act II: Decoding "Fake Candidates" (External Focus)
A collaborative, expert-guided dialogue led by 4 experts in the industry exploring how to detect AI-generated "fake candidates" and build practical protocols to protect hiring pipelines.
🍸 Act III: Unwind & Connect (Drinks & Snacks)
Wrap up the evening in a relaxed setting with great conversations, drinks, and snacks. A casual space to reconnect, share insights from the day, and build real human connections over a drink.
How the evening unfolds
The programme
18:30h - 19:15h 🎧 Act I: The HumAI Experiential Lab (Internal Focus)
19:30h - 20:15h 💬 Act II: Decoding "Fake Candidates" (External Focus)
20:15h - 21:00h 🍸 Act III: Unwind & Connect (Drinks & Snacks)
The panel discussion
THE FAKE CANDIDATE PROBLEM
How to Spot It, Stop It and Stay Ahead
AI-generated profiles. Voice clones. Automated applicants designed to extract sensitive data or probe your recruitment process for vulnerabilities. What used to sound like a distant risk is now showing up in real hiring pipelines and the cases keep growing.
In markets like the US and UK, 41% of organisations have already hired a fraudulent candidate without realising it. Deepfake fraud attempts in hiring jumped 1,300% in a single year. And most HR teams still don't have a protocol in place to deal with it.
What makes this even more complex is the variety of motivations behind it — from individuals seeking financial gain, to organised groups extracting corporate data, to competitors mapping your internal processes. Understanding the "why" behind fake candidates is as important as knowing how to detect them.
While European teams are just starting to spot early signals, these trends cross the Atlantic fast. The key isn't to react after the fact, but to get ahead of it today. This panel brings together a cybersecurity and legal tech expert with experienced talent professionals to work through six questions every hiring team should already be asking:
🎯 Motivations & Intent
Why do fake candidates do it? Financial fraud, corporate espionage, data extraction, testing recruitment vulnerabilities, the motivations are more varied than most teams realize, and each one requires a different response.
📘Practical Guide
Every attendee will receive a practical guide built from the conclusions of this conversation, how to prevent, detect and manage fake candidate cases. Something you can start using the next day.
🔴 The Red Flags
What are the early warning signs of an AI-generated profile, a voice clone or an automated candidate?
⚡ Business Impact
What does hiring a fake candidate actually cost your organization? Beyond the immediate bad hire: data breaches, legal exposure, reputational damage and financial loss, the consequences go much further than HR.
📋Policies & Governance
Does your organisation have a clear protocol to handle identity fraud and synthetic applicants?
🔍Detection & Prevention
How can HR teams screen for authenticity in practice, without damaging the candidate experience?
⚠️Corporate & Competitor Risk
What happens when fake profiles are used to extract sensitive company data or test your recruitment loopholes?
Panel speakers
Voices shaping the conversation
Tony Fred
Director ejecutivo
Mich Stark
Director técnico general
Aline Turner
Director de finanzas
Iris Joe
Director de operaciones
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