Sourcing & Talent Intelligence Night
When communities meet, something great happens.
TA Café, Helsinki, in collaboration with our friends from Estonia, Recruitment Thursday and with the support of Toughbyte (https://www.toughbyte.com/) and Sourcicle (https://www.sourcicle.com/), invites you to an evening dedicated to the most mysterious and powerful skills in modern recruiting:
Sourcing and Talent Intelligence.
Join us for an inspiring, data-driven, and human-centered evening filled with insights, storytelling, and community connection. Expect to walk away with fresh ideas, practical frameworks, and a renewed sense of curiosity for what’s possible in talent acquisition.
📍 Location: Maria 01, Helsinki
🕔 Date & Time: November 27th | Doors open at 17:00
Agenda
17:00 — Doors open & mingling
17:30 — Mariyam Ydyrys (Wolt), Finland — From Insight to Impact: Building a Talent Intelligence Function Beyond Location Strategy
18:35 — John Rose, Sweden — “Embrace a Strategic Sourcing Mindset”
19:10 — Linus Diestelkamp (Sourcicle), Sweden — “From Support Function to Strategic Driver”
20:00 — Networking & Drinks
20:30 — Closing doors
Why join
✨ Learn how sourcing evolves from a support role to a strategic business driver
📊 Discover how data and talent intelligence can shape smarter, faster hiring decisions
🤝 Connect with fellow TA, sourcing, and HR professionals who share your passion for growth and innovation
Come for the insights — stay for the connections.
🎤 Our Speakers
Mariyam Ydyrys (Wolt), Finland
Talk name: From Insight to Impact: Building a Talent Intelligence Function Beyond Location Strategy
Mariyam Ydyrys is a Sourcing and Talent Intelligence Partner with extensive experience across tech companies like Wolt and Wise. She combines advanced research methods, market mapping, and data analytics to guide strategic hiring and workforce planning. Currently at Wolt, Mariyam delivers insights that shape talent strategies, identify new hiring markets, and accelerate recruitment efficiency.
She is passionate about using talent intelligence to connect data with real-world business impact and help organizations make informed, forward-looking talent decisions.
John Rose, Sweden
Talk name: Embrace a Strategic Sourcing Mindset
John went from newspaper boy to engineer and is now a recovering recruiter and Recruiting Protagonist. With over 30 years of experience in talent identification, sourcing, attraction, and engagement, John has worked across engineering and technology roles globally, both in-house and agency-side.
He believes in embracing change, sharing skills with passion, and living by the mantra:
“The world is not flat. You can teach old dogs new tricks. Always be human.”
Today, John helps businesses build and scale cutting-edge sourcing and recruitment solutions — and challenges all of us to think differently about our craft.
Linus Diestelkamp (Sourcicle), Sweden
Talk name: From Support Function to Strategic Driver
This presentation explores how strategic sourcing transforms talent acquisition from a support function into a driving force for business growth. Linus shows how leveraging data-driven talent identification, market intelligence, and automation can help teams benchmark competitors, improve efficiency, and optimize hiring — even with lean resources.
Bio:
Linus is a talent acquisition expert and Founder of Sourcicle AB, specializing in transforming sourcing into a strategic business enabler. He helps organizations turn insights into action through smarter hiring strategies, data-driven decision-making, and automation.