SESSION

Registration and refreshments

Breakfast Briefing

Competing for Global Business and Talent

Speaker: Eric Gilpin, President, Staffing and Recruiting Group, CareerBuilder 

After this session, attendees will have a greater understanding of:

• the implications of the talent shortage in developed countries

• strategies for building a global talent pool

• ideas for leveraging data and technology to drive global expension 

Speakers:  Fred van Haasteren, President, CIETT

                  Neil Smith, Chairman, REC
                     

Speaker:  Kevin Green, Chief Executive, REC

Speaker: Dr Lynda Gratton, Professor of Management Practice,

                                               London Business School

 You will learn:

• What the future of work will look like
• The five forces that impact the most
• How to prepare your organisation for the future.
 

Our Global Brand: growing globally and improving perception

Speakers: Giles Guest, Director, Enhance Media

                 Richard Cox, Co-founder, salt

Parallel sessions     

MASTERCLASSES

1.   Sales on a Beermat

Speaker:  Mike Southon, The Beermat Entrepreneur

You will find out:

• How everyone can sell, even if they’re not a natural salesperson

• The simple steps needed to improve revenue without denting the  marketing budget

• How to generate those all important sales

2.   Wisdom that Works: making it in the people business

Speaker:  Mary B Lucas, Chief Resource Officer, Staffmark

After this session you will:

• Be reminded of the importance of first impressions
• Walk away inspired to deal with challenging people
• Be encouraged to take accountability for everyday actions and attitudes

Chair:          Anita Holbrow, Director of Membership Services, REC 

Speakers:  Bryan Pena, Vice President, Contingent Workforce Strategies

                                           & Research, Staffing Industry Analysts

                    Roger Tweedy, Director of Research, REC

You will hear:

• The latest in Contingent Workforce management strategies across the globe

• What more sophisticated buyers are looking for in a provider

• What providers need to do to differentiate themselves from the competition

4.   Social Media - an unconference (1)

There will be three tracks in each session of this masterclass. 

Moderator:  Bill Boorman, Co-founder, #TruEvents

• The Social Agency - Steve Ward, Cloud Nine

• Social Branding     -  Klaudia Drulis, Global Social Media & Branding Specialist, Oracle EMEA

• Personal Branding - Jorgen Sundberg, Managing Director, Link Humans

Lunch, networking and exhibition

Plenary
The UK Labour Market - an interactive debate

Speakers: Brendan Barber, General Secretary, TUC 

                 John Philpott, Chief Economic Adviser, CIPD

                 David S Frost CBE, Former Director General, British Chambers

                            of Commerce and Chair, REC Flexible Work Commission

Parallel sessions

MASTERCLASSES   repeated

4. Social Media - an unconference (2)

This masterclass includes the following tracks:

• Social Channels - Andy Headworth, Sirona Consulting

• Social Sourcing  - Jonathan Campbell, Social Talent

• Going Mobile     -  Bill Boorman, Co-founder, #TruEvents 

 

Plenary
The Myth of Talent

Speaker:  Matthew Syed, Broadcaster and author of Bounce

You will hear about:

• The science of excellence
• How it is achieved
• The significance of talent
• The implications for HR and recruitment

International Black Tie Dinner

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The Organisers reserve the right to alter this programme as required.