In this opening keynote, Ann outlines the key trends that are defining our future. Looking forward and focused on creating effectives strategies for growth, she will discuss the current climate and how, as we're entering a new phase of the labour market, co-opetition is the new way ahead.

This is a story of building a network. Bill Boorman was an old school recruiter, teaching folk to smile and dial. Mishap and opportunity led him to apply the skills he’d learnt in the pub -after much practice, to build a #tru global network. Bill will share what he has learnt by accident. Hold on to your hats!

The success of every business hangs on its ability to win and retain clients. Yet recruiters often see 'business development' as an activity that should only be performed when pipelines are low. Furthermore, the changing nature of how customers buy services means that business development can no longer be left to just the sales team.  Find out how to create a positive, always-on culture within your recruitment agency.

Join Joanne as she highlights the challenges of being Transgender when engaging as a candidate in the recruitment process, and as an employee when seeking to transition or develop their career. By challenging biases and perceptions through a thought provoking and engaging session, delegates will have their minds opened and the tools to take back to their organisation to make positive change in being more inclusive and supportive.

The world of recruitment and talent delivery is changing - what does transformation look like today and what can it look like for you as a business leader, as you plot your business future? Dave offers practical, immediately implementable solutions that business leaders can work with to transform themselves and their businesses.

Recruitment is a £35bn industry employing 100,000 people, but it is uniquely open to disruption - as clients change their models and at the same technology disrupts how we recruit. The successful recruiters of tomorrow will need to adapt and innovate if they are to thrive and grow. In this keynote, Neil will share latest data, insights and best practice from across the industry.

We recruit for our clients for a living - Yet why, when it comes to recruiting for our own teams, do we sometimes get so wrong? As Business Owners, Directors and Managers, we can sometimes make costly hiring mistakes - In this session we will look at the 5 common mistakes made when recruiting for your own teams. We will then focus on how to ensure that your own recruitment & Selection strategies, whether recruiting experienced or Rookie Recruiters, are bulletproof!

Join Charles as he shares his experience of taking a business from a one bedroom flat, to 5 offices nationally with over £5 million turnover. Highlighting the differences between running a recruitment business and strategically growing it, discover what your focus should be on. Leap forward to success without hurting yourself on the many hurdles of starting up on your own.

With every passing day the number of tools and technologies increases. Join Steve as he walks you through how to design the right tech stack for your recruiters, and how to create more than double the return on investment from each product you use.

What will it take to become a 'Sales Champion' & 'The Go-To-Recruiter' in your industry in 2019? In this energising and interactive session, Brad will discuss the 'Mindset', 'Behaviour', 'Knowledge', 'Action', and 'Skill-Set' required to dominate your markets this year and next.

It’s well known, that to be a good hiring manager, you must source potential employees with qualifications and proven experience that will add value to your team. To be a GREAT hiring manager, you must look beyond the CV and recognise transferable skills that enable long-term potential. But just what do you need to look for? Join Martin as he challenges you to be  brave and recruit for the future, today.

Ever wondered how yesterday's strategies will serve us in meeting the demands of tomorrow's needs? Answer; they wont! If you want to win, there are some fundamental business strategies to surviving in these challenging times and this session will cut straight to the heart of them.

It’s frequently said staff are a company’s greatest asset - and this is nowhere truer than in the recruitment industry. The challenge and importance of attracting and retaining the right talent supersedes that of access to good candidates as a growth enabler. But finding good people is becoming increasingly difficult; the recruitment industry is suffering skills shortages like most others. James will be joined by a client - a leading staffing organisation, who will share how their investment in technology helps them reduce the impact of staff turnover so their candidate and client relationships suffer less exposure, and how it will continue to help them scale their business.

The recruitment industry has never been as competitive, at the same time many recruitment companies are faced with the challenges of a candidate driven market. While research on the buyer's cycle tells us that only 3-7% of clients are looking to buy at any one time, and the same percentage of candidates are actively looking for a job, we know that the other 93% will need to recruit at some point and candidates are willing to move! The question is how do you find the 'other' 93%, let's call them passive clients and candidates and how do you attract them to work with your recruitment company? It's simple: Recruitment is now about marketing as well as selling. This presentation will clarify the practical 3-step marketing and sales process that when implemented exactly works irrespective of the sector or size of your recruitment business

Building and growing a successful recruitment agency in the current economical and political times is extremely challenging, and there are many hidden barriers. Join Paul as he illustrates a start-up strategy to succeed, based on his many years of experience within the industry

Charlie and Max talk you through the eva journey, why it was conceived and how NLP chatbots and automation can increase a recruiter’s time with clients and candidates which in turn will increase revenue and return.

There has never been a more challenging time to attract the candidate you and your client needs; with global skill shortages, huge uncertainty around Brexit and low unemployment. However we've never had so much access to millions of candidates, and intelligent ways of communicating to them, and the so called silver bullets to your problems.

In an industry that has become increasingly process-driven, the best and most successful recruiters will be those that can harness technological efficiencies while developing real Emotional Intelligence (EI) and a solid understanding of human behaviour. Tick-box exercise interview styles and shoe-horning candidates into any job they can do, does not make for longevity of placement, and does not satisfy any parties need.  This is part of the reason that recruiters, in general, have been voted among the least trusted professions - along with car sales, estate agents and bankers. Join Sarah as she provides some insights into simple ways to communicate with clients and candidates to ensure that the candidate experience and client outcomes are much improved

If you think the cost of compliance is boring or expensive, try the cost of non-compliance, and the (not so) fun of trying to manage your business out of it. Join Julia as she helps you to navigate your way simply & easily.

The world of work is changing. Technology is proliferating, leaving many skills and jobs in its wake. Demand for new labour models is on the rise. The way people search for work, the types of jobs they’re willing to take, and the companies they want to work for continue to evolve. Join Simon to see why you need to embrace technologies that automate the recruitment lifecycle if you want to gain access to new talent pools and remain a viable option for clients in an increasingly competitive industry.

With the launch of the second edition of the Global Talent Survey in June 2018, totaljobs released a report entitled Decoding Global Talent. Pulling insight from nearly 400,000 workers in 197 countries worldwide, it is the largest ever study of candidate mobility, and job-seeking trends. From candidate mobility, to the wants and needs of highly skilled talent, we take a deep-dive into new ways of working and highlight the core skills of the future. Within a period of change we ask, how can the UK compete on a global stage?

Small business owners today have it tough. Competition is fierce and not only are they competing with a multitude of other independent businesses, but they also have to complete with large multinational companies who have bigger budgets and more manpower behind them. Join Daniel as he explains how Agglomeration - a model to scale – can help you get to exit, fast.

Technology is disrupting most industries, recruitment being no different. From the way people apply for jobs and get paid for work to the way recruitment agencies need to recruit, manage and nurture talent. In this presentation, Nick will discuss why the recruitment industry about to have an 'Uber moment' and what to do to embrace and scale within it.

Drawing upon extensive research from CV-Library, this presentation explores some of the core recruitment trends for the year ahead. Join Mike as he presents practical advice on how to get ahead in the hiring game, engage with candidates and hire the best employees.