Speakers

Symon Hughes is the Founder of Propulsion.life, a platform redefining candidate care by helping job seekers and the recruiters who serve them turn rejection into opportunity. With over 30 years in global Talent Acquisition, Symon has led large-scale transformation across brands including Disney, Barclays, Oracle, Vodafone, and LSEG, combining data, technology, and human insight to create measurable commercial impact. As Director of Talent Acquisition for Disney EMEA, Symon secured a '1 million investment in the in-house function by proving that improved candidate experiences directly increased local store sales by over 300%. Later, working with a major retailer, he transformed falling sales into growth by overhauling the recruitment process and offering rejected candidates free career support via Propulsion.life. Today, Symon helps recruitment leaders monetise the 99% of candidates they don't place, turning care, content, and community into scalable brand and revenue growth engines.