Connecting Talent With Opportunity!
2013 marked the inaugural iRecruit – as first events go, many observed with a wait and see attitude. We have learned that there are as many naysayers in the world of business, as there are those who want to see you genuinely create something good, smart and successful – both spur us on either ways as we work to exceed expectations.
I remember switching on the TV in my hotel room the morning of iRecruit 2013 – the BBC World Headline “Highest Unemployment ever in Europe”, did seem a little illogical walking out the door to what we had tagged as Europe’s leading Conference & Expo for Talent & Recruitment! Therein, lay a spurious relationship to the events success – no matter the market conditions, talent management in the broader sense - finding, hiring, developing, nurturing ..... leading diversely intelligent people of all generations and walks of life remains the biggest pain for most organisations. The inaugural event was a resounding success, we hit difficult targets during testing times and amongst all that chaos, we managed to send people home with an extra hop in their step! … a few of our unsuspecting customers showed their true colors in suggesting a preference for iRecruit over our flagship event.
2014 will be the 2nd Year for iRecruit. Once again we are very excited to welcome so many new and old friends to what we are establishing as the World’s leading Independent Conference & Expo for Talent & Recruitment Leaders! This year the show will help you understand how your profession, your workplace, your candidates, and the job markets continue to be disruptive and how the doers in the talent industry are adapting to an increasingly hypersensitive and shrinking skills marketplace. The Future of Work that we often talk about is fast changing with explosive growth in technology, freelance web communities, talent clouds, multi project environments, mobile, gamification, predictive analytics & big data, boomerang hiring, video, digital marketing, assessment, enterprise mobility, referral & recognition environments, social media, and more.
This year’s conference offers Main Stage access to some of the best speakers in the world, complimented by 4 floors/levels of think tanks, meetings and interactive sessions - there is something there for everyone, even the biggest sceptic! Through client feedback from 2013, we know iRecruit offers a happening experience with a very different crowd to the typical HR conference – things are faster, louder, more energized – engaging - involving, more motivating and bundles of fun! The industry is full of disruption and innovation; that explosive growth that your hear about from the Bersin By Deloitte Research team is very real. The audience is very diverse and opinions are often strongly held; expect discussions to catch fire depending on the given number of trouble makers in the room!
Members of the Pan European HR Network are more optimistic today than we have seen at any time since Autumn 2008. That optimism is already translating into a new and exciting chapter for talent and recruitment, learn the secrets behind the worlds most innovative companies and come join us at iRecruit 2014. Your ticket opens a door for you to a world of events, an exhibition, parties hosted by the worlds leading brands, investors, start-ups, media and more, a place where you can share in the optimism, innovation, disruption and dynamic energy that is currently inspiring our community!
Sincerely,
Marc Coleman
Director