ROTY Award – Online Ceremony

You are invited to join us on Wednesday 1st October 2025 12pm-12.30pm for a virtual award ceremony where we will proudly present this year’s winner of The Gillian Young Memorial Award for the Researcher of the Year.

The ceremony is open to all award applicants and ERA members.

Registration & Tickets

Applications for the award are now closed, but as a reminder, further details on the award can be found here: https://theera.org/the-gillian-young-memorial-award-for-the-researcher-of-the-year/

With special thanks to our generous sponsors, Parkhouse Bell.

ERA Webinar with Jason Starr

Wednesday 12th November 2025 @ 12pm-1pm

Webinar with Jason Starr – Talentis

ERA Gold Sponsor

More details coming soon…

BIO

Jason is CEO at Dillistone Group Plc – an AIM listed supplier of technology and services to executive search and research. He has spoken on topics associated with recruiting at events in Europe, the US and Asia – including at a number of previous ERA events.

In addition to his day job, Jason is an NED with PCIPAL a high growth fintech company, also listed on AIM, and a season ticket holder at Leyton Orient who are definitely, definitely, definitely getting promoted next season.

ERA Webinar with Gabi Preston-Phypers

Tuesday 16th September 2025 @ 12pm-1pm

Tickets and Registration

‘Tools, Hype, and Hard Truths: Elevating Your Sourcing Game’ with Gabi Preston-Phypers

In a market flooded with “must-have” tools promising to revolutionise sourcing, it’s hard to know what’s truly game-changing and what’s just noise. This interactive session isn’t a sales pitch – it’s a chance for you and your peers to take a hard look at how you’re searching today, what’s working, and where frustrations lie.

We’ll explore:

The right questions to ask when evaluating the latest sourcing tech.
How to separate market hype from measurable reality.
Smart ways to test new tools (and spot red flags).
The million-dollar question: Do you actually need to switch, or is your existing tech perfectly capable – just poorly leveraged due to weak customer support and adoption?

Come ready to share your own experiences, challenges, and wins. You’ll leave with practical frameworks to cut through the noise, sharpen your sourcing capabilities, and make confident, cost-effective decisions about your toolkit.

Gabi Preston-Phypers

Bio: For the past five years I’ve dedicated myself to researching, testing, and trialling sourcing tools – not just the tech, but how real people use them. I’ve studied recruiter behaviour, audited processes, and partnered with organisations from start-ups to global corporates to separate hype from reality. My work has cut costs per hire in half, transformed pass-through rates, eliminated agency reliance, and rebuilt trust between recruiters and hiring managers.

Prior to this, I spent over a decade solving high-stakes problems across global finance, SaaS, and recruitment. At J.P. Morgan I rose to Vice President in seven years, leading crisis management for hedge-fund and asset-management clients across three continents. I went on to build new markets for a fintech start-up, then transformed operations in an agency role – tripling revenue in six months. That mix of pressure-tested problem solving and hands-on growth building is what underpins the practical, no-nonsense approach I now bring to companies to transform how they find talent.

ERA Members free

Guest non member £50

What people say about us

"I have now started the programme and so far, so good. We had our first introductory call and we’ve established a call every 2-3 weeks, the second of which we’re having on Thursday. I love the initiative as it enables not only to exchange knowledge about executive search but also to meet like-minded people with shared experiences, frustrations and successes, albeit working in different sectors! I’ll be able to offer further feedback once we’ve had some more sessions."

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