ERA Conference & ROTY 2020 – postponed
Early Bird Member £75 – Early Bird Member 4+ ticket £60 – Early Bird non-member £120 – Early Bird non-member 4+ £100
Member ticket £100 – Non-member ticket £150 – Member +4 tickets £75 – Non-member +4 tickets £120
10.15 – Welcome
10.30 – Speaker Presentation
Clare Mahon Managing Director Europe and Africa @AESC – “Industry Summary”
11.15 – Speaker Presentation
Johnny Campbell CEO @ Social Talent
12.00 – Roundtables – “mini workshops” – moving around tables with 10 minutes on each topic
Picking Up the Phone
GDPR – Issues Arising
A.I
Sourcing Tools
Searching For Non-Execs
Diversity – Impact on Projects
This Conference – How We Can Make It Better Next Year
Tools for Contacting Candidates/Clients i.e. WhatsApp
13.00 – Lunch
14.00- Speaker Presentation
Jim Stroud @Jimstroud.com
14.45 – Gold Sponsor breakout sessions
15.30 – Refreshment break
15.45 – Speaker Presentation
Bryn Jones MA – Psychotherapist, clinical supervisor and lecturer- “Being Mindful”
This session will provide a spoken presentation and experiential introduction to the practice
and applications of mindfulness in daily life.
16.30 – ROTY & close
16.45 – Networking
18.00 – End
JULY 2019
Wednesday 10th July @ 4pm BST (event closed)
Webinar – Irina Shamaeva – Partner Chief Sourcer – Brain Gain RecruitingERA Members FREE – Non Member £50
“Sourcing Outside of LinkedIn”
LinkedIn is a primary tool used by Sourcers and Recruiters today. However, fewer than 15% of working professionals have an active, up-to-date LinkedIn profile. Do you know where to look to find the rest?
In this 1 hour session, we worked tnrought an executive search identification, project, Irina and she demonstrated:
- The Need to Explore Non-Traditional Resources
- Brainstorming: Who Do You Want to Find?
- Reframing Your Search
- Types of Sites to Explore
- Professional Associations & Societies
- Licensing & Certification Verifications
- Resume Builders & Document Storage
- Conferences / Meetups / Events
- Company Websites
- Niche Social Sites / Mailing Lists
Irina Shamaeva is a recognised leader in Sourcing, Social Recruiting, and Internet Research. She is Partner and Chief Sourcer at Brain Gain Recruiting, an executive search firm. In addition to sourcing for her agency, Irina takes on Sourcing/Name Generation/Internet Research projects across numerous industries and geographies – which she loves doing! Irina shares her discoveries, tips, and strategies in her blog Boolean Strings, international conference presentations, and lectures. She is Founder and Trainer at People Sourcing Certification Program, which has become the program of choice for recruiters worldwide. Tens of thousands of professionals have attended Irina’s webinars on Search Engines, LinkedIn, Social Recruiting, Internet Research, and productivity tools. Before Brain Gain Recruiting, People Sourcing Certification Program, and SocialList.io, Irina held software engineering and management leadership positions at biotech and high technology companies in the San Francisco Bay Area. Irina holds a Master of Science Degree in Mathematics from Moscow University.
ERA Conference & ROTY 2019
The ERA Conference 2019 & Researcher of the Year Award (ROTY) 
The Conference took place on 30th April 2019 at Sadler’s Wells Theatre London – Highlights and speakers
#ERACONF #ERAROTYMember ticket £100 – Non member ticket £150 – Member +4 tickets £75 – Non member +4 tickets £120
09.45 Registration & refreshments
10.15 Welcome ERA Joint Chairman
10.30 Keynote Speaker Presentation
Neil Carberry, Chief Executive @ REC
“The future of recruitment”
“Neil Carberry was appointed as Chief Executive of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation in June 2018 having been managing director at the Confederation of British Industry, leading the CBI’s work on the labour market, skills, energy and infrastructure. In 1999, Neil began his career in recruitment working for executive search firm Fraser Watson before doing a post-graduate degree in Human Resources at the London School of Economics and joining the CBI in 2004. He is a member of the council of the conciliation service ACAS and of the Low Pay Commission where he helps guide pay policy in the UK. He is also the chair of a small primary academy trust in Oxfordshire.”
11.15 Speaker Presentation
Mark Hamill, Founder @ The Naked Headhunter
“Magnetic Talent”
12.00 Workshop breakout sessions & roundtables with Gold Sponsors
13.00 Lunch
14.00 Speaker Presentation
Pavita Cooper, Founder @ More Difference
“The Diversity Agenda – what is the role of Executive Search Firms?”
14.45 Workshop Presentation
Billy McDiarmid, Head of Client Success, Builder of World Class Talent Pipelines @ Candidate.ID
“Building engaged executive pipelines”
In this session, I’ll provide practical processes and technology that works to help you engage, nurture and convert prospective executive talent into a pipeline that is ready-to-hire. I’ll talk about the right content, email and messaging tools to do it.
15.30 Refreshment Break
15.45 Speaker Presentation
Toby Culshaw – Head of Talent Intelligence @ Phillips
“What does the future hold for Internal Executive Recruitment Research?”
Toby is currently leading Global Talent Intelligence at Philips. His responsibilities include all research, talent Intelligence and labour risk and feasibility intelligence, across the breadth of the Philips organisation globally. He has worked in a number of guises; external search, internal, RPO and ran his own research firm. The key for Toby throughout has been and using the insight and intelligence gathered through research / search activities to have a true business impact.
16.30 Researcher of the Year (ROTY) Presentation & closing address
16.45 Networking wine & nibbles with prize draw
18.00 Event ends