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