London

7:00am - 6:00pmRegistration Open

9:30am - 10:25amOpening Ceremony

Join us to officially kick off Talent Connect London! This year's Opening Ceremony will prepare you to get the most out of the event. We'll share what to expect from your two days at the conference, preview can't-miss sessions, and introduce you to your fellow attendees.

10:25am - 11:00amCustomer Keynote

More details coming soon, but expect to be inspired by visionary leaders in Talent Acquisition.

11:00am - 11:30amMorning tea

11:30am - 12:30pmTBI ROI: 5 Ways to Measure the Return on Investment of Your Talent Brand StrategySarah Penrose, Head of Global Talent Acquisition Brand and Marketing, British American Tobacco

A company's talent brand is instrumental in attracting talent to work at your company. The question is, you spend a lot of money and time on it, now how do you measure your return on investment and prove to the company that it's worth the investment? Join this session where one of LinkedIn's Media Solutions experts will be joined by Sarah Penrose from British American Tobacco to discuss how you can transform and measure your talent brand, highlighting the benefits and ROI for your company, and providing guidance on how to use LinkedIn's Talent Brand Index.

Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Pipelining and recruitment

Embrace how to social recruit and do things differently.

Product Training

Hear from customers and LinkedIn's customer success consultants how to use LinkedIn's solutions effectively.

Talent Brand

Discover how to implement and grow your organisation's talent brand and culture

Data & Metrics

Learn how to measure your success and use data to analyse your productivity.

Choose your track

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11:30am - 12:30pmYour Next Hire Is Right in Front of You: Leveraging Internal Mobility & Talent NetworksDennis de Munck, HRD Marketing, Sales & After-Sales teams and Ferrari international subsidiaries, Ferrari

Recruiters today have a variety of channels at their fingertips to hire talent. Sometimes this can be overwhelming. Where should you start? Which sources are the most reliable? According to recent research "internal sources, such as employee referrals, inside hires, walk-ins and a company’s career site, produce almost twice the number of hires as external ones." Why not take a step back and look at the talent you currently have, and invest in them to grow your company? Alternatively, visit your company's alumni to reach people who know your business and are people you trust. Save yourself time by using an already trusted connection base.

11:30am - 12:30pmJust Do It (Differently): How Non-traditional Hiring Methods Can Make or Break Your Recruitment SuccessClaire MacIntyre, VP, Global Resourcing, DiageoCarly Eriksen, Strategic Talent Solutions Consultant, EMEA, LinkedIn

Even with the advent of technologies to make our jobs easier, it can be a tough recruitment market out there these days. It often takes a creative and adventurous, "thinking-outside-of-the-box" approach to get success and the attention of in-demand candidates. In this session you will hear how Diageo have driven change and adoption at “C-level” and thus revised their approach by partnering with external experts, and daring to embrace a step away from tradition so you can be inspired to make similar changes when you get back to your office.

12:30pm - 2:00pmNetworking Roundtable Lunch

2:00pm - 3:00pmBe a Modern Recruiter: Automate Your Pipeline with Your BrandAnthony Lasocki, Head of Talent Acquisition, EMEA, Verizon

Join us for a fascinating session with Verizon where they explain how they have automated their pipeline through letting their brand warm up their talent. This has created an efficient process which has saved them time and allowed their recruiters to focus on hiring. Verizon will share how they implemented this process and the results they have seen from it.

2:00pm - 3:00pmIf You’re Not Measuring Quality of Hire, You’re Not Hiring the Best PeopleLou Adler, CEO, Adler Group

If you want to raise your company’s talent bar, you first need to know where the bar is now set. According to Lou Adler, if you’re not measuring Quality of Hire, you’re spending more time avoiding mistakes and working too hard hiring people just like you’ve always hired. Adler contends that developing a quality of hire metric starts with comparing the candidate’s past performance to a predefined level of great performance for the job. In this important session, Adler proposes to break some new ground on how to measure and use Quality of Hire as the foundation for a passive candidate recruiting talent strategy.

3:15pm - 4:15pmThe Prospect's Journey: How Candidates Engage with Jobs on LinkedInIsabela Cardoso, Global Product Consultant, LinkedInCiara Fogarty, Global Product Consultant, LinkedIn

Passive and active candidates alike engage with LinkedIn jobs. In this session we will walk you through both the passive and active candidate journey through the LinkedIn Jobs Ecosystem and how you can drive the highest quality talent to engage with your organisation.

3:15pm - 4:15pmAddressing Diversity in the WorkplaceLiz Mackay, Head of Talent Acquisition, PhilipsAlexa Glick, Global Staffing Program Manager, Skype, Microsoft

Many organisations are focused on building rich diversity in their workforce. Diversity brings a valuable variety of opinions and experiences that contribute to the success of an organisation as a whole. We invite you to hear from Skype & Philips on how they have embraced and strengthened diversity by implementing new processes and technology.

4:15pm - 4:45pmAfternoon Tea

4:45pm - 5:30pmThought Leadership in Talent Acquisition

More details coming soon, but expect to be inspired by visionary leaders in Talent Acquisition.

5:30pm - 7:30pmWelcome Reception

Unwind with your peers after a jam-packed day for some networking with drinks & canapés.

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7:30am - 9:00amBreakfast & Registration

9:00am - 9:05amWelcome

9:05am - 9:45amLinkedIn Keynote

More details coming soon, but expect LinkedIn news, updates and more from LinkedIn leaders.

9:45am - 10:30amCustomer KeynoteZvi Goldfarb, The Head of the Talent Acquisition Digital Lab, L'OréalFrédérique Scavennec, VP Talent Acquisition, L'Oréal

10:30am - 11:00amMorning tea

11:00am - 12:00pmYou've Got (In)Mail: Target the Best CandidatesCristina Cohi, Senior Talent Acquisition, Softonic.comHarry Dhebar, Driving Customer Success at Scale, LinkedIn

An increasing number of LinkedIn members access our site from their mobile devices, and the most in-demand candidates might receive several InMails a week from your competitors. As a recruiter, this means that your next hire might be reading your message on his or her smartphone, and, on top of that, you need to know how to structure your messages to stand out from the pack. Learn tips for enhancing your messaging to tap into your targeted talent pool and how to make data-driven decisions with the InMail Analytics report--all to connect the right candidate with their next dream job.

11:00am - 12:00pmCustomer Session: Recruiting + Sales = SuccessTim Wesson, Senior Director Recruiting, EMEA, Salesforce.com

It's no surprise that an organisation renowned for its sales culture and process has built a powerful recruiting team structured and measured like a sales team. In this session, Tim Wesson will share Salesforce.com's talent acquisition strategy, tactics, and results. In terms that apply to organisations large and small, he’ll also highlight their underlying principles for restructuring a talent acquisition team, and for building a new team from the ground up.

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11:00am - 12:00pmThe Choice Is Theirs: How to Become an Employer of ChoiceYvette Bloxham-Smith, Head of Resourcing, John Lewis Partnership

John Lewis Partnership is among the world’s most sought-after employers based on billions of interactions from LinkedIn’s 300M+ members. They have built a unique culture in their organisation to attract and nurture talent. Listen to how they built their culture from the ground up, with top tips on how you can be the employer people want to work for and get yourself on next year's InDemand rankings.

12:00pm - 1:00pmLunch

1:00pm - 2:00pmStudent Recruiting: How to Recruit MillennialsDevrim Aksu, HR Manager, Aselsan Inc.Charles Hardy, Higher Education Evangelist, LinkedIn

More and more Millennials are entering the workplace with each passing year. As a result, it’s more important than ever to understand how this workforce shift affects your talent brand and overall recruitment strategy. Are you using the right channels to reach students and Millennials? Does your company offer the culture, benefits, and overall atmosphere in which they thrive? Hear tactics from LinkedIn leaders and customers on how to connect students and Millennials with the right opportunities at your company today!

1:00pm - 2:00pmCandidate Experience: Be the Team They RememberDerek Bambrick F.I.R.P, International Talent Acquisition Partner, Hertz InternationalJeremy Tipper, Managing Partner, Talent CollectiveMatthew Jeffery, Head of Global Talent Acquisition Strategy & Innovation, SAP

How do you ensure that your candidates feel as good about your company as your customers do? A transformative, rewarding experience for all candidates is as important to your overall talent acquisition strategy as proactive recruitment and a focus on talent brand. Join this session to hear how industry-leading companies have developed a cohesive candidate experience from scratch across multiple touch points.

1:00pm - 2:00pmHow to Measure the Impact of Our Actions with DataLaurence Bret - Stern, EMEA Marketing Director, LinkedInLaurence Ravat, Senior HR Business Partner, OECD

If it works, you can leverage it—but how do you know if it’s working? This simple and concrete session will cover how to measure and guide your team’s actions through harnessing the power of data. We’ll look at how data can impact the marketing revolution that is happening within talent acquisition, how to develop KPIs to measure, and how Talent Brand Index can be used to indicate how your talent brand is performing. OECD will present best practices through 3 of their initiatives: building a community, developing talent pipelines, and engaging with these people. Key takeaways will include: better attraction, becoming a leader, and efficiency of proven actions.

1:00pm - 2:00pmTalent Acquisition's Impact on Your Business Transformation

How can talent acquisition play a critical role in a company’s overall business journey? In this session, learn how Hewlett-Packard is driving workforce transformation through a business-aligned talent acquisition strategy, supporting business growth through an integrated talent channel framework and a strong employer brand. The session will show how talent acquisition can be a key enabler of business success in a global company transformation.

2:15pm - 3:15pmMobile Recruitment Strategies That Actually Work

If mobile recruiting still has you scratching your head, this session is for you. These strategic yet practical case studies will show you how to build a successful, impactful mobile recruiting program. Learn how to connect the dots between social networks and mobile recruitment, what works best in emerging markets, and how to lead the change towards mobile within a global enterprise.

2:15pm - 3:15pmFinders Keepers: How to Target the Best Candidates Before Your Competition DoesRosalin Marshall, Senior HR Business Partner, Luxottica UK Retail

This session will focus on how to successfully pipeline talent, covering LinkedIn Recruiter strategies and general tips for proactive recruitment success. This will be led by one of LinkedIn's Customer Success Consultants who will be joined by an industry leader in the area of proactive recruitment.

2:15pm - 3:15pmKeep Score: Using LinkedIn Data & Analytics to Change Recruiter BehaviourIain Hamilton, Social Strategy Manager, Altablue

Bingo! OK, maybe it's not a bingo card--but a score card can be a helpful tool in driving sometimes much needed change in a recruiting team. Presenters in this session will share their successes and lessons learned in driving change among their team members. This includes inspiring stories of Recruiters who moved from zero to hero, ditching that old "post and pray" mentality for a proactive one.

3:45pm - 4:45pmPipelining, With a Twist: Engaging Your Hiring Managers in SourcingLindsay Browning, EMEA Head of Talent Acquisition-Global Sales Organisation, LinkedInCharlotte Harris, Global Head of Recruitment, Regus

Do you often see that prospective candidates are more responsive when a hiring manager plays an active role in sourcing and outreach with you? This year at LinkedIn, the talent acquisition team have a goal to move to a co-active sourcing model, connecting and coordinating efforts between the recruiting team and the business to co-pipeline for talent. Hear from members of LinkedIn's hiring and management team on how they are building this model for success, as well as a customer who has also implemented this approach--and is seeing results.

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3:45pm - 4:45pmWinning in 2015: Talent trends to be ahead ofLuke Baxter, Director of Insights, LinkedIn

As the new year approaches, it’s time to revisit assumptions and redefine the cutting edge of talent acquisition. LinkedIn’s data insights team are also looking ahead, based on our authoritative ‘Recruiting Trends’ surveys combined with extensive data from our platform. In this session we’ll discuss how candidates and companies are evolving, to help you get ahead in your annual planning

3:45pm - 4:45pmHire, Market, Disrupt: How to Get Your Recruiters to Act Like MarketersRobert Versteeg, Head of HR, WitloxDebbie Whitehead, Head of Resourcing CoE, SercoMarkus Clavin, Head of Brand & Reputation, Serco

At the core of many successful proactive recruitment strategies are structures that mirror marketing strategy. We talk a lot about moving from reactive to proactive, but have you driven change to the point that your recruiters are now thinking and acting like marketers? Do they attract candidates through content? How can this impact your ROI, and how can you ensure that you are measuring for success? Join leaders in this area for a session that will inform and inspire on how you can get your recruiters to think and act differently.

5:00pm - 5:45pmClosing Keynote & Wrap-Up

More details coming soon.

6.00pm - LateTalent Connect After Party