Leaders Conference, Manchester 2024

In this practical session, Robert Newry, Managing Director & Co-founder at Arctic Shores, will break down the practical steps TA teams can take to play their part in the development of the skills-led organisation in a pragmatic, data-backed way. And one that’s grounded in reality, not just hype.

He’ll uncover more on:

• How to future-proof your selection process and guarantee hiring manager satisfaction in an era when AI will revolutionise the shape of almost every role
• What a realistic path to rolling out skills-based hiring might look like according to those who’ve tried (and failed) before, including practical steps you can implement immediately
• How to avoid falling into the same traps as other organisations when thinking about the skills your organisation needs, with tried-and-tested learnings from trailblazing TA leaders.

In this session, Tribepad CCO Neil Armstrong will be joined by Laura Whyte, Senior Resourcing Manager at Home Bargains to talk about her transition from Training to TA, and how she applied that experience, including:

• Expert insights on improving user adoption to drive the benefits & maximise TA software
• How applying a history of learning and development helped to improve knowledge across the hiring team
• The importance of leveraging existing tools and relationships, before hitting the panic button
• Building leadership, accountability and ownership to empower strategic use of systems

This session will dive into why employee referrals & employer brand advocacy are essential for attracting top talent and how they can be leveraged to achieve broader organisational goals.

Sam Davies, CEO of Real Links, will explore:

• How to engage ambassadors and grow the community 
• Understanding the best comms channels to use
• Understanding the best approach for rewards
• Using referrals & advocacy to support other strategic goals (e.g. ED&I)
• Demonstrating ROI back to the business

This session will uncover the importance of hiring manager engagement in streamlining the recruitment process. Tom Hacquoil, CEO of Pinpoint, will provide actionable insights on how to:

• Understand why investing time and attention in the hiring process leads to better outcomes, faster hiring, and stronger teams
• Implement strategies to make the hiring process more transparent, ensuring that managers feel informed, involved, and confident in their decision-making

In this insightful panel discussion IN4 Group’s CEO, Mo Isap, will engage with a panel of talent acquisition and early careers leaders, alongside a specialist futures educator. The discussion will cover:

• Current challenges in early careers recruitment, deployment, and retention, including the shrinking of early careers teams due to financial pressures and the need to balance costs with long-term value
• The critical importance of deployment, addressing why it’s taking longer for early-career hires to deliver value. Many companies struggle with new grads and apprentices who aren’t job-ready, which leads to longer onboarding times and increased costs
• Bridging the gap between education and industry, offering insights on how to make early-career hires more deployable and impactful through upskilling
• Retention strategies to keep early-career employees, as losing them before they deliver value is costly and impacts growth

In this in-depth session, Jen Hulme, Deputy Head of Talent Acquisition at BPP and Artiana Blaize, Rewards and HR System Analyst at BPP, will explore how leveraging data can transform your approach to DEI and lead to measurable, sustainable outcomes.

She will share more on:

• Setting a diversity agenda using data
• Influencing stakeholders on the importance of ED&I
• Implementing change throughout TA, HR and Benefits
• Humanising the data

In this session, founder advisor and Chief People Officer, Daley Pritchard, will talk to you about success, and what you should really be focussing on to maximise it - spoiler alert, it doesn't involve AI! 

In this lighthearted but impactful session, Daley will take you through a whistlestop tour of ancient Greece and araneology explaining why, if you’re serious about being at the top of your game, you should be:

• Channelling your inner Cassandra 
• Taking design tips from a spider; and
• Articulating like Aristotle

Confused? Join Daley’s session and all will be revealed, plus practical takeaways you can put to use today to start levelling up your game!

In this session on self-discovery and your journey to being an authentic leader while building 

your personal brand both internally and externally, Alex Kelly, Head of Talent Acquisition at HMRC, will discuss the differences in management and leadership, challenges you may face on this journey and the importance of being recognised for who you are, sharing more on:

• How to align your leadership style with your true self, fostering genuine connections and trust with your team
• The key differences between managing tasks and leading people, and how authenticity plays a crucial role in both
• How to craft a personal brand that reflects your authentic leadership style, both internally and externally