Talent Attraction Conference 2025

11 June 2025
09:00 - 18:00
Congress Centre, London
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Join us at the Talent Attraction Conference 2025 and experience an event that's bigger and better than ever before.


We're expanding the scope of our Employer Branding Conference to bring you a more holistic event. With a broader range of topics and more in-depth sessions, #IHRTA25 is designed to address all aspects of talent attraction, ensuring you gain a well-rounded understanding of the field.


This new conference format will offer broader perspectives and deliver greater value for every attendee. With a blend of expert-led sessions and roundtable discussions, you'll leave with a wealth of knowledge and practical strategies you can implement immediately.


Premium Members can unlock FREE tickets (worth £295) using their Membership ID (found in My Account) as the promo code at registration.

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Speaker Topics

11 June 2025

What do Channel 4, BT, and Radical Recruitment have in common? They’ve all shared powerful, practical insights on how to revolutionise talent attraction—straight from The View podcast. In this session, Neil shares the most unmissable learnings from the first 15 episodes, packed with fresh perspectives on diversity, authenticity, and rethinking traditional hiring methods.


What to expect:

  • Real-world strategies for attracting diverse talent and hiring from marginalised communities, with lessons from Channel 4, Bridge of Hope, and Radical Recruitment.
  • The case for ditching CVs: how companies like Willo and Arctic Shores are unlocking hidden potential by challenging outdated norms.
  • How BT and Card Factory maintain attraction quality at scale—through purpose-led branding, EVP, and authentic storytelling.

Bad hires are costly, but great hiring doesn’t have to be. In a world of tight budgets and high expectations, making the right talent decisions is more critical than ever. In this session, Sian Wilson and Jade Lidgett from DayOne reveal how to sharpen your hiring practices, eliminate bias, and focus on what really matters - without wasting time or money.


What to expect:

  • How to identify the right skills for the role and future-proof your talent strategy.
  • Practical ways to reduce bias and make fair, effective hiring decisions.
  • A smarter approach to managing time, cost, and risk throughout the hiring process.

81% of CEOs say talent is their biggest growth driver - yet employer brand often struggles to get the investment it deserves. In a tough economy, it’s not just about having a great vision—it’s about proving the impact. In this session, David Macfarlane, Head of Employer Brand & Insight at TMP Worldwide, reveals how to build an EVP that’s both future-ready and backed by data leaders can’t ignore.


What to expect:

  • How to design a flexible EVP that supports long-term goals and drives organisational change.
  • Techniques to ensure your employer brand resonates across diverse roles, cultures, and geographies.
  • Tools, metrics, and case studies to help you measure and demonstrate ROI to secure senior buy-in.

In an unpredictable market, fixed hiring strategies just don’t cut it. With hiring demands swinging between freeze and frenzy, talent acquisition leaders need adaptable solutions that deliver results without locking them into rigid contracts. This session reveals how AI-driven programmatic job advertising is helping organisations—from healthcare to housing—scale smarter, stay agile, and hire quality talent at volume.


What to expect:

  • How AI-powered campaign technology flexibly manages budgets and hiring surges—without manual oversight.
  • Why programmatic advertising outperforms traditional job board deals for volume hiring in uncertain markets.
  • Real-world insights from Veritone Hire and Notting Hill Genesis on balancing quality, scale, and budget.



Top employers aren’t just attracting talent—they’re targeting it with precision. As competition for candidates intensifies, data-driven programmatic advertising and personalised outreach are becoming essential to stand out. In this session, Victoria Hyland from We Are Arms reveals how global brands are combining automation with human insight to achieve world-class hiring results.


What to expect:

  • How programmatic advertising is revolutionising the way organisations attract talent through data and automation.
  • Why personalisation at scale is the secret weapon for engaging and converting top candidates.
  • Real-world examples of how global employers are using programmatic tools to drive precision and performance in talent attraction.

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Networking opportunities
Networking opportunities

Grow your network at our dedicated lounge areas and post-event drinks

Expert guidance

Learn from industry-leaders from world-class organisations

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Strategic roundtable discussions
Strategic roundtable discussions

Hear from your peers on their successes, challenges and changes within TA

Unrivalled speaker content

Be inspired by success stories from talent professionals from tech, healthcare and retail industries

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Best practice sharing
Best practice sharing

Hear from your peers on their best practices

Offers, goodies and competitions

Pick up some treats for your team and be in with the chance to win big prizes

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Previous attendees

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“It has been absolutely brilliant working with you and I think what you're doing for recruitment and the events industry as a whole is highly commendable.”

Jessica Dodds

Head of Marketing at Networx

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“I felt the conference was really good with some great sessions throughout the day. Certainly some pointers and tips I’ve taken away from this.”

Dean H

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“Great insights to a new processes being launched. Good to be able to see another company of similar size go through a transformational change with success.”

Tyler Coulton

HR Manager at Cushman & Wakefiled

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Venue

Congress Centre, London

0203 916 5025

The Congress Conference Centre is in a fantastic location in the heart of London’s West End, just three minutes’ walk from Tottenham Court Road Underground Station and a short walk from Oxford Street, Covent Garden and theatre land.


The conference venue benefits from excellent transport links by tube (direct to Euston, Charing Cross, Waterloo and Liverpool Street mainline stations), and has two public car parks in the immediate vicinity located in Great Russell Street and Museum Street, as well as metered on-street parking. Cycle racks are available for those preferring to arrive on two wheels, and a ‘Boris Bikes’ Docking Station is conveniently located in Great Russell Street.