Talent Attraction Conference, London 2026

Paul Bhangoo is currently the Global Head of Employer Brand & Talent Attraction for BT Group. The area supports a global, multi-branded organisation with engagement and attraction of colleagues across the skills spectrum from frontline colleagues working in retail/call centres for EE to digital strategists for BT Group in India – and everything in-between – whilst ensuring that the customer & candidate experience has brand symmetry.

Paul has over 30 years of recruitment/recruitment marketing experience gained in publishing, advertising agencies and within global organisations. In addition to delivering global EVP’s segmented by skills, career stage & geographic localisations, Paul has extensive experience of supporting DEI initiatives within organisations and improving the relationship diverse talent has with global brands.

I am a Prince 2 Qualified, Resourcing Transformation, Employer Brand, TA Leader with a focus on inclusion and culture, I have over 14 years global experience at Unilever, Mckinsey and Company , BP, Primark & Ferrero SA.

Specific experience in creating EVP, Employer Brand, recruitment marketing strategies globally. Deep expertise in deploying technology, social media & embedding recruiting capability globally.

Tush is Global Talent Acquisition Director for Corporate and Enterprise Technology at WPP, leading TA strategy across corporate functions, technology, shared services and WPP Open. With 20+ years’ experience, she is passionate about AI, agile TA, DE&I and creating better candidate and business experiences.

Rebecca (Becs) Reffell is Head of Employer Brand Consulting at AMS and has spent 25 years helping organisations attract, engage and retain talent through employer brand, employee experience and transformation communications. She has worked across sectors including financial services, technology, retail, FMCG, professional services and engineering. Becs’ current focus is the evolving relationship between AI, trust and talent, and how organisations can balance innovation with the human experiences that shape candidate and employee perceptions.

Noa Ferber is a senior global Talent Acquisition leader and Certified Digital Marketing Professional with 15+ years of experience specializing in recruitment marketing, sourcing, and talent engagement. Currently at PayPal, she leads the global Talent Attraction team, driving employer branding, multichannel campaigns, and pipeline development across the US, Europe, LATAM, APAC, and India. She has a proven track record of building high-performing teams, partnering with executive stakeholders, and leading enterprise-wide initiatives. Noa is also a passionate career mentor, sharing practical guidance through her "Career Signs" and "Career Car Conversations" LinkedIn series.

Nick has spent the better part of his career inside some of the world's most recognisable employers — IBM, Vodafone, Haleon — figuring out what actually makes people want to work somewhere, and how to tell that story at scale.

He now works as Global VP of Customer Strategy at The Martec, helping enterprise organisations build the kind of talent attraction engines and people storytelling infrastructure that delivers impact not just cool things. 

Nick's sessions are known for being practical, honest, and light on slides that say "synergy."

James has spent over 10 years in the employer marketing industry, developing employer brand and recruitment campaigns across a broad range of complex businesses. James plays a key role in ensuring that SMRS understand each of his client’s needs and that strategy and delivery work hand in hand to meet his clients’ KPIs,

With over seven years’ experience in Talent Attraction and Employer Branding, Charlotte partners with clients to deliver Employer Brand projects from initial concept to activation. She is an expert in campaign planning and activation, media management and content curation, and works closely with a range of high profile clients such as the LEGO Group, Pandora, IHG and Yodel on their Employer Brand and attraction campaigns, on the creation and deployment of their employer brand attraction campaigns for both high volume and niche skills.

Tom Cox is the Head of Customer Value at Manpower UK, where he leads workforce transformation initiatives through data-driven insights and strategic talent solutions. With a strong focus on measurable impact, Tom spearheads the Workforce Success Index (WSI) and Total Cost of Workforce (TCOW) programmes—empowering businesses to close skills gaps, boost performance, and unlock long-term value.

Tom is passionate about turning data into action. He partners closely with organisations to solve complex workforce challenges, helping them navigate change and build future-ready talent strategies.

Graham Hewitt is Solutions Insights Director at ManpowerGroup, with over 25 years' experience helping organisations solve complex talent attraction and workforce challenges. He helps employers rethink how they attract, engage and convert talent in an increasingly complex hiring market by combining commercial strategy with data-driven insight.

Graham has led the development of the Talent Insight Scans, a framework that benchmarks employer brands, career sites and candidate journeys across hundreds of organisations. His work centres on balancing candidate friction and candidate signal, helping employers remove unnecessary barriers from the hiring process while capturing the right information to make better hiring decisions.

Drawing on insights from hundreds of employer assessments, Graham works with business leaders to explore the impact of AI, changing candidate expectations and skills-based hiring on the future of talent acquisition.

Chris is a people-focused leader in HR Tech, with a career spanning EdTech and global revenue roles at PageUp, IBM, Culture Amp, and HowNow. As CRO, he leads worldwide revenue teams, combining strategy with empathy and coaching to drive sustainable growth and champion people-first results.

Harry Lee is a Director at PerchPeek, working closely with Talent and People teams as they navigate the realities of global hiring.

He spends his time speaking with TA leaders about how candidates are supported beyond the offer - particularly when roles involve international moves.

Harry is passionate about improving candidate experience in global hiring and enjoys exploring where process, data, and technology can make this support more consistent and scalable.

Natasha Preocanin is the Managing Director for In-house Recruitment (IHR), the largest and most engaged community for In-house Recruiters. Our 20,000+ community benefit from over 70 live and virtual events each year ranging from our 1000-strong exhibitions and high profile awards to exclusive half-day breakfasts and targeted dinners for Recruitment Leaders. We also produce industry leading digital whitepapers, webinars and leadership videos alongside high value community forums and an all-inclusive supplier directory.

With a background in events, Natasha's joined the company in 2012 as an Events Executive and quickly progressed up the ranks to her current position as MD. She now leads the company in becoming the go-to resource for all In-house and Talent Acquisition teams who are looking to become better recruiters. Natasha can often be seen on stage, hosting our events or behind a microphone, interviewing a host of industry experts.