Trade Conference Agenda

12:45 - 13:00

Registration

13.00

Speaker: David Hurst, CEO, onrec
Session: Welcome and introduction to conference.
To include update on developments of the BSI 8877 online recruitment standard

13.00 - 13.30

Speaker: John Salt, Website Director, Totaljobs
Session: Online recruitment statistics and their link to the economic cycle

13.30 - 14.00

Speaker: Bridget Wood, Partner, Blake Lapthorn
Session: Update on UK online recruitment legislation
Synopsis: Recent changes to UK legislation have created opportunities for online recruiters and recruitment agencies but have also made some areas of website design potentially illegal. A unique opportunity to hear the latest issues impacting online recruitment from a legal expert.

14.00 - 14.30

Speaker: Tom Daly, President & CEO, Appvault
Session: Are newspapers dead?
Synopsis: An American perspective on how newspapers relationship with online recruitment has evolved and how publishers are developing their recruitment strategies to ensure their survival.

14.30 - 15.00

Speaker: Ciaran O’Sullivan, Sales Manager, comScore
Session: The state of the UK online recruitment industry
Synopsis: Reviewing the last 6 months of the UK Careers and Development sector including aggregators and job boards

15.00 - 15.30 - Coffee break & networking

15.30 - 16.00

Speaker: Steve Evans, Managing Director, Net Natives
Session: The future of online recruitment
Synopsis: Steve is going to explore ideas for what the future may hold for the online recruitment industry. Looking at existing trends, current opportunities and real case studies to provoke thought and debate for agencies and corporate recruiters.

16.00 - 17.00

Panel Discussion
John Salt, Website Director, Totaljobs
Bridget Wood, Partner, Blake Lapthorn
Tom Daly, President & CEO, Appvault
Steve Evans, Managing Director, Net Natives
Ciaran O'Sullivan, Comscore.com