Global expert leads round-table: ìThe Future of Talent Managementî

October 23rd 2007, Park Lane Hotel, Piccadilly, London

Globally renowned talent management authority Tod Loofbourrow, president and CEO of Authoria, is to lead the October 23rd London round-table on ìThe Future of Talent Management,î jointly hosted with business development consultancy the Crisp Group. The event will offer open discussion of best practice, with case studies illustrating strategy development and implementation of the Authoria solution which encompasses recruitment, succession planning, incentive management, performance appraisals and salary planning. Senior HR professionals are invited to register on line for this event at: www.authoria.co.uk/eucustomerroundtable.

Having founded Authoria in 1997, Tod Loofbourrow has grown the company into the world leader in integrated talent management, with offices from California to Bangalore. Its solutions are used by more than 300 client enterprises, from Boeing to Reuters, with more than four million managers and employees served by the companyís on-demand solutions. The author of numerous books and a speaker at conferences worldwide, he taught at Harvard and created the university's first courses on knowledge-based systems and Internet commerce. His work has featured in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times and countless HR, IT and other journals.

He will be joined by Russell Crisp, chairman and CEO of the Crisp Group, leading a discussion of on-demand software. Crisp has consulted to leading corporations on business development since the 1980s and now serves as a non-executive director on a number of client boards. During the last ten years, he has worked extensively in Europe and the USA, helping businesses to re-engineer in line with the internet revolution.

Russell Crisp said: ìEvery pound, dollar or euro spent on anything other than core business needs ever closer scrutiny. Companies are increasingly asking how on-demand software ó also known as ësoftware as a serviceí ó can enable them to forego the complexity of systems management and focus on core activities.î

Tod Loufbourrow said: ìThe global war for talent is bringing a growing focus on how software innovations can help organisations to find, maximise and retain precious human capital. Against this background, HR leaders want to understand more about strategic talent management solutions, the fastest-growing segment of a $3 billion market. With this event, we aim to help them to find some answers.î