Enjoy consultative sessions of your choice

Real actionable ideas and techniques
you can take home and use!
Sunday, October 14
Pre Conference Workshop
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM | #1 Branding for Culture with Matt Charney, Sr Manager, Social Media & Online Branding, Cornerstone and Craig Fisher, VP, Ajax Social Media | |
#2 Recruitment Education Institute – Professional Recruiter Certification with Steve Lowisz, Author, Educator, SteveLowisz.com | ||
#3 Recruiting Metrics and Analytics Bootcamp with Jason Warner, Founder, RecruitingDash former Corporate Recruiting & Talent Management Leader at Google and Starbucks |
TrendSetters™
Conference Kick-off
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Conference Registration | |
1:45 PM – 5:25 PM | Presentations – Start the conference with a fast-paced and extraordinarily engaging one-of-a-kind learning opportunity about new technologies and developments that can enhance your recruiting performance! | |
5:25 PM – 7:00 PM | Cocktail Reception & Winner Announcement |
Monday, October 15
The Recruiting Conference
7:00 AM – 5:30 PM | Registration | |
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM | Breakfast | |
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Agenda | ||
8:00 AM – 8:15 AM | Opening Remarks | Jason Warner |
8:15 AM – 9:10 AM | Keynote Presentation: Choose Your Hard: Lead or Be Led |
John Vlastelica |
9:20 AM – 10:15 AM | Recruiting Trends, 2013 and Beyond: Where to Focus Now | Tony Lee |
10:15 AM – 10:45 AM | Coffee & Tea Break | |
10:45 AM – 11:30 PM | CEO Panel: Why Talent Matters | China Gorman |
11:40 PM – 12:30 PM | The Candidate Experience | Gerry Crispin |
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | Lunch | |
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM | Quality of Hire – How to Make Better Talent Decisions |
Yves Lermusi (aka Lermusiaux) |
2:40 PM – 3:30 PM | Strategic Employer Branding: Social Media + Transparency = Competitive Advantage |
Linda Brenner |
3:30 PM – 3:45 PM | Coffee & Tea Break | |
3:45 PM – 4:45 PM | From Green Field (zero) to 60 in Under A Year; Data-Driven, Talent Mapped, & Dressed in Social 3.0 Flair | Brad Cook |
4:50 PM – 5:15 PM | Awards Ceremony | Jason Warner & Jason Buss |
55:15 PM – 8:00 PM | Network Reception – Refreshments & Beverages Served | Palace Ballroom Pre-Function Area |
Tuesday, October 16
8:00 AM – 5:30 PM | Registration | |
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM | Breakfast in Expo Hall Breakfast w. Gerry Crispin for Platinum Attendees – Source of Hire |
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Agenda | Presentations and Workshops | |
9:00 AM – 9:10 AM | Opening Remarks | Jason Warner |
9:10 AM – 10:00 AM | Keynote Presentation: Hiring for Attitude | |
10:05 AM – 11:00 AM | Hiring for Culture, the Candidate Experience, and your Brand | Brandis R. Paden & Christa Foley |
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM | Coffee & Tea Break | |
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM | Select 1 of 5 Workshop Options | |
Back To Recruiting Basics | Sheila Greco | |
Sourcing | Julia Stone | |
Candidate Experience | Carmen Hudson | |
Unleash Sound Business Mechanics into a Talent Organization |
Andrew Gadomski | |
Recruit your Designated Hitter using Facebook & Twitter | Meredith Soleau | |
Platinum Attendees | Case Studies and Consultative Sessions: Recruiting Strategy | |
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM | Lunch | |
2:00 PM – 2:50 PM | Select 1 of 5 Workshop Options | |
The Four A’s of Recruitment Advertising – How to Track Results and Make the Most of your Online Recruitment Budget | Jason Whitman | |
Quality of Hire | Yves Lermusi (aka Lermusiaux) | |
Diversity – It’s Not About Color Anymore | Steve Lowisz | |
Five Tips to Effective Recruiting Leadership | Linda Brenner | |
Mobil Recruiting: Is Your Company Ready for a Mobilized World? | Joel Cheesman | |
Platinum Attendees | Case Studies and Consultative Sessions: Candidate Relations | |
3:00 PM – 3:50 PM | Select 1 of 5 Workshop Options | |
Ten Best Practices from Executive Search That You Can Implement Tomorrow | Chad Oakley | |
Revolutionary Sourcing | Laura Stoker | |
Data Driven Employment Branding | John Sumser | |
The Art & Science Battle | Daniel E. Hanyzewski | |
The Social Habits of Highly Successful Job Boards | Peter Weddle | |
Platinum Attendees | Case Studies and Consultative Sessions: Initiatives and Program Design | |
3:50 PM – 4:30 PM | Coffee & Tea Break | |
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM | Select 1 of 5 Workshop Options | |
Developing Relevant Recruitment Strategies | D. Zachary Misko | |
Building Talent Networks to Enhance Employee Engagement | Michael Goldberg | |
Interactive “Brown Shorts” Workshop How to Source and Recruit Candidates with the Right Attitude for Your Organization |
Leadership IQ | |
Little Big Data – Big Insights on a Shoestring Budget | Jason Roberts | |
Enhancing Your Employer Brand via Content Sharing – through video, social media and more | Kasey Sixt | |
Platinum Attendees | Case Studies and Consultative Sessions: Technology | |
5:35 PM – 6:30 PM | Grand Prize Drawing and Refreshments |
Workshops: Join leading experts as they share the tools, techniques and strategies needed to deepen your talent pool and optimize your sourcing channels. Learn how to attract the right candidates through recruiting and sourcing efforts using Social Media, Employment Branding, Screening and Assessment, Diversity, Quality of Hire, Advertisement, Metrics, and much more.
Wednesday, October 17
The Sourcing Summit
7:30 AM – 4:00 PM | Registration | |
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM | Breakfast | |
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Time | Presentations | |
8:30 AM – 8:35 AM | Opening Remarks | |
8:35 AM – 10:00 AM | Keynote Presentation: Boolean Search Is Outdated, Forget About It! The Most Powerful Search Engines Are Ones You Custom-Build for Yourself |
Shally Steckerl |
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM | Coffee & Tea Break | |
10:30 AM – 11:15 PM | Presentation – TBA | |
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM | Presentation – TBA | Carmen Hudson |
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | Lunch | |
1:00 PM – 1:55 PM | Presentation – TBA | Shannon Van Curen |
2:00 PM – 2:45 PM | Presentation – TBA | Nicole Strecker |
2:00 PM – 3:05 PM | Coffee & Tea Break |
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3:05 PM – 4:00 PM | Presentation – TBA |
* Agenda Subject to Change
*Pending HRCI Credits Approval
We thank all our speakers and panelists for taking time out from their demanding schedules to share their expertise and experience with us. Join fellow recruitment professionals and uncover ways to work smarter and improve your productivity – and learn how to get the right people…for the right jobs!