Conference Speakers
Mobile & Video in Recruitment Conference -
17th November 2011 – Congress Centre, London
Mike Taylor – Managing Director – Web Based Recruitment
Mike has been involved in online recruitment for over 10 years and established Web Based Recruitment in 2001 as an independent online recruitment marketing consultancy helping companies with all aspects of their online recruitment activities. Prior to starting Web Based Recruitment Mike worked in HR and Recruitment for IBM, Motorola and Nokia.
Early to recognise the potential of social media and the importance of mobile and video for recruiters, Mike introduced Europe’s first ever Social Media in Recruitment Conference in July 2009. This was quickly followed by the world’s first Mobile and Video in Recruitment Conference in September 2010. Helping recruiters maximise the use social media, mobile and video will be a continuing theme for Mike in 2012 as he continues to develop new services.
Jeremy Copp – Vice President, Mobile, Europe – comScore, Inc.
Presentation: The Trends Behind Mobile Recruitment
Jeremy manages the European mobile business for comScore, Inc., overseeing the delivery of mobile market intelligence and media measurement products as well as custom research reports to advertising, media, mobile network operator and handset manufacturer customers within Europe. He is a seasoned mobile industry veteran with a background in delivering mobile advertising and content platforms as well as licensing smartphone operating systems and handset technologies.
Prior to joining comScore, Jeremy was CEO at Rapid Mobile Media Ltd., a mobile advertising, application and content delivery solutions provider where he was responsible for overseeing relationships with customers such as Betfair, Warner Brothers, MSHK, Fox Movies, Foreca and 118118 as well as raising venture capital funding for the company.
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Dave Martin – Head of Mobile & Product Strategy – Brave New Talent
Presentation: How to Develop a Mobile Recruitment Strategy
Dave has over 10 years experience covering online technology, search experience, online recruitment, mobile services, web business models and strategic delivery.
Today his key focus surrounds professional social networking and mobile interaction. Dave is Head of Mobile and Product Strategy at BraveNewTalent. Dave is a leading mobile recruiting evangelist with the expertise to help drive the recruitment industry forwards into the next decade of media consumption – mobile Internet.
He is a regular contributor to the industry press surrounding mobile and blogs at mrdavemartin.co.uk. Dave frequently speaks at various events around the world helping educate companies and agencies on Mobile Recruiting. You can follow Dave on Twitter.com/Mobile_Dave
Frank Durrell – Head of Digital – TMP Worldwide
Presentation: Using QR Codes (Quick Response Codes) and Location Based Services In Recruitment
Frank Durrell has over 12 years of B2B and B2C experience in digital activation agencies including OgilvyAction, Syzygy, Profero, JPMH and FCB.
His professional objective is the creation of unique, valuable and meaningful experiences. He seeks to create conversations through understanding, attraction, engagement, advocacy – leading to measurable action.
Experienced across all digital touch points and client sectors, he is expert in brand, campaign and comms strategy; technology evangelism; digital advocacy; consumer insight and business intelligence
James Dalton – Managing Director – Fonemedia
Presentation: How to use SMS and Bluetooth as part of an integrated Mobile Marketing campaign
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James has been in the Recruitment Marketing industry for over 12 years, working with agencies such as Jupiter Advertising, Bernard Hodes and SMRS. A self-confessed ‘geek’ when it comes to gadgets and gizmos, James founded Fonemedia in 2008 – applying the new world technologies of the mobile handset to the needs and requirements of recruiters and agencies alike.
James and his team work with some of the UK’s largest and most prestigious recruiters – Sky, The Army, Royal Air Force, Ernst & Young and Britvic amongst the long list. James is married with 2 young children and also has a major shareholding in an up and coming brewery in Yorkshire.
Vanessa Meyer – Marketing and Communications Manager -Potentialpark
Vanessa is Marketing and Communications Manager at Potentialpark with 6 years of experience in marketing and project management.
Befire joining Potentialpark in 2011 she was Media Manager at Entrypark .
Vanessa has a MSc from the Stockholm School of Economics, MSc from fundação Getulio Vargas, and Bachelor of Commerce from Concordia University.
Vasco Castro – Head of Research and Consulting – Potentialpark
Vasco is Head of Research and Consulting at Potentialpark and has 8 years of experience in research and project management.
Before joining Potentialpark in 2010 he was Project Manager at the Hay Group, and Teaching Assistant in Chemistry at Stockholm University. Vasco has a PhD from Stockholm University, MSc from Stockholm University
Matthew Jeffery, EMEA Head of Talent Acquisition and Global Talent Brand, Autodesk
Presentation: Developing and Launching a Mobile Recruiting App
Matthew is Head of EMEA Talent Acquisition and Global Talent Brand at Autodesk. His role combines Strategic & Operational Talent Acquisition with a Global role focused on raising employment brand awareness to facilitate an increase in perception of Autodesk amongst key recruiting populations and hence increase both quantity and quality of pipeline of talent applying to work for Autodesk.
He is the Co-Author of Recruitment 3.0 A Vision for the Future of Recruiting, Published June 2011 Corporate Recruiting Journal & current ‘most commented’ and ‘most emailed’ article on ERE in the past 12 months.
Matthew is also the Author of Recruitment 4.0: Crowdsourcing, Gamification, recruitment as a profit centre…and the death of Recruitment Agencies’.
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Cristian Bradshaw – Commercial Director, Allthetopbananas.com
Cristian Bradshaw was one of the original founders of Allthetopbananas.com, a leading job aggregation site in the UK. Before joining as Commercial Director, Cristian worked for EMAP magazines.
In 2008 Allthetopbananas.com introduced the first mobile app available within iTunes to help job seekers search for jobs. Now recognised as the world’s leading provider of mobile career apps their fast growing client list includes Pepsico, Nestle, Oracle, Sodexo, Intel and Autodesk.
Rob Wescott – Managing Director – Careerplayer
Presentation: How to attract High Quality Applicants for your Vacancies through Online Video
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A self-confessed advertising luvvie, Rob Wescott started life at Saatchi and Saatchi where he managed the TV and Cinema campaigns for some of the world’s biggest brands.
Rob entered the recruitment world 4 years ago with the launch of his social enterprise CareerPlayer.com.
CareerPlayer is a multi-award winning platform designed to help kids and students make better career decisions. Amongst its myriad of features is the biggest career video library online which was produced by their in-house production company C.P. Productions.
Rob will be sharing some of his knowledge regarding the production and use of video, with a specific focus around online recruitment.
Ed Hendrick – Founder & Director of Product Development – Sonru
Presentation: How to use Video Interviews as part of the Recruitment Process
Ed Hendrick founded Sonru in 2007 and was awarded the IIA Innovation Award in 2010. Ed was also listed as one of the Top 40 Entrepreneurs under 40 in Business Plus magazine in 2011.
He graduated from University College Dublin in 2004 with a Bachelors degree in Agribusiness & Rural Development. He also graduated from the SEEPP Programme in 2008 with a Post Graduate Diploma in Enterprise
Mobile & Video Question Time Panel
Darren Sher – Product Development Manager (Mobile & innovation) for the Jobsite Group
Darren has overseen the development and launch of various mobile sites and mobile applications for the Jobsite Group. His priorities are to ensure users have the best possible experience and journey when visiting Jobsite, regardless of the device or platform they are using. Since starting this role, Jobsite is now seen as one the most advanced job boards in the mobile recruitment space and the IAB recently announced that Jobsite attracts the highest volume of mobile users of any job board in the UK.
Darren has overseen the launch of the Jobsite iPhone App, Windows Phone 7 App, Android App and mobile site plus an additional 6 mobile recruitment sites and apps including CityJobs, Emed Careers, InRetail, Incatering & ProductionBase.
Conference Programme
Details of the subjects covered in the Mobile & Video in Recruitment Conference can be found on our Conference Programme page.
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