RCE GLOBAL RECRUITMENT CONFERENCE 
AMSTERDAM 
11-13 NOVEMBER 2008

The recruiting conference that networks the world of recruitment to share best practice 

WORKSHOPS 
TUESDAY 11 NOVEMBER 

10:00-16:00
Workshop A
The Future of Talent 
Kevin Wheeler (Global Learning Resources)

10:00-13:00
Workshop B
CyberSleuthing - How do you find those hard to reach candidates? 
Glenn Gutmacher (JobMachine and Arbita.net) 

10:00-13:00
Workshop C
Building the Employee Brand 
Sophy Pern  (People in Business) 

18:00 - 19:30 
Amsterdam Official Welcome Reception 


CONFERENCE DAY ONE 
WEDNESDAY 12 NOVEMBER 

08:15 - 09:00
Breakfast Briefing
Psychological testing - a help or a hindrance to recruiters?
Roger Holdsworth (Talent Q Group)

09:15 - 09:30 
Chairman welcome and introduction 
Alan Whitford (Recruitment Community Europe) 

09:30-10:15 
Keynote Presentation 
Expecting the Unexpected: The Future of Recruitment 
John Nurthen (Randstad Holdings)

10:15-11:00 
The importance of an Employment Brand: Time to revolutionise and humanise propositions to win the war for talent 
Matthew Jeffery, (Electronic Arts) 

11:00 - 11:30 
Networking Session/Coffee Break 

11:30-12:15
Session B
Listening to the Conversation - Employer Brands and the Social Media
Paul Harrison (Carve Consulting)

12:15 - 14:00 
Lunch and Sponsor Showcases 

14:00-15:00 
Session C 
10 Misunderstandings About The Chinese Talent Market 
Ed Barzilaij, Yvon Niu (Maximum Nl) 

14:00-15:00 
Session D 
The Talent Forces of Tomorrow 
Hank Stringer (Stringer Executive Search) 

15:00 - 15:30 
Networking Session/Coffee Break 

15:30-16:15 
Session E 
Building an Innovative Graduate Recruitment Strategy 
Alison Todd (Heineken International)
Martin Cerullo (Alexander Mann Solutions) 

15:30-16:15 
Session F 
Developing Talent Pools Through Online Interaction 
Glenn Gutmacher (JobMachine and Arbita.net) ) 

16:15-17:00 
Session G
Global HRO - Its Impact on Resourcing Strategies 
Paul Maxin (Unilever) 

16:15-17:00
Session H
New Hire Onboarding – Making First Impressions Last
Frederik Ballon (Peopleclick)

17:00 - 17:30
Optimise your Talent Acquisition Strategy - or commit "Career Site Suicide" 
Martin Shaw (Attract HR)

17:30 - 17:45 
Chairman's Day One Wrap 
Open discussion of the day's events 
Alan Whitford (Recruitment Community Europe) 

18:00 - 19:30 
Exhibit Hall Networking Reception 


CONFERENCE DAY TWO 
THURSDAY 13 NOVEMBER 

08:15 - 09:00
Breakfast Briefing
Sponsored by The Network
Centralising your Global Online Recruitment Strategy
(Robin Stander  - Totaljobs)

09:15 - 09:30 
Chairman welcome and introduction 
Alan Whitford (Recruitment Community Europe) 

Keynote Presentation 
09:30-10:15 
21st Century Strategic Staffing Practices 
Kevin Wheeler (Global Learning Resources) 

10:15-11:15 
Social Networks Around The World: How is Web 2.0 Changing Your Daily Life? 
Introduction and Chair of Panel Discussion
An De Jonghe (CEO Ulysses Consulting) 

Panel Members 
Ricardo Risamasu (Rise.NL) 
Isabelle Noir (Viadeo) 
Peter Gold (Hire Strategies)
Paul Harrison (Carve Consulting)

11:15 - 11:45 
Networking Session/Coffee Break 

11:45-12:30 
Session I 
Maximising the Power of Google as a Resourcing Partner 
Luke McKend (Google EMEA) 

12:30 - 14:00 
Lunch and Sponsor Showcases 

14:00-15:00 
Session K 
Float like a butterfly, Sting like a bee (Exploring Lean staffing Processes)
Ted Meulenkamp (Agilent Techologies)

14:00-15:00
Session L 
Knowledge share in the International Labour Market 
Gert-Jan Waasdorp (Intelligence Group) 

15:00 - 15:30 
Networking Session/Coffee Break 

15:30 - 16:45 
Interactive Debate: Corporate Career Sites - Are They Serving the Candidate ?
Introduction and Chair of Panel Discussion
Keith Robinson (Recruitment Community Europe)

Panel Members
Bas Van Haterd (Van de Haterd Consultancy) 
Ingolf Teetz (Milch und Zucker) 
Peter Gold (Hire Strategies)
Matthew Jeffery (Electronic Arts)

16:45 - 17:00 
Closing General Session 
Alan Whitford (Recruitment Community Europe)