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Global Executive Talent Conference Attracts Close To 200 Delegates From 29 Countries
Executive Talent - A Global Perspective - a 2-day conference organized by search-consult, that took place in Frankfurt, Germany during 20-21 October, attracted close to 200 Human Resource and Executive Recruitment Leaders from 29 countries. Speakers from Asia, Europe, Middle East and the US addressed the main challenges and opportunities arising around finding, attracting, selecting, retaining and developing corporate talent. Important trends were highlighted, providing both HR and Executive Search Consultants with food for thought so that the delegates could be inspired on how to keep their respective businesses competitive within the context of globalization and economic uncertainty.
This leading event had received the backing of sponsors, such as Dillistone Systems, Exec-appointments.com, TRANSEARCH International, AIMS International, Boyden Global Executive Search, Lufthansa, International Association for Corporate & Executive Recruitment (IACPR), Napier Wolf, Goldjobs.com, Association of Personnel Search Consultants (APSC), Financial Times and Executive Grapevine.
Jason Starr, Publisher of search-consult and host of the conference, is delighted that this conference attracted high quality speakers and delegates from across the globe.
Key topics discussed were:
- How Coca-Cola recruits Senior Executives around the world;
- How Microsoft integrates executive recruiting into talent planning;
- How Nomura builds high performing teams to create a culture of excellence;
- How AT&T, Allianz, Deutsche Bank, SAP and Lexmark manage international talent;
- How NBK, KPMG, Lenovo and Whirlpool solve issues associated with recruiting talent for and from emerging markets;
- How Fortune 500 companies manage relationships with Executive Search Firms;
- How to use new strategies for Executive Onboarding and leadership transitions;
- How leading Executive Search firms manage cross-border executive searches.
The delegates’ responses have been overwhelmingly positive. The main comments have stated: “Top quality speakers”, “First-rate content” and “provoking thoughts that will definitely make us reflect upon the industry’s and our own role in attracting and retaining executive talent.”
Other comments referred to how the event was evenly balanced between interactive workshops, panel discussions, presentations and networking opportunities.
Jason Starr stated: "The recruitment of senior level talent is one of the major challenges facing global corporations today. We are delighted to have been able to bring together some of the leading global thinkers on this topic as the quality of the speakers and the delegates, as well as the content of the presentations and discussions were first rate, adding value to all those that were present."