The Speakers

Robbie Cowling is a true entrepreneur. Having created what was the world’s first Internet Recruitment Service in 1993, he now leads the Aspire Media Group with absolute conviction, determined that all employees shall aspire and deliver the high level of services that he demands.

 

 

Kai Deininger’s main focus since executing the plan to bring LinkedIn into the German-speaking market in 2011, has been to bring the benefits of Social Media and Professional Networking closer to German employers, highlighting the need for Active Sourcing Strategies in order to bring about a more efficient and successful execution of Recruiting.

 

Louise Grant is the Commercial Manager at Jobg8. She has worked within the job board industry for thirteen years in the UK, Australian and US markets. She currently manages the fast growing Jobg8 networks in Europe and Asia.

 

Simon Lewis is co-founder of multi-award-winning job advertising website and community network, OnlyMarketingJobs.com.  Combining previous incarnations as a journalist and recruitment consultant, Simon is an active participant in the social recruiting scene, passionately extolling the virtues of evolving job boards within the contemporary staffing process.

 

Dan Martin is the Managing Director of Broadbean, the global leader in providing sophisticated, easy-to-use candidate attraction tools that help recruiters improve efficiency and increase return on investment. Broadbean helps 30,000 users, ranging from one-man staffing agencies to international corporations recruit people online.

 

Eric Petco has a great deal of experience in the Job Board industry, experience including the launch and management of Monster.com in France. He has recently turned his expertise to Job Boards and their relationship with Social Networks; launching OhmyJob!, a Job Board embedded in Facebook.

 

 

Keith Potts is CEO of Evenbase, the global digital recruitment group which includes brands such as Jobsite, OilCareers, Broadbean and Jobrapido. Keith steers Evenbase’s aggressive growth strategy and oversees the group’s international acquisition and innovation activity.

 

Angelica Robinson is the Founder & Director of Jobs4Creatives, the new social job site for UK creative jobs & projects that launched in March 2012. Turning the outdated recruitment model on its head, Jobs4Creatives embraces the 21st Century mindset with its social-media driven, collaborative, community-minded approach.

 

ECOMDigital Director Keith Robinson has over 30 years experience in the publishing, media, new media, advertising and technology markets. Keith has become a specialist thought leader within the UK, US and Europe.

As Website Director for Totaljobs.com John Salt is responsible for the commercial strategy and growth of the business as well as developing the platforms for mobile and eCommerce. Having worked in recruitment advertising for over 20 years and job boards for the last 15 years John understands the importance of combining commercial delivery with innovation.

Peter Weddle is the CEO of WEDDLE's Research & Publishing, which specializes in employment and workforce issues, and the Managing Director of the International Association of Employment Web Sites, the trade organization for the global online employment services industry.

 

As strategy development director, Felix Wetzel’s role is to ensure Evenbase brands, clients and partners benefit from the synergies of a portfolio that spans 55 countries and over 60 recruitment sites. Having worked in recruitment for over 13 years, Felix is today a leading commentator on the future of recruitment.