Recruitment Agency Expo Birmingham 2022

Secure your place at the UK's leading exhibition and conference for recruitment agency leaders!

Taking place at the NEC Birmingham on 5 - 6 October 2022, Recruitment Agency Expo will once again welcome back the recruitment industry, where senior-level recruitment executives will gather for two days to network, source new suppliers and enjoy an unrivalled conference programme delivered by leading experts in their field.

Throughout the two-day programme, you will be exposed to the latest thought leadership, anecdotes and statistics and leave the event with practical steps that you can instantly apply to your business.

You will hear from speakers, such as APSCo's Global CEO - Ann Swain, who will inspire, educate and share their knowledge, covering these key themes and topics.

Business Strategy, Trends, Data & The Future of Recruitment
Go-to-Market Strategy, Business Development & Recruitment Marketing
People Strategy, Leadership, Training & Development, Culture, Diversity & Inclusion
Operations Strategy, Financial Management, Domestic & International Legislation
Process, Innovation & Technology Strategy

Join Ann on Day 1 at 10:00 - 10:30 am, Seminar Theatre 1

New Horizons - establishing your international presence

The market for professional talent now has an international stage and many recruitment firms - particularly SMEs - are exploring new overseas channels for their services. Ann Swain, Global CEO of APSCo, will explore:

When is the right time to look further afield?
Where should you be looking - which markets are the most attractive and why?
What are the next steps you should be taking to ensure a successful expansion international expansion strategy?

Ann Swain

CEO

Ann is founder and Global CEO of APSCo, an international trade body representing the professional recruitment sector with operations in the UK, Germany, Australia and across South East Asia.

She has over thirty years’ recruitment experience including time as UK Sales Director of multinational staffing firms and Managing Director of recruitment training company Learning Curve before establishing APSCo in 1999.

In 2009, she was honoured to receive a fellowship from the NSPCC and in 2018, received the prestigious Leadership Award from the Trade Association Forum. Ann currently features in the SIA ‘Global Power 50’ list of the most influential women in international recruitment. She is also one of the select recruitment sector leaders to have made the Staffing Industry Analysts Hall of Fame, which celebrates individuals in the recruitment field whose accomplishments, dedication and drive are making a difference to work today, and to what work will look like in the future.

Ann is an acknowledged thought leader and her articles feature regularly in the national and recruitment media. An award-winning business leader and inspirational keynote speaker, she is also the co-author of the best-selling ‘Professional Recruiter’s Handbook’.