Staffing Industry Analysts Executive Forum Europe 2018 kicks off tomorrow in London. Tomorrow’s two-day event challenges the industry to take a long-range view of how to stay competitive and successful into the future, with Future Forward the theme of tomorrow’s conference. 

SIA’s Executive Director of Global Research John Nurthen opens the conference in a Welcome Keynote, Future Forward, which will take a look at the future of the industry. Exploring the unparalleled changes, radical new technologies, alternative forms of labour supply, evolving methods of contingent procurement, growing skills shortages and challenging geo-political shifts, the session taps SIA’s exclusive research to predict how these trends play out over the next decade.

The second day of Executive Forum Europe will start with Keynote Speaker David Rowan, founding Editor-in-chief of WIRED UK and world-renowned expert on future trends, as he looks to where businesses need to Innovate to Prosper: The Impact of Automationon the Staffing Industry, with crucial perspectives on advancing technologies, from machine learning to big data, blockchain to 3D printing and robotics, that are likely to bring both threats and opportunities to the global business environment and the talent marketplace.

The conference hosts tracks for both large staffing companies and small and medium-sized enterprises and covers topics such as talent intelligence, skills shortages, success in the supply chain, legislative issues (including IR35), the candidate and client life cycle and M&A.

This year’s annual conference lunch for Women in Recruitment fosters an exchange of ideas as female executives share industry insights. Facilitated Roundtable discussions will drive delegate interaction and provide a platform for the exchange of ideas, questions and industry perspectives.

Concluding this year’s Executive Forum is The Big Debate: Artificial Intelligence and Other Technologies will Eliminate 50% of All Recruiting Jobs by 2030! This interactive debate-style session argues for and against the dramatic impact AI is likely to have on staffing over the next ten years. The session, moderated by SIA President Barry Asin, features Colin Donnery, CEO, FRS Recruitment and Jason Ezratty, Co-founder, President & Chairman, Brightfield Strategies, for the motion and Jérôme Rieux, Managing Director, Groupe Adéquat and Ann Swain, CEO, APSCo, arguing against such an automation eclipse.

Business leaders named to the 2018 Staffing 100 Europe and the Global Power 150 – Women in Staffing International 50 lists will also be honoured during the conference for their achievements and contributions to the world of work.

Executive Forum Europe 2018: Future Forward will be held from 27-28 November at The Grange St Paul’s in London. For the full conference agenda, overview of speakers and registration, please visit www.siexecutiveforum.eu | @ExecForum.