SocialTalent at
RecFest 2022
At RecFest 2022, SocialTalent hosted the Hiring and Talent Management stage featuring global thought leaders in Talent, Recruiting, HR, and DEI to share insights on how to attract, find, hire, onboard, develop, and retain great talent.
Panel discussions
Through a series of panel discussions and fireside chats, we covered everything from talent attraction, recruitment marketing and employer branding to talent sourcing, interviewing, inclusive hiring and TA enablement. We also delved into how to build a culture of hiring as well as create opportunities for internal mobility and champion an inclusive and diverse workplace.

Transforming Your Approach to Finding and Hiring Great Talent
The challenges facing Talent Acquisition continue to evolve and it’s vital to keep adapting your approach and processes. Kevin Blair (Celonis), Adele Lomax (BCG) and Andy Headworth (HMRC) team up for a discussion on how to best transform your approach in order to find the right candidates and meet your hiring goals.
With Kevin Blair (Celonis), Adele Lomax (BCG), Andy Headworth (HMRC) and Johnny Campbell (SocialTalent)
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How to Build a Hiring Culture to Drive Great Hiring Results
Hiring isn’t just the job of TA – it’s a company-wide imperative. Join Yasar Ahmad (HelloFresh) and Annabel Nichols (Avanade) for an in-depth look at how embedding a culture of hiring into the DNA of your organization can lead to even better hiring results.
With Kevin Blair (Celonis), Yasar Ahmad (HelloFresh) And Annabel Nichols (Avanade)
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Create and Sustain a Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive Workplace
Conversations about DEI are omnipresent, but creating and sustaining a workplace that truly embodies these practices requires more than talk. In this panel, Dr. Joanna Abeyie (BBC) and Dr. Mary Collins (RCSI) dig into the actionable necessities behind successful DEI programs.
With Johnny Campbell (SocialTalent), Dr. Joanna Abeyie and Dr. Mary Collins
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Engaging and Retaining Talent in 2022
Employee engagement is the term on every TA person’s lips in 2022. Companies are struggling to keep employees engaged and it’s leading to severe retention challenges. Lee Andrews (Mambu) and Gail Shaw (Hudson RPO) discuss strategies and tactics that they've seen work for engaging and retaining talent.
With Holly Fawcett (SocialTalent), Lee Andrews (Mambu), Gail Shaw (Hudson RPO)
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Elevating Your Internal Mobility Strategy
Statistically, internal candidates will generally make more successful hires than external. So why are internal hires still less common? Paul Bowles (Nokia) and Kingsley Aikins (The Networking Institute) join up to discuss how to elevate your internal mobility strategy so it becomes an effective source of talent.
With Dr. Mary Collins, Paul Bowles (Nokia) and Kingsley Aikins
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Driving and Measuring Success in Recruitment Marketing and Employer Branding
Finding unique ways to raise your organization above the noise is essential in this current candidate market. Steph McGinty (Kingfisher) and Jennifer Candee (Cargill) will discuss how effective recruitment marketing and employer branding will enable you to attract and hire elusive talent.
With Johnny Campbell (SocialTalent), Steph McGinty (Kingfisher) and Jennifer Candee (Cargill)
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How to Excel at Tech Recruiting in a Competitive Hiring Market
Tech recruiting can be a challenging field, especially in this tight market. But there are ways to set yourself up for success – and Alison Daley (Recruiting Innovation) and Virginia Ionita (Toast) discuss just how! They share insights and tactics to excel in this sphere and explain how to find and attract top tech talent.
With Stacy Zapar, Alison Daley and Virginia Ionita (Toast)
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Cultivating a Psychologically Safe Work Environment
Every employee deserves to show up as the best version of themselves. But creating a psychologically safe and inclusive work environment requires consistent effort. Join Yasmin Sheikh (Diverse Matters), Joanne Lockwood (See Change Happen) and Sinead Rose (WeAreWe) to learn how your organization can make targeted and meaningful adjustments to foster this.
With Johnny Campbell (SocialTalent), Yasmin Sheikh, Joanne Lockwood and Sinead Rose (SocialTalent CS)
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How to Drive Hiring Speed, Quality, Diversity, and Results in Today's Market
Speed, quality and diversity are the essential trifecta of hiring. Every person in Talent Acquisition strives for these. But how do you maintain such standards in this competitive hiring market? Join Michel Guye-Bergeret (SITA), Stacy Zapar (The Talent Agency), and Peter Coulson (Spotify) to discover their unique takes on this topic.
With Ewa Zajac (SocialTalent), Michel Guye-Bergeret (SITA), Peter Coulson (Spotify) and Stacy Zapar
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Diverse Hiring Perspectives and Strategies
Leading DEI expert, Torin Ellis, and Paul Bowles from Nokia will discuss the importance of understanding a range of diverse perspectives and embedding diverse hiring strategies when recruiting. Through their insights, you’ll discover how to build these into your talent acquisition processes, so you can find, hire and enable diverse employees with success.
With Johnny Campbell (SocialTalent), Torin Ellis and Paul Bowles (Nokia)
WATCH IT HEREMeet our speakers
Our industry-leading experts from companies like Nokia, HelloFresh, Acacium, Celonis, Kingfisher, and many more, give you the knowledge to inspire more innovative thinking when it comes to hiring, engaging and retaining great talent.

Kevin Blair
VP Talent Acquisition @ Celonis & Co-Founder, Join Talent
Johnny Campbell
CEO, SocialTalent
Johnny Campbell is founder and CEO of SocialTalent, where he works with some of the largest enterprises in the world to drive hiring excellence in their organizations. With a dedication matched only by his enthusiasm, Johnny is one of the most sought after speakers on the topic of hiring.
Recruitment Strategy | Sourcing
Torin Ellis
Author, "Rip the Resume"
For the past 20 years, Torin has focused on the art of recruiting diverse talent using various creative methods and has addressed talent development and recruitment through the leadership lens. With his SocialTalent content, you and your teams will find yourselves in a better place to pursue Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging.
DE&I | Belonging
Joanna Abeyie
Founder, Blue Moon
Joanna Abeyie is an award-winning, agenda-setting diversity champion and recruiter, social campaigner, TV executive, broadcaster and journalist. She was recognised for her services to diversity and inclusion in the creative and media industries by the United Kingdom with an MBE in 2020.
DE&I | Inclusive Practices
Holly Fawcett
Director of Content, SocialTalent
Holly’s extensive experience working with global TA leaders has shaped how the world’s leading enterprises achieve hiring maturity. Her experience in this space is unparalleled, making her one of the most sought-after advisors on talent maturity and transformation in the world.
Recruitment Transformation | Onboarding
Stacy Donovan Zapar
Founder, The Talent Agency
Stacy Donovan Zapar has 20 years of experience, leading global employer branding, social recruiting, sourcing, training and search initiatives for Fortune 500 tech companies. Now, she's sharing her knowledge with you.
Candidate Experience | Candidate Management
Alison Daley
Founder, Recruiting Innovation
Alison Daley is the founder and CEO of Recruiting Innovation. Taking her cues from product design, Alison teaches how tech recruiters can apply design tools like contextual interviews, journey maps, and talent personas into a storytelling framework they can follow.
Tech Recruitment

Yasar Ahmad
Global Vice President of Talent, HelloFresh

Annabel Nichols
Global TA Director, Avanade

Dr. Joanna Abeyie
Founder & CEO, Blue Moon

Dr. Mary Collins
Chartered Coaching Psychologist, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI)

Lee Andrews
VP of Talent, Mambu

Gail Shaw
Head of HR - Americas and EMEA, Hudson RPO

Paul Bowles
Leader, Global Talent Acquisition & International Mobility, Nokia

Kingsley Aikins
CEO, The Networking Institute

Steph McGinty
Head of Talent Acquisition, Kingfisher

Jennifer Candee
Global Head of Talent Acquisition Strategy, Cargill

Virginia Ionita
Senior Technical TA Partner, Toast

Yasmin Sheikh
Founder, Diverse Matters

Sinead Rose
Founder, We Are We

Ewa Zajac
Talent & Learning Consultant, SocialTalent

Michel Guye-Bergeret
Global Director Talent Acquisition, SITA

Peter Coulson
Manager, Global Talent Acquisition, Spotify
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