RecFest USA 2024 | The Recruitment Events Co. | 12 September 2024 | Bicentennial Park, Nashville, 600 James Robertson Pkwy, Nashville, TN 37243, USA

As we continue to uncover a community of Talent Acquisition teams, Resourcing Leaders, and Hiring managers, this event gives you everything the UK loves about RecFest. From conference worthy content, exciting vendor activities, and unparalleled in-person connections, with a festival feel for you and your teams to enjoy together. RecFest is more than just another tradeshow or summit, it’s an event that needs to be experienced, and not to be missed.

What to Expect
Unique Experience:
• Not just your run-of-the-mill conference; it's a dazzling fusion of top-class content, cutting-edge solutions, and meaningful, in-person connections.
Leading Tradeshow:
• Access a range of industry-leading talent technology and services through our stellar lineup of sponsors.
Inspiring Talks:
• Over 100 industry speakers, influencers and trendsetters all in one place across 4 stages and 2 days.
Fringe Events:
• Be the first to hear of RecFest Events around the main event creating an even more unique experience.

2024 Speakers

Aaron Lintz
Sr. Talent Sourcer, Black & Veatch

Adam Meekhof
Director of Client Engagement, Health and Life Sciences, IQTalent

Adrienne Sullivan
VP of Talent Attraction, Cencora

Alexandros Kontogeorgos
Senior Product Manager, Workable

Allie Wehling
Sr. Manager, Talent Assessment, Splunk

Allison Kruse
Head of Global Employer Brand, Baxter

Amanda Richardson
CEO, CoderPad

Amber Svajgl
HR Director, Talent Acquisition, Mutual of Omaha

Amy Cropper
VP, Global Talent Acquisition, Tricentis

Anessa Fike
Founder, CEO, and Fractional Chief People Officer, Fike+Co

Ankit Pathak
Employer Brand Lead, Spring Health

Ariana Moon
VP, Talent Planning & Acquisition, Greenhouse

Ashley King
CEO, DEI Labs

Ashten Fizer
Talent Brand Creative, heyashten.com

Audra Knight
Associate Director, Employer Brand, Foundation Medicine

Becky Parson
Director, Early Careers, Randstad Enterprise

Bill
Founder, tru

Bobbi Landreth
Managing Director, Human Resources, FedEx

Bonnie Dilber
Recruiting Manager, Zapier

Brandon Jeffs
Director of Talent, TLDR

Brandon Salas
Talent Acquisition Manager, Gresham Smith

Brenda Blume
Sr. Manager, Employer Brand & Recruitment Marketing, Nissan Motor Corporation

Bret Feig
Head of Talent Acquisition, GoBankingRates

Brian Fink
Talent Acquisition Partner, McAfee

Bryan Adams
CEO, HappyDance

Carmen Hudson
Talent Acquisition Director

Cassandra Walter
Senior Consultant, Talogy

Chloé Rada
Sr. Director - Talent Attraction, ZoomInfo

Chris Long
Founder, Elev8 Group

Christopher Murdock
Founder, IQTalent

Courtney Dempsey
Director of Digital Recruiting, SouthernRock Restaurants

Craig Fisher
Founder, TalentNet Media

Cyndy Davis
Sr. Talent Strategist, Search Wizards at GitHub

Darnell Hill
VP of Talent Acquisition, AAA

Dean Da Costa
Senior Staff Talent Acquisition, Lockheed Martin

Desiree Goldey
Director, Talent Operations & Culture, ZRG Partners

Donald Knight
Group SVP, People & Culture, Warner Bros. Discovery

Ed Nathanson
Head of Global Talent Brand, Synopsys

Elyse Mayer
VP, Marketing, Paradox

Erin Perry
Vice President of Support Services, Elmington

Farah Sharghi
Founder, Your Trusted Career Mentor

Gerry Crispin
Founder, CareerXroads

Glen Cathey
SVP, Consulting Principal, Talent Advisory and Digital Strategy, Randstad Enterprise

Hebba Youssef
Chief People Officer, Workweek

Hilary Wagner
Chief People & Talent Officer, Tribe Wellness

James Ellis
Chief Brander, Employer Brand Labs

James Terry
Chief of Staff, Indeed Flex

Jason Pistulka
AVP of TA Operations, HCA Healthcare

Jason Putnam
Chief Revenue Officer, Plum.io

Jeremy Schiff
PhD in Applied Machine Learning from Berkeley & CEO, RecruitBot, RecruitBot

Jeremy Passamonte
National Director of TA, Cellular Sales

Jesse Principale
Senior Strategic Consultant, Talent Solutions, Talogy

Jo Weech
Head of Talent, FSA Federal

Jody Simon
Talent Sourcing Leader, Regent

Joel Lalgee
Founder, The Realest Recruiter

John Baldino
President, Humareso

John Graham
VP of Employer Brand Strategy & DEI, Shaker Recruitment Marketing

Jonathan Lehrman
Senior Talent Manager, Stord

Julia Levy
Head of Talent Acquisition, AutoZone

Julie Sowash
Co-Founder, Executive Director, CEO, Disability Solutions

Justin King
Solution Design Director, Advanced RPO

Kate Beckman
Director, Community & Insights, RippleMatch

Keisha Malivert
Director of Talent Strategy and Workforce Planning, AdVent Health

Keith Sonderling
Commissioner, United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

Kristi Lisbon
Senior Director, Service Delivery, Advanced RPO

Kshitij Jain
Founder and CEO, Joveo

Ky Cunningham
Founder, PS Healthcare

Kyle Lagunas
Head of Strategy, Aptitude

Lacey McNeal
Senior Manager, Mid-Market Sales, Handshake

Leonie Heron
Channel Sales Manager, Indeed Flex

Lori Golden
Founder, Chief Talent Officer, The Rebel HR

Madeline Laurano
Founder & Chief Analyst, Aptitude Research

Maren Hogan
CEO, Red Branch Media

Maria Katris
Co-Founder and CEO, Built In

Mark Chaffey
CEO, hackajob

Mary Battle Broxton
Employer Branding Manager, Tractor Supply Co

Michael Fitzsimmons
CEO, Crosschq

Michael Goldberg
Senior Director, Talent Acquisition & Sourcing, U.S. Renal Care

Mike Drayer
SVP, GM AdTech & Conversion Optimization, Symphony Talent

Mike Peditto
Director of Talent, Teal

Molly Sly
Global TA Enablement Manager, Sage

Morgan Brown
Talent Attraction, Early Career Americas, Nissan Motor Corporation

Nick Greenston
Chief Commercial Officer, Join Talent

Nicole Stephens
Recruitment Marketing Manager, Floor & Decor

Novonda Lilly
Director Talent, DEI/Campus & Community Engagement, Vanderbilt Health

Nzinga Shaw
CEO, Attack the Glass, LLC

Orlando Haynes
North American Talent Acquisition Lead, The Mosaic Company

Parisa Fatehi-Weeks
Senior Director of Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG), Indeed

Peter Clare
CEO, Relode

Preston Sharpston
People Operations Manager, MWB Restaurants

Rob Dromgoole
Sr. Director Recruiting, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma

Robin Schooling
Director of Talent Strategy, Humareso

Rocki Howard
Founder/Chief Diversiologist, Diversiology.IO

Sarah Smart
Co-Founder, HorizonHuman LLC

Sarah White
CEO, Head of Strategy & Research, Aspect 43

Shannon Pritchett
VP of Marketing, hireEZ

Stanislaw Wasowicz
VP of Growth & Partnerships, Scotty AI

Steve Jewell
Owner/Operator/Recruiter, Diamond In The Rough Recruiting

Steve Levy
Principal Talent Advisor, DHI

Steven Hunt
PhD., Scientist in Residence, Crosschq

Tabitha Cavanagh
VP, Recruiting & Talent Strategy, The Sales Collective

Tameka Allen
Founder and Inclusive Workplace Consultant, ModCulture

Tannum Sullivan
Sr. Manager, Employer Brand & People Experience, Golden Hippo

Tejal Rives
Full Lifecycle Recruiter, Amazon

Tiffany Heimpel
VP, Partnerships, Hireguide

Tim Sackett
CEO, HRU Technical Resources

Toby Schafer
VP of Human Resources & Training, HomeTeam Pest Defense

Torin Ellis
Principal, torin ellis brand

Trent Cotton
Vice President of Talent and Culture, HatchWorks AI

T. Tara Turk-Haynes
Founder/Consultant, Equity Activations

Wayne & Garth
Legendary Cable Access Hosts, Plum's World

Yazad Dalal
Chief Growth Officer, Joveo

2024 Sponsors

ATS/CRM:
• Greenhouse
• GR8 People
• Teamtailor
• Workable
• Symplicity
• ApplicantPro
• Journeyfront
• Pinpoint
• Loop

AI & AUTOMATION:
• Paradox
• Emi Labs
• Scotty AI
• Qualifi
• Fountain
• Recruitbot
• Braintrust
• Humanly
• ModernLoop
• AppVault

ANALYTICS & DATA:
• Revelio Labs

ASSESSMENT & SELECTION:
• Plum
• Talogy
• goFLUENT
• TalentEdgeAI
• Mojo Hire

BACKGROUND SCREENING & VERIFICATION:
• Rapid Hire Solutions

EARLY CAREERS:
• RippleMatch
• Handshake

EMPLOYER BRANDING/EVP:
• Cliquify
• HappyDance
• The Martec
• CultureHQ
• EditMate
• Vouch
• JobPixel
• MahaloHub

GLOBAL MOBILITY:
• FoxHire

INTERVIEW PLATFORM:
• Pillar
• Hirefly
• Hireguide
• BarRaiser

JOB BOARDS/MARKETPLACE:
• Indeed
• Indeed Flex
• Hire Intelligence
• The Muse & Fairygodboss
• Amazon Web Services
• Randstad Sourceright

RECRUITMENT MARKETING SOLUTIONS:
• Shaker Recruitment Marketing
• Symphony Talent
• hireEZ
• Swish Advertising
• Clinch
• HireClix
• Joveo
• Poetry
• Advantage.ai

REFERRALS:
• ERIN
• CollabWORK

RPO/EMBEDDED:
• JoinTalent
• Advanced RPO
• RocketPower
• Solutions Driven

TECH HIRING:
• hackajob
• Coderpad
• Crosschq
• Built In
• Codility

EVENTS & MEDIA:
• HR Grapevine
• IQTalent

RECRUITER ENABLEMENT:
• Social Talent

RECRUITING AUTOMATION:
• ProvenBase