Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Recruitment Briefing

Elizabeth Smith

Director of Research , Business Forums International Ltd. (BFI)

Elizabeth is director of research and a founding co-director at Business Forums International. She is responsible for all programme content and writing, and researches current areas of interest for senior HR professionals in large organisations. BFI is the UK’s leading HR risk specialist conference and training provider, delivering key and timely information to over 3,000 delegates a year both through public and in-house training courses. Before founding BFI in 1996, Elizabeth specialised in researching corporate financial programmes in Asia and the Middle East, based in Dubai. She also worked in advertising and publishing in the Middle East and London. Elizabeth was educated in the West Indies, Saudi Arabia and Belgium before reading Modern Languages at Durham University. She is currently developing an online training course for line managers to raise awareness of menopause symptoms and ways that employers can work to make their workplaces more inclusive.

Dhiren Master

Founder , HRClarity.AI

Dhiren Master was born in Kenya, Nairobi, grew up in England, graduated from Cambridge University with a degree in Engineering, and an MBA from INSEAD. Since then he has set up a number of his own businesses as well as working for corporates, focused on turnarounds, acquisitions, and start-ups in a diverse number of industries. He has lived and worked in over 11 countries across 5 continents. He is currently founder and owner of HRClarity.Ai, a revolutionary patent pending analytic software that predicts when people are likely to leave, D&I trends, who are likely to be strong and weak line managers, as well as optimising total reward. He holds 4 international patents, a B2C and 3 B2B marketing awards from his time as Marketing Director at Kwik Fit and Global CMO at Salary Finance (a fintech). He started his career as a Research Engineer with GEC, then went onto become a Strategy Consultant with OC&C and Monitor, before becoming Head of Strategy Worldwide for BG Group Plc. He then went on to be CEO of BG Broadband India setting up the first foreign owned optical fibre broadband network in India. After which as CEO of Thermablade Inc, Canada, he developed the world’s first heated ice hockey skate blade. He then went on to invent a new cooking technique to cook paleo food quickly over charcoal. He has served as a founder, Director and Chairman of a number of not-for-profit organisations in the UK and Canada: Find The Time, Prayer Canada, Children’s Camps International, and Opportunity International. He is an author, budding triathlete, loves to read, sketch and sing karaoke."

Greg Shewmaker

Global C-Level Leader , The Adecco Group

Greg is the Head of Global Operations at The Adecco Group. His role includes establishing and operating talent supply chains for Adecco’s largest global customers, as well as overseeing the Group’s strategic Artificial Intelligence initiatives. Prior to The Adecco Group, Greg was the Founder of Food+Future, a multi-year exploration into the future of food with Target, MIT, IDEO, Intel, Google, and others. Food+Future created more than twenty deep tech and consumer product ventures, including TeakOrigin, AI-driven ‘food fingerprinting’, and Good & Gather, which is now Target’s multi-billion-dollar food brand. Greg has 20+ years of experience leading global retail and e-commerce operations at Target, Tesco, and Staples.

Thomas Ferretti, Ph.D.

Lecturer in Ethics and Sustainable Business , University of Greenwich

Thomas is a lecturer at the University of Greenwich, specialising in the ethics of business and artificial intelligence (AI). Before that, he taught at the London School of Economics and held a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Toronto. His current research project develops ethical guidelines for AI applications in workplaces. Ultimately, his goal in both teaching and research is to inform real-world efforts towards a fair and sustainable economy.

Thomas Ferretti, Ph.D.

Lecturer in Ethics and Sustainable Business , University of Greenwich

Thomas is a lecturer at the University of Greenwich, specialising in the ethics of business and artificial intelligence (AI). Before that, he taught at the London School of Economics and held a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Toronto. His current research project develops ethical guidelines for AI applications in workplaces. Ultimately, his goal in both teaching and research is to inform real-world efforts towards a fair and sustainable economy.

Dhiren Master

Founder , HRClarity.AI

Dhiren Master was born in Kenya, Nairobi, grew up in England, graduated from Cambridge University with a degree in Engineering, and an MBA from INSEAD. Since then he has set up a number of his own businesses as well as working for corporates, focused on turnarounds, acquisitions, and start-ups in a diverse number of industries. He has lived and worked in over 11 countries across 5 continents. He is currently founder and owner of HRClarity.Ai, a revolutionary patent pending analytic software that predicts when people are likely to leave, D&I trends, who are likely to be strong and weak line managers, as well as optimising total reward. He holds 4 international patents, a B2C and 3 B2B marketing awards from his time as Marketing Director at Kwik Fit and Global CMO at Salary Finance (a fintech). He started his career as a Research Engineer with GEC, then went onto become a Strategy Consultant with OC&C and Monitor, before becoming Head of Strategy Worldwide for BG Group Plc. He then went on to be CEO of BG Broadband India setting up the first foreign owned optical fibre broadband network in India. After which as CEO of Thermablade Inc, Canada, he developed the world’s first heated ice hockey skate blade. He then went on to invent a new cooking technique to cook paleo food quickly over charcoal. He has served as a founder, Director and Chairman of a number of not-for-profit organisations in the UK and Canada: Find The Time, Prayer Canada, Children’s Camps International, and Opportunity International. He is an author, budding triathlete, loves to read, sketch and sing karaoke."

Tom Hadley

Business Coach & International Workforce Consultant , Hadleys Comment

Tom is an independent consultant and business coach specialising in high-impact strategic communication and workforce issues. Over the last twenty years, Tom has worked with global employers, international institutions, government ministers and two of the UK’s leading business organisations. He reaches into this to provide training and consultancy services in areas such employer brand, leadership, reputation management, research-led campaigning, employee engagement, public speaking and media training. Tom is the author of a number of White Papers and research reports on the evolving world of work and is a regular keynote speaker and media spokesperson. Campaigning activities have focused on Covid-19 business support measures, preparing for Brexit, promoting the positive role of business in society and making change happen on equality and inclusion. During his time as Campaigns Director at the REC, Tom also established the Future of Jobs Observatory to pre-empt future skills needs and the implications of AI adoption. His current work with the International Labour Organization (ILO) involves delivering advocacy training to business bodies from around the world and bespoke support in areas such as evidence-based advocacy and crisis management. Over the course of his career, Tom has been a representative on over a dozen government forums and served on the European board of the World Employment Confederation. He has a Masters in International and European Law from Assas University in Paris and is a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (RSA). He is a qualified rugby coach and an unrepentant aficionado of 1980s French pop.

Kate Shoesmith

Deputy CEO , REC

Kate has been with the REC since March 2013. She is responsible for the REC’s external engagement strategy and providing a leading voice for our industry. Kate is a spokesperson for the REC, regularly appearing in the UK media and speaking on platforms to talk about the jobs market, employment and skills. Kate’s background is in policy and public affairs. Prior to joining REC, she was Head of Policy & Corporate Affairs at City & Guilds. She has been a governor for two London further education colleges and an adviser to a number of external forums, including Business in the Community, UNESCO Education for All, Youth Employment UK and Women in Recruitment.

Caitriona Lannen O’Brien

Regional Leader , LinkedIn

Andrew King

Public Affairs Manager , World Employment Confederation (WEC)

Tarun Tawakley

Partner , Lewis Silkin LLP

Tarun is a partner in Lewis Silkin’s market leading employment team and is the co-head of the firm’s technology sector group. Outside of his core practice, he sits acts as a non-executive adviser to a fast-growing technology business through Lewis Silkin’s consultancy business, eleven. In a former life, he was the Head of Employment Law and Commercial Litigation at Deliveroo – where he was responsible for all employee, rider and wider commercial disputes across 14 markets. Personal accolades include being recognised in Legal500, Chambers&Partners and the Lawyer’s Hot100 list.