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As CEO of AMS since 2019, David Leigh is bringing talent technology to the forefront of strategy at the global talent solutions firm. Over the past 12 months, Leigh and his AMS colleagues have led several humanitarian efforts during the Ukraine crisis, including collecting medical supplies, repurposing office space for temporary accommodation and establishing job clinics to assist displaced people seeking paid work. Prior to AMS, Leigh was CEO and executive chair at international education company Study Group and CEO at talent assessment provider SHL. Leigh is also a non-executive director of research provider Third Bridge and a trustee of Action for ME.

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Known for delivering growth and driving innovation, CEO Rhona Driggs recently unveiled Empresaria Group’s strategic plans for the medium term. The strategy focuses on diversifying the group’s service offering, enabling stronger partnerships with customers, accelerating growth in high-demand sectors and expanding offshore services. Under her leadership, the company is gearing up to introduce Empresaria Solutions, providing regional and global services along with value-added solutions and recently launched its professional recruitment service offering in the US and. Driggs, a popular speaker at industry events, serves on the Women Business Collaborative Advisory Council.

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Spending 24 years of his career with Robert Walters Group, Toby Fowlston was appointed group CEO in April 2023. With a focus on international expansion, discipline diversification, building a purpose-led business and driving an entrepreneurial culture, Fowlston has been able to leverage new opportunities while ensuring outstanding customer service is at the foundation of what Robert Walters Group does. In addition to being a specialist recruitment agency, Robert Walters Group is also focused on giving back to the communities where they operate. Each year, employees take part in a broad range of fundraising and volunteering as well as being champions in local and global causes.

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Ged Mason OBE, CEO of Morson Group, spearheads a diverse group of recruitment and design consultancy businesses that together comprise the seventh-largest staffing firm in the UK. Mason’s aims go beyond fiscal success as the group works actively to foster a legacy in STEM, founding the Morson STEM Foundation in 2022. With the Gerry Mason Engineering Scholarship, Morson Maker Space engineering centre and Go Beyond mentoring programme, Mason hopes to inspire young minds, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds, encouraging them to believe in their own potential by providing opportunities to learn and shape their future in STEM.

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James Allen serves as Airswift’s president of EMEA and CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States). Starting as a recruiter in 2000, Allen has witnessed the company’s ascent from a few million dollars in turnover to $1 billion, with more than 800 employees today. Formerly overseeing global operations, Allen elevated business process improvement, quality assurance, safety, HR and the project management office. In 2022, Allen led the company’s EMEA and CIS region to achieve 26% year-over-year growth and a 51% increase in net profit. With an unwavering commitment to progress, Allen envisions propelling Airswift and the future workforce to unprecedented heights.

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As president of Kelly International, a business unit of US-based staffing firm Kelly, Dinette Koolhaas designs growth strategies and leads the execution of Kelly’s staffing business across Europe, the UK and Mexico. Her leadership and focus on specialty sectors have significantly impacted financial performance, positioning Kelly International to remain ahead of the evolving demands of workforce solutions. The group’s expansion has included 16 countries, and in 2022 she led Kelly’s exit from the Russian market following the Ukraine invasion. Koolhaas’ current focus is leading a digital transformation that when complete will revolutionise the business model and service delivery for her teams.

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President Alexandre Pham founded digital staffing provider Mistertemp’ group in France in 2009 and has since expanded into Italy. Mistertemp’ has more than 55,000 job seekers on its platform. Under Pham’s leadership, Mistertemp’ became one the first staffing firms in France to integrate AI and ChatGPT into the job offer process. After developing Mistertemp’ in Italy, Pham hopes to expand further. Mistertemp’ joined the French association PAQTE (Pact with Neighborhoods for All Businesses), which works to improve economic and social inclusion for disadvantaged areas, and developed a partnership with Proxite, an association promoting employment in underprivileged urban areas.

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David Gettins has spent 17 years on Lorien’s senior leadership team, the past six as managing director. He leads the company’s entire operational and strategic direction in the UK and Europe, in addition to overseeing operations and delivery for its managed services and RPO divisions. Gettins has been intentional in creating a fair, kind and collaborative culture at Lorien, a passion that led to Lorien receiving the Investors in People gold accreditation in 2022. Lorien has plans to further grow its client base within RPO.

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Maria Raffaella Caprioglio joined Umana S.p.A. in 1998 and has been its president since 2012. Serving diverse industry services, Umana is Italy’s fifth-largest staffing firm with 145 branches. At the age of 23, Caprioglio joined what was then known as the Industrial Association for the province of Venice, becoming the first woman to hold office within that organisation. Caprioglio is a member of the Italian Industry Association’s General Council, Education Committee and Industrial Relations Committee. Caprioglio backs the growing support for companies increasing trained and contracted individuals yearly. Her goal is to attract more women to STEM industries.

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Felipe Navío is the co-CEO of Job&Talent, which he co-founded with Juan Urdiales in 2009; today, Navío oversees the platform’s operations in product, revenue and human resources. With a background as a business analyst at McKinsey and experience founding TicketBis (formerly Entradia) and consulting for Tuenti, Navío brings high standards and extensive expertise to his current position. He has successfully scaled Job&Talent to become a world-leading marketplace for essential workplace solutions. In addition to leading Job&Talent, Navío is an active investor and mentor to early-stage founders, having made over 40 angel investments to date impacting a variety of industries.