Keynote Speakers to Include Moneyball Icon, Billy Beane, and Jobvite CEO, Dan Finnigan
Burlingame, Calif., April 17, 2013 – Jobvite, the leading recruiting software platform for the social web, today announced Oakland Athletics’ General Manager Billy Beane as its keynote speaker for Jobvite Summit 2013: Ready. Aim. Hire, to be held May 2-3 at the Intercontinental Mark Hopkins. Additional keynote speakers will include Jobvite Chief Executive Officer Dan Finnigan, Vice President of Product Kevin Nanney and Chief Technology Officer Adam Hyder. To honor its customers, Jobvite is also launching its inaugural awards program to recognize customers who have exemplified visionary leadership, innovation and achievement in five compelling categories. “It’s Jobvite’s privilege to have Billy Beane join us at the Summit, his approach to engaging and optimizing talented players at the A’s is extremely applicable to today’s job market,” said Finnigan. “According to Mr. Beane, building a successful franchise is not just about winning a championship – it’s really about finding the critical talent to the change the game. His approach to sourcing, landing and maximizing quality players is something our customers can all apply to the recruiting industry and we’re excited to have him.” Details of the keynote presentations: Thursday, May 2, 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST
- Finnigan will kick off the Summit with his perspective on the future of recruiting. Specifically, he will explain why now, more than ever, recruiters need the power of innovation to fuel their talent strategies—and why their futures might depend on it.
- Jobvite Vice President of Product Kevin Nanney and Chief Technology Officer Adam Hyder will share Jobvite’s product roadmap and industry outlook to address recruiters’ requirements for targeting, engaging and hiring talent in this competitive marketplace.
Friday, May 3, 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. PST
- Moneyball’s Billy Beane will take the stage to present Moneyball: The Art of Winning An Unfair Game. Considered one of the most progressive and talented baseball executives in the game today, Beane shattered antiquated MLB beliefs that big payrolls equated wins by implementing unorthodox strategic methodology that has since opened the eyes of many top sports executives and CEOs around the country who now utilize the “Moneyball” methodology.
Additional speakers will include Jobvite customers GoGrid, Sensus, MovWeb, Coverity, frog and KIXEYE, who will participate in breakout session tracks focusing on Strategic Sourcing, Advanced Topics in ATS and Beginner Topics in ATS. More information on 2013 speakers and the complete Summit agenda is available online. Space is limited, so register today for the Jobvite Summit 2013: Ready. Aim. Hire. Due to the popularity of the Pre-Summit Workshop, all seats will be reserved for Summit 2013 attendees.
