Building Trust & Equity
with the Resourcing Leaders 100.
A curated partnership strategy across Resourcing Leaders' UK events, digital community, and RecFest — designed to place Hudson at the centre of the conversations senior TA leaders are already having, and to build the kind of trust that converts into long-term pipeline.
The Moment Hudson Has Been Building Towards
Hudson Talent Solutions has spent the past 18 months quietly rebuilding — a global rebrand, a new CEO driving internationalisation, and a renewed commercial focus on the UK and European markets. The infrastructure is in place. What's needed now is visibility in the right rooms.
The challenge is well understood: the RPO and talent solutions market is crowded, macro headwinds have slowed enterprise buying cycles, and the buyers Hudson needs to reach — Heads of TA, People Directors, and Procurement leaders — are increasingly hard to access through traditional channels.
Meanwhile, those same buyers are gathering in a community that has already proven its value for Hudson in the Middle East. Three to four RL100 events in 2025 produced live relationships and active pipeline opportunities. The question is no longer whether this model works — it's how quickly Hudson can replicate it in the UK.
Why Resourcing Leaders, Why Now
Resourcing Leaders is not a conference business. It is a validated, vendor-free community of 1,000+ senior in-house UK TA leaders — Heads, Directors, and VPs — who pay nothing to participate, which means their engagement is entirely authentic. The RL Hub is where they share real challenges, run live polls, and ask for peer recommendations on vendors.
When the RL community runs a poll asking what matters most when choosing an RPO partner internationally, 53% say flexibility and customisation of model — exactly the positioning Hudson has built its rebrand around. This is not a cold audience. It is a warm one that is already articulating the pain points Hudson solves.
When outsourcing recruitment internationally, what matters most in choosing an RPO partner?
Source: Resourcing Leaders Hub weekly poll, October 2025. Responses from validated in-house TA leaders.
"Buyers increasingly prioritise specific problem statements over broad RPO programs. The era of the multi-year, catch-all RPO deal is giving way to targeted, trust-led engagements."
— Paraphrased from David Whittingham-Jones, Vice President, Hudson Talent Solutions · March 2026Three Goals for the Partnership Year
Build Brand Presence in UK/EU
Hudson is known in the Middle East. The UK market needs to experience the same quality of relationship and thought leadership. Every touchpoint in this plan is designed to close that gap systematically.
Generate Qualified Pipeline
Not brand exposure for its own sake — but structured, 1:1 access to budget-holding TA leaders who are actively evaluating solutions. The hosted buyer model removes the noise and creates the conditions for real commercial conversations.
Establish Thought Leadership Equity
Between events, the RL Hub becomes Hudson's content home — polls, white papers, research, and community contributions that build trust and keep Hudson front of mind across the full buying cycle.
The Resourcing Leaders Exchange UK
The Resourcing Leaders Exchange is the most concentrated access point to senior, enterprise TA buyers in the UK market. It is not a conference — it is a curated, hosted-buyer experience at a five-star venue, designed specifically to convert introductions into partnerships.
Resourcing Leaders Exchange UK — 25 & 26 March 2026
An invitation-only, two-day hosted buyer summit. 40 pre-qualified senior TA leaders. No exhibition halls. No badge scanning. Just structured, high-intent engagement in a five-star setting.
What the Partnership Includes
| Guaranteed 1:1 Meetings | Pre-qualified, 30-minute hosted buyer meetings with senior TA leaders. Each backed by a comprehensive delegate intelligence profile covering budget, priorities, and buying intent. Up to 20 meetings across both days. |
| Workshop Facilitation | Small-group sessions (4–5 leaders) focused on buyer-defined challenges. Hudson positions itself as a strategic thought partner, contributing targeted content tied directly to the pain points delegates have pre-submitted. |
| Experiential Sessions | Premium informal activities — culinary classes, wine tasting, wellness sessions — designed to build authentic relationships beyond the meeting room. The conversations that happen here are often the most valuable. |
| Delegate Intelligence Profiles | Full pre-event intelligence on every delegate: org size, budget range, buying cycle, tech stack, pain points, and strategic priorities. You walk in ready to have the right conversation, not to pitch cold. |
| All Networking & Social Functions | Full access to all social programming across both days — dinners, drinks, and informal sessions. Enhanced branding visibility throughout the event and venue. |
| Post-Event Follow-Up | Shared post-event insights, meeting summaries, and introduction support from the RL team to help convert conversations into active pipeline. The relationship continues beyond the two days. |
The Audience: Who Hudson Should Meet
The following profiles are drawn directly from the confirmed delegate list. Each match reason references only what delegates have disclosed — industry, organisation size, hiring volume, budget role, and the specific context that makes the conversation relevant for Hudson.
Disclosed as final budget holder at a global FS organisation with 5,000+ annual hires and an explicit global mobility remit — a scope that signals cross-border complexity and multi-market hiring at scale. Both the volume and the mobility brief are directly relevant to Hudson's RPO and international hiring capabilities.
One of the largest organisations at the event by both headcount and hiring volume. Disclosed as a key influencer — their recommendation carries significant weight in any major RPO or sourcing decision at this scale. Oracle Cloud as the ATS indicates an enterprise-grade infrastructure already in place.
Disclosed as a direct approver with a hiring volume of 2,001–5,000 annually at an organisation of under 10,000 employees — a ratio that indicates either rapid growth or significant attrition. SmartRecruiters as the ATS suggests a modern, scalable infrastructure. The velocity relative to headcount is the key data point here.
Disclosed as final budget holder with PeopleSort as the ATS — a legacy system that signals a TA function likely navigating infrastructure modernisation alongside volume hiring. 2,001–5,000 hires annually at this org size indicates meaningful operational complexity.
Disclosed as final budget holder at a 100,000+ employee insurer. The hiring volume of 1,001–2,000 annually at this scale indicates a selective, quality-focused function — the kind of environment where Hudson's advisory and executive search capabilities are directly relevant.
A TA Excellence Lead role at this scale — disclosed as direct approver with 5,000+ annual hires — typically spans operating model design, process standardisation, and vendor strategy. Workday as the ATS confirms enterprise-grade infrastructure. This is a function-level conversation, not just a hiring conversation.
Disclosed as direct approver at a 50,001–100,000 employee pharma organisation with 5,000+ annual hires. Pharmaceutical TA at this scale typically involves highly specialised hiring across multiple geographies — a context where Hudson's RPO flexibility and international capability are directly relevant.
Disclosed as final budget holder with 5,000+ annual hires at a major telecoms organisation. Telecoms TA at this volume typically involves high-frequency volume hiring alongside specialist technical roles — a dual-track challenge where RPO models with flexible delivery are well-positioned.
Disclosed as final budget holder at a 100,000+ employee retailer with a bespoke ATS build — a significant infrastructure investment that signals a function with specific, non-standard requirements. 5,000+ annual hires in retail typically means high-volume seasonal hiring alongside corporate roles, a model Hudson's RPO capability is built for.
A Centre of Excellence leader at a 100,000+ employee global automotive organisation with 5,000+ annual hires. Disclosed as key influencer — CoE leaders shape vendor strategy and operating model design across the enterprise. This is a strategic, function-level relationship.
Disclosed as a direct approver with dual ATS usage (iCIMS and SuccessFactors) — a configuration that often indicates a function managing multiple hiring streams or a recent merger/acquisition. VP-level with 2,001–5,000 annual hires in healthcare signals both scale and complexity.
Disclosed as final budget holder with a global TA Operations remit and 5,000+ annual hires. An operations-focused leader at this volume is typically responsible for vendor management, process efficiency, and sourcing strategy — all areas where Hudson's RPO and total talent capabilities are directly relevant.
Executive Partnership Package
Maximum market penetration and pipeline acceleration across both days at The Grove, Hertfordshire.
- Up to 20 guaranteed 1:1 meetings with pre-qualified senior TA leaders across both days
- Priority scheduling for highest-value target delegates based on mutual interest alignment
- Full delegate intelligence profiles provided in advance of the event
- Workshop facilitation slot — small group (4–5 leaders) focused on a buyer-defined challenge
- Enhanced branding visibility throughout the event and venue
- Access to all networking, social, and experiential functions across both days
- Post-event meeting summaries and introduction support from the RL team
- Second UK Exchange (6–8 October 2026, The Grove) available at the same preferential rate
Why this rate? We are offering Hudson a preferential rate of £18,000 (vs. the standard £24,000) in recognition of the relationship built through the Middle East programme and to reflect our genuine interest in building a long-term UK partnership.
The Full Partnership Roadmap
A sustained, multi-touchpoint strategy across UK Summits, RecFest, and the RL Hub — designed to build Hudson's brand equity and pipeline systematically from now through the end of 2026.
The Summit programme is structured around a commitment to all UK Summit events, unlocking a 50% discount across the board. Between live events, the RL Hub serves as the connective tissue — keeping Hudson visible, relevant, and trusted in the community year-round.
Resourcing Leaders Exchange UK — The Grove, Hertfordshire
The opening activation. 40 senior TA leaders, 1:1 hosted buyer meetings, workshops, and two days of curated relationship-building at one of the UK's finest five-star venues. Hudson's first major UK market moment.
RL Hub Activation — Content & Community
Following the Exchange, Hudson begins building its presence in the RL Hub — the private, vendor-free digital community where 1,000+ UK TA leaders share challenges daily. This is where trust compounds between events.
Activation formats include: weekly polls aligned to Hudson's service areas, thought leadership articles co-created with the RL team, and white papers and research surfaced through the Hub.
RL Summit — Amsterdam (Speaking Package)
The Amsterdam Summit brings together senior TA leaders from across Europe for a single-day premium event — six sessions, six roundtables, and networking. Hudson takes a 45-minute workshop slot, extending its thought leadership reach into the European market and building relationships with leaders who operate across UK and EU hiring mandates.
RL UK Summit — London (Speaking Package)
A single-day premium summit bringing together 25 senior TA leaders for six sessions, six roundtables, and end-of-day networking drinks. Hudson takes a 45-minute workshop slot — the primary RPO/talent services partner contributing targeted thought leadership tied to live buyer pain points.
RL UK Summit — London (Networking Package)
A second London Summit opportunity — ideal for relationship deepening with the community ahead of RecFest. Networking package: one attendee, six roundtable discussions, networking drinks. Keeps Hudson present in the room without the full speaking commitment.
RecFest UK — RL Unplugged Stage, Knebworth
RecFest is the largest TA event in the world — 10,000+ attendees at Knebworth. Hudson hosts a panel on the RL Unplugged Stage: an unscripted, conversation-led format with 3–4 RL community leaders and Hudson as the host. No slides. No pitches. Just authentic dialogue on a topic that matters to the audience.
Topic TBD — to be developed collaboratively based on the themes emerging from the RL Hub in the weeks prior.
Resourcing Leaders Exchange UK — The Grove, Hertfordshire (Second Edition)
The second Resourcing Leaders Exchange UK of the year. A fresh cohort of 40 senior TA leaders, a new set of 1:1 meetings, and the opportunity to deepen relationships with leaders met in March. By October, Hudson's brand presence in the UK market will be materially stronger — and the conversations will reflect that.
RL UK Summit — London (Speaking Package)
The year-end Summit — a natural moment for reflection, forward planning, and positioning Hudson as a strategic partner for the year ahead. A 45-minute workshop slot at the final Summit of the year, with Hudson's thought leadership fully embedded in the community's agenda.
RL Hub — Year-End Research & Planning Content
As the year closes, Hudson contributes a signature piece of research or insight through the RL Hub — a white paper, benchmark report, or community survey that positions Hudson as the knowledge partner for TA leaders planning their strategy for the year ahead. This is the content that gets shared, cited, and remembered.
The RL Hub: Where Trust Is Built Between Events
The RL Hub is the private, vendor-free digital community at the heart of Resourcing Leaders. It is where 1,000+ senior UK TA leaders share real challenges, ask for peer recommendations, run polls, and engage with content — without the noise of LinkedIn or the pressure of a sales environment.
Vendor-Free, Validated Community
No vendors in the community. Every member is a validated in-house TA leader. When Hudson contributes content here, it is received as genuine thought leadership — not advertising. The community actively uses the Vendor Directory to share honest assessments of suppliers they have worked with.
Live Polls & Surveys
Weekly polls surface the real-time priorities of the community. Active themes right now include AI in hiring, workforce planning maturity, time-to-hire benchmarking, and what will reduce external hiring in 2026. Hudson can contribute poll questions aligned to its service areas — generating data, insight, and visibility simultaneously.
White Papers & Research
Hudson's research and insight reports — on RPO market trends, workforce planning, AI in hiring — can be distributed through the Hub to an audience that is actively seeking this kind of intelligence. Members are currently sharing resources on workforce planning maturity models and national hiring metrics.
Amplification of Hudson's Own Events
The Hub can be used to promote and amplify Hudson's own thought leadership events — webinars, roundtables, or research launches — to a pre-qualified audience of senior TA leaders who are already engaged with the community.
Current Themes Active in the Community
All themes drawn directly from active discussions in the RL Hub, January–February 2026.
Full Programme Investment
The following table summarises the full partnership programme from the Resourcing Leaders Exchange in March 2026 through to the end of 2026, including all Summit discounts contingent on a full UK commitment.
| Event / Activation | Date | Package | Standard Rate | Hudson Rate | Saving |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resourcing Leaders Exchange UK The Grove, Hertfordshire | 25–26 Mar 2026 | Executive Partnership | £24,000 | £18,000 | £6,000 |
| RL Summit Amsterdam | Apr 2026 | Speaking (45-min workshop) | £22,000 | £11,000 | £11,000 |
| RL UK Summit London | 4 Jun 2026 | Speaking (45-min workshop) | £22,000 | £11,000 | £11,000 |
| RL UK Summit London | 1 Jul 2026 | Networking Partner | £11,000 | £5,500 | £5,500 |
| RecFest UK — RL Unplugged Stage Knebworth + 2 VIP tickets | 2 Jul 2026 | Panel Host + VIP Access | £10,000 | £10,000 | — |
| Resourcing Leaders Exchange UK The Grove, Hertfordshire | 6–8 Oct 2026 | Executive Partnership | £24,000 | £18,000 | £6,000 |
| RL UK Summit London | 3 Dec 2026 | Speaking (45-min workshop) | £22,000 | £11,000 | £11,000 |
| RL Hub Activation Year-round content, polls, research | Apr 2026 – Dec 2026 | Included | — | Included | — |
| Total Programme Investment | £115,000 | £84,500 | £30,500 saved | ||
The Resourcing Leaders Exchange UK in March is the best single opportunity to experience the community at its finest — the most concentrated, highest-quality access to senior enterprise TA buyers in the UK. If the timing feels right, this is the natural starting point. If March is too soon, it can be removed from the plan entirely without affecting any other pricing.
What will influence the investment level beyond that is the depth of commitment to the wider programme. The Summit discounts are contingent on a commitment to all UK Summit events in 2026. RecFest and the RL Hub stand independently. The more of the programme Hudson commits to, the stronger the commercial structure we can build around it.
RecFest: The Biggest Stage in TA
RL Unplugged Stage
RecFest is the world's largest talent acquisition festival — 10,000+ attendees at Knebworth Park on 2nd July 2026. The RL Unplugged Stage is one of the most distinctive formats at the event: entirely unscripted panels with 3–4 community leaders and a host, focused on real conversations rather than polished presentations.
Hudson hosts the panel. The topic is developed collaboratively in the weeks prior, drawing on the live themes emerging from the RL Hub. The format is designed to showcase Hudson's perspective and relationships — not to sell.
Potential Panel Topics
What's Included
- + Panel hosting slot on the RL Unplugged Stage at RecFest UK, Knebworth
- + 3–4 RL community leaders as panellists (curated with RL team)
- + Unscripted format — authentic conversation, not a vendor presentation
- + 2 VIP Area tickets — exclusive access to the premium networking zone
- + Topic developed collaboratively based on RL Hub community themes
Ready to Take the First Step?
The Resourcing Leaders Exchange UK on 25–26 March is the most immediate opportunity — and the most concentrated access point to senior enterprise TA buyers in the UK. We recommend confirming Hudson's position as soon as possible to ensure optimal delegate matching and scheduling.
Proposed Immediate Actions
Confidential — prepared for David Whittingham-Jones, Hudson Talent Solutions · March 2026
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