Global Conference Network and GCN Talent

GCN Talent is the recruitment arm of the Global Conference Network, meaning that we are positioned right at the centre of the conference, exhibitions and events industries.

We hear first-hand about industry trends, experiences, updates and challenges which means we can tailor our services to ensure supportive, bespoke and effective recruitment.

This partnership with the Global Conference Network means that our extensive network is continually expanding and remains relevant and unrivalled.

The Events

Awards Awards The London Venue Awards The European Association Awards The Association Excellence Awards
Claire Wormsley

Claire Wormsley

GCN Co-Founder

During her two decades of working in the events industry, Claire has built extensive knowledge and networks. She is involved in multiple ways in furthering the industry’s development and success, from benchmarking to graduate development to promoting women and developing best practice. As founder of The Media House, Claire runs a training and consultancy company for events, associations and venues, and as co-founder of the Global Conference Network, she runs large-scale events, including awards and summits, which facilitate dialogue and strategic thinking within the industry.

Claire has experience on a number of boards, including exhibition and technology companies. She is also a trustee of a multi-academy trust and two charities.


Rory Ross-Rusell

Rory Ross Russell

GCN Co-Founder

Rory Ross Russell has been working in the events industry for 30 years. Starting at IBC, which then became Informa, he was in marketing for many years and became Marketing Director for IBC USA in Boston and then Informa UK in London.

He set up his own business in 2007 and now specialises in launching and running awards events. He has co-founded 3 companies, the Global Conference Network with Claire Wormsley, which includes the Conference Awards and London Venue Awards in its portfolio, as well as Football Business Awards Ltd and R3 Events which manages awards events on behalf of third parties, including the Bett Awards.


GCN Talent always ensure they understand the requirements of the business and the type of candidate we are looking for through close consultation with us. As part of that, they only send the best candidates, making the recruitment process efficient and enjoyable! I would highly recommend GCN Talent.

General Manager
Capacity Conferences/Euromoney plc

I’d like to express my gratitude to you personally for facilitating this opportunity. Of every recruiter I reached out to you, have been by far and away the best and most diligent.

Commercial Partnerships Manager
Business Intelligence & Events

Kevin and the team at GCN talent are always one of the ‘must-calls’ when recruiting. The reason I like to work with them is that they take time to get to know our needs, and only put forward well-researched and briefed candidates which has led to a number of appointments. I am happy to highly recommend them.

Managing Director
Mining Indaba/Euromoney plc

Katharine is incredibly helpful, personable and enthusiastic – she was the driving force behind turning an opportunity into a career. I am very grateful for the time and effort she put into securing the role for me, and I highly recommend her.

Conference Director
WBR

Kevin has been a key player in supporting us finding top-quality candidates for our events team. He always takes the time to understand our requirement and then only puts forward relevant people.

Director of Events
Campden Wealth

Katharine and I had been liaising for a number of years. She is consistently very personable and a pleasure to work with as well as being very insightful and enthusiastic about who she works with. I always felt confident that she would represent me well. I wouldn’t hesitate to work with Katharine again at all!

Director
Cuckooz

I am very happy to recommend Kevin who has successfully sourced good candidates for me over many years. He always questions a brief carefully to get a good understanding of what’s required for a given role. He’s always happy to take on board feedback to adapt a search if necessary. As a result, he always sends me through a high calibre of candidates.

Content Director
Ascential Events

I had the pleasure of speaking with Katharine when I needed someone who really understood where I was at that time. Unlike other recruiters I have encountered, Katharine really took the time to understand what I needed, why I needed it and what was important to me. I would happily recommend GCN Talent to anyone looking for the right move.

Business Development Director

I cannot recommend Kevin highly enough. As well as having in-depth knowledge of the conferences & exhibition worlds – and the key roles and functions that they entail – he is no doubt the best-connected recruitment professional.

Director
Southbank/Crop World Global

Katharine is a fearless recruiter who very quickly got to grips with the complexities of our market place and the specific requirements of the role we were looking to fill. She left no stone unturned in her search for the perfect candidate and I relied on her to save me time by thoroughly screening all potential interviewees before she referred them to me. Her results have been great and we’re really happy with the senior level people she has helped bring into our business.

Editorial and Network Director
The Hive

I have loved and enjoyed working with Katharine over the years. Not only she is one of the most resilient headhunters I have met in my career, but also an incredible pleasure to work with from a personality point of view. She is one of those individuals that will not stop until she gets what you are looking for, really a great recruitment partner to have for any job you may require to hire for. I recommend very highly!

Group Head of Marketing
WBR