Elevate your recruitment with an expert HR speaker. Discover cutting-edge digital talent acquisition strategies to attract top talent and transform your organisation today.
United Kingdom
Core Intelligence Domain: Future of Work
Location: United Kingdom | Languages: English
Representation: Represented globally by PSpeakers Global Intelligence
Matt Alder is a globally recognised visionary in talent acquisition, human resources technology, and the future of work. As the producer and host of the highly acclaimed Recruiting Future podcast, he shapes the strategic narrative for C-suite executives and HR leaders navigating the complexities of modern workforce dynamics. By synthesising decades of proprietary insights with emerging technological trends—such as artificial intelligence, automation, and digital transformation—Alder provides organisations with robust frameworks to attract, engage, and retain exceptional talent in an increasingly competitive global marketplace.
With a career spanning over two decades, Matt Alder has consistently operated at the critical intersection of human capital and digital innovation. As the founder of Metafocus, a specialised digital consultancy, he has partnered with numerous multinational corporations and enterprise businesses to pioneer progressive strategies in recruitment marketing, HR innovation, and employer branding. His advanced foresight into the digitalisation of the HR function has firmly established him as a trusted advisor to senior business leaders worldwide.
Alder is the co-author of two seminal business books published by Kogan Page: Exceptional Talent, an authoritative guide detailing how to attract, acquire, and retain elite employees, and Digital Talent, a comprehensive framework for utilising technology to build an agile, future-ready workforce. Through his global consultancy and his extensively downloaded podcast, he continually monitors, analyses, and disseminates the macro-economic and technological trends fundamentally altering the professional landscape.
Matt Alder delivers highly tailored, data-driven keynote presentations designed to challenge conventional HR paradigms and inspire strategic corporate action. His key speaking topics encompass:
Organisations and audiences engaging with Matt Alder leave equipped with a strategic roadmap tailored for future operational success. Essential learning outcomes include:
“Matt is great. Scouting out the latest developments within the industry and helping to apply them to problems in the now. An invaluable resource for any strategic planning initiative, all done with credibility and aplomb. I'm always recommending Matt to anyone who would benefit from his insight and am more than happy to do so here too!”
“I have worked with Matt for a number of years, in his capacity as a trainer and consultant on behalf of Emarketeers. Throughout this time, Matt has delivered 5 star results for all of the clients that have attended public or In-house training programmes, with feedback which has been unanimously excellent. Matt is professional, approachable, collaborative, hugely knowledgeable and makes sense of all things social with simplicity and clarity.”
“Matt has supported Tesco (and me personally) as we look to improve our careers web presence, and our social recruiting capability. He combines deep knowledge and insight, clear and honest communication, and tremendous customer focus. Whether he is delivering a keynote to a group of recruiters, marketeers and comms professionals, or helping to create an RFP document, his insight and experience has been tremendously helpful. I strongly recommend him.”