The American Staffing Association’s three-day annual conference gets underway today in Las Vegas, USA.

At least 30 representatives from the UK recruitment industry are in attendance, among the 2,300 attendees.

UK-based representatives from recruitment industry interests such as Grafton Recruitment, The Covent Garden Bureau, Daxtra Technologies, Bond International Software, The REC and Recruiter are in attendance.

The conference will kick off with a keynote address this morning by US management guru Jim Collins. The chief executive of Vedior North America, Greg Netland, is also among the speakers scheduled during the conference.

Attendees from 13 countries including Australia, Canada, Japan and South Africa make up the conferences international participants.