Agenda & Programs
Explore the content, conversations and experiences shaping HR and the future of work.
WHERE THE
HR WORLD MEETS
The Most Influential Event on Work in the World
UNLEASH 2026 is where the HR world meets in Paris to decide what comes next for work.
UNLEASH 2026 brings together the HR, business, technology and AI leaders shaping how work is redesigned, governed and scaled.
Across three days in Paris, the people making the decisions meet the companies, ideas and peers that help them move faster.
UNLEASH in Numbers
8500+
Attendees
400+
Speakers
140+
Countries
Work is being reinvented in real time. Paris is where leaders decide what comes next.
350+
Exhibitors
From L'Oréal, Walmart, Lloyds Banking Group, Axa and many more…
100m+
Employees Influenced
Quick Links to navigate across the event
Agenda - HR & Future of Work Conference Speakers - World-Leading Voices on Work Speakers
Hear from the leaders, operators and innovators changing how organizations work.
UNLEASH Paris 2026 Marketplace | Meet the Partners Shaping Work Marketplace
Compare technologies, discover innovators and build your shortlist.
Summits & Salons Day One at Shangri-La
Exclusive summits, leadership forums and curated experiences for senior HR leaders.
Our Exhibition - The Next Era of Work Exhibition
For sponsors, exhibitors, startups, investors, analysts and market-makers shaping what comes next.
Plan Your Visit - Travel & Hotels Plan Your Visit
Hotels, travel, venues, concierge and practical details for three days in Paris.
Agenda - HR & Future of Work Conference Agenda & Programs
Explore the content, conversations and experiences shaping HR and the future of work.
Speakers - World-Leading Voices on Work Speakers
Hear from the leaders, operators and innovators changing how organizations work.
UNLEASH Paris 2026 Marketplace | Meet the Partners Shaping Work Marketplace
Compare technologies, discover innovators and build your shortlist.
Summits & Salons Day One at Shangri-La
Exclusive summits, leadership forums and curated experiences for senior HR leaders.
Our Exhibition - The Next Era of Work Exhibition
For sponsors, exhibitors, startups, investors, analysts and market-makers shaping what comes next.
Plan Your Visit - Travel & Hotels Plan Your Visit
Hotels, travel, venues, concierge and practical details for three days in Paris.
Why UNLEASH
Work Reinvention is a team sport
No single function can redesign work alone. The organizations moving fastest are aligning people strategy, technology, operating models, AI, skills, reward and data around the same decisions.
That is what UNLEASH is built for.
The people shaping what comes next
The UNLEASH stage brings together the leaders, thinkers and operators changing how organisations work.
Nicolas Hieronimus
Chief Executive Officer
L'Oreal
Gina Vargiu-Breuer
Chief People Officer
SAP
Howard Yu
LEGO® Professor of Management and Innovation
IMD Business School
Sharon Doherty
Chief People & Places Officer
Lloyds Banking Group
Brian Glaser
Vice President & Chief Learning Officer
Emilee DeMartino
SVP, Chief People Officer, International Operated Markets
McDonald’s
Josh Bersin
Founder & CEO
The Josh Bersin Company
Laurent Choain
Global Chief People & Culture Officer
Accor
Peter Hinssen
Co-founder & Partner
nexxworks
Jorrit der Togt
Executive Vice President HR
Shell
Clément de Villepin
Senior Executive Vice President, Human Resources
Thales Group
Stephen Childs
Chief Human Resources Officer | Global Keynote Speaker
Panasonic Automotive
2026 SPONSORS
The home of the global HR community, UNLEASH brings together people, technology and HR reinvention.
Built around the decisions ahead
The UNLEASH 2026 agenda is organised around the questions leaders are bringing to Paris: AI, skills, operating models, workforce strategy, reward, data, technology and transformation.
Where the market moves
UNLEASH brings buyers, providers, startups, investors, analysts and media into one global marketplace for workforce transformation.
Paris, built in two halves
Day One is curated, senior and focused.
Days Two and Three bring the full global marketplace together at scale.
Summits, salons, Expeditions and invitation-only forums open the week. The main conference and exhibition then bring the entire ecosystem together at Paris Convention Centre.
