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
300+
Speakers
140+
Countries
Work is being reinvented in real time. Paris is where leaders decide what comes next.
250+
Exhibitors
Including Docebo, Eightfold.ai, Personio, Phenom, Radancy, SAP SuccessFactors, ServiceNow, Workday, Workhuman and many, many more…
100m+
Employees Influenced
The people shaping what comes next
The UNLEASH stage brings together the leaders, thinkers and operators changing how organizations work.
Louis Theroux
Author
Award-Winning Documentary Filmmaker, Journalist, Broadcaster
Gina Vargiu-Breuer
Chief People and Culture Officer, Member of the Executive Board
SAP SE
Nicolas Hieronimus
Chief Executive Officer
L'Oréal
Natalia Wallenberg
Chief Human Resources Officer
Ahold Delhaize
Howard Yu
LEGO® Professor of Management and Innovation
IMD Business School
Anne-Laure Le Cunff
Neuroscientist
Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience
Eddie Wilson
CEO
Ryanair
Sharon Doherty
Chief People & Places Officer
Lloyds Banking Group
Peter Hinssen
Co-founder & Partner
nexxworks
Barbara Martin Coppola
Board Member
Patagonia
Josh Bersin
Founder & CEO
The Josh Bersin Company
Sandrine Girszyn
Chief Human Resources Officer
GIE AXA
Andy Doyle
Chief People and Agents Officer
Kantar
Dr. Margaret Heffernan
Author, CEO, Professor of Practice, playwright
University of Bath
Stephen Childs
Chief Human Resources Officer
Panasonic Automotive
Amanda Poole
Chief People Officer
Bristol Myers Squibb
Andrew Davis
EVP & Global Chief People Officer
Sony Music Entertainment
Grettel Siegert
Senior Leadership Learning Architect & AI for People Lead
ABB
Andreas De Neve
Co-founder & CEO
TechWolf
Rebecca Carr
CEO
SmartRecruiters
Max Wessel
Senior Vice President of Product
Workday
Yvette Cameron
Senior Vice President, Global HCM Product Strategy
Oracle
Kobe Verdonck
CEO
SD Worx
Lauren Tropeano
Chief People Officer
Docebo
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.
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.
“I don't know if there's a better conference right now around the converge of humans and technology.”
Peter Lynch
Chief People & Innovation Officer
Cardinal Group Companies
“If you would like to get a piece of what is happening in the HR world, you should be here.”
“This event stands out when it comes to giving meaningful takeaways to HR leaders. ”
Trish Steed
Co-Founder, CEO, & Chief Strategy Officer
H3 HR Advisors
“Coming to UNLEASH and being on the show floor is energetic.”
“UNLEASH creates a playground of creativity, learning, collaboration and energy.”
David Green
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
Insight222
“It's super important that we, at big corporates, are having constant outside in-view and UNLEASH is the best place to go.”
“This is where the future of work is being discussed.”
Stephen Childs
Chief Human Resources Officer
Panasonic Automotive
“UNLEASH in three words: Impactful. Quality. Fun.”
