UNLEASH World Startup Award

Discover the best and brightest HR tech startups on the UNLEASH Expo Floor. The finalists will pitch before a panel of expert judges and thought leaders in HR tech, competing for a prize worth €50,000. The competition is a must-see for anybody shopping for cutting-edge tech or simply curious about what the hottest market trends are today and what the HR tech landscape will look like tomorrow.

This session includes: 5 expertly selected startups and 6 industry innovation specialist judges. The format of each pitch is a 4-minute presentation with 4-minutes for questions from our judges.

Flow of the Session:

11:00 AM: Welcome from our MC, Jess Von Bank, Global Leader, HR Transformation & Technology Advisory at Mercer,and Judges’ Introductions

11:05 AM: Eva van der Brugge, Co-Founder & CEO of Pandria

About Pandria: Fix performance management with habits that stick – finally

11:13 AM: Hans Joris, CEO & Co-Founder of Paybix NV

About Paybix: Global payroll made simple: Paybix unifies, digitizes, and automates multi-country payroll with visibility, control, and optional managed payroll services.

11:21 AM: Vincent Barat, CEO of Albert

About Albert:The only A.I powered Strategic Workforce Planning platform that helps you handle the people side of your long-range plan with confidence.

11:29 AM: Chris Woodward-Jones, Co-Founder of Vizzy

About Vizzy: Vizzy is the early careers CV disrupter, helping some of the biggest brands in the world hire top, diverse talent that otherwise would have been missed.

11:37 AM: Clément Lhommeau, Co-Founder of Blify

About Blify: The AI-native Learning OS. Bringing continuous learning to your teams directly in MS Teams and Slack.

11:45 AM: Audience Q & A with our Finalists

11:55 AM: Startup Award Winner Announcement, Photography, & Presentation