Agenda & Programs
Explore the content, conversations and experiences shaping HR and the future of work.
WHERE THE
HR WORLD MEETS
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.
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UNLEASH Paris 2026 Agenda | HR & Future of Work Conference UNLEASH Paris 2026 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.
UNLEASH Paris 2026 Exhibition | Workforce Transformation Marketplace Exhibition
For sponsors, exhibitors, startups, investors, analysts and market-makers shaping what comes next.
Plan Your Visit to UNLEASH Paris 2026 | Travel & Hotels Plan Your Visit
Hotels, travel, venues, concierge and practical details for three days in Paris.
UNLEASH Paris 2026 Agenda | HR & Future of Work Conference Agenda & Programs
Explore the content, conversations and experiences shaping HR and the future of work.
UNLEASH Paris 2026 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.
UNLEASH Paris 2026 Exhibition | Workforce Transformation Marketplace Exhibition
For sponsors, exhibitors, startups, investors, analysts and market-makers shaping what comes next.
Plan Your Visit to UNLEASH Paris 2026 | 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.
Where the HR world meets to make decisions
Since 2011, UNLEASH has become the global meeting point for the leaders shaping HR, work and workforce transformation.
In 2026, Paris becomes the center of that conversation.
Leaders from 140+ countries, representing organizations influencing more than 100 million employees, come together to compare what is working, meet the companies building what comes next, and align on the priorities defining 2027.
UNLEASH in Numbers
8500+
Attendees
400+
Speakers
140+
Countries
UNLEASH isn’t just a conference.
Across three days in Paris, enterprise leaders connect with the companies, ideas and partnerships shaping workforce transformation at global scale.
100m+
Employees Influenced
UNLEASH 2026
Repurposing Humanity in the Age of AI
The leaders defining what’s next
The UNLEASH stage brings together the leaders, thinkers and operators changing how organizations work.
Nicolas Hieronimus
Chief Executive Officer, L'Oreal
Donna Morris
Executive Vice President, Chief People Officer, Walmart Inc.
Howard Yu
LEGO® Professor of Management and Innovation, IMD Business School
Gina Vargiu-Breuer
Chief People Officer, SAP
Brian Glaser
Vice President & Chief Learning Officer, Google
Sharon Doherty
Chief People & Places Officer, Lloyds Banking Group
Josh Bersin
Founder & CEO, The Josh Bersin Company
Emilee DeMartino
SVP, Chief People Officer, International Operated Markets, McDonald’s
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
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.