Join us in:
Free Exhibition
Your free exhibition pass allows you to interact with thousands of festival goers and form solutions for a better world of work
- Free learning and presentations on trending topics
- Hundreds of leading product and service providers
- Free legal business advice
- Enjoy roundtable workshops designed to encourage key discussions
- Explore our Wellbeing Village because we know mental health is important
Paid Conference
Paid-for conference tickets give you access to insights from industry thought leaders to navigate the ever-changing world of work
- Hear from an outstanding speaker line-up designed to inspire
- Strategies to succeed in the future world of work
- The tool kit to create inclusive cultures
- Insights into making life-long learning part of your organisation’s DNA
- Engage, discuss and connect with people at the heart of your professional community
Explore the future of work
The Festival of Work is a place to explore challenges that face your organisation, such as employee engagement and wellbeing, plus insights into learning, development, and skills. Join us over two days to explore the future of work and to create your action plan to make that a reality for your organisation.
Hear insights from industry thought leaders on how business and people strategy need to evolve to adapt to a new working environment. The Festival floor will bring those ideas to life, allowing you to interact with the people and solutions to help you create a better world of work.
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Be inspired by our stellar speakers...
Elizabeth Day
Award-winning Journalist, Author and Broadcaster
Paul Johnson CBE
Director, Institute for Fiscal Studies
May Al-Karooni
Founder & CEO, Globechain
Charlotte Harrington
Co-CEO, Belu
Tom Kegode
Work:Lab Lead, Future of Work, Lloyds Banking Group
Mandy Eddolls
Managing Director People & Culture, House of Commons
Ricky Somal
Isle of Wight NHS Trust
Margarita Echeverria Rengifo
Global Head of Assessments Resourcing, Vodafone
Harvey Francis
Executive Vice President, Skanska UK Plc
Dr Satnam Sagoo
Director of learning British Red Cross
Sukhvinder Pabial
Senior Learning Strategist, Challenging Frontiers
Conference streams include...
Creating a people strategy to succeed in the future world of work
Share the insights of senior people professionals and business leaders on the big picture issues impacting your people. From the shape of the labour market post-pandemic and post-Brexit to the importance of people strategy in ESG to creating high-performing cultures, you’ll take away the inspiration and ideas to future-proof your organisation.
Engaging your people
In a world of work which is changing fast, how do you create an environment where your people can thrive everyday? Hear how leading organisations are embedding inclusion and diversity, wellbeing and purpose in their culture to maximise engagement – all in the new context of more flexible and hybrid working.
Learning, Development and Skills
Developing the skills of your people is essential for any successful organisation – now more than ever. You’ll hear from L&D specialists in major organisations and independent thought-leaders about creating cultures of life-long learning and innovating delivery to respond to the changing needs of your people.
Festival Highlights Include:
Whether you’re recharging in between conference sessions or are attending with a free exhibition-only pass, discover all the activities and networking opportunities available
Now more than ever, wellbeing is a topic high on everyone’s agenda. From mindfulness and nutritional advice to BorrowMyDoggy's furry friends, the Wellbeing Village allows you relax and focus on you
Receive essential 1-2-1 time with leading solution providers and discover new and disruptive software, platforms and services
Hear from an outstanding speaker line-up designed to inspire and get the strategies to succeed in the future world of work. Over 20 sessions on key topics facing the sector
What's included...
2
days
5 session formats
20+ hours
of content
100+
exhibitors
80+
speakers
Available in-person or online
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