Discover the ultimate career and lifelong learning sanctuary at UNLEASH: a thriving community dedicated to the future of work, technology, and HR.
Be part of an exclusive network of inspiring peers, trusted allies, and ground-breaking thought leaders. Don’t miss the opportunity to fuel your aspirations and elevate your potential.
Here are the top reasons to join UNLEASH today and experience the magnetic allure of a transformative professional journey.
1. UNLEASH will change the way you work
Over the two day show, you get access to the people shaping the future of work and technology, fascinating attendees and a community that together are greater than the sum of its parts.
A serendipitous experience where business insight is shared openly and freely in a safe environment furthering everyone’s careers, our profession and hopefully making the world of work a better place.
The sooner you go the better!
2. UNLEASH celebrates and showcases diversity like no other show on earth
UNLEASH celebrates inclusivity across gender, age, race, socioeconomic status, and abilities.
We retain a few troublemakers, good troublemakers, the kind that act as the glue for our community, feed everyone humble pie and keep everything down to earth. We don’t sugar coat things for our audience.
Our community travel from all over the world striving to UNLEASH the best in their people, their organizations – and themselves.
3. The epicenter of deal making
UNLEASH is the only show in the world where 100s of millions of dollars is negotiated year on year, where HR buyers meet vendors in a safe environment to negotiate the best technology and services for their businesses.
Mergers are forged, startups invested in or acquired, and our buyer community combined collectively represent over $20 trillion in combined company revenues.
4. Educational opportunities abound
There is something for everyone. More than 150 handpicked speakers will own the main stage inspiration, curated content stages (over 10) of various formats that allow for unparalleled professional development that you will not find anywhere else.
The know-how, the content, the context of that content that’s been carefully agreed upon and a community that thrive on getting the most over the two days together.
5. The business networking is unequalled worldwide
UNLEASH is a neutral environment where you will meet the movers and shakers of the industry from some of the most exciting brands and employers in the world.
That massive volume of sales and marketing noise that hits and distracts your business all year long can be found now under one roof over two days of face-to-face meetings.
It’s a unique opportunity to meet new and existing suppliers perfect for your business needs. You will discover the latest breakthrough technologies on parade and the disruptions happening in the marketplace.
6. Have an ADVENTURE!
Everyone and every team finds a golden nugget at UNLEASH, whether it’s one sentence of insight from the main stage, an exclusive research report, a case study, an inspiring keynote, a new connection, an old friend, etc.
The learning, networking and hospitality on offer is the hand of opportunity reaching out for you to take that big next step.
The UNLEASH experience is a guaranteed release of dopamine and it will turbocharge your endorphins, there’s even a good chance you will hit your recommended UNLEASH happy quota of five hugs per day!
7. The reason a lot of start-ups fail is that they launch to no one
UNLEASH was the first startup competition of its kind worldwide for the HR industry in 2011 and the first exhibition accommodating startups in 2012 – the last four successive winners have all secured multimillion dollar funding within months of winning the UNLEASH Startup Competition.
Joining the world’s most sophisticated and focused start-up ecosystem where 40 startups have been carefully handpicked for this year’s pitch and showcase that next wave of HR thinking and technology hitting the market.
8. Forget the buzzword bonanza
Inspiration, inspired, inspiring are the watchwords of the UNLEASH experience. Our community has morphed from a small HR Conference to become the most influential HR events in the world; we’ve got the wider appeal of global leaders passionate about unleashing the potential of their people through the digitization and digital transformation of their organizations.
The social scene and hospitality are second to none and in large part inspired by the grassroots community that’s glued together by a mission to do good and a culture of reciprocity.
Ideas and know-how naturally cross pollinate through intellectual and cultural diversity born out of a community of leaders from more than 150 countries.
A lot of business and some of the most interesting conversations and deals happen at the end of each day over dinner or a drink.
10. That X factor
You will find the life changing magic that will help you sort your sh*t out!
The International Festival of HR is back! Discover amazing speakers from the world of HR and business at UNLEASH America on 26-27 April 2023.
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