Come to learn, connect and leave ready to act at the CIPD's Annual Conference and Exhibition this 4–5 November 2026.

This is the essential event where people professionals find solutions to the biggest workplace challenges. From navigating the Employment Rights Act and digital transformation to strengthening workforce capability and organisational performance, you'll gain evidence-led insight, strategic frameworks and real-world examples from leading practitioners.

Connect with peers from across the profession, explore interactive features and choose the experience that best supports your goals, from free Exhibition access to the full Conference programme.

CIPD members benefit from an exclusive saving on Conference passes, together with access to Member Central, an exclusive space for thought-provoking discussions, live roundtables and meaningful professional connections with fellow members.

Learn

Across the Insight stages and Conference streams, hear from practitioners, researchers and innovators tackling today’s workplace challenges. Explore employee engagement, leadership and future skills through live discussion, gaining ideas you can apply within your organisation.

Conference delegates can examine organisational change, the Employment Rights Act and digital transformation in greater depth.

Explore

Come to learn, connect and leave ready to act. Alongside the free Insight stages, explore interactive features designed to support your work, from the Navigate AI Lab and Careers Hub to the Quiet Room. CIPD members can also connect through the new Member Central.

Across the Exhibition floor, meet leading solution providers who can help address workplace challenges and improve performance. Compare options, ask questions and build relationships that support your organisation beyond the event.

Connect

Connect with peers from across the UK and around the world through guided and informal discussion. Share practical approaches to the challenges shaping today’s workplaces, exchange experiences and gain fresh perspectives to take back to your organisation.

Across dedicated networking spaces, build meaningful relationships with fellow people professionals and connect with solution providers who can support your organisation’s priorities, creating connections that continue beyond the event.

Come to learn, connect and leave ready to act at the CIPD's Annual Conference and Exhibition this 4–5 November 2026.

Connect with peers from across the profession, explore interactive features and choose the experience that best supports your goals, from free Exhibition access to the full Conference programme.

Learn

Conference delegates can examine organisational change, the Employment Rights Act and digital transformation in greater depth.

Explore

Connect

Dive into real-world case studies across our Insight stages.

Streamline your procurement by meeting 130+ trusted product and service suppliers on one exhibition floor to help you find the tools, technologies and expertise that can help solve workplace challenges

The Exhibition floor brings together interactive features focused on the issues shaping today's workplaces. Explore practical guidance on AI, employment law, careers and professional wellbeing, while connecting with peers, sharing experiences and discovering solutions that support better organisational performance.

Conference

Leave ready to act with a Conference pass, giving you access to four dedicated Conference streams and inspiring keynote sessions. You'll explore the issues shaping the year ahead for the people profession through deeper strategic discussion, expert analysis and practical perspectives from leading practitioners, researchers and organisational leaders. Gain the context, confidence and strategic insight to influence organisational direction and drive meaningful change.

Whether you're shaping organisational strategy, preparing for legislative change, embedding new technologies or building future workforce capability, you'll leave with the knowledge, perspectives and practical approaches to make informed decisions, influence senior stakeholders and create lasting organisational impact.

Conference streams

Conference

Conference streams

Attending as a CIPD Member?

Visit the CIPD stand at the heart of the Exhibition to connect with the team behind the people profession. Whether you're looking to make the most of your membership, explore professional development opportunities, discover the latest resources or discuss the challenges facing your organisation, our experts are here to help.

CIPD members can also access Member Central, an exclusive space designed to bring members together through guided networking, live roundtable discussions and meaningful conversations with CIPD specialists and fellow professionals. Share ideas, deepen your expertise and celebrate the measurable impact of the people profession as part of a thriving professional community.

Attending as a CIPD Member?

I did come last year, and I find it really useful to see the new technology or options out
there available and also get some great insights and current thinking, to help me with
my own role, and also what we’re doing at the organisation

— Rhian Slaney

— St leger Homes of Doncaster LTD
To meet other people that are dealing with the same challenges and to learn
from them about how they are dealing with those challenges, and what the
best practise is for dealing with those is incredibly important

— Michael Woolridge

— Professor, Oxford University
HR is a function in business is sometimes just seen as an expense, and HR is almost
taken for granted until you’re needed, and then you’re needed right then and there,
and you’re the biggest saviour of the day. And I think it’s like any industry, processes
are changing constantly, and I think it’s really good to bring people together in an event
like this that have different views on how things are going, especially AI and how that’s
going to affect people and change the industries as well, it’s a really good educational
platform I feel

— Louise Worswick

— It’s just you
I think CIPD Annual Conference and Exhibition is a great place for HR professionals to come along and share stories,
share experiences. It’s really hard to work alone and face challenges alone. When we
come together, we share those challenges, we learn from each other and I think that
makes the world a better place.

— Dame Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock

— Space scientist & Science communicator
The CIPD Annual Conference and Exhibition is a really fantastic opportunity to come and network with colleagues
in the profession, to learn new insights, and takeaways and can support your
organisation. It’s a community of like-minded individuals who are passionate about
supporting colleagues across their organisations.

— Claire Cooke

— Head of transformation for HR, Phoenix Group

Why attend?

Learn

Explore

Connect

Learn

Explore

Connect

Exhibition floor

Exhibition floor

Insight stages

Employee Engagement

Future Workforce

Leadership and Learning

Insight stages

Employee Engagement

Future Workforce

Leadership and Learning

Conference

Conference streams

Skills and L&D

Change Management

Employment Rights Act

Digital Transformation

Conference

Conference streams

Skills and L&D

Change Management

Employment Rights Act

Digital Transformation

Attending as a CIPD Member?

Attending as a CIPD Member?

Hear what previous attendees had to say about #CIPDACE

I did come last year, and I find it really useful to see the new technology or options out

there available and also get some great insights and current thinking, to help me with

my own role, and also what we’re doing at the organisation

— Rhian Slaney

— St leger Homes of Doncaster LTD

To meet other people that are dealing with the same challenges and to learn

from them about how they are dealing with those challenges, and what the

best practise is for dealing with those is incredibly important

— Michael Woolridge

— Professor, Oxford University

HR is a function in business is sometimes just seen as an expense, and HR is almost

taken for granted until you’re needed, and then you’re needed right then and there,

and you’re the biggest saviour of the day. And I think it’s like any industry, processes

are changing constantly, and I think it’s really good to bring people together in an event

like this that have different views on how things are going, especially AI and how that’s

going to affect people and change the industries as well, it’s a really good educational

platform I feel

— Louise Worswick

— It’s just you

I think CIPD Annual Conference and Exhibition is a great place for HR professionals to come along and share stories,

share experiences. It’s really hard to work alone and face challenges alone. When we

come together, we share those challenges, we learn from each other and I think that

makes the world a better place.

— Dame Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock

— Space scientist & Science communicator

The CIPD Annual Conference and Exhibition is a really fantastic opportunity to come and network with colleagues

in the profession, to learn new insights, and takeaways and can support your

organisation. It’s a community of like-minded individuals who are passionate about

supporting colleagues across their organisations.

— Claire Cooke

— Head of transformation for HR, Phoenix Group

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