Your Guide to Staffing and HR Conferences in 2024
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Thinking about taking your career in HR or the staffing industry to the next level this year? Consider attending a staffing conference in 2024. Globally, there are a range of in-person and virtual options available for professionals at every stage of their careers.
Why attend a staffing conference in 2024?
Staffing and HR conferences are ideal for professional development. With opportunities to get informed on the latest industry issues, discover best practices, understand new innovations, learn from trailblazers, and network with others in the industry, it’s a worthwhile investment in your career.
What HR and staffing conferences are happening in 2024?
Check out some of these exciting opportunities in Canada and around the world this year.
World Staffing Summit
Location: Virtual
Date: February 1, 2024
Who it’s for: Staffing leaders
As the title suggests, World Staffing Summit is a worldwide virtual conference that gathers staffing leaders to discuss emerging challenges and opportunities. This year’s theme is Bridging the Digital Chasm: Staffing’s Pursuit of Talent-Centric Excellence. Expect explorations of evolving talent and client expectations and the future of staffing in a digital age.
HR Summit
Location: Manchester, UK
Date: February 8, 2024
Who it’s for: HR professionals and service providers
The HR Summit in Manchester focuses specifically on bringing together buyers and suppliers in the HR industry. The summit consists of one-to-one business meetings, interactive seminars, and networking opportunities.
NISA Staffing Sales Summit 2024
Location: Orlando, FL
Date: February 20-23, 2024
Who it’s for: Salespeople in the staffing industry
2024 marks the first year of this summit, which is exclusively focused on sales in the staffing industry. Attend this small-scale event for insights from top industry trainers on a range of topics, including modern sales strategies, onboarding salespeople, negotiating, and maximizing client relationships.
HR Transform 2024
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Date: March 11-13, 2024
Who it’s for: HR and staffing executives, investors, and entrepreneurs
A conference targeting HR and staffing leaders, HR Transform offers three days of hands-on learning experiences, interactive small group discussions, speakers, and networking events. With a focus on the intersection of technology and people, this event is a unique opportunity for executives in the sector to connect, learn, and engage with each other.
HRcoreLAB Summit
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Date: March 13-14, 2024
Who it’s for: HR and staffing executives
The HRcoreLAB Summit is marketed as three conferences in one. At registration, choose from either recruitment, HR agility, or people analytics and enjoy two days of learning with a deep focus on your topic of choice.
SIA Executive Forum
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Date: March 25-28, 2024
Who it’s for: Executives in the staffing industry
Stop off in Vegas for this forum specifically developed for staffing industry leaders. You can expect keynotes, panel discussions, in-depth sessions, and plenty of time for networking with fellow executives. This event is a great option for staffing executives ready to take their leadership to the next level.
ProcureCon Contingent Staffing 2024
Location: Los Angeles, CA/Virtual
Date: April 3-5, 2024
Who it’s for: Staffing professionals
Marketed as a “peer-led staffing conference,” this event takes an unconventional approach to the traditional tradeshow model, offering workshops, think-tanks, and roundtables aimed at uncovering and benchmarking best practices in the staffing industry. With insights from more than 50 industry experts, you can tailor your schedule to suit your professional development goals.
Workhuman Live Austin
Location: Austin, TX
Date: April 15-18, 2024
Who it’s for: HR professionals
Workhuman is a conference with an ambitious mission, promising more connection and less distraction. Over the course of the three-day experience, you can expect keynotes, breakouts, workshops, and an array of networking events, including flash networking—a kind of speed dating for business.
Canada Staffing Summit 2024
Location: Toronto, ON
Date: April 17, 2024
Who it’s for: Staffing professionals
This event in downtown Toronto features top industry professionals discussing the future of the industry in Canada. In 2024, the conference will focus on putting the Canadian staffing industry on the forefront of the global stage and embracing tech and AI.
HRE’s Elevate People, Ignite Change
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Date: April 24-26, 2024
Who it’s for: HR and staffing leaders
With the motto elevate people, ignite change, this Vegas event is all about transformative strategies for HR executives. This year’s conference offers sessions on a vast array of cutting-edge HR topics, from employee listening programs and establishing a culture of learning to removing work friction and unlocking AI-enabled solutions.
ACSESS Annual Conference
Location: Toronto, ON
Date: May 8-10, 2024
Who it’s for: Staffing professionals
Specially dedicated to the Canadian staffing services industry, ACSESS offers networking and learning opportunities for senior executives and professional recruiters from across North America.
HR Vision Amsterdam
Location: Amsterdam
Date: June 5-6, 2024
Who it’s for: HR and staffing executives
More than simply a fun excuse to visit Amsterdam’s picturesque canals, this two-day HR conference is an opportunity to connect with international HR leaders and learn from global experts in the field. Choose from three streams and over 50 sessions for a customized educational experience.
SHRM Annual Conference & Expo 2024
Location: Chicago, IL/Virtual
Date: June 23-26, 2024
Who it’s for: HR professionals
This leading North American conference is massive, with hundreds of sessions and five days of workshops, speakers, and networking events. With the option to attend virtually, you can choose how you’d like to experience the event.
Gartner ReimagineHR Conference
Location: London, UK
Date: September 17-18, 2024
Who it’s for: HR leaders
Hop across the pond for this London-based conference, which focuses on emerging ideas and innovations in the world of HR. If you lead an HR department, this event is an ideal opportunity to understand the latest developments and best practices in the sector.
HR Technology Conference & Exposition
Location: Las Vegas, NV/Virtual
Date: September 24-27, 2024
Who it’s for: HR tech and IT leaders
If you’re an HR or staffing leader who manages your company’s HR tech, this is a great event to help you stay up to date on the latest innovations. Come for the speakers and workshops, but stay for the HR technology expo, considered one of the world’s largest.
The bottom line
Take advantage of opportunities for learning and networking by attending a staffing or HR conference this year. It’s the perfect way to upskill while connecting with colleagues and leaders in your industry. Plus, you might even have a great time along the way.
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