Must-Attend UK HR Conferences in 2025

HR conferences offer a chance to network with fellow human resources experts in different industries. There are dozens of HR events held across the country every year – but which HR conferences should you attend in 2025?

Whether you’re there to keep up with industry trends, network with partners, or take a break from the remote working routine, conferences are a great way to broaden your horizons.

As employee experience experts, we love any chance to meet people leaders at conferences across the country. We enjoy contributing to new innovations taking place in the HR industry and hearing about rising trends. Here’s our quick guide to our must-attend UK HR conferences.

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Top UK HR Conferences to Attend in 2025

Positive HR Forum: Neurodiversity in the Workplace
Date: January 9, 2025
Location: Stoke-on-Trent, UK
Price: £66
Description: This forum features Sam Warner from Get Your Message Across, who shared insights and strategies to help businesses embrace neurodiversity in the workplace while building greater inclusion, innovation, and equity. You can find details of future events on their LinkedIn page.

HR Summit
Date: February 11, 2025
Location: Manchester, UK
Price: N/A
Description: This summit is designed for HR professionals and service providers. HR Summit focuses on transforming underachievers into high performers, in addition to change management and the role of AI in HR.

HR Vision
Date: March 5, 2025
Location: London, UK
Price: N/A
Description: Targeted at HR leaders, this conference features talks from industry experts, including the Head of People and Culture at SAP, Head of Talent and Leadership Development at Sony Europe Limited and the HR Director at Shell.

Engaging Employees
Date: March 20, 2025
Location: London, UK
Price: TBC
Description: Designed for HR, engagement, communications and people leaders, this event covers AI insights, talent retention and management and encouraging employees to feel a sense of purpose. Want to learn more about this? Speak to one of our engagement experts about Mo.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Conference 2025
Date: April 2, 2025
Location: Newcastle, UK
Price: £342
Description: This conference brings together HR leaders and teaching practitioners to discuss shaping the future of equality, diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

CIPD Recruitment and Retention Conference
Date: April 4, 2025
Location: London, UK
Price: £625
Description: Aimed at people and talent leaders, this conference addresses employee engagement, retention strategies and enhancing candidate experience. These are all things that we’re passionate about here at Mo.

HR Technologies UK 2025
Date: April 23-24, 2025
Location: ExCeL London, UK
Price: Free
Description: As the UK’s only tech-focused HR event, this free-to-attend exhibition and conference is designed to help professionals navigate the digital future of HR and people management.

Learning Technologies
Date: April 23, 2025
Location: London, UK
Price: TBC
Description: Targeted at senior-level professionals, this event focuses on innovation in HR and offers fantastic networking opportunities.

CIPD Festival of Work
Date: June 11, 2025
Location: London, UK
Price: Free
Description: This festival is designed for managers and those working in the people space, covering topics such as equality, diversity, inclusion, employee experience and learning and development. In today’s political environment, these topics are more important than ever.

The HR Consultancy Festival
Date: September 25, 2025
Location: Hilton Birmingham Metropole – NEC, Birmingham, UK
Price: TBC
Description: A gathering for HR professionals to network, learn, and explore the latest trends in HR consulting. The event features keynote speakers, interactive workshops and panel discussions.

Wellbeing at Work Summit UK 2025
Dates and Locations: September 23, 2025: In-Person Summit in London; September 24, 2025: Virtual Workshops; September 25, 2025: In-Person Summit in Manchester at The Bridgewater Hall
Price: Launch-rate discounted tickets available until March 31, 2025
Description: This summit focuses on workplace wellbeing, offering leadership roundtable discussions, global keynotes and interactive workshops. It’s designed for HR, rewards and benefits, CHROs, people leaders and wellbeing leads.

Gartner HR Symposium/Xpo™ 2025
Dates: October 7–9, 2025
Location: London, UK
Price: TBC
Description: Gartner are leaders in this space; their symposium is a top conference for CHROs and HR leadership teams, offering insights into the future of work, CHRO effectiveness and HR technology. The event includes data-driven research presentations, networking opportunities and sessions on leveraging HR trends and technologies.

Future of Work Europe 2025
Dates: November 25–26, 2025
Location: ExCeL London, UK
Price: TBC
Description: This conference addresses key themes such as future learning, workplace strategies and talent acquisition. It features interactive workshops, panel discussions and networking opportunities with industry experts.

Should I Attend HR Conferences?

Attending a conference is not without its costs. In an ideal world, your organisation will cover travel, attendance and accommodation. But attendees will also need time away from their desks. So is a conference worth it?

HR conferences feature a wide range of sessions on various HR topics, from emerging trends to best practices. These sessions can help you stay updated on the latest industry developments and enhance your knowledge and skills in a field that’s always changing.

For example, did you see the recent Forbes report that 62% of employee cites access to mental health resources as a top reason for valuing their job? To give employee what they need, you have to know what they want too and conferences offer all kinds of insights. 

Networking Opportunities

Conferences provide the opportunity to network with peers, potential mentors, and industry experts. You can exchange ideas, build relationships, and learn about new job opportunities. What’s more, while technology has made it much easier to connect online, many professionals still value face-to-face meetings more highly.

Research from Forbes found that 85% of those survived believed that in-person meetings let them build better and stronger business relationships. 

Many HR conferences have vendor exhibitions where companies showcase their HR-related products and services. You can explore new technologies, software, and tools designed to streamline HR processes and enhance efficiency. There’s nothing we like better than the chance to showcase the way our recognition and rewards software can help businesses and conferences offer us the chance to do that in the wild.

Professional Development

Some HR conferences offer opportunities to earn professional certifications or continuing education credits. These certifications can enhance your credibility and career prospects within the HR field, making conferences a nice and compact way of contributing to your overall growth and development. 

HR conferences also include sessions on personal development topics such as leadership styles and skills, emotional intelligence, and work-life balance. These sessions can help you improve your effectiveness as an HR professional as well as boost your own wellbeing.  

Connecting with Peers

HR professionals often face unique challenges and dilemmas in their roles. Conferences provide a forum to discuss these challenges with peers, seek advice, and find potential solutions. There’s nothing like a bit of peer-to-peer recognition and feedback to help you find your way, whether you’re looking to up your skills or discover your own strengths. 

Conferences can be enjoyable experiences, with social events, entertainment, and opportunities to relax and unwind. Taking a break from the daily routine can be refreshing and contribute to your overall well-being.

If you’re looking to advance your HR career, expand your knowledge and skills, and network with other professionals in the field, attending an HR conference is a great investment.

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HR Conferences: Key Takeaways

In an age of remote work, in-person events are more important than ever. Making time to attend HR conferences offers tons of benefits in the form of new connections, networking opportunities and the discovery of new technology. 
If you want to keep up to date with the conferences we’ll be attending or the various tips and content we share for HR professionals, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. If you’ve already had a look and like what you see when it comes to our communication and recognition platform, why not book a free demo and see how we could help you improve your company culture?