Future of DEI Conference 2026

Reimagining Inclusion. Building Belonging. Leading the Future.

12 May I 09:00 – 14:00

The Marmorosch Bucharest, Autograph Collection

Strada Doamnei 2, 030053 București

Inclusion & Belonging is evolving—fast. Many organisations have made real progress, yet new pressures are emerging: polarisation, burnout, global complexity, skills shifts, and AI reshaping how we work.

The Future of DEI Conference 2026 is a practical, conversation-led day for leaders and practitioners who want to build on what works, learn from what didn’t, and explore fresh ideas for the future—without losing credibility or momentum.

Across four panels, we will connect strategy to execution: how inclusion becomes real in HR and project delivery, how leaders sustain purpose-driven work, how allyship and stereotypes influence outcomes, and how AI and global trends are changing the inclusion landscape.

Who Should Attend?

Why Attend?

  • HR Directors, People Leaders, HRBPs and Organisational Development teams
  • DEI / Inclusion & Belonging leaders and programme owners
  • Business leaders accountable for culture, performance and transformation
  • ESG, Compliance and Risk leaders (culture and governance lens)
  • Employee network / ERG leaders
  • Learning & Development, internal communications, employer branding and change teams
  • Global project leaders and operations leaders (including manufacturing/industrial environments)
  • Rework your I&B approach with clarity: what to keep, what to change, what to try next
  • Learn how to embed inclusion into HR, teams, and delivery, not just statements and policies
  • Strengthen leadership capability: allyship, wellbeing, credibility, and the real load of purpose-driven work
  • Explore how DEI and technology intersect: AI, productivity, belonging, and burnout
  • Hear global and local perspectives: what scales, what doesn’t, and how to drive outcomes in complex organisations
  • Leave with replicable practices and discussion prompts you can take back to your organisation

Seats are limited to keep panels interactive and discussion-led.
Register your HR and talent team, and consider bringing a business leader or hiring manager to maximise impact.

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Our 2026 expert speakers include​

Speakers will be announced soon

Topics of Discussion

  • Reimagining our approach to inclusion and belonging – building on successes, learning from mistakes, and fresh ideas for the future
  • From envisioning inclusion to empowering professional and manufacturing teams
  • Using sponsorship to breakdown structural barriers
  • Putting inclusion at the heart of your HR and people functions
  • Embedding inclusion in global project teams from the outset
  • Putting employee mental health and wellbeing at the heart of your inclusion & belonging strategy
  • How to balance highlighting exclusion whilst championing and learning from where inclusion thrives
  • Balancing the emotional and physical toll of being a purpose driven leader
  • The role of organisations in helping to challenge and breakdown gender stereotypes
  • How DEI can help teams and the wider organisation tap into the power of AI
  • Building inclusive workplace cultures in a turbulent and polarised world
  • DEI around the world – putting a spotlight on countries that are forging ahead
  • How can organisations encourage and cultivate active allyship at work
  • How to drive inclusive outcomes at a local level in a complex global organisation
  • Neuroinclusive AI: Your new approach to productivity, belonging, and burnout
  • Why we need to reset and move from a focus on difference to embracing commonalities
  • Putting employee networks and resource groups at the heart of your inclusion strategy
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Agenda

08:30 – 09:00  | Participant Registration09:00 – 09:15 | Welcome & Opening Remarks

09:15 – 10:15 | Panel 1: Reimagining Inclusion & Belonging — What Works, What Doesn’t, What’s Next

  • Reimagining our approach to inclusion and belonging—building on successes, learning from mistakes, and new ideas
  • Reimagining our approach to inclusion and belonging – building on successes, learning from mistakes, and fresh ideas for the future (duplicate phrasing, same topic)
  • How to balance highlighting exclusion whilst championing and learning from where inclusion thrives
  • Why we need to reset and move from a focus on difference to embracing commonalities
  • Building inclusive workplace cultures in a turbulent and polarised world
  • Putting employee networks and resource groups at the heart of your inclusion strategy

10:15 – 11:15 | Panel 2: Inclusion by Design in HR, Teams & Delivery — From Vision to Execution

  • Putting inclusion at the heart of your HR and people functions
  • Embedding inclusion in global project teams from the outset
  • How to drive inclusive outcomes at a local level in a complex global organisation
  • From envisioning inclusion to empowering professional and manufacturing teams
  • Using sponsorship to breakdown structural barriers

11:15 – 11:35 | Coffee Break & Networking

11:35 – 12:35 | Panel 3: Inclusive Leadership, Allyship & Stereotypes — Leading with Impact (and Sustainability)

  • How can organisations encourage and cultivate active allyship at work
  • The role of organisations in helping to challenge and breakdown gender stereotypes
  • Putting employee mental health and wellbeing at the heart of your inclusion & belonging strategy
  • Balancing the emotional and physical toll of being a purpose driven leader

12:35 – 13:35 | Panel 4: The Future of DEI — AI, Neuroinclusion & Global Perspectives

  • How DEI can help teams and the wider organisation tap into the power of AI
  • Neuroinclusive AI: your new approach to productivity, belonging, and burnout
  • DEI around the world – putting a spotlight on countries that are forging ahead

13:35 – 13:55 | Q&A Session

13:55 – 14:00  | Closing Remarks

14:00 | Networking Lunch

Partner With Us

Partnership and sponsorship opportunities are available for the Inclusion & Belonging Conference 2026—offering visibility among people leaders, culture owners, and organisations building future-ready workplaces.

Partnering can help you:

  • Position your organisation as a leader in credible inclusion and culture performance
  • Engage with decision-makers across HR, DEI, leadership, and transformation
  • Support practical conversations that translate inclusion into measurable outcomes
Learn more about partnering
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