📰 HROSTRUM EDITORIAL TEAM | 01 June, 2025
As organizations across India enter an era defined by GenAI adoption, skills disruption, evolving employee expectations, and a new race for future-ready talent, one question is echoing across HR boardrooms:
“Where can we truly understand what’s next for the world of work?”
The upcoming HR calendar from December 2025 to mid-2026 holds the answer.
From large-scale summits to high-powered leadership forums, these events bring together India’s most influential CHROs, talent strategists, work-tech innovators, academicians, and business leaders—all converging to decode the next evolution of HR.
These aren’t just events.
They are strategy accelerators, future-of-work laboratories, and networking hubs where ideas translate into action, partnerships begin, and transformational HR models take shape.
Whether you drive Talent Acquisition, build Centres of Excellence, manage L&D, lead digital HR, or shape the culture and people agenda of your organization—
these are the gatherings you cannot afford to miss.
Below is HROstrum’s editor-curated list of verified, high-impact HR events shaping India’s people-landscape in 2025–26.
1. Bangalore HR Summit 2025
📅 Date: 13 December 2025
📍 Venue: Sterlings Mac Hotel, Bengaluru
🌐 Website: https://www.hrsummit.co.in
🎯 Theme: “HR 3.0: Revolutionizing the Future of Work”
Organized by the Institute of HRD, this summit attracts 300+ HR leaders across India and APAC. It unpacks next-gen HR challenges—from AI integration to redefining culture in digital workplaces.
Key Highlights:
- Speakers from IBM, Honeywell, Airbus, L&T
- HR Expo 2025 showcasing HR tech innovations
- Awards recognizing HR excellence
- Sessions on GenAI, hybrid models & new-age leadership
🏆 2. Great Place to Work® For All Summit 2026
📅 Date: February 2026
📍 Venue: Fairmont Hotel, Mumbai
🌐 Website: https://www.greatplacetowork.in
🎯 Focus: Culture, leadership, inclusion & high-trust workplaces
One of India’s most influential workplace-culture summits, bringing together leaders committed to building organizations where people thrive.
Key Highlights:
- Releases insights on India’s Best Workplaces
- Sessions on leadership, culture design, inclusion
- CXO discussions on trust, wellbeing & innovation
- Exclusive networking with culture champions
🤖 3. HR Tech Conference & Awards 2026
📅 Date: 16 February 2026
📍 Venue: Taj Lands, Mumbai
🌐 Website: https://www.worldhrdcongress.com/microsite/hrtech/mumbai/index.html
🎯 Theme: AI for HR, people analytics, HR automation
A must-attend for anyone driving digital HR transformation. It brings global HR tech innovators and showcases technology reshaping people operations.
Key Highlights:
- Launch of emerging HR tech tools
- HR Tech Awards 2026
- Deep dives into HR automation, GenAI hiring, talent analytics
- HR tech showcase expo
🌐 4. India HR Summit & Awards 2026
📅 Date: 26 Feb 2026
📍 Venue: At Hotel Radisson Blu – Airport, Mumbai
🌐 Website: https://www.indiahrsummit.com
🎯 Theme: Strategic HR, future skills, people leadership
A flagship platform uniting CHROs, HR directors, and business leaders to discuss workforce transformation in India’s rapidly evolving corporate landscape.
Key Highlights:
- CHRO panels & leadership dialogues
- Sessions on performance transformation
- People analytics frameworks
- HR Excellence Awards & networking lounges
🚀 5. People Matters TechHR India 2026
📅 Date: 6–7 August 2026
📍 Venue: Yashobhoomi (IICC), Dwarka, New Delhi
🌐 Website: https://india.techhrconference.com
🎯 Theme: WorkTech, digital talent, AI-enabled HR ecosystems
Asia’s largest HR & WorkTech conference—an innovation powerhouse for HR leaders, TA heads, and tech enablers building future-ready organizations.
Key Highlights:
- 100+ global speakers
- Start-Up Zone for HR tech innovators
- CHRO roundtables & leadership workshops
- Practical sessions on AI hiring, productivity tech, skills-clouds
🏅 6. HR Tech Summit & Awards 2026 (International)
📅 Date: Thursday, 05 February 2026
📍 Venue: Taj Dubai
🌐 Website: https://hrtechsummit.in
🎯 Focus: Future of HR tech & digital transformation
Focused on HR digitalization, this summit brings cutting-edge sessions and case studies from top organizations adopting technology at scale.
Key Highlights:
- HR Tech Awards
- Data-driven HR transformation case studies
- Vendor showcases & HR tech demos
- Sessions on AI governance & digital workforce strategy
🔍 Why These Events Matter
In a world of constant workplace disruption, these summits offer:
- Actionable insights from top CHROs
- Roadmaps for digital HR & AI integration
- Practical frameworks for talent, culture & leadership
- Exposure to India’s most innovative HR tech platforms
- Networking with leaders shaping tomorrow’s workforce
Whether you’re a seasoned HR veteran or an emerging strategist, these events will help sharpen your perspective and elevate your organization’s people agenda.
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