2026 Staffing Industry Events & Trade Shows: Full Calendar

Learn what’s new in the staffing industry and network with other professionals in your field. Whether you prefer an in-person or online conference, there’s something for you here. Check out our list of best staffing conferences to attend this year and beyond.

U.S. Events and Conferences 

NMSDC Annual Conference & Exchange
October 25-28, 2026 | Los Angeles, CA
Four days of thought-provoking sessions, strategic connections and innovative ideas gives you valuable insights and relationships that make a lasting impact.

Gartner HR Symposium/Xpo™ conference
October 26-28, 2026 | Orlando, FL
Join us at The World’s Most Important Gathering of CHROs and HR Executives™ to tackle priorities on the new human-AI workforce, foundations for performance and navigating shifting skills requirements.

NAPS 2026 Conference
November 1-3, 2026 | St. Pete Beach, FL
The NAPS 2026 Conference scheduled to be held November 1-3, 2026 at the Hilton Sirata Beach Resort on St. Pete Beach, FL. Stay tuned for the conference schedule, speaker lineup and more!

SIA Healthcare Staffing Summit
November 9-11, 2026 | Arlington, TX
Staffing Industry Analysts’ (SIA) Healthcare Staffing Summit is your go-to event for the latest insights and trends in healthcare staffing. From locum tenens and travel nursing to allied health and per diem care, the Summit brings together the most reliable reporting and relevant analysis to sharpen your understanding of the healthcare staffing landscape.

TechServe Alliance Executive Summit 2026
November 9-11, 2026 | Huntington Beach, CA
The TechServe Executive Summit exclusively focuses on the trends, opportunities, and challenges confronting the technology staffing and solutions industry in a rapidly changing environment.

Talent Acquisition Week®
February 1-4, 2027 | San Diego, CA
Talent Acquisition Week® unites the talent acquisition ecosystem in one powerful event, connecting sourcing, recruiting, and employer branding professionals with the strategies, insights, and relationships that drive business impact.

SIA Executive Forum North America
March 8-11, 2027 | Miami Beach, FL
Join top CEOs, owners, and senior executives at SIA’s flagship event—where the industry’s most influential minds converge. Gain insights from expert speakers, engage in dynamic discussions, and build valuable connections with leaders from firms of all sizes and specialties.

Transform 2027
April 12-14, 2027 | Las Vegas, NV
At Transform 2027, the world’s most forward-thinking leaders unite to reimagine the future of people + work.

ProcureCon Contingent Staffing
April 13-15, 2027 | Phoenix, AZ
Contingent staffing isn’t just about filling roles, it’s about finding the right people, managing cost, and keeping your program strong through every change. ProcureCon Contingent Staffing brings together the people who’ve mastered that balance and aren’t afraid to say what it really takes to build smarter programs. This isn’t about “the industry.” It’s about your program and what it needs next.

Workhuman Live
April 26-29, 2027 | Nashville, TN
Workhuman Live isn’t your typical HR conference. It’s a transformative four-day experience that helps HR champions and business and people leaders take a holistic approach to solving work challenges — by feeding minds with trailblazing speakers, fostering connections with world-class networking, and elevating spirits with immersive activations.

TalentTrack
May 25-26, 2027 | Omaha, NE
TalentTrack is the candid, agency-first conference for travel healthcare — built around real strategy, real conversation, and real momentum for the people actually running the business.

Engage Boston 2027
June 2-3, 2027 | Boston, MA
Discover smarter ways to engage talent, empower leadership, and shape the future of recruitment at Engage, the premier global conference for forward-thinking staffing professionals. Join recruitment leaders and practitioners for cutting-edge insights, tactical Bullhorn training, and meaningful conversations that move the industry forward. At Engage, innovative ideas and inspired minds unite in a vibrant, connected setting.

SHRM HR-X Live!
June 27-30, 2027 | Chicago, IL
After decades of bringing the HR profession together, SHRM’s flagship event is becoming something new. In 2027, SHRM’s annual conference evolves into SHRM HR-X Live! — a four-day experience built not just around what you can learn, but around what you can prove.

Connect User Conference
August 2-4, 2027 | Minneapolis, MN
CONNECT is more than a software conference. It’s where staffing leaders come together to share ideas, explore solutions, and grow alongside the Avionté team — all in one place.

TravCon
September 12-15, 2027 | Las Vegas, NV
TravCon is where healthcare travelers come together to learn, connect, and grow. As the nation’s largest conference of its kind, we bring travel nurses, allied health professionals, and locum tenens providers together into one community focused on education, opportunity, and career empowerment.

SIA CWS Summit North America
September 27-28, 2027 | Arlington, TX
Join us for SIA’s Contingent Workforce Strategies (CWS) Summit, the largest, most exciting event of its kind for contingent workforce management professionals and buyers of contingent labor.

SIA CollaborationX
September 28-30, 2027 | Arlington, TX
CollaborationX represents the natural evolution of SIA’s award-winning event series, reimagined for a market being reshaped by AI, automation, emerging technologies and the full spectrum of innovation across staffing and workforce solutions.

RecFest USA
October 6-7, 2027 | Nashville, TN
Don’t just adapt to the future of TA. Architect it. Join the in-house talent acquisition community already shaping what comes next.

HR Tech
October 26-28, 2027 | Las Vegas, NV
AI is the biggest disruption to hit the workforce in a generation. Finance can automate numbers. Operations can automate processes. HR has to navigate it with people at the center — and that’s a completely different challenge. AI isn’t replacing the human side of work. But it’s changing everything around it — faster than strategy, culture, and governance can keep up. Organizations that get this right will be the ones where HR and AI work together, not against each other. HR Tech is where you get the strategy and tools to lead it — and the community to do it with.

International Events and Conferences

SIA Executive Forum Europe
December 1-2, 2026 | London
Staffing Industry Analysts’ (SIA) Executive Forum Europe is the premier annual gathering for leaders in staffing. Designed exclusively for C-suite executives, founders, and top-level decision-makers, this high-impact event delivers cutting-edge insights, bold strategies, and peer-to-peer connections that elevate your business thinking.

Personal & Chef
February 9-10, 2027 | Stockholm
Personal & Chef is the meeting place for managers, HR and leaders who want to develop and gain practical tools and strategies to strengthen their leadership and their organization.

HR Summit
February 9, 2027 | Manchester
The HR Summit is a highly focused HR networking event, bringing those working in human resources together with leading solution providers for a day of targeted networking, seminars, and pre-arranged one-to-one meetings. Hosted in London and Manchester, this exclusive HR leadership summit acts as a valuable source of professional development. It helps attendees discover innovative solutions, explore key trends in the changing workplace, and build valuable business connections without the wasted time of a standard trade show.

HRcoreLAB Summit
March 10-11, 2027 | Barcelona
Each year, global executives come together with one goal: to rethink the people function and drive future business success. Through top-tier speakers, real-world case studies, fireside chats, and interactive sessions, you’ll gain a clear view of the most effective HR strategies shaping organizations worldwide.

RecBuzz
April 13-14, 2027 | Barcelona
Join us for the world’s premier conference exclusively about recruitment marketplaces to network with and learn from the top experts and execs.

SIA CWS Summit Europe
May 18-19, 2027 | London
Get ready for two days of game-changing insights to elevate your contingent workforce programme—CWS Summit Europe will be returning to London in May 2027! Attracting workforce management professionals responsible for contingent/temporary workers, independent contractors, or statement of work (SOW) consultants, our 2027 event is set to empower you to evolve your contingent workforce management strategy.

RecFest UK
July 8, 2027 | Knebworth
Join thousands of in-house Talent Acquisition professionals for practical ideas, brilliant connections and the latest talent technology.

Gartner HR Symposium/Xpo™
October 5-7, 2027 | London
Join us at The World’s Most Important Gathering of CHROs and HR Executives™ this October.

Last update: October 26, 2026