Staffing Industry Trade Shows & Events

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 

Staffing World 2025
October 6-8, 2025 | Orlando, FL
Staffing World is where the staffing community comes together to make strategic connections, learn about new strategies, and get solutions that win business and spur growth.

RecFest USA
October 15-16, 2025 | Nashville, TN
Not just your run-of-the-mill conference; it’s a dazzling fusion of top-class content, cutting-edge solutions, and meaningful, in-person connections.

Gartner HR Symposium/Xpo™
October 27-29, 2025 | Orlando, FL
The premier conference for CHROs and their HR leadership teams.

National Veteran Business Matchmaking Conference and Vets Night Out 2025
October 29-30, 2025 | Spartanburg, SC
The annual signature conference at the Spartanburg Marriott in Spartanburg, SC, will bring together the largest gathering of Certified Service-Disabled and Veteran-Owned Businesses, along with the highly anticipated Veteran Marketplace. This dynamic space, featuring over 50 booths, allows NVBDC-certified, veteran-owned businesses to showcase products and services, directly connecting with potential buyers, partners, and clients. The National Veteran Matchmaking Conference will provide valuable industry insights through keynote speakers and panels, guiding veterans in procurement and emerging business opportunities.

NMSDC Annual Conference and Exchange
November 2-5, 2025 | Miami, FL
Join us at the 2025 NMSDC Annual Conference & Exchange in Miami, November 2–5, where over four powerful days you’ll engage in candid conversations, gain strategic insights, and find empowerment through thought leadership, equipping you with actionable strategies to transform today’s challenges into tomorrow’s breakthroughs.

TechServe Alliance Executive Summit & TechExec 2025
November 4-6, 2025 | Marco Island, FL
The TechServe Executive Summit exclusively focuses on the trends, opportunities, and challenges confronting the technology staffing and solutions industry in a rapidly changing environment. Join IT & engineering staffing owners and executives, and managers. Connect with industry peers, learn about the rapid acceleration of technologies and solutions available, and be inspired by leaders and experts who are transforming the field. Once again, we will hold the Executive Summit in conjunction with the Society for Information Management (SIM)’s executive leadership conference TechExec 2025.

SIA Healthcare Staffing Summit
November 5-7, 2025 | Las Vegas, NV
Healthcare Staffing Summit is your one event for the latest perspectives and information on trends related to healthcare staffing. From nursing to locum tenens to allied health, and more, the Summit provides deep dive discussions into key healthcare segments. Attend to connect with industry peers, learn about the rapid acceleration of technologies and solutions available to the industry, and be inspired by leaders and experts who are transforming the field.

Talent Acquisition Week 
February 2-5, 2026 | San Diego, CA
Talent Acquisition Week® brings sourcing, recruiting and employer branding strategies together to provide you with the most comprehensive learning experience in the industry.

TempNet’s Annual Conference
March 11-13, 2026 | Arlington, VA
Plan to attend TempNet’s Annual Conference in Arlington, Virginia, a vibrant destination just across the river from Washington, D.C. With its easy access to major airports, walkable neighborhoods, and a mix of historic landmarks and modern attractions, Arlington offers the perfect balance of convenience and culture. Attendees can explore nearby sites like the National Mall, Arlington National Cemetery, and lively local dining scenes. Whether you’re networking over coffee or taking in the city views, Arlington sets the stage for a memorable and productive meeting experience.

Transform 2026
March 23-25, 2026 | Las Vegas, NV
Transform sits at the intersection of technology and the diverse community shaping the future of the workplace. The event brings together global people-driven executives, future-of-work entrepreneurs, and workforce tech investors for three days of progressive programming, curated connections, innovative technology, and energizing after-hours networking. Over three action-packed days, the Transform conference features hands-on learning experiences, interactive small-group discussions, insights from 350 dynamic speakers, and the crowd-favorite after-party with a special musical performance.

SIA Executive Forum North America
March 23-26, 2026 | Austin, TX
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.

ProcureCon Contingent Staffing
April 13-16, 2026 | Las Vegas, NV
For over 25 years, ProcureCon has been a trusted community where procurement and sourcing leaders come together to share insights, and achieve small wins that lead to big changes. At Contingent Staffing, we’re not just talking trends – we’re setting them. With a lineup of 90+ leading experts, you’ll leave with practical, easy to use takeaways to shape the future of contingent workforce management. The best part? You’re not alone. Join peers who are ready to move forward with you and create lasting impact together.

Workhuman Live
April 27-30, 2026 | Orlando, FL
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.

2026 ASA Staffing Law & Compliance Conference
May 7–8, 2026 | Washington, DC
The ASA Staffing Law & Compliance Conference is the only event dedicated exclusively to the legal and regulatory issues facing staffing, recruiting, and workforce solutions companies.

SHRM Annual Conference & Expo 2026 (SHRM26)
June 16-19, 2026 | Orlando, FL

Join SHRM’s global HR community and connect with people who get it. Share real experiences, dive into bold conversations, swap strategies, and spark ideas with peers who understand the pressures and possibilities.

Connect User Conference
August 5-7, 2026 | Minneapolis, MN
At CONNECT clients, partners, and staffing professionals will gather for three days of learning, knowledge-sharing, networking, and entertainment. We intend on making CONNECT the best staffing event you have ever attended!

Indeed FutureWorks
September 2-3, 2026 | Phoenix, AZ
Indeed’s annual thought leadership conference will offer a full day of inspiring speakers and thought-provoking sessions for HR and TA professionals, available to both in-person and virtual attendees.

TravCon
September 13-16, 2026 | Las Vegas, NV
The Travel Healthcare Conference – TravCon brings travelers together to create an informed community to empower and support you on your journey.

SIA CWS Summit North America
September 28-29, 2026 | Dallas, 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 29 – October 1, 2026 | Dallas, TX
Formerly Collaboration in the Gig Economy, CollaborationX represents the natural evolution of SIA’s award-winning event — rebuilt for a world being reshaped by AI, technology, and the full spectrum of staffing and workforce solutions innovation. What started as a groundbreaking conference for exploring gig/contingent work and platform models has grown into something much bigger: A must-attend summit uniting staffing leaders, enterprise buyers, investors and all technologies and solutions powering and transforming the contingent workforce supply chain.

HR Tech
October 20-22, 2026 | Las Vegas, NV
Whether you drive strategy, manage systems, advise clients, or fund innovation—HR Tech connects you to what’s next. For more than 25 years, we’ve helped thousands of HR and tech professionals discover emerging solutions, learn from real-world case studies, and build relationships that move their work forward.

International Events and Conferences

Gartner HR Symposium/Xpo™
October 7-9, 2025 | London
Attend the premier conference for CHROs and their HR leadership teams.

Tech Rec Europe
November 23–25, 2025
Tech Rec is the calendar event for the tech TA community. Join Europe´s leading knowledge exchange platform to see the latest trends, best practices, and meet top thought leaders and influencers of the European tech TA scene.

SIA Executive Forum Europe
December 2-3, 2025 | London
Join your peers at the European leadership event of the year, Executive Forum Europe. Network, share successes and impart lessons learned with staffing executives from across the globe. Power up your staffing business in this rapidly changing environment.

Personal & Chef
February 4-5, 2026 | Stockholm
Personal & Chef is the meeting place for HR, managers and leaders who want to develop and get concrete tools to retain, engage and attract talent. As a visitor, you will receive:

Inspiration and insights from the industry’s leading speakers on five dynamic stages.
Free advice from experts in HR, leadership and recruitment.
Access to the market’s latest solutions from over exhibitors.
Unique networking opportunities with industry colleagues and experts.
Practical tools and strategies to strengthen your leadership and develop your organization.

All this – completely free of charge! Don’t miss the opportunity to take your leadership and your organization to the next level.

HR Summit
February 11, 2026 | Manchester
The HR Summit is a focused HR event hosted in London and Manchester UK, that brings those working in the HR Industry together with leading solution providers, for focused one-to-one meetings.

HRcoreLAB Summit
March 11-12, 2026 | Barcelona
The HRcoreLAB summit is the most comprehensive, disruptive and inspiring strategically orientated HR event of its kind.

Talent Summit
March 12, 2026 | Dublin
Founded by Sigmar Recruitment, Talent Summit has grown to become one of the largest HR & Leadership conferences in Europe, showcasing the latest thinking on talent topics from around the world. Its mission is to enhance the human experience of work as work continues to change.

Rethink! IT Security
March 19–20, 2026 | Berlin
Rethink! IT Security Berlin offers an exclusive platform for interactively discussing current developments, projects, challenges, and innovative technologies and trends in IT and cybersecurity over two and a half days. Become part of the community and discuss key topics such as cloud security, zero trust, incident response, security awareness, and cyber resilience with more than 486 participants. Other key trends in focus include Extended Detection & Response (XDR), supply chain security, and securing AI-supported systems.

RecBuzz
April 15-16, 2026 | Budapest
Join us for the world’s premier conference exclusively about recruitment marketplaces to network with and learn from the top experts and execs.

Rethink! Corporate Finance 
April 20-21, 2026 | Frankfurt am Main
Rethink! Corporate Finance is the strategy event for CFOs, accounting, controlling, and finance decision-makers. For the 11th time, more than 370 participants will discuss innovative financial forecasting and reporting solutions, the latest approaches to optimizing processes in the context of financial statements and consolidation, and successful projects for automating payments, invoice processing, or accounts payable—and, of course, the current economic situation. Rethink Corporate Finance offers an exclusive platform for interactive discussions of current projects and innovative technologies and trends over two and a half days.

d&i Leaders Global Forum
May 12-13, 2026 | London, Online
The leading annual global online event for organisations looking to accelerate their workplace diversity and inclusion strategy. Each year hundreds of senior diversity, inclusion, HR and talent professionals attend their sell-out forum over two days, to hear from expert speakers, network and exchange ideas.

Last update: October 2, 2025