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HR + L&D Innovation & Tech Fest Australia 2026

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The essentials

Event details

Dates
21 September 2026 to 22 September 2026
Location
Hyatt Regency Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Organiser
Deutsche Messe
Industry
HR Tech

Who attends

The audience

HR + L&D Innovation and Tech Fest Australia is the event for professionals passionate about people.

As described by the organiser

Agenda themes

Topics covered

  • Design
  • Focus
  • Talent
  • Energy
  • Technology
  • Leadership
  • Research
  • Education
  • Future
  • Innovation
  • Workforce
  • HR

On stage

Speakers

  • Melissa Crawford, Director, Tech With Heart
  • Matt Hall, Red Bull Air Race World Champion
  • Damien Bruckard, Co-Founder, Geopolitical Strategy
  • Dr Yemi Penn, Cultural Peace Broker, Author, Engineer & Filmmaker
  • Sarah Bellett, Head of People Experience, One New Zealand
  • Lauren Anderson, Senior Talent Strategy Advisor, Indeed
  • Chris Best, GM of People Operations, Latitude Financial
  • Erika Takahashi, Chief People Officer, The Iconic
  • Rachel Banks, Chief People Officer, MinterEllison
  • Deepshikha Singh, Principal, Global People Technology, Telstra
  • Hannah Timke, GM People and Culture, Img.Broker
  • Andrew Scales, General Manager Remuneration, Inghams Group
  • Hayley Nuttall, People & Culture Executive
  • Michael Ghazi, Head of HR, Cotality
  • Mark Fam, Associate Director, HelloFresh
  • Sharon Gray, Head of People & Culture, OzHarvest
  • Emily Coppola, Director Corporate Wellbeing, nib Group
  • Deepti Sachdeva, Head of Enterprise Capability & Transformation, Westpac
  • Ajay Plunkett, GM of Employee Experience, NBN
  • Anchal Saxena, VP of Transformation, CBRE

On the floor

Sponsors and partners

  • HiBob
  • Cornerstone
  • Cloud Assess
  • Absorb LMS
  • ELMO
  • Chameleon Creator
  • Mentimeter
  • Adobe
  • Fitness Passport
  • Go1
  • Intellect
  • Sana
  • Articulate
  • Microway
  • LeanUpon
  • Litmos
  • Precise Background
  • Synthesia
  • EvokeHR
  • Clearhead

Logistics

Where to stay

Places to stay near the venue.

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