Top Executive Search Conferences to Attend in 2021

Executive search recruiters know what their clients need to succeed. An individual with the perfect mix of leadership, analytics, and communication skills can help a company grow by leaps and bounds. The problem is that these top-tier candidates are often already in a position to make a difference somewhere else. That’s why executive recruiters need every advantage when reaching out to passive candidates. Conferences give you the opportunity to expand your network, learn new tricks of the trade, and improve your processes so you can implement new strategies into your process and improve your bottom line. Here are the top executive search conferences to attend in 2021:

Build an inclusive culture

April 21

Hiring, engaging, and retaining a diverse workforce creates a business advantage, but this value has skyrocketed in today’s unstable marketplace. This online HR event by the Human Capital Institute presents possibilities to meet the HR leaders who are changing everything with new strategies, tools, and innovative ideas that will transform hearts, minds, and your bottom line.

Gartner Data & Analytics Summit | Americas

May 4 - 6

This Event and Summit offers content for every member of your data and analytics team – from technical – to senior-level strategy. This virtual HR event covers three main topics; business strategy, technology, and leadership, all from a data and analytics perspective.

Virtual Employee Engagement Summit

May 11 - 14

This online virtual conference includes 45+ industry experts sharing their exclusive case studies, live Q&A panels and interviews from those who are shaping the future of employee engagement in the ‘new norm’. The Virtual Employee Engagement Summit is one of the few online HR events that featured a truly gender-balanced selection of speakers for their 2020 edition which makes us believe they’ll do the same in 2021.

d&i Leaders Global Forum 2021

June 8 - 9

This is the leading annual global event for organizations looking to accelerate their workplace diversity and inclusion strategy. With over 600 senior diversity, inclusion, and HR professionals attend the forum to hear from 40+ expert speakers, network, and exchange ideas. 2020 speakers included Global Inclusion & Diversity Heads of large international companies such as Heineken, LinkedIn, and Ikea.

Redesign Your Employee Experience

July 21

Whether employees are working in office or remote, this is a conference for you. This virtual HR event by the Human Capital Institute helps you understand how to use design thinking to create experiences that inspire and retain in any work environment.

ATD21 @Home

August 29 - September 1

The Association for Talent Development (ATD) has a somewhat hybrid event. Attendees can decide to come in-person (if, of course, the circumstances at the time allow it) or access ATD21@home. You will have the ability to hear about new and innovative ideas in the talent development field, be able to participate in peer-to-peer learning programs, speaker Q&A sessions, and much more.

Engage and Develop Great People Managers

September 22

Learning how to set your managers up for success with resources and coaching that allow them to lead with empathy while maintaining production levels and accountability. This virtual HR conference will help you discover how leading organizations have evolved new tools, strategies, and best practices to help their managers connect and engage distributed, onsite, or hybrid teams in a personal way.

Optimise Your Talent Acquisition Tools and Technology

November 3

This event can help you keep up to date on the latest Talent Acquisition technologies and learn how the right tech can step up your talent attraction and recruiting game.

d&i Leaders Global Forum 2021

November 17

Now is the time to lay the foundation and start preparing for the workforce you’ll want in the future of your organization. This virtual HR conference by the Human Capital Institute helps you identify future trends, assess current skillsets, and develop employees.

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