Who attends

A senior cross-functional room built around workforce decisions

SWP Summit 2027 brings together the leaders who define workforce questions, build the evidence, shape the options and put decisions into practice.

2027 audience target 300+ senior cross-functional leaders expected
Verified 2026 audience evidence
90% manager level or above
89% from organisations with 1,000+ employees
Delegates in post-session conversation at SWP Summit 2026
Employer-side workforce decision-makers remain at the centre of the room.
Audience fit

See where you fit in the decision

Workforce decisions are shaped by more than one function. The room is designed to connect the people who frame the challenge, test the evidence, develop the choices and carry them into the business.

Stage 01

Translate enterprise priorities into the workforce questions that matter

This group connects business strategy with the decisions leaders need to make around cost, capacity, capability, risk and performance.

  • Chief People Officers and HR Directors
  • Heads of Strategic Workforce Planning
  • People Strategy and Workforce Strategy leaders
The summit is strongest when strategic questions are tested by the people who understand data, talent, structure and implementation.
2026 audience evidence

Senior enough for strategic discussion. Broad enough for better decisions.

The 2026 audience combined leadership seniority with enterprise scale, while bringing together industries facing comparable workforce choices.

Seniority

90% manager level or above

Verified breakdown of the 2026 audience.

Senior leaders43.5%
Heads, managers and leads46.6%
Specialists and analysts9.9%
Organisation scale

89% from 1,000+ employee organisations

Verified breakdown of organisation size in 2026.

10,000+ employees39%
1,000 to 10,000 employees49.7%
Fewer than 1,000 employees11.3%

Cross-industry by design

Examples from the 2026 audience, grouped to show breadth without turning the page into a wall of labels.

Financial, professional and business services Banking, insurance, consulting, property and business services.
Technology, telecommunications and media Software, data, digital platforms, telecoms and media.
Consumer, retail, hospitality and transport Retail, FMCG, travel, aviation, leisure and consumer brands.
Industrial, healthcare, public and mission-led Manufacturing, energy, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, education and public organisations.
Previous attendee organisations

Organisations represented at SWP Summit 2026

A curated selection from the 2026 audience. Previous attendance does not indicate confirmed participation in 2027.

  • Manchester Airports Group
  • McDonald's
  • Mundipharma
  • JLL
  • EY
  • Merck
  • Carnival UK
  • ABB
  • Danone
  • European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
  • Colt Technology Services
  • Teradata
  • Schneider Electric
  • Howden
  • The Walt Disney Company
  • Barclays
  • British Airways
  • Post Office
  • NatWest Group
  • Specsavers
  • Smith+Nephew
  • NBCUniversal
  • Sage
  • Reckitt
3 March 2027 · 1 Basinghall Avenue, London

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Join the people contributing to workforce decisions from strategy and evidence through to design, investment and execution.