What is the ultimate driver of organizational success? The answer is an amazing workplace culture. Building a strong culture involves learning from the success of other HR professionals. If you’re looking for a great way to stay up to date on the latest HR trends, network with peers, and keep your certification credits up to date, consider attending one (or more) of the following employee engagement events. Every event listed below is being held virtually so you can attend from anywhere.
Achievers will be at all of these employee engagement events and more. You can check out the Achievers Events Calendar to stay updated on every event Achievers will be attending virtually, where we will demonstrate the power of our award-winning employee voice and recognition solutions. With Achievers, you will be able to bring your organization’s values and strategy to life, activate employee participation, and create a culture that means business.
Here are the top 10 employee engagement events in North America that you should consider attending this year:
1. HRO Today Employee Engagement and Retention Summit
When: October 6 – 8, 2020
Who attends: HR leaders in employee engagement
About the event: The HRO Today Employee Engagement and Retention Summit will discuss how the best organizations to work for are planning on impacting employee engagement this year. Learn how to improve engagement and retention in your own company with practical advice from our faculty of leaders and engagement champions.
Learn more: https://engagement-conference.com/about-us/
2. Gartner ReimagineHR Conference
When: October 13 – 15, 2020
Who attends: Trailblazers, thought leaders, and industry experts pushing the bounds of HR
About the event: The Gartner ReimagineHR conference helps attendees prepare their organizations for the future of work based on data they can trust, analytics they can rely on, and insights needed to make game-changing business decisions.
Learn more: https://www.gartner.com/en/conferences/na/human-resource-us
3. ACE 2020: Empower Beyond
When: October 21 – 22, 2020
Who attends: Employee engagement executives, total rewards professionals, culture builders
About the event: This is a must-have when it comes to employee engagement events to attend. This year, we’re empowering HR professionals beyond our physical workspaces in the first ever virtual ACE event. Arrive with your ideas and be ready to learn new skills that will transform the way your organization works.
Learn more: https://www.achievers.com/ace/
4. HR Technology Conference and Exposition
When: October 27 - 30, 2020
Who attends: HR professionals
About the event: As the industry’s leading independent employee engagement event for 20+ years, HR Tech features an unrivaled cutting-edge agenda for HR and IT professionals from businesses of all sizes. With a primary focus on driving HR success through technology, the HR Technology Conference is intended for those looking to continuously optimize usage of current HR systems as well as those looking to buy. It’s where you’ll gain the insight needed to help you make critical HR system decisions that will fuel your business while supporting your organization’s unique needs.
Learn more: https://www.hrtechnologyconference.com/
5. HR Leadership Summit
When: November 17 - 18, 2020
Who attends: CHROs and HR decision makers
About the event: Get the HR management insights you need across two separate tailored content streams. The executive stream offers HR training on high-level C-suite topics for CHROs and HR decision makers, while the main conference stream provides expert insight and HR training on topical issues for HR leaders and the wider HR team. Discover how to manage your unique culture through periods of change as an HR leader, boost your employee engagement, and navigate digital disruption in HR by attending this employee engagement event.
Learn more: https://hrleaders.ca/
6. Evanta: CHRO Executive Summits
When: Various dates
Who attends: C-suite executives from the world's leading organizations
About the event: Discover a powerful network of fellow CHROs from the world's leading organizations. Connect locally with other human resources leaders to share proven best practices, exchange new ideas, and discuss critical issues at the forefront of business today.
Learn more: https://www.evanta.com/chro
7. From Day One Virtual Conferences
When: Various dates
Who attends: Principals of organizations who are ready and able to effect change within businesses, industries, teams, and their communities
About the event: From Day One explores how companies can build well-grounded values into their business—diversity, responsibility, transparency—and stick with them in an economy driven by disruption.
Learn more: https://www.fromdayone.co/
8. Masterclassing
When: Various dates
Who attends: HR professionals from some of the world’s biggest most influential brands and businesses
About the event: HR Masterclasses bring together senior brand HR professionals with industry experts to discuss the latest HR trends, from employee engagement through to financial well-being. These half-day employee engagement events provide an engaging and interactive format to deliver thought leadership presentations and intimate roundtable discussions.
Learn more: https://www.masterclassing.com/hr
9. Perks
When: Various dates
Who attends: Professionals who focus on culture and the employee experience
About the event: Everything provided at Perks focuses on outcomes that are relevant to people pros. Take away only what you need, and nothing you don't. At Perks, they cover up-to-date issues and support all of their programs with subject matter experts and thoughtfully researched actions and opinions. Perks highlights solutions that are ubiquitous and accessible for organizations of all types, regardless of budget, hours, salaries or location.
Learn more: https://perkscon.com/
10. Elevate CHRO Roundtables
When: Various dates
Who attends: Senior HR executives
About the event: Where leaders can connect and dive deep on important issues being faced in today's climate. Each event begins with a learning session from renowned experts, followed by an interactive opportunity to connect and collaborate with peers.
Learn more: https://elevate.ca/events/
Save your seat at the top employee engagement events
As you fill in your 2020 calendar with virtual events to attend, consider our top 10 employee engagement events list above. Take the opportunity to virtually network with other HR professionals who are striving to boost employee engagement across their organizations and change the way world works. Employee engagement events are a fun and easy way to learn HR best practices, stay on top of workforce trends, and discover new strategies to build award-winning workplace cultures. Hope to see you there!
For a full list of upcoming virtual events that Achievers will be attending this year, please visit the Achievers Events Calendar.
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