Workhuman Live is the premier annual HR and leadership conference, produced by Workhuman. The next event, Workhuman Live Nashville 2027, takes place April 26–29, 2027 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee. The conference brings together more than 3,000 HR professionals, people leaders, CHROs, and executives for four days of keynotes, breakout sessions, hands-on workshops, curated networking, and immersive experiences. Attendees gain research-backed insights, practical frameworks, and community connections to help them build more human, high-performing workplaces. Early bird registration is now open. Visit workhumanlive.com for pricing and registration details.

The best HR conference of 2027

The best HR conference of 2027

Your greatest resource ishuman

April 26-29, 2027 Gaylord Opryland, Nashville

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Announcements:

Susan David

New speaker

Susan David

Leading Management Thinker, Bestselling Author & Award-Winning Psychologist

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Hotel & Travel

Housing is now open!

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Rachel Botsman

New speaker

Rachel Botsman

Author & Trust Expert

Eric M. Bailey

New speaker

Eric M. Bailey

Bestselling Author & President, Bailey Strategic Innovation Group

Dr. Kelly Monahan

New speaker

Dr. Kelly Monahan

Future of Work Expert, Former Research Executive at Meta, Upwork, Accenture & Deloitte

A strongly worded letter to HR...

Dear HR, you’re kind of a big deal right now. The ground is shifting and people need help finding their footing. Maybe you do too. Come find your way with leaders who get it. Challenge your thinking. Try the weird activation. And leave smarter about the science behind thriving workplaces – and the very human art of creating them.

Find your people.

  • You
  • People leaders
  • HR champions

Face the big stuff.

  • Change
  • AI
  • Performance

Take home more.

  • Renewed focus
  • An action plan
  • Better questions

Got people problems? Bring 'em.

See how we're tackling the big questions facing HR and people leaders.

How do we redesign work and roles in the age of AI?

How Workhuman Live helps

See how AI is reshaping roles, changing the skills people need, and creating new ways for humans and technology to work better together.

Speakers who get it

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Dr. Kelly Monahan
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Dr. Kalifa Oliver
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Your input can help shape what we bring to the Workhuman Live agenda.

What's your big question?

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Peer-approved.

Meet our attendees

People Leaders

“Every year, I take back with me new tools and strategies to my team so I can connect with people in the workplace better and become a more human-centric leader.”
Kimpton

HR Practitioners

“This is the best conference I've attended in all my years. It's why I keep coming back!”
McKesson

Executives

“The experience was educational, inspirational, and provided an exceptional opportunity for networking with others as well as internal teambuilding.”
Louisville MSD

This isn’t

a rinse-and-repeat conference.

Every year, we reinvent Workhuman Live around what HR needs now. Bolder ideas. Smarter ways to connect. Genuinely human moments you won’t find on an agenda. Please adjust your HR conference expectations accordingly.

The

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conference

“Upbeat, engaging, FUN. Nothing about this is run-of-the mill.”
TalentCulture
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“Workhuman Live gives attendees joy and permission to be compassionate leaders.”
Forbes
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More bang.

Less buck.

Options for any group size

  • Just you$1,595
  • Small group of 2-4$1,435per person
  • Group of 5-19$1,117per person
  • Large group of 20+CUSTOM

Prices increase on Jan. 11

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See what’s waiting in Nashville.

Explore the agenda

See the learning themes, sessions, and schedule as they become available.

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Meet the speakers

See the visionaries behind the ideas — grouped by the topics you care about.

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See who you’ll meet

Find out who you could be swapping ideas with.

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