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Staff shortages. Turnover. Rising costs of employment. The Employment Rights Bill on top of it all. This is where the people solving it come together.
Free to attend for qualified professionals. Pre-show assessment required. Places capped at 750.
- Full day access, 9:30am to 4:30pm
- 4 focused seminar sessions
- 50 exhibitor trade show
- Fully catered throughout
- Structured networking sessions
- Evening drinks reception
- 100% free to attend
One day at Protein Studios, Shoreditch. 10 September 2026.
- 4 focused seminar sessions
- 50 exhibitors on the trade show floor
- Fully catered, with structured networking and an evening drinks reception
- Free to attend for qualified professionals, places capped at 750
Decision-makers from UK retail and hospitality who own workforce strategy, HR technology budgets and people operations.
- People and Culture Directors
- Talent and L&D Leaders
- Workforce Strategists
- Technology and Innovation Leads
A day built to leave with answers, not more open questions.
- Take away proven strategies from the brands already solving retail and hospitality's toughest workforce challenges
- Evaluate 50 workforce technology solutions in one day, not 50 separate sales calls
- Structured sessions with peers facing identical challenges at comparable organisations
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A Victorian warehouse reimagined as one of London's most striking event spaces. Exposed steel, vaulted glass ceilings, concrete floors. The kind of venue that makes people want to stay all day, which is exactly what we need them to do.
Shoreditch, London EC2A 3EY
3 min walk from Shoreditch High Street station
- Vaulted glass ceiling and exposed steel throughout
- Industrial-chic main hall with full AV and staging
- Dedicated catering and bar area
- Breakout spaces for structured networking
- Central Shoreditch location, excellent transport links
- Staff shortages intensified by recent legislation and a significant rise in employment costs
- Zero-hours contracts, unfair dismissal reforms and flexible working rights all changing from 2026
- Automation and technology reshaping frontline roles faster than most operators can respond
- Recruitment and retention in high-turnover environments has never been harder or more expensive
"We built a platform for the retail and hospitality industries to connect, collaborate, and find the strategies, technologies, and solutions to overcome workforce challenges, reduce costs, and future-proof their operations."
Staff shortages intensified by recent legislation and a significant rise in employment costs created the need for this event. WIE fills the gap: sector-specific, expert-led, and built for the people actually solving these problems.
Join Us on 10 September
Every delegate goes through a pre-show assessment. The room is 750 of the most senior workforce decision-makers in UK retail and hospitality.
10 September 2026 at Protein Studios, Shoreditch. Free to attend. Fully catered throughout the day. Pre-show assessment required.
Free to attend for qualified professionals · Pre-show assessment required · Places strictly limited to 750