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Organised by Active Group Media Limited
A specialist event for HR and operations leaders in retail and hospitality. Built because the sector needed somewhere that speaks its language.
The Workforce Innovation Expo came out of a straightforward observation: retail and hospitality workforce leaders were being underserved by the events market. The big shows are too broad. Generic HR conferences talk about industries that have nothing in common with a 2,000-person restaurant group or a national retail chain.
Workforce Innovation Expo fills that gap. One day, one venue, one sector. 750 pre-vetted professionals from HR, people operations, operations and IT in retail and hospitality. A focused programme of four seminar sessions. A curated exhibitor floor of 50 suppliers who actually work in this space.
No filler. No keynotes from people who have never worked a shift. No oversold stands. Just the conversations that matter.
9:30am to 4:30pm at Protein Studios, 31 New Inn Yard, Shoreditch, London EC2A 3EY.
Staff shortages, rising labour costs, the Employment Rights Bill, and the pressure to automate without losing the human element. These are the challenges defining retail and hospitality HR right now.
Most events treat these as footnotes on a broader agenda. Workforce Innovation Expo treats them as the whole point. Every session, every speaker, every exhibitor on the floor has been selected because they are relevant to these specific challenges in these specific sectors.
We keep attendance deliberately small because quality conversations do not happen in a room of 5,000 strangers. They happen between people who recognise each other's problems.
Workforce Innovation Expo is free to attend for qualified professionals. That is not a gimmick. It is how we keep the audience right.
Every registration goes through a pre-show assessment. The 750 places available are not a fire sale. They are a guarantee to exhibitors that every conversation they have on 10 September is with someone who belongs in the room.
We are not the biggest workforce event in the calendar. We are the most relevant one for the people it is built for.
Active Group Media Limited is the organiser of the Workforce Innovation Expo. A company registered in England and Wales, incorporated in September 2025 with a core business activity as an exhibition and fair organiser.
Whether you are a workforce leader considering attending, or a supplier interested in exhibiting, the team is happy to help.
For general enquiries about the event, registration, the programme, or the venue, reach out directly. For exhibiting and sponsorship enquiries, limited stand availability means it is worth getting in touch sooner rather than later.
Free to attend. Pre-vetted places. Protein Studios, Shoreditch, London.
Free to attend for qualified professionals · Pre-show assessment required · Places strictly limited to 750