Why Attend?

From unlocking the enterprise value of AI to reimagining workforce strategy, today's HR leaders are being asked to do more than respond to change. Avature Upfront brings together HR leaders, HRIS professionals and system experts to explore what that looks like in practice.

Learn

  • Hear from global leaders from some of the region’s leading brands as they share actionable strategies across the full talent lifecycle
  • Gain fresh perspectives on building future-proof, AI-enabled talent strategies

Explore

  • See innovation in action through live demos and dedicated roadmap sessions for recruiting and talent management
  • Put ideas into practice in interactive workshops designed to test the platform’s flexibility and adaptability

Connect

  • Meet HR professionals facing challenges similar to yours
  • Build meaningful relationships through small-group sessions and informal moments designed to spark real conversation
91% of attendees learned something that will help them solve a business challenge

The conference is very valuable not only in terms of the presentations, but all the conversations that you may have (...). It is a very eye opening to discuss what kind of challenges other companies are facing and what kind of solutions they're using in Avature to address those challenges.”

Aneta Szymańska-Janecka Talent Acquisition Manager, Deloitte CE
97% of attendees made valuable professional connections

I really like the exchange with other clients to have best practice sharing, to get to know the way they're using Avature in their company, and learn more about their success story with Avature. In the end, it's also about sharing, staying in touch, networking, and also shaping our agenda of future of Avature together.”

Kim Schuster Global Recruitment Manager, Henkel
92% of attendees gained insights to improve team efficiency

The actual content of the conference itself has been fantastic, really enlightening. It's brought a lof of the key things to life for us as well. I've lots of notes, I've lots of things to take away and I’m looking forward to seeing how to implement that moving forward.”

Carrie Small Talent Acquisition Excellence Manager, Virgin Media O2
97% of attendees learned how to better leverage the Avature platform

At Avature Upfront, one can see not only what the other users of Avature are doing with it, which is in itself an inspiration, but we can also, explore, what Avature is building and the new solutions coming. So that gives a lot of food for thought for us and the team.”

Jean-Etienne Kautzmann Head of Recruitment and Employment Management, Council of Europe

Big Hits from 2025

A snapshot of the sessions that resonated most with last year’s attendees—and set the tone for what’s next.

Explore the full 2025 Recap

AI in Action: Real Lessons From Industry Leaders

AI was at the heart of Avature Upfront Europe 2025—not as hype, but in real, concrete examples. From IBM’s take on human-AI hybrid work to Deutsche Bahn’s award-winning use of AI and automation, plus live demos of Avature Copilot and Agentic Automation, attendees left with practical ideas they could apply right away.

Scaling Skills-Based Talent Strategies for Enterprise Impact

Attendees explored how to move beyond pilot programs and scale skills-based approaches across the enterprise, using practical frameworks and real-world examples to drive measurable impact.

Outsmarting Fake Candidates With Avature

Participants tackled the growing challenge of candidate fraud, learning how to identify risks, design effective countermeasures and protect the integrity of their talent pipelines.

HR & IT: From Collaboration to Co-Ownership

A dynamic panel examined how shared ownership of AI initiatives is becoming critical to successful digital transformation.

Talent Acquisition & Talent Management Roadmaps

Attendees got an early look at new Avature capabilities, from Copilot-assisted scheduling and LLM-powered search to skills-based talent management innovations.

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There is a 10% discount for parties of 3 or more, and 20% for those of 6 or more, when registrations are made online at the same time.

Full Conference Pass

  • Early Bird Rate
    (Until May 31, 2026)
  • EUR 550 + taxes
  • Regular Rate
    (From June 1, 2026)
  • EUR 600 + taxes
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