The big tops are back!

RecFest UK 2025 will features 8 stages covering crucial topics throughout the day. From DEI to EVP, and AI to emerging trends, each stage covers a multitude of sessions per day. Learn more about the stages below.

The Inspire Stage

Featuring the biggest voices in the field, the Inspire Stage is dedicated to motivating and empowering talent acquisition and HR professionals. Learn from experts who have navigated the complex terrain of the TA World as they discuss ideas, challenges, obstacles and successes. This stage promises to offer fresh perspectives and reignite your passion for recruitment, leaving you with skills to thrive within your organisations.

In the evening, the Inspire Stage will become the home for the RecFest afterparty – as a final celebratory note of the day!

The Disrupt Stage

The opening day of the Disrupt Stage is a deep dive into the power of technology in recruitment. This case-study led stage isn’t just about incremental changes; it’s about the formative power HR technology. You will leave with powerful insights into the benefits of HR Technology.

Is there a bigger buzz word than AI right now? The Disrupt Stage catapults you into the realm of AI and its continued role in revolutionising recruitment on a global scale. AI tools allow for so much more than automating tasks, it can enhance your decision making and efficiencies across the entire funnel.

The Innovate Stage

As the competition for top talent intensifies, the Innovate Stage is your go-to destination for bold, out-of-the-box solutions to the most pressing challenges in talent acquisition, dedicated to the future of TA’s emerging trends, advancements in technology and shifting candidate experiences.

You’ll hear from industry visionaries and gain insights into how TA can become the strategic powerhouse for organisational success. This stage celebrates ingenuity, showcasing ideas and strategies that break away from traditional approaches and redefine how we attract, engage, and retain talent.

The Resourcing Leaders Stage

A MUST for current and future leaders, The Resourcing Leader’s Stage returns to RecFest for its fifth year, bringing together the RL Community once again to offer both current and future leaders the opportunity to listen and learn from Europe’s top Resourcing Leaders.

You’ll have the opportunity to hear from top Strategic TA change-makers as they provide unparalleled insights, sharing their experiences, challenges, and successes in leading substantial TA projects.

This stage is not just about sharing knowledge; it’s about inspiring current and future leaders and changemakers to innovate and drive positive change within their organisations and the broader industry.

The Innovate Stage

As the competition for top talent intensifies, the Innovate Stage is your go-to destination for bold, out-of-the-box solutions to the most pressing challenges in talent acquisition, dedicated to the future of TA’s emerging trends, advancements in technology and shifting candidate experiences.

You’ll hear from industry visionaries and gain insights into how TA can become the strategic powerhouse for organisational success. This stage celebrates ingenuity, showcasing ideas and strategies that break away from traditional approaches and redefine how we attract, engage, and retain talent.

Day 1: Navigating Trends and Strategies in Recruitment

Day 1 of the Unplugged Stage features panels throughout the course of the day where you’ll learn strategies that are shaping the recruitment landscape. Attendees will gain an understanding of the current recruitment trends including remote and hybrid work models, the rise of candidate-centric approaches, and the integration of data analytics, and more.

Day 2: Championing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in the Workplace

Day 2 of the Unplugged Stage delves into one of the most critical issues facing the recruitment and HR world—DEI. This day is dedicated to unpacking DEI’s complexities, building inclusive workplaces and exploring the role of recruitment. Through a series of heartfelt discussions and panels, speakers will share their experiences, challenges, and successes in implementing DEI initiatives.