Future Talent Summit 2026
Welcome to the Future Talent Summit 2026 From Insight to Action | June 16-17, Stockholm 10th Anniversary Edition
Future Talent Summit is one of the world's most influential gatherings, shaping the future of work and education. For ten years, leading voices from government, academia, and business have convened here to shape the global agenda.
In 2026, approximately 400 senior leaders from more than 50 countries will gather at the Grand Hotel Stockholm for two days of keynotes, expert panels, curated roundtables, and facilitated one-on-one meetings.
Every delegate is vetted. Every session is designed around your strategic priorities. This is a peer-level environment, not a public conference.
The 2026 theme: From Insight to Action
Amid conflicting market signals, a flood of anecdotal data, and trendcasting presented as fact, the Future Talent Summit 2026 helps you separate signal from noise. Delegates move from insight to action, distinguishing themselves within a marketplace disrupted by AI, geopolitics, and market volatility.
Confirmed speakers include:
Vivienne Ming — Neuroscientist, AI expert, author of Robot-Proof Hans Vestberg — Former Chairman & CEO, Verizon | Board Member, BlackRock Uzair Qadeer — Chief People Officer, BBC Cait Lamberton — Vice-Dean & Director, The Wharton School El Iza Mohamedou — Head, OECD Centre for Skills Rachel Russell — Director, Future of Work, Microsoft Sam Schlimper — Managing Director, Randstad Advisory Nicklas Berild Lundblad — Former Head of Global Policy, DeepMind | Former VP Public Policy, Stripe Elena Magrini — Head of Global Research, Lightcast Ben Nelson — Chairman & CEO, Minerva Project Asma Shaikh — Director General HR, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Marc Fisher — Vice Chancellor, UC Berkeley Fotis Sotiropoulos — EVP & Provost, Penn State University ...and more to be announced through April 2026.
Selected sessions from the agenda:
Day 1:
Robot-Proof: When machines have all the answers, build better people (Vivienne Ming, opening keynote)
From Robot-Proof to Job-Ready: Who Acts — and How? (Cross-sector opening panel)
The Chatbot Was the Warmup: What AI Agents Will Do To Work (Provocation keynote)
2026-2027 Will Be the Productivity Reckoning (Sam Schlimper, Randstad Advisory)
The Future Habit: How to Gain an Edge with AI-Driven Foresight (Nicklas Berild Lundblad)
Annual Future of Talent Dinner (evening, details to follow)
Day 2:
OECD 2030 Skills Strategy Session (El Iza Mohamedou, keynote)
The Frontier Firm: How Microsoft Is Transforming in the Era of AI (Rachel Russell)
Emerging Leaders Panel: Voices Shaping the Future (30+ countries represented)
From Speed to Strength: Leadership, AI-Driven Decisions & Human Judgement (Michael Gerlich)
Follow the Money to the Future of Work (investor & capital allocation panel)
OECD 2030 Skills Strategy Workshop
Cocktails & Conversations (evening closing)
Full agenda: www.futuretalentsummit.org/agenda
Who attends:
Delegates hold positions including CHRO, Chief People Officer, VP of Talent, CEO, Board Member, University President, Provost, Dean, and Minister or Director of Labour/Education. Past organizations represented include Harvard, MIT, Oxford, Yale, Verizon, HSBC, Siemens, Unilever, EY, IBM, Nokia, Novartis, Randstad, Zalando, and the World Health Organization.
The venue: Grand Hotel Stockholm
Since 1874, Grand Hotel has stood at the heart of Stockholm, overlooking the Royal Palace and Gamla Stan. The very first Nobel Banquet was held here in 1901. It remains one of Europe's most storied gathering places for world leaders and changemakers.
What is included:
Two full days of conferencing, keynotes, panels, roundtables, workshops, and facilitated one-on-one meetings. Gala dinner (Day 1). All meals. Full post-event access to recordings, summaries, and analysis via a 6-month virtual FTC membership.
Delegate ticket: $2,200 | FTC members: included in membership Questions: [email protected]