Staffing Industry Analysts, the global advisor on staffing and workforce solutions, has announced the full agenda and keynote speakers for its 12th annual CWS Summit Europe, taking place from tomorrow, 20 April and continuing through 21 April as a state-of-the-art Virtual Conference.

CWS Summit Europe is the premier annual event for enterprise human resources, procurement and workforce solutions management professionals providing key insights, highly-relevant learnings and real-world solutions to workforce programme challenges through riveting conversations and transformative ideas.

The ground-breaking and highly interactive 2021 CWS Summit Europe: Workforce Strategies for a New Tomorrow brings the power of in-person interaction to life and connects experts at the epicentre of the ecosystem.

SIA’s Peter Reagan, Senior Director, CWS & Research, explores how people, organisations, economies, and the entire talent supply ecosystem, have been impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic in a conference-opening keynote that looks to success in the new tomorrow.

Meanwhile, global futurist, keynote speaker and founder of forecasting agency Kjaer Global, Anne Lise Kjaer will present ‘Fostering a Culture of Connectedness in a Divided World’ in a special guest keynote which documents the new digital landscape and readies businesses for the inclusive thinking, fast-cycle learning and agility that will enable them to respond and adapt effectively to ongoing disruptive technologies.

With over 500 delegates, 60 speakers, 28 sessions and 15 exhibitors, the Summit is packed with new research, new thinking, new data, new experiences and new lessons gleaned over the course of recent and current events; and brings the professional community together in real-time via the CWS Summit virtual Exhibit Hall, live video-enabled Q&A and post panel discussions, the conference Networking Lounge, 1:1 chats and the platform’s advanced functionality and opportunities for interaction, peer-to-peer networking and engagement.

“As we confront widespread disruption across countries, economies, lives and global talent communities, the world at large is transforming rapidly,”Ursula Williams, COO at SIA said. “The inspiring roster of speakers, sponsors and attendees at this year’s CWS Summit Europe reflects the tremendous innovation, creativity and capacity of the workforce solutions ecosystem to rise to opportunity and usher in a new future.”