Workhuman Live 2025: A Preview of the Year’s Most Inspiring Workplace Conference

With so many of us working to understand and redefine the world of work in 2025, one event stands out as a must-attend experience for HR professionals, business leaders, and workplace culture champions alike: Workhuman Live 2025, taking place May 12–15 at the Gaylord Rockies Resort in Aurora, Colorado. More than a conference, Workhuman Live is a gathering of people committed to making work more human, more meaningful, and more impactful for everyone. 

With over 4,000 attendees expected, this year’s event promises an unforgettable mix of inspirational keynotes, practical workshops, and impactful conversations that cut straight to the heart of what matters to the modern workplace. If you’re looking for a conference that blends purpose with pragmatic and actionable insight, and strategy with meaning, Workhuman Live 2025 promises to deliver. Let’s take a look at what you can expect this year at Workhuman Live. 

This Year’s Themes: Rise, Build, Lift, and Step into the Future 

The 2025 event is organized around four powerful themed tracks, each designed to equip attendees with the insights and tools needed to create thriving workplace cultures. These compelling tracks include: 

• Rise Up – Personal growth and resilience in the face of change and uncertainty. 

• Build Up – Organizational design and development to support inclusive, high-performing cultures. 

• Lift Up – Community-building, allyship, and the power of recognition and belonging. 

• Step Up – Human-centered leadership strategies for today’s evolving workforce. 

These themes are reflected in every keynote and breakout session and will resonate in every conversation you have at Workhuman Live, ensuring a cohesive and transformational experience for attendees at every level. 

Spotlight on Keynote Speakers: Ideas to Change How We Work 

Workhuman Live consistently draws some of the most exciting and relevant voices in business, psychology, and organizational culture, and 2025 is no exception. Highlights from the expected slate of keynoters are as follows: 

• Adam Grant, renowned organizational psychologist and bestselling author of Hidden Potential, will explore how leaders and teams can cultivate the habits and systems that accelerate learning and growth. 

• Eric Mosley, Workhuman co-founder and CEO, will open the conference with a bold vision for the human workplace and how organizations can drive business impact through connection and appreciation. 

• Trevor Noah, comedian, author, and former Daily Show host, will close the event with a keynote full of humor, humanity, and insights on storytelling and cultural empathy. 

Additional featured speakers include Erin Meyer, Cy Wakeman, and Hamza Khan—each bringing unique expertise to topics like high-performance culture, leadership development, and inclusive communication. 

 

Sessions to Watch: Practical Guidance for a New Era of Work 

As attendees have come to anticipate, Workhuman Live 2025 is stacked with relevant and important topics and sessions throughout the event. Attendees will have access to dozens of breakout sessions and workshops that tackle the most critical HR and business issues of 2025, including: 

• The Skills Powered Organization: The Journey to the Next Generation Enterprise featuring renowned business thinker Ravin Jesuthasan 

• Sustainable Work: Because Burnout Isn’t a Career Goal with Jen Fisher and Kara Mohr 

• Unlocking Cognitive Agility and Well-being for a Resilient Workforce – featuring a panel of workplace thought leaders

• HumAIn: Empowering Inclusion with Technology with AI innovator Noelle Russell

• How to Be a Great Boss with social psychologist Dolly Chugh, exploring actionable ways to lead with greater awareness and impact. 

From case studies to roundtable discussions, every session is designed to provide real-world takeaways that attendees can bring back to their teams and implement immediately. Your challenge is to work your schedule to make sure you don’t miss any of the sessions that are most relevant for you and your organization – good luck! 

Meeting the Moment: Why Workhuman Live 2025 Matters 

The challenges facing today’s workplaces are complex: navigating hybrid and remote working dynamics, addressing employee burnout, strengthening DEI in the face of external pressures, optimizing for employee wellbeing, and managing change in the face of economic and technological disruption. For HR and business leaders, 2025 demands bold, human-centered solutions – and that’s exactly what Workhuman Live is built to deliver. The major themes of Workhuman Live 2025 speak directly to your most important business, leadership, and people challenges. 

• Rise Up supports well-being and resilience, helping organizations protect their most important asset: people. 

• Build Up gives leaders the tools to retain top talent and build cultures of trust and recognition. 

• Lift Up promotes inclusion and connection at a time when workplaces need stronger communities than ever before. 

• Step Up encourages leaders to challenge traditional models and lead with empathy, vision, and courage. 

By attending Workhuman Live, leaders gain more than just ideas – they gain insight. The conference is a catalyst for growth, development, and positive progress, providing clarity in times of change and community in times of challenge. It’s an opportunity to reflect, reimagine, and return to work re-energized and empowered with big ideas. 

What Makes Workhuman Live Different? 

Unlike many industry conferences focused solely on metrics or a software package, Workhuman Live centers on the human experience – infusing inspiration with action. From the scenic backdrop of the Rocky Mountains to curated wellness experiences and engaging networking opportunities, the event is intentionally designed to be both meaningful, memorable, and perspective changing. 

Attendees often describe it as the most energizing event of the year – one that reminds them why they chose a career in HR and people leadership in the first place. 

H3 HR Advisors at Workhuman Live 2025 

This year at Workhuman Live, the H3 HR Advisors team will be on site to record our award-winning At Work in America podcast, live stream from the event for our popular “H3 Live” video blog, and keep you updated on all the news, insights, and inspiration from the event. 

You can follow us and all the action from Workhuman Live 2025 on LinkedIn, X, and YouTube on our channels below: 

LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/company/h3hr/ 

X – https://x.com/HRHappyHour  

YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@HRHappyHourLive 

And follow #WorkhumanLive2025 across all the social media platforms for more from the event. 

Join the Movement 

Registration for Workhuman Live 2025 is now open, with discounted pricing still available for early registrants and teams. Whether you’re a seasoned HR executive, a people-first founder, or a curious team leader, this is your chance to be part of the conversation shaping the future of work. We hope to see you there! 

For more details and to reserve your spot, visit www.workhumanlive.com.