2026 edition | United Kindgom
People & Culture IMPACT Awards
The People & Culture IMPACT Awards recognise standout HR achievements across five categories. Nominate yourself, a colleague or leader that made a big impact and celebrate with us on September 3rd.
Our search for the boldest thinkers in the People & Culture community
The awards recognise outstanding work across five categories, from Talent Acquisition to AI & HR Tech, judged by some of the sharpest minds in the field. Because great HR deserves more than a quiet nod. It deserves a night to remember.
THIS YEAR'S CATEGORIES
The 5 categories in which we honour impactful contributions
Explore the categories and submit your nomination
AI & HR Tech
This award celebrates an individual who leverages technology and AI to transform HR practices. They set new standards in efficiency, personalisation, or data-driven decision-making in the workplace.
Culture & Engagement
This award celebrates an individual who builds workplaces where people genuinely want to show up. Through bold initiatives that foster belonging, wellbeing, and connection, they turn culture from a buzzword into a measurable business driver.
Leadership
This award celebrates a People & Culture leader who inspires with their inspiring vision and leads by example, shaping culture and driving lasting impact on the organisation.
Learning & Development
This award celebrates an individual who drives employee growth through innovative training and development programs within their organisation. By promoting learning initiatives and career progression, they contribute to the organisation’s success.
Talent Acquisition
This award celebrates an individual who uses innovative strategies to attract and keep top talent, while building a strong employer brand. They set new standards boosting the organisation’s competitiveness.
Winning projects have tackled everything from peer-to-peer learning and employer branding to leadership transformation and HR technology. They prove that the most impactful ideas often start small, and end up changing the way an entire organisation works.
Get inspired and celebrate with the People & Culture community
Join us at The Steel Yard London
SEPTEMBER 3 2026
Ready to celebrate with the People & Culture community?
Sign up below to attend the 2026 People & Culture IMPACT Awards at The Steel Yard, London.
It's guaranteed to be a big party, so you don't want to miss this one!
How it works
From nomination to celebration
Nominations open
Nominate your peers in our five different categories. You can nominate up until August 3rd.
Finalists announced
The top three finalists of each category will be contacted and announced in August.
Celebrate together
Winners will be announced at the event on September 3rd at The Steel Yard, London.
NOMINATIONS ARE OPEN
Submit your nomination
Meet the jury
Meet the exceptional jury of HR experts who will be selecting this year’s award winners.
Meet our partners
A big thank you to those who helping us make this event extra special
Agile HR Community
Agile HR Community helps HR leaders build the kind of HR function today’s organisations actually need – adaptive, human-centred, commercially focused and ready for constant change.
As global pioneers in Agile HR, we help HR teams move beyond slow, siloed ways of working to redesign how HR is set up, led and delivered, so they can create more value, faster. Through practical training, hands-on consulting and a global community of HR practitioners, we build the mindset, skillset and ways of working HR teams need to lead modern people operations in the age of AI.
Trusted by organisations around the world, Agile HR Community has worked with leading brands including Netflix, BT Group, Experian, Thales and JTI International.
Seekhr
SeekHR is a recruitment search partner to VC backed technology companies scaling across AI, deep tech, defence, robotics, fintech and enterprise software.
We specialise in hiring the People and Talent leaders who shape high-growth businesses, from Founding Talent Partners, through to Chief People Officers. Our clients include Helsing, Palantir, Perplexity.ai and Hypersonica — companies where talent density is higher than anywhere else and where Founders are relentless in the pursuit of the top 0.1%.
We're trusted by founders and recommended by leading investors including General Catalyst, Lightspeed and EQT Ventures because we understand what exceptional talent looks like in high-growth environments and know how to find it.
360Learning
360Learning is the AI-driven enterprise LMS that closes skills gaps by capturing internal expertise with Collaborative Learning Academies. With agentic AI grounded in your organization's proprietary knowledge, it transforms the expertise that runs your business into just-in-time, skills-based learning for every training need. Over 2,500 companies, including Safran, Cognizant, Bally's Corporation, Duolingo, and Smile Brands, trust 360Learning to accelerate learning that drives growth.
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