2026 SPONSORS
Platinum Partner
Employment Hero is the world’s first Employment Operating System: an end-to-end system built to make employment easier for everyone. From hired to retired, everything employment is managed in one place. Employment Hero helps over 500,000 businesses worldwide hire great people and manage everything from hiring, HR and payroll, through to rewards, recognition and offboarding —all automated behind the scenes. And for the 2M+ employees and jobseekers using Employment Hero, Employment OS is their work passport to unlock great job opportunities, manage work admin and grow their career.
Rippling gives businesses one place to run HR, IT, and Finance. It brings together all of the workforce systems that are normally scattered across a company, like payroll, expenses, benefits, and computers. For the first time ever, you can manage and automate every part of the employee lifecycle in a single system.
Headquartered in San Francisco, with APAC offices in Sydney and Singapore, Rippling has raised $1.2B from the world's top investors—including Kleiner Perkins, Founders Fund, Sequoia, Greenoaks and Bedrock.
Gold Partner
Auto-UX is a technology company reshaping novated leasing for good. Our mission is to unlock the benefits of novated leasing through a paradigm-shifting UX. We’ve digitised the end-to-end UX, leveraging tech, AI and data analytics to empower employees to make the best car purchase decision. In turn, we enable employers to increase engagement and reduce company admin costs effortlessly. We deliver bigger savings, with less hassle and #MoreGood.
Since 2008, Be Challenged have specialised in workshops and programs designed to foster team cohesion, personal growth, skills, and career satisfaction. Whether you’re looking to develop your team’s skills, drive performance and leadership, give back to the community or simply have some fun, we have a program or workshop to suit any size group.
At LHH, we create meaningful, fulfilling workplaces. Backed by The Adecco Group, our 12,000+ experts across 60 countries deliver human-centered solutions in Leadership Development, Career Transition, Mobility, and Reskilling—empowering organisations to achieve bold ambitions across every stage of the talent journey.
SG Fleet is Australia’s leading provider of novated leasing and fleet management services, with over 35 years’ experience, 59,000+ active novated leases, and more than 270,000 vehicles under management. SG Fleet deliver valued employee benefits, simplify admin, and support sustainability—making mobility easier, safer, and more cost-effective. Discover the SG difference today.
WageSafe is a cloud-based payroll compliance platform that integrates with payroll and workforce management systems to independently validate pay outcomes against Fair Work Awards and Enterprise Agreements. By analysing payroll and WFM data every pay cycle, WageSafe identifies potential underpayments and overpayments before they become larger compliance issues.
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Deel is the all-in-one HR platform for global teams. It helps companies simplify every aspect of managing an international workforce, from culture and onboarding, to local payroll and compliance. Deel works for independent contractors and full-time employees in more than 150 countries, compliantly. And getting set up takes just a few minutes.
Your trusted learning partner, revolutionising learning through meaningful, impactful experiences that drive success. From onboarding to AI capability building and leadership development, we design tailored, practical solutions that unlock business potential. Our innovative, measurable strategies foster growth, adaptability, and stronger teams—empowering individuals and organisations to thrive in the future of work.
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Remote creates opportunity everywhere by making it simple for companies to find, hire, manage, and pay global teams. Its unified HR and payroll platform combines deep local expertise with compliance, security, and ease of use. Backed by investors including SoftBank, Accel, Sequoia, Index Ventures, Two Sigma, General Catalyst, and B Capital.
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HiBob’s mission is to redefine the modern workplace with Bob, its innovative HR software designed for employees and leaders—not just HR. Bob simplifies complex HR processes like onboarding, performance management, time tracking, and leave management into one intuitive, user-friendly platform that fosters engagement, strengthens culture, and boosts productivity.
Our advanced payroll technology is specifically designed to address the complex legislative requirements faced by businesses in Australia and New Zealand. By leveraging cutting-edge software, we open up a world of possibilities to our customers, simplifying and automating payroll like never before.
Legal Sponsor
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Australian Business Lawyers & Advisors (ABLA) is an award-winning, workplace relations and employment law firm dedicated exclusively to supporting employers. We specialise in employment law, industrial relations, workplace investigations, and workplace health and safety.
Our team offer strategic advice and representation to help businesses navigate complex legal problems with confidence. Deeply embedded in the employer community, we help shape workplace legislation in our consultative role with government. ABLA is different to other law firms. Clients say we are ‘a breath of fresh air’.
Don’t miss our expert lawyers, who will be speaking throughout the day. Our sessions are packed with insights and actionable advice you can implement immediately.
ABLA runs free monthly webinars tailored for HR professionals, covering the latest developments and best practices in workplace law. Subscribe to receive the monthly invitations by clicking our website link.
Care & Co Match helps employees manage the often-overwhelming challenge of aged care for ageing parents and loved ones. Through independent expert advice, provider matching and advocacy, we save families time, reduce stress and simplify complex decisions. This helps employers support workforce wellbeing and reduce the impact that ageing parent and care responsibilities can have on employees' work and personal lives.
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Origin is one of Australia’s leading energy companies with the ambition to lead the energy transition through cleaner energy and customer solutions. It provides an Electric Employee Benefits program to partners, which includes EV Subscription, discounts and offers on Origin internet, energy, solar and battery products.
NIDA Corporate Training empowers professionals across Australia with impactful communication, presentation, and leadership skills.
We deliver a range of communication development courses and customised training programs in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, and Canberra, helping individual professionals and teams drive meaningful business outcomes.
Exhibitors
ELMO's mission is to get Australia and New Zealand's workforce ready for what's next. Founded in 2002, ELMO Software is the trusted provider of HR technology to 2,000+ mid-sized organisations and more than one million end users across Australia and New Zealand.
ELMO is The Complete AI Workforce Platform™ — unifying HR, Payroll and Rostering on one data foundation and layering native AI to connect insight to action across the full employee lifecycle.
The Institute of EI is establishing emotional intelligence as a scientifically grounded, accredited human capability.
Our ambition is to reset the standard. To redefine how emotional intelligence is taught, recognised and valued. And to ignite a global movement of humans leading with awareness, connection and purpose
FRESH AIR LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
The art of leadership isn't taught with PowerPoint - it's cultivated through experience, challenge, and discovery.
At Out of Bounds, we combine proven psychology with experiential learning in natural settings, creating leadership programs that deliver deep insights and lasting change.
We don't simply teach theory; we create conditions where effective leadership is discovered.
The result? Leaders who don't just think differently, they show up differently.
Contact Details:
info@stepoutofbounds.com.au
Precise Background Services is Australia’s trusted partner for background screening services
Precise Background Services has been conducting Background Checks, including Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Checks for more than 15 years. We have developed a service offering that enables checks to be completed online, quickly and at a competitive price. Our clients value the positive onboarding experience their candidates enjoy!
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Deel is the all-in-one HR platform for global teams. It helps companies simplify every aspect of managing an international workforce, from culture and onboarding, to local payroll and compliance. Deel works for independent contractors and full-time employees in more than 150 countries, compliantly. And getting set up takes just a few minutes.
Origin is one of Australia’s leading energy companies with the ambition to lead the energy transition through cleaner energy and customer solutions. It provides an Electric Employee Benefits program to partners, which includes EV Subscription, discounts and offers on Origin internet, energy, solar and battery products.
Experience Sponsor
For over 30 years, Global Ballooning Australia has delivered unforgettable hot air balloon experiences over Melbourne City, the Yarra Valley and Mansfield. As Australia’s #1 ballooning operator, they are renowned for their impeccable safety record and magical sunrise flights, owned and operated by Australia’s only fourth-generation aviation family.
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We have a proud 110-year history of helping Canadian organizations thrive. Our 7,300+ partners and staff are located coast to coast and bring their expertise to provide quality services and products that help solve important problems.
Our industry-focused professional services include audit and assurance, tax, deals and consulting targeting solutions for cybersecurity, privacy, financial crime, workforce of the future, finance transformation, value creation, strategic reassessment and cost optimization. We work as one firm to bring different perspectives and capabilities together to achieve what matters most.
With offices in 155 countries and more than 284,000 people, we are among the leading professional services networks in the world. We deliver the best of our collective thinking, experience and solutions to build public trust and create value for our people, clients and communities.
