Inspiring change. Driving wellbeing innovation. Shaping the future of retail.

The Retail’s Trust’s sixth annual Leaders’ Summit brings together senior retail leaders for a powerful day of insight, innovation and action. This year’s programme is designed to help shape your 2026 wellbeing and engagement strategies with real-world solutions and bold ideas.

Highlights include:

Keynote Q&A with Lord Stuart Rose.

Gain exclusive insights from one of retail’s most respected voices on leadership, people-first culture and the future of work.

A deep dive into the workplace happiness gap – and how to close it.

Explore why certain employee groups are being left behind and what we can do to create more inclusive wellbeing strategies.

The launch of the Retail Trust youth council.

Discover how you can help give Gen-Z a voice and shape the future of workplace culture through youth-led perspectives.

Breakout sessions on AI in HR, the power of difference and brain-based collaboration.

Choose from interactive rooms for quick-fire sessions covering cutting edge topics like AI’s role in enhancing the human experience in HR, spotting internal talent and unlocking the brain’s social code.

And finally, a powerful session on breaking the last taboo: periods in the workplace.

Join a trailblazing panel of well-known voices as we explore why menstrual health remains one of the final frontiers in workplace wellbeing.

Plus, more surprises along the way!

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Thank you to every organisation who supports our event.