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80 events catalogued in Leadership, 78 forthcoming across 2026 and 2027, 2 prior. Click any entry for the full editorial profile: speakers, sponsors, sessions, cross-event company graph.

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The best Leadership conferences in 2026 and 2027

Data as of October 9, 2026

10 picks from 78 upcoming Leadership conferences, ranked by verified program depth: the speakers and sponsors each event publishes on its own site. How we verify.

At a glance
#ConferenceDatesWhereSpeakersSponsorsBest for
1CTO Craft Con 2027 LondonMarch 15, 2027London, GB13143Meeting senior decision-makers
2LEAD27 Zurich 2026November 19, 2026Zurich, CH10912A broad program of sessions
32026 GOVIT Leadership Summit & SymposiumNovember 8, 2026Bloomington, US995A broad program of sessions
42026 HRPA SummitOctober 19, 2026Toronto, CA43108Seeing the vendor landscape
5CIO KongressOctober 11, 2026online930A broad program of sessions
6mysecurityevent 2026November 17, 2026München, DE7810A deep speaker lineup
7ICMA Annual Conference 2026October 17, 2026Long Beach, US7416A deep speaker lineup
8DSC Europe 2026November 23, 2026Belgrade, RS6528Meeting senior decision-makers
9Momentum 2026October 16, 2026Cincinnati, US6912A deep speaker lineup
10LeadDev Berlin 2026November 9, 2026Berlin, DE4946Seeing the vendor landscape
  1. 1

    London, GB·131 voices, 43 sponsors

    Best forMeeting senior decision-makers

    131 speakers, 83% at VP level or above. Sponsors include AI Leadership Lab, LavinMQ and Skiller Whale. 12 exhibitors.

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  2. 2
    LEAD27 Zurich 2026November 19, 2026

    Zurich, CH·109 voices, 12 sponsors

    Best forA broad program of sessions

    109 speakers, 39% at VP level or above. Sponsors include Xebia, UBS and Valiantys. About 500 attendees expected.

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  3. 3

    Bloomington, US·99 voices, 5 sponsors

    Best forA broad program of sessions

    99 speakers, 49% at VP level or above. Sponsors include City Engineers Association of Minnesota (CEAM), Minnesota School Nutrition Association (MSNA) and Ramsey County League of Local Governments (RCLLG).

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  4. 4
    2026 HRPA SummitOctober 19, 2026

    Toronto, CA·43 voices, 108 sponsors

    Best forSeeing the vendor landscape

    43 speakers, 78% at VP level or above. Sponsors include BambooHR, EY and Rippling.

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  5. 5
    CIO KongressOctober 11, 2026

    AT·93 voices

    Best forA broad program of sessions

    93 speakers, 41% at VP level or above.

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  6. 6
    mysecurityevent 2026November 17, 2026

    München, DE·78 voices, 10 sponsors

    Best forA deep speaker lineup

    78 speakers, 33% at VP level or above. Sponsors include it-daily.net, TeleTrusT and Community GCSC. 24 exhibitors.

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  7. 7

    Long Beach, US·74 voices, 16 sponsors

    Best forA deep speaker lineup

    74 speakers. Sponsors include MissionSquare, Workday and JLL.

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  8. 8
    DSC Europe 2026November 23, 2026

    Belgrade, RS·65 voices, 28 sponsors

    Best forMeeting senior decision-makers

    65 speakers, 35% at VP level or above. Sponsors include AMD, Comtrade System Integration and Generali.

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  9. 9
    Momentum 2026October 16, 2026

    Cincinnati, US·69 voices, 12 sponsors

    Best forA deep speaker lineup

    69 speakers. Sponsors include Redis, Leapwork and Afidence.

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  10. 10
    LeadDev Berlin 2026November 9, 2026

    Berlin, DE·49 voices, 46 sponsors

    Best forSeeing the vendor landscape

    49 speakers, 32% at VP level or above. Sponsors include Cloudflare, Harness and LaunchDarkly.

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What are the best Leadership conferences in 2026?
Ranked by how many speakers and sponsors each event lists on its own site, the top three are CTO Craft Con 2027 London (March 15, 2027, London, GB), LEAD27 Zurich 2026 (November 19, 2026, Zurich, CH) and 2026 GOVIT Leadership Summit & Symposium (November 8, 2026, Bloomington, US). The ranking above covers 10 events out of 78 upcoming Leadership conferences we track.
Which Leadership conference has the most sponsors?
2026 HRPA Summit lists 108 sponsors, the most of any upcoming Leadership conference we track. It runs October 19, 2026 in Toronto, CA.
When is the next Leadership conference?
CIO Kongress is next, on October 11, 2026 in online.
How is this list ranked?
By verified program depth: the number of speakers and sponsors each conference publishes on its own website, which we re-check against the source. No event pays to appear in this ranking.