Immersive recruitment event with PechaKucha sessions, live music, a DJ, close-up magic and live KOSI podcast sessions, produced by RecConnect.
CONNECTED 2026 is coming to BOX Piccadilly on Thursday 12 November, from 9:30am to 5pm. It's produced by RecConnect, the team behind a series of recruitment and leadership events, and they've set it up as an alternative to the standard conference. There's no theatre-style seating and no hours of people talking at you from a stage; instead, it's an immersive day for recruitment professionals that mixes insight, innovation, connection and entertainment.
The format is built around PechaKucha sessions — short, timed presentations — and collaboration slots, with live music, a DJ and close-up magic running alongside. There are also live KOSI podcast sessions hosted by Kate O'Neill and Saeed Bor, where they record recruitment chat with attendees on the mic. Simon Lewis is MC for the day. Keybridge IT Solutions is the headline sponsor, with Deel, 3R, Ringover, Bullhorn and Shazamme as gold sponsors, and Wave, OneUp Sales and Paiger as silver. Industry service providers can only attend by invitation.
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RecConnect describes it as a day that fuses insight, innovation, connection and entertainment into one experience, and a 2025 attendee, Ricky Wheeler, summed it up as 'that's how events are done!'. It's held at BOX, an iconic venue in the heart of London, and runs from 9:30am to 5pm on Thursday 12 November. Tickets are £116 for an Early Bird Recruiter Full Day Pass, £129 for a Recruiter Full Day Pass, £36 for an Afternoon Party Pass and £65 for a Supplier Afternoon Party Pass.
