The new HR baseline: speed, fairness, proof

Opening Keynote: Build the Workforce of Tomorrow HR Tech Summit 2026 | 8 min

The HR Tech Summit 2026 kicked off with a challenge from Assessio CEO Mikkel Lundø: stop optimising yesterday's processes and start building tomorrow's workforce with clear intent. In this opening keynote, Mikkel sets the tone for the full event — making the case for why HR is no longer a support function reacting to change, but an architect of how organisations operate and what they will become.

You'll take away:

• Why speed, fairness, and human judgment are no longer trade-offs you have to accept
• How AI and science-backed data work together to drive better decisions across the employee lifecycle
• One question to hold in mind all day: "Are we still optimising yesterday's processes, or are we actually building tomorrow's workforce?"