2026 WORKPLACE SUMMIT
2026 Summit Success Series
No two people come to Workplace Summit with exactly the same goals. An ERG leader may be looking for ideas to strengthen their community. A senior leader may be focused on organizational impact. An HR or People leader may be thinking about what happens when everyone returns to work.
The Workplace Summit Success Series is a collection of practical, role-specific resources designed to help you approach Summit with intention, focus on what matters most to you, and turn what you learn in Seattle into meaningful action.
Whether you’re preparing for Summit, building your agenda, or planning how you’ll bring the learning home, find the guide designed for you.
What’s inside your toolkit:
- Role-specific guidance designed around the goals, challenges, and opportunities different Summit attendees bring to the experience.
- Practical strategies for preparing intentionally, navigating Summit, and focusing your time on what matters most.
- Tools and action plans to help turn learning and new ideas into meaningful next steps.
- Resources you can use before, during, and after Summit to extend the value of the experience beyond your time in Seattle.
Your Summit experience should last longer than four days.
The Workplace Summit Success Series is a collection of practical guides designed to help you get more from your time at the 2026 Out & Equal Workplace Summit, and carry that value with you long after Seattle.
From preparing with intention and finding the right learning and connections to translating new ideas into action back at work, the Summit Success Series gives you practical guidance for navigating Summit through the lens of your role, your goals, and what you want to take home.
BRIEF 1
The ERG Leader Playbook: 7 Ways to Maximize Your Summit Experience
The ERG Leader Playbook helps you approach Summit with a plan, so you can focus less on trying to experience everything and more on finding the sessions, conversations, connections, and ideas that can make the greatest difference for your ERG.
Explore:
- Seven strategies for maximizing your Summit experience
- How to build your agenda around your ERG’s priorities
- Ways to make networking and community part of your learning
- Practical steps for turning Summit inspiration into year-round action
BRIEF 2
Executive Brief: Turning Summit Into Organizational Impact
The Executive Brief helps senior leaders maximize that investment by connecting the Summit experience to organizational priorities, creating opportunities for cross-functional learning, and ensuring the ideas and relationships built in Seattle lead to meaningful action back at work.
Explore:
- Six practices for maximizing the organizational value of Summit
- How to connect Summit participation to business and inclusion priorities
- Strategies for building a thoughtful, cross-functional delegation
- Ways to multiply learning and translate new insights into measurable action
BRIEF 3
Workplace Implementation Guide: A 30-Day Framework
Designed for HR, Inclusion, Talent, and People leaders, The Workplace Implementation Guide provides a practical 30-day framework for capturing what your team learned, sharing insights across your organization, prioritizing opportunities, and moving your strongest ideas from inspiration to implementation.
Explore:
- A week-by-week framework for the first 30 days after Summit
- Strategies for capturing, prioritizing, and sharing key takeaways
- A practical approach to turning ideas into initiatives with clear ownership
- A 30-Day Implementation Canvas for creating your post-Summit action plan
BRIEF 4
LGBTQ+ Professional Playbook: Turn Summit Investment into Growth
The LGBTQ+ Professional Playbook helps LGBTQ+ professionals at every career stage use Summit to build skills, expand their network, discover new perspectives, and think intentionally about where they want to grow next.
Explore:
- Defining what professional growth looks like for you
- Building a Summit experience that stretches your thinking
- Creating meaningful professional relationships
- Turning Summit learning into lasting career impact
BRIEF 5
Allyship in Action: Move Allyship From Intention to Everyday Action
The Allyship in Action Brief helps allies use Summit to build the skills, perspective, and confidence to navigate those moments more intentionally, and return to work with concrete ways to put their learning into practice.
Explore:
- Bringing real workplace challenges into your Summit learning
- Connecting everyday allyship with workplace practices
- Building confidence for difficult conversations and moments
- Turning Summit takeaways into concrete action and support
BRIEF 6
First-Timer’s Guide to Workplace Summit: Make Summit Your Own
The First-Timer’s Guide to Workplace Summit helps new attendees navigate the experience with confidence, choose learning that fits their goals, make meaningful connections, and discover what they need along the way.
Explore:
- Choosing learning that matches your goals and experience
- Making connections when you don’t know anyone yet
- Navigating what to share and how you want to participate
- Balancing learning, connection, reflection, and rest
BRIEF 7
Global Learning to Local Impact: Make Global Insights Work Locally
Global Learning to Local Impact helps you identify what translates, what needs to be adapted, and how Summit insights and relationships can support progress within your own cultural, legal, and business context.
Explore:
- Building a Summit learning agenda with a global perspective
- Finding transferable principles in U.S.-focused content
- Building relationships and exchanging perspectives across borders
- Adapting Summit insights for your local workplace and market
Explore the 2026 Session Lineup
Get started planning your week with the full schedule and session lineup.