Introduction
If you lead recruiting, talent acquisition or HR technology in Germany, keep 14 October free. Indeed brings its FutureWorks conference back to The Frame in Düsseldorf, and this year the organiser has put connectivity at the centre: how companies, ATS partners and agencies work together once AI moves from hype into everyday processes.
That is the problem Kini works on every day. Kini connects applicant tracking systems with job boards, Indeed included, and with recruiting agencies, and runs the ATS connections as an ongoing service. Below you will find what the day covers and which sessions are worth your time.
TL;DR
- When and where: Wednesday, 14 October 2026, 09:30 to 19:00, at The Frame, Reisholzer Werftstraße 29-43, 40589 Düsseldorf.
- What: Indeed's one-day HR conference, themed "Connected to Win: The Future of Hiring Is Integrated, Intelligent, and Human". It is aimed at HR, talent acquisition and employer branding leaders, and attendance is free.
- Sessions on connectivity: a panel at 15:20 on ATS platforms and agencies working together, and a Main Stage session at 13:40 with eight HR hacks for integration and connectivity.
- Worth asking on the day: how jobs get from your ATS to Indeed and other boards, and how applications come back into the ATS with a status on every record.
What is Indeed FutureWorks Düsseldorf 2026?
Indeed FutureWorks Düsseldorf is Indeed's conference on the future of work and recruiting in Germany. The 2026 edition runs on Wednesday, 14 October, from 09:30 to 19:00 at The Frame in Düsseldorf, the same venue as the 2025 edition.
According to the organiser, the day is about moving from AI hype to lasting, systemic impact. The event page puts its core idea in one sentence:
KI wirkt am besten, wenn sie tief in bestehende Prozesse eingebettet ist.
Indeed Events, Indeed FutureWorks Düsseldorf 2026 (translated from German: "AI works best when it is deeply embedded in existing processes.")
The target audience is leaders in HR, talent acquisition and employer branding. The programme mixes keynotes, a labour market session from Indeed's Hiring Lab economists, two rounds of breakout sessions and two networking slots. Attendance is free, but the public event page asks anyone interested to contact their Indeed sales representative.
Which sessions cover connectivity?
The organiser asks directly how companies, ATS partners and agencies work together in an integrated setup. These programme slots answer that question most directly:
| Time | Session | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| 10:40–11:05 | "Jobs Need People. Hiring Needs Connection." with Frank Hensgens, Managing Director DACH at Indeed | The strategic opening on people and systems |
| 11:05–11:35 | "Human Shift" with Indeed economists Dr Annina Hering and Dr Virginia Sondergeld | Labour market data from the Indeed Hiring Lab |
| 13:40–14:20 | HR Data Dudes: "8 HR Hacks für verbesserte Integration und Connectivity" (Main Stage) | Practical fixes for a connected recruiting setup |
| 14:30–15:10 | Pay transparency and compliance, with Littler Germany and Indeed (Main Stage) | New pay transparency standards and how to build them into processes |
| 15:20–16:00 | Panel: "Connectivity – ATS, Agenturen im Verbund" | ATS platforms, agencies and employers working as one system |
The connectivity questions on stage are the ones Kini sees in day-to-day operations. A job has to leave the ATS in the format each board expects. An application has to come back with its screening answers and attachments intact. When that hand-off fails without anyone noticing, the result is not an error message but a candidate who never appears in the ATS. Our guide to connecting Personio with StepStone, Indeed, LinkedIn and XING shows where these connections typically break.
Where does Kini fit into these questions?
The connectivity questions on the programme are the ones Kini handles for its customers:
- Jobs out, applications back. Kini Core connects your ATS with the channels it works with. Jobs go out to the boards, and applications come back into the ATS with a sync status on every record. The ATS stays the system of record.
- Indeed and the long tail. Kini Shop distributes job ads to 1,500+ boards, including Indeed, StepStone, Kleinanzeigen and the Bundesagentur für Arbeit. If you want to prepare, our guides cover Indeed Premium versus Premium Plus and how to optimise job ads for Indeed.
- Running integrations, not just building them. If you are an ATS platform or an agency, the topic of the afternoon panel, Kini takes over monitoring, retries, recovery and connector maintenance. End customers connect their own ATS through a one-time magic link, so you never handle their credentials.
- Data protection. Kini hosts data in the EU (Frankfurt), and a data processing agreement is available. Our FAQ covers onboarding, field mapping and GDPR in more detail.
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Where do you find the programme, venue and registration?
- Official event page with programme, speakers and FAQ: Indeed FutureWorks Düsseldorf 2026
- Programme: agenda section
- Speakers: speaker section
- Venue: The Frame, venue information
- Getting there: from Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof, take the U76 to its final stop, Holthausen, then the FutureWorks shuttle. Drivers park at Henkel P5 and take the shuttle from there.
- Hashtag: #IndeedFutureWorksDuesseldorf
- Recordings: according to the organiser, part of the talks is recorded, and attendees receive the recordings about one week after the event.
