About the event
IPC 2026 – International People Congress is the first edition of a new congress organised by APG – Associação Portuguesa de Gestão das Pessoas, which describes itself as Portugal's largest HR professional association, founded in 1965. It takes place on 25–26 November 2026 at ISCTE – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Av. das Forças Armadas, Lisbon, with the support of Iscte Business School and INDEG – ISCTE Executive Education. The organiser presents it as the first event in Portugal to bring academic research together with the public and private sectors around the future of people management. The theme, “After Abundance: Governing People in Structural Scarcity”, covers demographic transition, technological acceleration, geopolitical instability and links between science, organisations and governance. Individual tickets cost €140 + 23% VAT until 30 September, rising to a standard €200 + VAT, with lower rates for APG members and group rates for companies. For HR teams in companies with 51–250 employees, the focus on talent scarcity addresses a daily hiring challenge.