Work+ (Work Plus)

Work+ 2025: Where Work & Play Redefine the Future
Imagine this: three transformative days in Nashville, where the future of work meets the vibrant pulse of Music City. At Work+ 2025, you’ll explore how groundbreaking technologies like GenAI are reshaping how we work, while also soaking in the best Nashville has to offer. This isn’t just a conference—it’s an experience that combines innovation, inspiration, and a whole lot of fun. With the best of work and play just steps from your hotel door, you’ll leave energized, enlightened, and ready to embrace what’s next.

Honoring Excellence at the Best Places to Work Awards
At the heart of Work+ 2025 is the Best Places to Work in IT Awards Ceremony, a celebration of companies and leaders setting the gold standard for workplace innovation. From flexible work models to groundbreaking upskilling programs, these honorees are proof that great workplaces don’t just adapt—they thrive. Join us to applaud their achievements, learn from their journeys, and uncover strategies to build your own future-ready workplace. It’s not just a ceremony—it’s a masterclass in what’s possible.

Work Hard, Play Hard—All in One Place
Work+ 2025 brings the best of both worlds. Dive into game-changing sessions during the day and unwind with Nashville’s iconic music, food, and nightlife in the evening. Whether you’re exploring cutting-edge future-of-work strategies or grabbing BBQ and live tunes with fellow innovators, this event is designed to balance productivity with pure enjoyment. It’s the perfect blend of work and play, designed to leave you inspired, connected, and ready to make an impact.

Topics covered may include: 

• How GenAI is changing the workforce 
• Research results from Computerworld’s Best Places to Work in IT survey 
• What board-level conversations should you have about Future of Work? 
• The skills bandwagon: Credentialling, reskilling, upskilling 
• How you equip the workforce of the future: sofware and hardware and their intersection point  
• Managing a flexible workforce 
• Tactical breakouts: Ex: Building your own boot camp; Workforce staffing on a 1-, 3- and 10-year timeline 
• Case studies: Award-winning IT teams will share their most challenging and innovative projects. Showcasing a selection of these projects allows companies to demonstrate what drives job satisfaction and pride among their employees. 

A Winning Combination:  

Work+ and Computerworld’s Best Places to Work annual report  

Read the Best Places to Work in IT 2025.

For over three decades, Computerworld’s Best Places to Work annual report has highlighted the increasing significance of IT—and the professionals behind it—across organizations of all sizes and industries.  

Work+ is a perfect complement to this long-standing, respected program. It brings insights from 120+ award winners and their teams in key areas such as growth, career development, hybrid work, and employee engagement. These outstanding companies will be honored at a special awards ceremony.