Pressure Talks Afternoon Sessions 1.30 pm doors open. 2.00 pm programme starts. 5.30 pm closing drinks

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  • Pressure Talks Afternoon Sessions 1.30 pm doors open. 2.00 pm programme starts. 5.30 pm closing drinks
  • 26/11/2026
  • Van Der Valk Hotel Utrecht, Winthontlaan 4-6, 3526KV Utrecht

Pressure Talks is not an event.

It is a movement.

A place where forward-thinking leaders, HR professionals, executives, entrepreneurs, scientists and experts come together to shape the future of healthy performance.

Because the challenges organisations face today call for a different way of thinking.

More workload.

More change.

More mental strain.

More uncertainty.

But above all, one important question:

How do we ensure that people and organisations keep performing sustainably, without the pressure ultimately throwing them off balance?

During the exclusive Pressure Talks afternoon sessions, we bring together the people who want to look beyond absenteeism figures, isolated vitality initiatives and temporary solutions. People who want to understand what stress does to the brain. What leadership truly means under pressure. And how science and practice can together contribute to stronger, healthier and future-proof organisations.

Do not expect a traditional conference.

No lengthy presentations.

No sales pitches.

Instead, an afternoon full of inspiration, interaction and surprising insights.

With inspiring keynote speakers, real-life stories, live demonstrations, the latest scientific insights, remarkable encounters and conversations that make you look differently at work, leadership and human performance.

Each edition has a current theme and is put together entirely from scratch. As a result, no two Pressure Talks are ever the same.

The speakers...

We are keeping those a secret for just a little longer.

Not to create suspense, but because we compose every edition with care. We bring people to the stage who inspire, challenge and broaden your view. Experts from science, business, elite sport and practice who each contribute, from their own perspective, to one shared goal: better understanding how people can function optimally under pressure.

One thing we can already promise:

This will not be a standard conference.

This will not be an afternoon you have forgotten a week later.

This will be an experience that makes you look differently at stress, leadership and performance.

One of a kind.

Because the best conversations arise when the right people come together, Pressure Talks is deliberately kept small-scale. This creates room for genuine encounters, valuable conversations and new collaborations between people who all share the same ambition: building organisations in which both people and performance can grow sustainably.

Perhaps you will go home with new knowledge.

Perhaps with a valuable collaboration.

Perhaps with a completely new perspective.

But one thing we know for certain:

You will walk out different from how you came in.

Pressure Talks

Where neuroscience, leadership & performance meet.

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