Spark the Change

What Spark the Change does

Spark the Change is a global conference and community organization founded in 2014 in London and now headquartered in Paris (17 rue Bouchardon, 75010). It operates as an event-driven platform focused on inspiring organizational change and rethinking the future of work, bringing together business leaders, academics, and disruptors through annual conferences, workshops, meetups, and corporate-tailored internal events. The company has scaled to 8 cities (London, Toronto, Melbourne, Montreal, Pune, Amsterdam, Paris, Brussels) and reports 15 conference editions, 200+ speakers, 150+ workshops, and a community of more than 3,000 active members. The founder is Jean-Christophe Conticello (co-owner), and the organization operates with a lean team of 1-10 employees.

The product portfolio comprises four offerings: the Spark the Change Conference (flagship annual event), the Community Membership Pass (annual subscription with year-round event access, meetups, and networking channels), Spark Corporate (tailor-made B2B internal events for enterprises), and regional Spark Paris events. Ticketing is handled through the Weezevent self-serve platform; corporate group bookings and sponsorships are sold through direct sales. The platform is not a software product company—it functions as a hub for shared practices, events, and ideas, with no proprietary technology, API, SDK, or app disclosed.

Revenue derives from three streams: individual community memberships (annual subscription), corporate group bookings with volume discounts, and corporate sponsorships. Notable partners and sponsors include Wemanity (founding partner), Thalys, Leonard (VINCI's innovation platform), Shapr, SINGA, InfoQ, Maddyness, Ecole des Ponts Business School, and featured corporate speakers from Salesforce, PwC, OECD, Orange Business Services, Dashlane, IBM Watson, and Slack. No funding rounds, ownership structure, or financial disclosures are present in the source data.

Name

Spark the Change

Legal name

Spark the Change

Website

https://sparkthechange.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Spark the Change is a global conference and community platform founded in 2014 that organizes events, workshops, and meetups across 8 cities to help business leaders and HR professionals rethink the future of work and drive organizational change.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Conference Services

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Internal Communications & Change Management Events (THAHAIAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Organization Design & Change Management Consulting (BPAHACAD), Change Management & Transformation Leadership (EDABAAAD), Change Management & Transformation (Org/HR) (BPACAJAD)

Keywords

• Corporate conference events
• Future of work conferences
• Professional networking events
• Workplace transformation events
• Community membership programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Conference Tickets and Community Memberships: Individual Community Member Passes providing conference access, after-conference party, meetup attendance, community breakfasts, and dedicated networking channels. Group bookings with special discounts for companies.
2. Corporate Sponsorships: Companies sponsor Spark the Change events in exchange for brand visibility, program integration, and association with the innovation/future of work movement.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Spark the Change is a global conference and community platform that organizes annual conferences, workshops, and meetups focused on the future of work, organizational change, and workplace innovation. The company runs flagship conferences across eight cities (London, Paris, Toronto, Melbourne, Montreal, Pune, Amsterdam, Brussels), sells Community Membership Passes providing year-round access to events and networking channels, and delivers tailor-made Spark Corporate internal events for companies seeking to engage employees and drive organizational transformation.

Product overview

Spark the Change is a global conference platform and community focused on inspiring organizational change and rethinking the future of work. The company operates a portfolio of annual conferences across multiple cities (Paris, London, Toronto, Melbourne, Montreal, Pune, Amsterdam, Brussels) featuring talks, workshops, and networking events. The core offering includes the Spark the Change Conference series, a Community Membership Pass providing year-round access to events and meetups, and Spark Corporate packages for enterprise clients seeking internal change initiatives. The company functions primarily as an event organizer rather than a software product company.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Spark the Change Conference Annual conference event bringing together business leaders, academics, and disruptors to discuss the future of work, organizational change, and workplace innovation. Features talks, workshops, and networking opportunities.
• Community Membership Pass Annual membership providing conference access, meetup attendance, community breakfasts, and networking channels for professionals interested in workplace transformation.
• Spark Corporate Tailor-made internal events for companies to engage employees and inspire organizational change, delivered as corporate packages.
• Spark Paris Annual Parisian edition of the Spark the Change conference, featuring talks from entrepreneurs, authors, academics, and industry leaders on innovation and workplace transformation.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ThalyscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerConference partner and sponsor. Thalys corporate communication director Frédérique Delcroix has spoken at Spark the Change events.
• Leonard (VINCI)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerStrategic partner and sponsor. Leonard is VINCI's innovation platform. Managing Director Julien Villalongue is a speaker at Spark events.
• WemanitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding partner and organizer of Spark the Change. Arie van Bennekum, author of the Agile Manifesto, is Thought Leader for Wemanity and key Spark speaker.
• ShaprminorGTM or Marketing PartnerNetworking app partner and sponsor. CEO & Co-Founder Ludovic Huraux has spoken at Spark the Change events.
• SINGAminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner supporting migration-led innovation. Founder Guillaume Capelle is a speaker at Spark events.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management): SHRM is the largest global HR professional association and runs the annual SHRM Conference. Comparable audience and mission (HR transformation, future of work), but operating at massive scale as a US-anchored broad incumbent.
• ATD (Association for Talent Development): ATD runs major conferences, certifications, and training for the talent development profession. Comparable in serving L&D and HR leaders with conference + content, but as a much larger established association.
• Web Summit: Web Summit is one of the largest global technology conferences with a strong future-of-work content track. Comparable event-driven business model serving business leaders, though broader in scope (tech vs. people/HR).

Emerging players

• Leade.rs: Leade.rs is a community and event platform for HR and people leaders, with curated dinners and summits. Comparable as a niche, community-led platform targeting senior HR executives with curated networking.
• Wemanity: Wemanity is a founding partner and organizer of Spark the Change. An agile transformation consultancy, Wemanity shares Spark's target audience (HR leaders, change agents) and shares keynote intellectual lineage via Agile Manifesto co-authors.
• Welcome to the Jungle: A previous Spark the Change sponsor, Welcome to the Jungle operates as a media and community platform around the future of work. Comparable in audience (employers, candidates) and editorial/event focus on workplace transformation.

Regional players

• Frenchweb (now La French Tech / Station F ecosystem): Frenchweb was a previous Spark the Change media partner. The French tech media and event ecosystem operates in overlapping territory (Paris-based, future-of-work content) but targets the broader French innovation/HR market.

Direct peers

• DisruptHR: DisruptHR is a global community of HR and business leaders hosting local events on workplace disruption and change. Highly comparable to Spark the Change in city-based, community-led event model and future-of-work content focus.
• UNLEASH (formerly HR Tech World): UNLEASH runs large-scale global conferences on HR technology, future of work, and people transformation. Closely comparable to Spark the Change in mission, audience (HR leaders, CHROs), and event-driven GTM, but at a much larger scale.
• Workhuman: Workhuman runs Workhuman Live, a major annual conference on workplace culture, recognition, and HR transformation. Comparable as a conference+community business targeting HR leaders and people-focused executives.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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