Pro.Connect Business Forum 2026: A New Way to Experience It!


This is your invitation to step into what's next. Business Forum is where future-ready salons are made – blending L'Oréal's latest insights with real-world strategies from the people shaping the business, hair and modern beauty right now.​


Learn from the best in the business, including Nadia Bartel, Rebecca Vulic, Matt Purcell, Sharlene Lee & Jessica Del Borello, alongside exclusive Look + Learn moments with Kaine Vakai and Pink La Blonde.​


And it doesn’t stop there. We’ve snagged the perfect setting.​

Experience Business Forum at Melbourne’s brand-new 1 Hotel - designed for luxury, connection and unforgettable moments.​



It's an experience you won’t forget.​


The Best in the Business. On One Stage.


At Pro.Connect Business Forum 2026, our speakers go beyond inspiration – they share what actually works.​


This year’s lineup brings together leaders across business, culture and hair who are shaping the future of modern salons, with insight you can actually use.​


This is insight, strategy and execution – delivered in one immersive, next-level experience.​

Exclusive Look + Learn.



Join industry icons Kaine Vakai and

Pink La Blonde for hands-on

education and modern technique

designed to translate straight to

the salon floor.​


For the first time, stylists are

invited to join, opening this

experience to your whole team.​

Melbourne Has A New

Icon.


We decided there's only one place

this experience could live - 1Hotel

Melbourne, the city's brand-

new luxury destination. ​


Designed for connection, creativity

and unforgettable moments. From

mainstage moments to after-hours

connection, this is where business,

culture and experience come

together. 

The perfect backdrop

for everything Business Forum

represents.​





The Pro.Connect Experience - After Dark.


Two iconic after-hours events, connect with the Business Forum community and experience Melbourne after dark.​


From welcome cocktails to late-night energy, this is where the Business Forum atmosphere really comes to life.​


Two nights. One community. Unforgettable energy.​




1 HOTEL MELBOURNE


Welcome Cocktail Event



WATERSIDE


Pro.Connect After Dark




You asked – and we listened.


Pro.Connect Business Forum is now a build-your-own experience.


Choose your core ticket, personalise your journey with add-on workshops, and for the first time, bring your whole team along.​


We’ll see you there!


Stay updated..




Follow us on Instagram for behind-

the-scenes moments, key updates

and the official Business Forum

2026 Hype Reel.​



Hit play and get a taste of what's

coming!​