With just three weeks to go until Conference Cumbria 2026, the jam-packed agenda is now set.

Arrival from 9am
9.50am – Welcome 
10am – 11.15am – Sir Clive Woodward – The DNA of a Champion
11.15am – 12noon – break/networking/photo op
12noon – 12.30pm – Lou Kneath - When Pigs Fly: The Courage to Believe in Impossible Things 
12.30pm – 1.20pm – lunch/networking
1.20pm – 1.30pm – Rachel Bell, Cumbria Tourism – Tour de France
1.30pm – 1.40pm – Cath Dutton, Cumbria Careers Hub
1.40pm – 1.50pm – Inspira - Connect to Work
1.50pm - 2pm - iCan – ADHD in the workplace
2pm – 2.30pm – Sara Murray - Beyond Boundaries – creating change, one adventure at a time 
2.30pm – 3pm – break/networking 
3pm – 3.45pm – panel discussion 
3.45pm – close

Don’t worry there’s still time to book your place, there’s no need to experience FOMO – this is the only room you need to be in for the rest of the year.

Date: Thursday 1st October
Time: 9.50am to 3.45pm (arrival from 9am)
Member ticket - £125.00 +VAT
Non-member ticket - £170.00 +VAT
Venue: The Pencil Factory, Carding Mill Lane, Keswick, CA12 5NG

You can view full details of the day, speakers and panelists and book your place(s) here

We look forward to welcoming you on the day – it promises to be full of inspiration, challenge, humour, and networking.

Thanks to this year’s sponsors Knights, Cumberland Council and Platinum Live (media partner).