The first-time leader conversation
Explore the move from peer to manager, lessons learned and the support new leaders need, with agreed audience questions.
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The conversation worth having.
Event format · Panel or fireside chat
A panel or fireside chat that feels like a real conversation.
Great panels don't happen by accident. We moderate the conversation so different perspectives come through, the questions go a little deeper than usual and the audience gets a proper say. A fireside chat brings one voice closer to the room; a panel puts several side by side. Either way, it stays honest, focused and on time.
- Length
- Agenda agreed with you
- Best used for
- Leadership perspectives and honest discussion
- Audience
- Works for a breakout of 10 or a main stage of 1,000.
- Delivery
- In person, live online or hybrid across the UK and Europe
picture it on the day —
How a panel or fireside chat comes to life.
Before the day
Shape the conversation
We agree the themes, brief your speakers and plan questions that draw out real experience.
On stage
Moderated with care
We guide the discussion, bring in each voice and keep it constructive, honest and to time.
With the room
Audience questions
Space for agreed audience questions, so the conversation connects with the people listening.
where it works brilliantly —
Made for moments like these.
- Leadership summits and conferences
- Women-in-business and network events
- Town halls with senior leaders
- Cross-team conversations
- Partner and customer events
A great fit for
examples for your event —
What it could look like.
Teams on the same side
Bring colleagues from different teams together to discuss useful handovers and shared priorities, with a facilitator keeping the conversation constructive.
Examples only. Content, activities, timings and any follow-up are agreed with you and depend on the package you choose.
shaped around you —
What we agree with you.
Every booking starts with a meet and greet, before you commit to anything. Together we shape the session around your people, your agenda and what you want them to leave with. Fees depend on format and location.
- Panel or fireside format and the themes to cover
- Who is speaking and how we brief them
- How audience questions are gathered
- Timing within your agenda
- In person, live online or hybrid
other formats to suit your event —
10 people or 1,000 —
Book your event today.
Tell us about your panel or fireside chat and we'll arrange a relaxed meet and greet, with no commitment to book.