Hope Conference 2026 | Speakers Collective

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Hope Conference 2026

Call for Speakers

& Sponsors

The Hope Conference Is All About

Collaboration

Share best practice, learn from others and connect with your peers.

Connection

Get involved with roundtable discussions, workshops and panels.

Community

Come together to support each other within the community and workplace.

GET INVOLVED

Supporting Grassroots Changemakers & Lived-Experience Voices

Now in its third year, the Hope Conference organised by Speakers Collective an intimate supportive event for small charities, grassroots organisations and lived-experience professionals committed to creating positive change.

Our next Hope Conference will be on Wednesday 11 November, 2026 bringing people together for inspiring talks, practical discussions and meaningful connection in a space where you can truly engage with others.

We are currently seeking speakers and sponsors who share our values and want to support and invest in grassroots-led impact.

GET IN TOUCH

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Our last Hope Conference in Liverpool brought together grassroots organisations, charities and lived-experience professionals for a collaborative and inspiring day of connection and learning. The programme included a Welcome & Ice Breaker led by Jo Emmerson and Jon Salmon, followed by an Official Opening from Dr Aileen Jones, Pro-Vice-Chancellor at Liverpool John Moores University.

Sessions included the Celebrating Community Action Panel with Jake Mills, Jane Boland and Emma Case; TikTok and Beyond: Creating Viral Moments with Gamil Jassin and Travelling to Learn, Returning to Share with Marsha McAdam. Attendees also took part in the Man Hug Live podcast recording with Stephen Melling, Dean McShane, Dan Cooper and Ian Pierce Hayes, and Getting Your Voice Heard in the Media with Caroline Turner from BBC Breakfast and Angela Samata.

The afternoon continued with The Power of Compassionate Leadership led by Dave James and Alison Blackler, followed by Roundtables: Sharing Together for Community Action, and Dance, Space and Consent workshop with Rob Glover. The day embodied the Hope Conference ethos of community, collaboration and empowering grassroots change.