Explore festival events
2-13 February 2026
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With over 100 events to choose from across two weeks, discover ideas, connections and inspiration to help your business grow. Browse by theme, date or location and start building your personalised schedule.
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- Business Development & Networking
- Health and Wellbeing
Get Connected in Sandwell - Neurodiversity and Workplace Mental Health
Get Connected networking events are delivered through collaboration between the Black Country Chamber, Sandwell Business Growth Team and Sandwell College.
Get Connected in Sandwell - Neurodiversity and Workplace Mental Health - Book now
- Business Development & Networking
Ignite West Midlands
Attendees can discover how to set up for success, embrace new technology to grow their business, manage savings wisely and access support to prosper, all whilst bringing their community with them.
Ignite West Midlands - Book now
- Leadership & Managerial Development
Beyond Small Talk: Conversations that fuel growth without limits
Drawing on insights from CAPE’s forthcoming book (launching in May 2026), we’ll reveal how small talk isn’t small at all when it comes to building cultures of curiosity, connection and accountability.
Beyond Small Talk: Conversations that fuel growth without limits - Book now
- AI, New Technologies & Innovation
Building Resilience into your Supply Chain
This event will ultimately aim to empower SMEs across the region to strengthen their cyber resilience and safeguard their place in national and global supply chains.
Building Resilience into your Supply Chain - Book now
- Business Development & Networking
Next Stop Europe: International Partnerships for Creative Tech Innovators
Whether you’re looking to expand your business, find collaborators or gain insider knowledge of European opportunities, this event is a must-attend for creative tech innovators ready to take the next step.
Next Stop Europe: International Partnerships for Creative Tech Innovators - Book now
- Business Development & Networking
Startup Social West Midlands
No sales pitches, no corporate fluff - Just founders in their first 1–3 years and an industry speaker offering real, actionable wisdom.
Startup Social West Midlands - Book now
- Leadership & Managerial Development
Scaling Foundations: Building the Base for Growth
A workshop designed by BCHG to help small business owners strengthen their operations and ensure they have the right foundations in place before scaling.
Scaling Foundations: Building the Base for Growth - Book now
- Leadership & Managerial Development
Coaching Conversations that Empower and Engage
This practical workshop is designed for managers and leaders who want to enhance their communication style and strengthen their leadership presence.
Coaching Conversations that Empower and Engage - Book now
- Business Development & Networking
Speed Networking
Join us for the chance to meet like-minded leaders, exchange ideas, and grow your business in an energising setting.
Speed Networking - Book now
- Social, Cultural & Diversity
Climate Action from Grassroots Approaches
This half-day event brings together business leaders, innovators, and sustainability professionals to explore how businesses in the West Midlands are tackling the climate crisis through innovation.
Climate Action from Grassroots Approaches - Book now
- Business Development & Networking
Employee Benefits: Empowering growth, through engaged teams
A focus on the importance of regularly reviewing your organisation’s employee benefits proposition to support engagement, retention and overall business growth.
Employee Benefits: Empowering growth, through engaged teams - Book now
- Social, Cultural & Diversity
From Social Value to Real Impact: How construction firms can engage underrepresented communities
This session explores how construction companies can deliver meaningful and measurable social value by engaging with underrepresented communities and tapping into overlooked talent across the West Midlands.
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