At The Helm
Monthly Meetings
Each monthly meeting of At The Helm features at least one subject-matter expert speaker, carefully selected to offer real-world insights, advice and practical solutions to the ongoing issues facing business leaders.
Below are details of our upcoming meetings.
If you'd like to attend as our guest, please get in touch to discuss this.
20-22 September
The Retreat
Time: 3 Days
Location: Chester Zoo & Inglewood Manor
This is the second of our two annual retreats - an exclusive gathering reserved solely for members.
These retreats are more than events; they are the core of your membership experience. Surrounded by a select group of peers, you’ll be both supported and challenged as you advance your personal and business goals. Through immersive, hands-on experiences, you’ll sharpen your leadership, strengthen your collaboration, and elevate the way you work and lead.
Tuesday 13 October
Speaker: Alan Branagh
Alan from Alchemists Forum works with founders, CEOs, MDs and leadership teams who are carrying real responsibility and facing high-pressure decisions, helping them step out of the day-to-day noise to think clearly and act with deliberate confidence. His central philosophy - Clarity, Decision, Action - centres on a simple but powerful idea: that visible business outcomes like growth, hiring, and performance are always downstream of the quality of thinking that precedes them.
Time: 08:15 - 16:00
Location: TBC, North West
Tuesday 10 November
Speaker: Paul Sloane
Time: 08:15 - 16:00
Location: TBC, North West
Paul from Destination Innovation is widely regarded as the UK's top inspirational speaker on lateral thinking and innovation. As an author and expert in the field, Paul is known for talks that challenge thinking head-on, helping top-level teams achieve breakthrough results and overcome the barriers that stand in the way of successful innovation. Join us as Paul shares his insights on creative leadership and helps us find better ways to think, solve problems, and innovate.
Tuesday 15 December
Speaker: Richard Shotton
Richard is the founder of Astroten, a behavioural science consultancy that helps businesses solve marketing and strategic challenges by applying evidence-based insights from psychology into practical, real-world solutions. Richard will be sharing his expertise on the science of decision-making and how understanding genuine human motivation can transform the way we approach business and marketing.
Time: 08:15 - 16:00
Location: TBC, North West
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Previous Meetings
See the calibre of speakers we host for the benefit of our members.
Friday 24 April
Speaker: Guy Levine
Time: 08:00-16:00
Location: Atmos International, Didsbury
Guy Levine is CEO and Founder of Return on Digital and will be speaking to our members in this practical workshop on 'The AI Advantage' - how leadership teams can go beyond experimentation to build real competitive advantage.
Tuesday 12 May
AM: Speaker: Mercè Cozens
PM: Speaker: Robin Kermode
Management Consultant at Think Beyond, Mercè Cozens led a talk on Neuroscience Applied, to unlock growth opportunities. In our longer, afternoon session, Robin Kermode led a highly enjoyable, interactive workshop on 'The Clarity of Intention' - being crystal clear why we do everything we do, what we say and how we say it.
Tuesday 09 June
Speaker: Peter Moorhead
Peter from Amicis group, a leading UK-based Managed Security Service Provider, helped our members understand how to stay secure, compliant, and resilient in the face of evolving cyber threats.
Tuesday 14 July
Speaker: Nicola Cook
Returning to speak with our group for a second time, Nicola built on her previous workshop with our members 'Building a Sales Team for Growth' to dive into strategies needed to improve sales performance; providing valuable resources to implement now.
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