Get Ready for Humber Business Week 2025 : All you need to know!

This year, Humber Business Week is evolving - and we want you to be part of the transformation. Together, we’re raising the bar with bold changes, a refreshed Humber narrative, and a renewed focus on collaboration, inclusion, and excellence.

This is your opportunity to contribute, connect, and help shape a remarkable Humber Business Week 2025. Whether you’re a seasoned participant or a first-time organiser, this session will equip you with the tools, insights, and inspiration needed to make 2025 our best year yet.

Why Attend?

Our main session isn’t just about information, it’s about inspiration, connection, and action. Here’s what’s new for 2025:

• A New Website: Built to empower event organisers, with all the tools and insights you need to deliver your best-ever event. Diony will present how our new website and social media strategy will help grow our reach and engage wider audiences.
• A Clear Roadmap: Tessa will guide you through the key milestones, submission requirements, and support available to help you make the most of your involvement.
• Real Success Stories: Learn from Matt Scarr's experience as an event organiser - discover the challenges he faced, the solutions he found, and his best practice advice to help you succeed.
• Focus on Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging (EDIB): Create events that are inclusive and accessible to all. Paul McCartan, CATCH EDIB Network will share thought-provoking insights and practical advice on embedding EDIB principles into every aspect of event planning - including real world experience to provide valuable guidance on disability awareness and accessibility.

Breakout Sessions

This year, we are driven by our commitment to empower our stakeholders with the tools, insights and actionable strategies that will elevate our event planning - taking our pioneering week of events to the next level. Here's what awaits you in our breakout sessions:

Future Humber - Humber Place Narrative
Unleash the transformative power of the new Humber Place Brand Values in your event planning and delivery. This session invites event holders to dive deep into how these core values are reshaping perceptions, building regional pride, and positioning Humber as a beacon of innovation and leadership on the global stage.

You’ll gain practical insights into how a unified set of values - rooted in Humber’s rich identity, can shape decision-making, attract top talent, and elevate the region’s profile. Discover how to infuse these principles into your events, ensuring they authentically reflect Humber at its best. By aligning your planning with our compelling narrative, you’ll inspire audiences, foster connections, and contribute to the larger vision of Humber’s future.

Hull Truck - Theatre as a Tool: a masterclass in storytelling

Are you looking to spice up your corporate presentation style? Or find a creative way to aid personal and professional development within your organisation? Join Hull Truck Theatre’s Associate Director, Tom Saunders, for a 45-minute masterclass in storytelling and presentation skills.

Explore how basic drama techniques and theatre and can be used as a creative tool for developing interactions – both internally and with customers alike. Dive into the art of storytelling and unpack how devising a compelling story can ultimately makes your brand, products or services a more attractive offer to your target audience. Refine your presentation skills by learning how to apply simple changes to your approach to yield impressive results.

The session will close with a recap about how theatre and drama can be used as an effective development tool for your teams, from finessing customer service training to encouraging collective problem solving as a team building exercise.

Host or Publisher Humber Business Week