Events Calendar

Stay up to date with everything happening across the South West marketing community. Here you’ll find all of our official Building Brands events—alongside other exciting community gatherings, meetups, and opportunities to connect.

Upcoming Events

From headline conferences to specialist masterclasses and local meet-ups, there’s always something happening in the Building Brands community. Explore what’s coming up next and find the events that will inspire, connect, and support your marketing journey.

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Signature Event
Tuesday, April 7, 2026

Webinar - How to integrate AI into your marketing team and outperform your competition

Online Training - Get inspired by what’s possible with AI and learn the practical basics your marketing team needs to start using it confidently - by Sam Smith - Optix Solutions

Training
Signature Event
Wednesday, April 8, 2026

Understancing the new B Corp Standards: Preparing to certify (Part 1 of 2)

The B Corp standards have changed. Tighter requirements mean more credibility, more consistency, and more clarity. For agencies using B Corp, understanding what’s genuinely different (and what it means in practice) is difficult.

Signature Event
Thursday, April 23, 2026

What Every Business Leader Needs to Know About Marketing in 2026

For CEOs, CFOs, COOs and Directors who don’t work in marketing but want to know what their organisation should plan for in 2026.

Training
Signature Event
Friday, May 1, 2026

How to hold confident conversations by Alan Mead

Have you ever been in a conversation with someone you just met and want to exit the convo? Does networking fill you with slight anxiety?

Networking
Signature Event
Tuesday, May 19, 2026

Visual Communication

Understand how strategic design and visual communication is used to support your brand message and influence audience perception. You’ll learn how to align your brand’s visual identity with what you want people to think and feel.

Training
Signature Event
Thursday, June 11, 2026
Building Brands Plymouth

Building Brands Plymouth 2026

Building Brands Plymouth 2026 — Building Brands Marketing Community

Conference
Signature Event
Thursday, June 18, 2026

Building Brands Heads of Marketing Dinner

Up to 30 Heads of Marketing sitting around the table together, great conversation and guest speaker is Jaye Cowle from Launch. Contact us for booking link.

Networking
Signature Event
Thursday, June 25, 2026

Building Brands Heads of Agencies Dinner

Up to 30 heads of agencies, sitting round the table together. Great conversation. Guest speaker is Steve Manser. Contact us for the booking link

Networking
Signature Event
Friday, July 3, 2026

Running a business without a script by Hanna Mepstead

Marketing, mistakes and the messy reality of building something of your own. Running a business rarely follows the neat plan you imagine at the start, or what we’re told “should” happen.

Networking
Signature Event
Wednesday, November 11, 2026
Building Brands Exeter

Building Brands Exeter 2026

Building Brands Exeter 2026 — Building Brands Marketing Community

Conference