ECA East - Open Regional Executive Meeting - Friday 27 November 2026

Your Regional Chair, Nick Lake, invites you to the final Regional Executive Committee (REC) meeting of the year, which will include an interactive workshop designed to help you make more meaningful business connections and discover practical ways to make networking feel more natural.

Back by popular demand, Helen Staniforth and Louise Herriman return with Beyond the Business Card: Making Networking More Human. This offers the chance to practise your introduction; explore ways to start conversations and pick up techniques you can use at your next networking opportunity.

Moving beyond transactional networking

Learn how to start meaningful conversations, make others feel welcome and recognise when a follow-up is genuinely worthwhile, so you can build relationships that go somewhere.

Exploring your personal presentation style

Explore how to introduce yourself and your business clearly, naturally and confidently, without a script:

- a simple way to answer ‘So, what do you do?’ in under 30 seconds.

- how to start a conversation, or join a group, without feeling awkward.

- sounding confident, even if you don't feel it: your voice, your pace, your body language.

Register today for a chance to hear the latest regional updates, help shape plans for 2027 and leave with practical techniques to make networking more effective.

We'd love to see you there!