On Wednesday 4th November 2026, HR Connect brought together over 175+ customers, HR experts, exhibitors and colleagues for our Autumn Breakfast Briefing, held at the Great Danes Hotel, Maidstone. The customer feedback we received has been fantastic, showing how we successfully delivered an engaging morning and afternoon workshop session full of insights, collaboration, and connection.
Event Highlights and Customer Feedback
The feedback surveys clearly highlighted how valuable delegates found each presentation, with many commenting on how informative and relevant the sessions were to their day‑to‑day work. The high level of engagement throughout the morning reinforced just how important these gatherings are for sharing knowledge and strengthening partnerships.
A particularly popular feature was the Panel Discussion on safer recruitment and employment pre-screening best practices, with Sarah Wyllie, Debbie Hough, Lisa Bugh and Ross Miller, which generated 28 live questions and lots of buzz in the room.
Our guest speaker this time was Gina English from Social Enterprise Kent, who introduced social value and the role it plays in schools, with lots of interest in their new Social Impact Gateway initiative.
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Another insightful afternoon of workshops
We delivered 4 more amazing workshops, with excellent feedback on all. A huge thank you to all our presenters - you were amazing and everyone loved your sessions:
Customer comments from the workshops
A Big Thank You to Our Team
This event wouldn’t have been possible without the dedication and hard work of our presenters, helpers, and organisers. A heartfelt thank you to:
Gill Nye | Danny Mollah | Jack Nyren | Lisa Bugh | Jess Orgill-Barnes | Sarah Wyllie | Debbie Hough | Hayley Titchner
Ross Miller | Clare Chandler | Rebecca Blackmore | Abbie Ambrose | Olivia Exon | Tom Ashlee | Jon Raeside | Emma Sayer
Sam Delaney | Julie Arnold | Liz King | Alex Loxley | Ashleigh Briggs | Gareth Wisbey
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We look forward to seeing even more of our customers at our next HR Connect Breakfast Briefing!