Keynote speaker · Networking strategist
Grace Fogarty
Leading a powerful keynote unlocking high-impact networking strategies to transform how you connect, collaborate and create opportunities.
Louise Adolphsen & Karen Farrell present
Human First
Experience
One Day. Real Conversations. Powerful Connections. Impactful Action.
Monday 2 November 2026 · The Ministry, London
Doors open 9:30am · Experience 10am–4:30pm · Celebration drinks & conversations afterwards
What if this is the day something shifts?
We’re doing business events a little differently.
This isn’t another event where you sit in a room, listen to people tell you how successful they are, scribble down pages of notes… and go home wondering what to actually DO with any of it.
Human First is way different. Because this is a day designed around YOU. Your business. Your ideas. Your confidence. Your connections. Your next move.
That idea you’ve been thinking about for months. The conversation you know you need to have. The decision you keep putting off. The opportunity you haven’t quite had the confidence to go after. Or perhaps things are going brilliantly and you KNOW you’re ready for more.
Because inspiration feels good. Action changes things.
This is not a sit-back-and-watch kind of day.
Yes, there will be incredible speakers. Yes, there will be powerful stories and conversations that make you think differently. But inspiration is only the beginning.
We’ll move between powerful keynote conversations, interactive experiences and intimate mastermind-style sessions where you can talk about what’s actually happening for YOU. Ask the question. Share the challenge. Make the decision.
You’ll leave with new connections, new thinking and clarity on what you’re going to do next.
What you’ll experience
Because the best things in business rarely happen alone.
- 01
Powerful keynote speakers
Real stories. Honest conversations. Fresh perspectives and ideas that make you think bigger.
- 02
Interactive mastermind sessions
Smaller, interactive sessions designed to help you work through what's actually happening in YOUR business.
- 03
Practical action
We don't want you leaving thinking, “That was interesting.” We want you leaving thinking, “Right. I know what I'm doing next.”
- 04
Impactful networking
No awkward standing around wondering who to talk to. We'll create opportunities throughout the day to make genuine connections.
- 05
New perspectives
Sometimes the breakthrough comes when somebody else sees your challenge completely differently.
- 06
Collaboration & opportunity
Meet founders, experts, creatives and business owners who could become part of your next chapter.
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A room full of humans who GET IT
The highs. The wobbles. The ambition. The big ideas. The “what the hell am I doing?” moments. All of it belongs here.
The Human First masterminds
This is where the room becomes YOUR room.
In the afternoon, we change the energy. From listening… TO DOING. You’ll move into smaller mastermind-style sessions led by brilliant experts across different areas of business.
A challenge. An idea. A question. A decision. Something you’ve been avoiding. Something you’re ready to make happen. This is where you bring something REAL to the table.
Because sometimes you don’t need another course. You need the right conversation, with the right people, at the right time.
Speakers · Mastermind hosts · Experiences
The line-up.
We’re bringing together an intentional mix of keynote speakers, mastermind hosts, experience and creative partners to shape the room. Here’s who’s joining us first…
Whole-room experiences
Experience partner · Disco yoga & movement
Sarah Hunt
Bringing high vibes, movement and a complete energy shift into the room.
Experience partner · Vocal energiser
Maxyne Ryan
Shifting the frequency, unlocking your voice and injecting electrifying vocal energy into the day.
Behind the look & the story
Creative partner · Creative director
Kayleigh Lloyd
The creative director helping ambitious founders make their brand as bold, colourful and unmistakably them as they are in real life.
Creative partner · Videographer
Joanna Leahy
Videographer. Every event and every person has a story worth telling.
Afternoon · Small-group mastermind circles
The mastermind hosts
In the afternoon, the room breaks into focused mastermind circles led by brilliant experts. You bring the real challenge; they bring the clarity.
Health & energy
Michelle Willett
The Whole Body Care Nutritionist. Root-cause health for people who have tried it all.
LinkedIn & visibility
Rachel Barber
LinkedIn Mentor & Strategist. For the impact makers & the action takers.
Strategy & frameworks
Susanna Reay
Award-winning Framework Thinking® Business Coach; best-selling author of Framework Thinking®.
Finance
Fiona Brownlee
Sterling Financial Management Ltd. Empowering business owners to ace their finances.
Support & structure
Stacey Keen
Founder, Keen 2 Assist Ltd. Support and structure for women doing it all.
Brand & positioning
Claire Marshall
Brand Strategist. Helping founders turn what makes them different into a great business (and life!).
Sales & revenue
Amanda Rayworth-Kiernan
Sales & Commercial Strategist. Scale what works, fix what doesn’t & find new revenue.
Neuroscience & Human Design
Kate Gondouin
Neuroscience & Human Design Coach. Creator of White Light Leadership Methodology, combining human design, neuroscience & lived experience.
8 of 9 revealed · 1 more mastermind host dropping soon…
Come as you are.
You don’t need to have everything figured out. You don’t need the perfect business. You don’t need an impressive elevator pitch. Come with your ideas, your questions, your ambition and the thing you’re struggling with. Come ready to meet people, to contribute and to receive.
Just come as YOU. Because that’s where the magic starts.
Meet your hosts
Louise Adolphsen & Karen Farrell
We created Human First because we believe something very simple: people need people.
We’ve seen what happens when brilliant humans are brought together without ego, competition or pretence. Ideas happen. Collaborations happen. Confidence grows. Doors open. People recommend each other. Businesses grow. And somewhere along the way, strangers become friends.
Now we’re bringing everything we love about Human First together for our biggest experience yet. One room. One day. Around 80 brilliant humans. And we cannot WAIT to welcome you into it.
This day is for you if…
- ✦You're building something you care deeply about.
- ✦You're ambitious, but you don't believe success has to come at the expense of other people.
- ✦You want to grow your business AND enjoy the humans you meet along the way.
- ✦You want more genuine connections.
- ✦You're ready to become more visible.
- ✦You want fresh ideas and new perspectives.
- ✦You're craving conversations that go deeper than surface-level networking.
- ✦You're ready to stop sitting on an idea and actually do something with it.
- ✦You're open to opportunities you might not even know exist yet.
Or maybe you simply have a feeling that you need to be in this room. Trust that.
Human First Experience
Monday 2 November 2026
Doors open 9:30am · Experience 10am–4:30pm · Celebration drinks & conversations afterwards
One ticket. A whole lot included.
Your full Human First Experience includes:
- A full day at The Ministry, London
A room filled with around 80 brilliant women, brought together for a day of connection, conversation and action.
- Powerful speakers & conversations
Ideas, stories and perspectives designed to make you think — and do something with what you hear.
- Expert-led mastermind sessions
Smaller, interactive sessions where the conversation turns to you, your business and what you need right now.
- Impactful connections
Plenty of opportunities throughout the day to meet, talk, share ideas and build relationships with women you might never otherwise have met.
- Surprise experiences throughout the day
We like to keep a little magic up our sleeve. Expect unexpected moments designed to shift the energy, spark connection and make the day feel even more Human First.
- Breakfast, lunch, coffee & tea
Breakfast to start the day, followed by a delicious lunch from The Ministry's kitchen, with coffee, tea and refreshments throughout.
- Celebration drinks & conversations
We'll finish the official day together with a drink and time to carry on the conversations that started in the room.
- A little something to take home
Expect a few Human First surprises along the way.
And it starts before the day…
- Private Human First Experience WhatsApp group
Say hello, meet some of the women joining you and start making connections before 2 November.
- Online pre-event meet-up
So when you walk through the doors of The Ministry, there will already be some familiar faces.
And then there's everything we can't plan…
The conversation that leads somewhere. The introduction you didn't know you needed. The idea that suddenly clicks. The collaboration that starts over lunch. The confidence to make your next move.
Solo ticket
£175for 1 person
Full access for one person to the whole day — the talks, mastermind circles, surprise experiences, food, drinks and the pre-event community.
Save £70
Bring your human
£280£140 each
Experiences are better shared. Book two tickets together and bring your business partner, client, collaborator or business bestie into the room with you.
Full access for 2 people to the complete experience.
Where
The Ministry, London
79-81 Borough Rd
London
SE1 1DN
Both tickets give you the exact same day. Spaces are limited — we’re deliberately keeping this experience intimate, because we don’t want you to disappear into a crowd. And when the room is full, it’s full.
Questions
Everything you need to know
The Human First spirit
This is what the room feels like
Real conversations. Powerful connections. Impactful action.
You can go to another business event, sit in another audience and take another page of notes. Or you can walk into a room designed to help you connect, contribute, think differently and take action — where one conversation could change what happens next.
2 November 2026 · London
We can’t wait to have you in the room. Louise & Karen xx 💞
Partner with us
Want to become a Human First partner?
We’re looking for brilliant brands and businesses who’d love to be part of the Human First Experience. From event partnerships to gifting and in-kind support, there are different ways to get involved and bring your brand into the room.