We celebrated the 10th year of our flagship BigTalk thought leadership event, bringing a record number of clients, partners and industry peers together at Studio 212 for a day built around fresh thinking, practical learning and human connection.
This year’s theme, The Unstoppable Gym, gave the event a playful but purposeful focus, helping organisations strengthen their communications, sharpen their creative thinking and build the confidence to respond to real-world challenges being comms fit for the future.
Throughout the day, attendees were able to build their own BigTalk experience. The morning programme featured bite-sized HIT Sessions, where DRPG specialists delivered practical coaching on topics including podcasting, AI, presentation design and digital marketing. Alongside these, guests could attend one-to-one Comms Clinic consultations, bringing real business challenges to experts in strategy, sustainability, cyber security, live events and communications for tailored advice.
Delegates also explored our Innovation Lab, experiencing emerging technologies and innovations shaping the future of audience engagement, before moving into a series of immersive afternoon workshops designed around the Unstoppable Gym theme.
The afternoon started with a high energy opening ceremony, liken to a Park Run launch, the Sector Park celebrated the multiple sectors we support with fun challenges and inspirational case studies. Delegates then moved through a series of interactive sessions, attendees explored our’s end-to-end solutions across employee engagement, brand experiences, film and animation, leadership communications, hybrid and virtual events, strategic communications and behaviour change. The programme showcased how integrated creative, digital and communication strategies can help organisations deliver measurable outcomes and create lasting impact. The event also welcomed Helen D’Oyley, David Wiseman and Josh Boggi from the Invictus Games Foundation, who shared powerful perspectives on resilience, leadership and creating meaningful impact.
Our CEO Dale Parmenter said: “The thing I love most about BigTalk is seeing people leave with a notebook full of ideas and a head full of possibilities. For ten years we've created a space where people can step away from the pressures of the day job, learn from each other and have conversations they wouldn't normally have. Communications teams are being asked to do more than ever before, often with less time and fewer resources. BigTalk is about giving people practical ideas, fresh perspectives and the confidence to try something different.”
The day closed with sustainable dinner, where 97% of the food and drink was produced in Worcestershire, there was also a celebration of our CSR legacy, looking back on some of the 45 community projects undertaken last year and the impact they are making 12 months on. There was a mix of fun, emotion and lots of conversation and connection.
Now in its tenth year, BigTalk continues to be a key moment in our calendar, focused on sharing ideas, experiences and practical thinking that help brands communicate with greater impact.