Brandland Events
Come and join Brandland at one of our upcoming events. We shine a spot light on the creativity that flows round our Fine City.
From monthly networking sessions to organised events, Brandland’s focus is connecting the Norwich community of creatives, entrepreneurs and businesses.
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Join us for our monthly events, these range from talks about our region’s creative industry, small intimate workshops, live panel discussions with industry experts and much more.
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B:Sessions are Brandland's new series of monthly networking events based in Norwich and run by industry experts.
They cover the following themes:
Brand strategy with Chris Bosher
Brand marketing with Jodie Huggins
Brand creative with Luke Taylor
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An open celebration of the region’s brilliant branding and creative excellence. Part exhibition, part award show, it takes place every two years.
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The Brandland Conference is our biennial event bringing together speakers from across the country to share their insights on the latest in branding.
Upcoming Events
Building a Start-up Brand
Whether you're a brand strategist, creative freelancer or a start-up entrepreneur, our next event is for you!
We're working with Akcela to bring our two communities together for an evening of networking, learning and collaboration, including:
A brand 101 for start-ups by creative strategist Rose Van Orden.
A panel bringing together entrepreneurs, brand experts and investors to discuss learnings and opportunities for collaboration. Our panellists are James Adams (Tech Educators), Jessica Craker (Pikl), Chris Bosher (freelance) and Samantha Graham (Anglia Capital Group).
A forum for three start-ups to present their brands and receive feedback from industry experts.
Coupled with refreshments sponsored by Connected Innovation and plenty of networking, we hope the event will be a great chance for both communities to learn from each other and explore exciting collaboration opportunities.
Join us on Tuesday 20th October, 5:30 – 8pm, Fuel Studios will host us. Tickets are £10 and attendees must be 18+. Students go free.
In collaboration with Akcela, Connected Innovation and Fuel Studios.
B:Sessions - Brand Meets Reality
Join us for a B:Session, a fun and informative brand marketing meet up at The Rumsey Wells. Get ready to dive into exciting discussions, share ideas, and network with like-minded individuals.
Topic: Jodie Huggins, a senior brand and marketing leader, will be digging into how to tackle the everyday challenges faced when selling the idea of brand and bringing it to life - from changing budgets and goalposts to dealing with brand sceptics. Come along to join the discussion and learn from each other's experiences.
Whether you're a seasoned strategist, brand manager, or just interested in strategic brand thinking, this event is perfect for anyone looking to expand their knowledge and grow their skills. Don't miss out on this opportunity to connect with others in the industry and gain valuable insights. See you there!
B:Sessions is Brandland's series of networking events based in Norwich. In aim of each B:Session is to do the following:
Learn – Someone will talk and we’ll learn by listening
Discuss – We’ll chew over something (and learn by talking)
Be – Spend some time together
The discussions will be dependent on what you want to chat about! So come along, bring your ideas to the table and share your thoughts!
Ideal for those passionate about strategy, innovation, and the future of branding, B:Sessions offer fresh insights and thought-provoking discussions.
B:Sessions - Making Memories
Join us for a B:Session, a fun and informative strategy meet up at The Rumsey Wells. Get ready to dive into exciting discussions, share ideas, and network with like-minded individuals.
Topic: Brand building is all about memory - but how does that work? What can we do to make brands more memorable? Come along for a crash course on how brand and memory works, and the techniques we can use to power them.
Whether you're a seasoned strategist, brand manager, or just interested in strategic brand thinking, this event is perfect for anyone looking to expand their knowledge and grow their skills. Don't miss out on this opportunity to connect with others in the industry and gain valuable insights. See you there!
B:Sessions is Brandland's series of networking events based in Norwich. In aim of each B:Session is to do the following:
Learn – Someone will talk and we’ll learn by listening
Discuss – We’ll chew over something (and learn by talking)
Be – Spend some time together
The discussions will be dependent on what you want to chat about! So come along, bring your ideas to the table and share your thoughts!
Ideal for those passionate about strategy, innovation, and the future of branding, B:Sessions offer fresh insights and thought-provoking discussions.
AI in the Creative Industry
Our next event is here! AI in the Creative Industries is taking place at Fuel Studios in Norwich on 8th July, 5:30 – 7pm.
The power of brand to diversify income
In this session, we’ll explore how a shifting income landscape is asking organisations to rethink not just where money comes from, but how their story lands with the people they most need to reach.
B:Curious
Join us for B:Curious, a fun and informative strategy meet up at The Rumsey Wells. Get ready to dive into exciting discussions, share ideas, and network with like-minded individuals.
Topic: What’s the quality of your thinking right now? At this month’s b:curious, join creative strategist Rose Van Orden to beta test thinking tools for tough times, inspired by poet & playwright Bertolt Brecht. Can his provocations help us disrupt thought patterns, reveal unhelpful assumptions, and find fresh perspectives on the work we do? This is not an event to sit back and enjoy... your active collaboration will be needed!
Whether you're a seasoned strategist, brand manager, or just interested in strategic brand thinking, this event is perfect for anyone looking to expand their knowledge and grow their skills. Don't miss out on this opportunity to connect with others in the industry and gain valuable insights. See you there!
B:Sessions is Brandland's new series of networking events based in Norwich. In aim of each B:Session is to do the following:
Learn – Someone will talk and we’ll learn by listening
Discuss – We’ll chew over something (and learn by talking)
Be – Spend some time together
The discussions will be dependent on what you want to chat about! So come along, bring your ideas to the table and share your thoughts!
Ideal for those passionate about strategy, innovation, and the future of branding, B: Curious offers fresh insights and thought-provoking discussions.
Does strategy kill creativity?
Join us for our first live Brandland debate with debate captains Robert Jones and Chris Bosher.
Festive Social
Join us as we partner with the Norfolk Network to celebrate 2025 and toast to a brilliant 2026.
B:Curious
Join us for B:Curious, a fun and informative strategy meet up at The Rumsey Wells. Get ready to dive into exciting discussions, share ideas, and network with like-minded individuals.
Hot Takes - Tis the season to have unsolicited opinions about festive ad campaigns. And so that's what we're going to do!
Join us to look at the strategy behind the top Xmas ads of this year, and pick our champion of champions!
Whether you're a seasoned strategist, brand manager, or just interested in strategic brand thinking, this event is perfect for anyone looking to expand their knowledge and grow their skills. Don't miss out on this opportunity to connect with others in the industry and gain valuable insights. See you there!
B:Sessions is Brandland's new series of networking events based in Norwich. In aim of each B:Session is to do the following:
Learn – Someone will talk and we’ll learn by listening
Discuss – We’ll chew over something (and learn by talking)
Be – Spend some time together
The discussions will be dependent on what you want to chat about! So come along, bring your ideas to the table and share your thoughts!
Ideal for those passionate about strategy, innovation, and the future of branding, B: Curious offers fresh insights and thought-provoking discussions.
Winning: Norwich's great sport brands
Join us at Sportspark Norwich for a special event showcasing the people and projects that have put our city on the sporting map.
Expect inspiring stories, local talent and a celebration of Norwich’s unique sporting culture. Don’t miss it!
The Secrets of Attraction
Join us to dive into the world of tourism marketing with Pensthrope, Jimmy's Farm and Thursford.
B:Curious
Join us for B:Curious, a fun and informative strategy meet up at The Rumsey Wells. Get ready to dive into exciting discussions, share ideas, and network with like-minded individuals.
Eliot Skyes, Independent Brand & CX Strategy Consultant, will be chatting about how brand and customer experience intersect.
After the chat we will have time to grab a drink and discuss the topics brought up by Eliot.
Whether you're a seasoned strategist, brand manager, or just interested in strategic brand thinking, this event is perfect for anyone looking to expand their knowledge and grow their skills. Don't miss out on this opportunity to connect with others in the industry and gain valuable insights. See you there!
B:Sessions is Brandland's new series of networking events based in Norwich. In aim of each B:Session is to do the following:
Learn – Someone will talk and we’ll learn by listening
Discuss – We’ll chew over something (and learn by talking)
Be – Spend some time together
The discussions will be dependent on what you want to chat about! So come along, bring your ideas to the table and share your thoughts!
Ideal for those passionate about strategy, innovation, and the future of branding, B: Curious offers fresh insights and thought-provoking discussions.
B:Curious - Strategy Meet Up
Join us for B:Curious, a fun and informative strategy meet up at The Rumsey Wells. Get ready to dive into exciting discussions, share ideas, and network with like-minded individuals.
This month we will be hosting a B2B vs B2C Debate!
Two teams will have 5 minute to argue wether B2B brand building shares more in common with B2C brand building than separates it.
The debate participants include: Holly Bamford, Carl West, Robert Hall, Eliot Sykes, Joshua Dixon and Francis Turner.
After the debate we will have time to grab a drink and discuss the topics brought up within the debates.
Whether you're a seasoned strategist, brand manager, or just interested in strategic brand thinking, this event is perfect for anyone looking to expand their knowledge and grow their skills. Don't miss out on this opportunity to connect with others in the industry and gain valuable insights. See you there!
B:Curious - Strategy Meet Up
Join us for B:Curious, a fun and informative strategy meet up at The Rumsey Wells. Get ready to dive into exciting discussions, share ideas, and network with like-minded individuals.
This month's focus is: Hivemind - What links a growing ecological issue, support for local farmers and a sustainable, lean, high protein food?
Jordan Sharman, General Manager at Norfolk FWAG, has an amazing idea to solve a big local problem and we're going to help. Come hear him pitch his idea - and then collaborate together to see if brand might provide a solution.
Whether you're a seasoned strategist, brand manager, or just interested in strategic brand thinking, this event is perfect for anyone looking to expand their knowledge and grow their skills. Don't miss out on this opportunity to connect with others in the industry and gain valuable insights. See you there!
Brandland: What Makes a Great Client-Creative Partnership?
In a world where creative solutions are becoming more fluid, fast-moving, and culturally attuned, the nature of the client–creative relationship is shifting too. With many organisations rethinking their structures, bringing more capability in-house or blending models, how do external creative partners continue to add value?
Join Brandland as Holly Bamford (Borne) leads our unfiltered panel conversation with clients and agencies who are doing things differently and working together in fresh, flexible, and impactful ways.
Our panel: Dom South - Adnams, Sonia Holman - Fred Olsen, Sarah Brazier - The Fairtrade Foundation and Daniela Marchesi - Freelance PR
Whether you're a freelancer or agency lead, you’ll walk away with stories from the front lines of modern partnerships and practical tips on working smarter, faster, and more creatively.
We can't wait to see you there!
p.s tickets include a lovely drink from our friends at Adnams and Majestic Wine