THREE YEARS. ONE CITY. ZERO SHIT CONFERENCES.
PART CONFERENCE,PART FESTIVAL,ALL GOOSEBUMPS.
▶ WATCH WHAT HAPPENEDTHE STAGE IS RESTING.THE STORY ISN’T.
CURRENTLY ON HIATUS✦NO 2027 DATE✦NO FAKE COUNTDOWN✦STILL BLOODY PROUD
WE AREN’T ANNOUNCING A 2027 EVENT.
Confidence Live is taking a breather. No vague save-the-date. No mysterious waitlist. No ticket button leading precisely nowhere.
But three incredible years of laughter, standing ovations, confetti and really bloody good ideas deserve better than disappearing when a website subscription ends. So we might be back in 2028, and in the meantime, here's a recap of everything we got up to in Stoke.
3THEATRE-FILLING YEARS
12FEARLESS SPEAKERS
100sOF PEOPLE SHOWING UP FOR THEMSELVES
0AWKWARD TRUST FALLS
64 SECONDS OF PURE JOY
THE FILM THAT STILL GIVES US GOOSEBUMPS.
THE PEOPLE WHO LIT THE FUSE
MEET EVERYONE →COMEDIANS. AUTHORS. THINKERS. A BUDDHIST MONK. OBVIOUSLY.
GRACE CAMPBELL
SHAKIRA AKABUSI
SUE PERKINS
KATHERINE RYAN
CAITLIN MORAN
“WITHOUT ANY SHADOW, OF ANY DOUBT, THE BEST CONFERENCE I HAVE EVER BEEN TO.”
STILL BUZZING, DAYS LATER.THE NICE THINGS WE DIDN’T HAVE TO WRITE OURSELVES.
“I absolutely loved every second. It was such a genuine, raw and unapologetic celebration of the potential and humanity we often overlook every day.”
“High impact! I gambled and brought five team members with me, and it was a great gamble. They all loved it.”
“It was a bloody brilliant day. I did accidentally let my confetti cannon off the wrong way, and that’s only deepened my enthusiasm to redeem myself.”
SO, WHAT NOW?
THE EVENT IS PAUSED. THE WORK IS VERY MUCH NOT.
Confidence Live grew from Kirsty’s belief that confidence belongs to everyone, not just the shiny few. That work now shows up in keynotes, team experiences and one gloriously honest podcast.
OUR HOME, ALWAYS
STOKE-ON-TRENT.
A city brimming with heritage, humility and humour. Big cities always get the best stuff. We said fuck that.
Confidence Live was made here for the underdogs, the overlooked and every voice that deserved to be heard.