Culture Camp Guernsey

Culture Camp is coming to Guernsey.

After running successfully in the UK, the first ever Culture Camp Guernsey will take place at The Old Government House on Wednesday 7th October 2026 - and it will be the biggest celebration of workplace culture on the island.

This is the first one. It won't be the last. Culture Camp Guernsey will be an annual fixture from here on in.

What is Culture Camp?

Culture Camp is a one-day gathering for people who believe that work can - and should - be better.

This isn't about corporate fluff, or death by PowerPoint. It's about bold ideas, real talk, and a brilliant community of people who care about how we lead, support, and shape the world of work.

What you'll get:

• A full day of inspiring talks, energising workshops and thought-provoking discussion
• Big topics: compassionate leadership, brain health and menopause, the cost of culture, and how to close the gap between employee feedback and action.
• An atmosphere of warmth, energy, and optimism
• Fresh thinking and practical ideas you'll want to take back to your team the next day

Who's it for?

People leaders, HR, L&D, DEI, ops, founders, managers, coaches, creatives - and anyone who believes culture is everyone's job.

You don't need a title. You just need the desire to make work better, and the courage to do something about it.

The Speakers

We've got an incredible line-up.

Naomi Glover is an Applied Neuroscientist with a sharp focus on brain health at work - and she's one of the speakers people couldn't stop talking about at our last Culture Camp. Naomi's session unpacks what the science actually says about how our brains function (and falter) under modern work conditions - including the bit most workplaces still don't talk about: menopause. You'll leave with practical, evidence-based shifts you can make for yourself and your team.

Lucy Carpenter is the Compassionate Employers Lead at Hospice UK, which means she spends her working life thinking about how organisations support their people through the hardest moments of their lives - bereavement, illness, caring for someone they love. Her session is about how leaders show up when it matters most, and why getting it right isn't just kind - it's one of the most powerful trust-building things a leader can do. If your team is made up of humans, this session is for you.

Chris Chamberlain is Operations Manager at Guernsey Mind, and his session is about the cost of culture. Chris will unpack the real price organisations pay when culture is left to chance - sick days, attrition, presenteeism, the quiet leak of people checking out before they hand in their notice. This session names what it actually costs to not take culture seriously, and what changes when you do.

Lucy Harvey is COO at Stribe, the award-winning employee survey software. Her session is called "Heard. Filed. Forgotten. The feedback gap burning out HR and eroding trust." We're collecting feedback from our people - but most of us aren't confident that anything actually changes as a result. This session names exactly where the feedback loop breaks. Lucy will share what leaders are saying is really going on, then hand over to the audience for the kind of conversation Culture Camp was built for.

Gemma Ellison is the founder of Heart Leadership and Culture Camp, and she'll close the day with a session on The Culture Habit - Heart Leadership's signature methodology. This helps organisations build the everyday leadership habits that shape culture and performance, because culture isn't built by strategy documents, it's built by what leaders do in ordinary moments. Small habits, consistently practised, compound into something remarkable.

Why Culture Camp?

Because too many conversations about work are pessimistic.

Because hope and optimism are important.

Because community beats competition.

Because leadership isn't about power - it's about presence, compassion, and courage.

Culture Camp is a space to think big, slow down, connect deeply, and leave recharged.

The details

When: Wednesday 7th October 2026, 9:30am – 4:30pm

Where: The Old Government House, St Peter Port, Guernsey

Tickets:

• Early Bird — £150 (limited release; once they're gone, they're gone)
• Standard — £180

See you there!