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The events of 2021 will be reflected in the popular conference themes of 2022. From the Covid-19 pandemic to the sustainability protests, audiences will want to feel healthier and learn more about our planet. With Brexit in full swing, business owners must adapt to the new rules and regulations, meaning political speakers will also be in high demand.
2022 will be a year of recovery, financial, emotional, environmental and physical. It will be a year of reunions and welcoming employees back into the workplace. For staff still working from home, businesses will be eager to ensure optimum teamwork through teambuilding speakers.
Check out our predictions for the top corporate event themes for 2022, then contact Champions Speakers to discover the perfect speaker for your event.
Environment & Sustainability
As COP26 took place towards the latter end of 2021, many business owners will pledge to transform their impact on the planet in 2022. From reducing their carbon footprint to recycling and ESG investing, there are several ways we can all become better climate champions, particularly in business.
Interested in hiring a sustainability speaker? Book Nigel Topping for your event.
Brexit & Politics
Since January 2021, businesses have faced new rules and regulations in light of the Brexit transition. Affecting trade, importing produce and employment, political speakers are regularly booked to shine a light on the UK’s future outside of the EU. In 2022, Brexit will be one of the most popular conference themes, due to its topical nature and nationwide impact.
Interested in hiring a politics speaker? Book Kenneth Clarke for your event.
Diversity & Inclusion
Considering the civil rights movement of 2020, it is no surprise that diversity and inclusion are featured on our list of trending conference themes for 2022. Businesses are being held accountable for the various genders, races, abilities and sexualities welcomed by their company. As such, more clients than ever will value the power of diversity and inclusion speakers.
Interested in hiring a diversity speaker? Book Viv Anderson for your event.
Olympic Games
In the spring of 2020, for the first time since WW2, the Olympic and Paralympic Games were cancelled. Postponed until the following year, fans mourned the tangible gap in their athletics calendar. To reflect on the success of the Games, Olympic and Paralympic speakers will be sought after for their personal experiences in 2022.
Interested in hiring an Olympic speaker? Book Helen Glover MBE for your event.
Business & Financial Recovery
A key emphasis of company conference themes will be business and financial recovery. Following the devastating impact of Covid-19, many organisations are rebuilding their consumer base and profits, while adapting to safety requirements. Therefore, business, finance and economics experts will be popular among corporate clients, who wish to kickstart their company’s recovery.
Interested in hiring a business speaker? Book Brian McBride for your event.
Mental Health
Following the Covid-19 pandemic, audiences will have an increased interest in their emotional wellbeing, as well as their ability to endure hardship. Particularly powerful as a corporate conference theme, businesses have seen a rise in workplace burnout in 2021, reflecting the need for better mental health support in 2022. Mental health speakers will be essential for reigniting the UK workforce.
Interested in hiring a mental health speaker? Book Jonny Benjamin MBE & Neil Laybourn for your event.
Overcoming Adversity
From the Covid-19 pandemic to the devastating shortages and energy price increases, 2021 followed the trend set by 2020 of hardship and adversity. As such, overcoming adversity will be an important skill for audiences to learn in 2022, as we look towards a happier and brighter future.
Interested in hiring a determination and drive speaker? Book Simon Weston CBE for your event.
Workplace Culture
The workplace of the future will be a far cry from the office cubicles of the late 20th century. Covid-19 forced British businesses to embrace home working; for many, the benefits of remote operating have changed company policies forever. Workplace culture remains one of the most important corporate themes, and with 2022 continuing the shift in the status quo, business owners will be eager to both adapt and ensure employee performance.
Interested in hiring a change management speaker? Book Jamil Qureshi for your event.
Mental Resilience
Similarly to the topic of mental health, mental resilience will be as popular in 2022 as it was in 2021. Conference organisers will be eager to discuss emotional wellbeing and explore techniques for enduring immense pressure and hardship with audiences. Mental resilience speakers are essential figures in the quest for stronger mental health.
Interested in hiring a mental resilience speaker? Book Ollie Ollerton for your event.
Health & Physical Wellbeing
On the 6th of February 2020, the UK reported its first positive Covid-19 case. The British public was later forced to face the stark reality of a health crisis. From mass testing and vaccines to the long term side effects of Covid-19, the topic of healthcare will continue to be an important conference theme for 2022.
Interested in booking a fitness and nutrition speaker? Book Martine Wright MBE for your event.
Teamwork & Team Building
Teamwork and team building will be some of the best conference themes of 2022, due to the levels of isolation and loneliness evident in 2020/21. Though both British lockdowns brought the Covid-19 infection rate down, it also forced many to be separated from their loved ones, which damaged people’s emotional wellbeing. Teamwork speakers will reignite social cohesion, especially in the workplace.
Interested in hiring a teamwork speaker? Book Tori James for your event.
Book a Speaker for your 2022 Event or Conference
This years’ annual conference themes will reflect the crises faced in 2021, from racism to healthcare. To book a speaker for your 2022 event or conference, contact the Champions Speakers agency on 0207 1010 553 or complete our online contact form to receive your free quote.
