11/09/2026
Meet the people behind the conversation at our ‘Raising The Future’ event this Autumn 🍂
Each of our expert panelist’s will share their own professional insight & advice throughout the evening.
TIME TABLE:
6:30pm-7:00pm
Welcome Drinks
7:00pm-9:00pm
Panel Talks
9:00pm-9:30pm
Drinks Reception
Tickets are available to buy online via our website.
Karen is the founder of St Albans Mums, a community that started as a small Facebook group when she was looking to connect with other local parents. Today, it’s grown into a thriving community of thousands sharing recommendations, advice, and support.
Most recently, Karen co-founded Local Life App, a new web app to help people discover local businesses, events, offers, reviews, and more.
Jim has spent a lifetime in local education with a passion for supporting young people through their formative years, into adulthood and beyond formal education. He has championed the pastoral and social wellbeing of his students which aligns perfectly with Youth Talk.
Youth Talk is a local charity which provides free confidential counselling for teenagers and young adults.
Chen works for the Serious Fraud and Cyber Unit in Hertfordshire Constabulary. As part of Team Cyber UK network, Chen is responsible for delivering the ‘Protect’ and ‘Prevent’ strands of the Constabulary’s Cybercrime strategy.
She shares advice on how to protect yourself and your business against a cybercrime and cyber-enabled fraud.
Kate and Lucy are the founders of AlphaBites, a community for the messy middle years of parenting. Both senior leaders running their own education businesses, they turned their own life experience and playground conversations into AlphaBites.
Their mission is to support parents in raising Gen Alpha without the overwhelm.
Lauren has worked for The Little Gym for the past 15 years, beginning as a part time instructor and progressing to her current role as COO of three locations, providing developmental gymnastics classes, holiday camps, parties and events, for ages 4 months - 12 years.
Lauren’s focus is on the importance of movement in childhood, the sensory
