This is the event of the year—where you rub shoulders with winners, finalists, and some of the most inspiring and ambitious businesses across the region.

Each year, the C2S Business Awards Knowledge Exchange Forum brings together a powerful community of organisations all doing exceptional things to drive growth, embrace innovation, and lead with authenticity. It’s a rare opportunity to step outside your sector, connect with like-minded business leaders, and gain fresh perspectives that can truly shape your thinking.

This annual event rounds off the C2S Business Awards campaign, creating a unique space for businesspeople to connect, learn, and share ideas in an open and collaborative environment.

What makes this forum truly special is that it is unique to the C2S Awards process—designed to provide real value to all those who make it through to the shortlisting stage and beyond. It reflects what C2S is all about: supporting growth, sharing ideas, and learning from each other. Together, we are stronger—and together, we build better, more resilient businesses.

We would be delighted for you and your team to join us at this outstanding event. Judges, sponsors, winners, finalists and shortlisted organisations from the C2S Awards 2026 come together to exchange ideas, explore opportunities, and engage in meaningful discussions around the challenges and opportunities shaping today’s business landscape.

This year’s entries have been incredibly strong. The judges were particularly impressed by organisations embracing change, thinking differently, and tackling modern business challenges with fresh approaches—placing people, planet, and profit at the heart of their strategies, and demonstrating exceptional leadership throughout.

This free forum is designed for organisations with a growth mindset—those who are keen to learn, share, and support one another as they move into the next phase of their journey. Knowledge sharing is a powerful tool, and there is no better way to expand your thinking than by spending time with businesses that are striving for greater success, stronger cultures, and a better way of working.

So please do come along, be part of this growth mindset, and join us for the finale to this year’s C2S Business Awards 2026.

We look forward to welcoming you.

Why You Should Attend

• Connect with winners, finalists, judges and sponsors from across the region
• Gain fresh insights from ambitious, high-performing businesses
• Step outside your sector and broaden your thinking
• Share ideas, challenges and solutions in an open, collaborative environment
• Be part of a forum that is unique to the C2S Awards process
• Access real value beyond shortlisting—supporting your ongoing business journey
• Learn from organisations embracing change and leading with purpose
• Build meaningful relationships that can lead to future opportunities and collaborations
• Strengthen your growth mindset alongside like-minded business leaders
• Be part of the exciting finale to the C2S Business Awards 2026