Parents of all kinds are welcome here!

At PLATF9RM we want to celebrate love and care in all its glorious forms. Our Parents in Business Brunch will uplift and empower the care you give, and will be an opportunity to connect and network with a community of like-minded people.

Join our Parents in Business Brunch! We’re hosting a keynote brunch with an art workshop for kids, all included in one ticket. This is your chance to connect with like-minded parents and energise your afternoon. Kids go free.

This event is open to parents of all kinds! £20 tickets for PLATF9RM Members and £25 for non-members.

We will be joined by Speakers;
Dan Flanagan with Dad La Soul, who will be speaking on the importance ofincorporating fathers into the conceptualisations and practisers of childcare. Dad La Soul is a Worthing based organisation who provide support for the dads of the UK by producing an extensive range of dad-friendly events and content.

Rose Rowkins, Suicide Prevention trainer. Rose will speak to the importance of mental health provisions for parents. Rose is a multi-award winning councillor who has given people the confidence for them to talk about, and approach the issues around suicide.

Rose Radkte, Brand Strategist and Community Builder. Rose is a brand strategist and community builder. Rose assists people with their brand and event strategies. Both Rose Radkte and Rose Rowkins will join efforts in this Brunch event to raise awareness on the issue of work family/life and give advice and ‘bust myths’, as well as share their own experiences with the audience.

Jess Rad. Founding The Woman Hood in 2019 to support women through the unspoken challenges of womanhood within organisations and at home. Jess is a gender equity and women’s empowerment consultant, speaker and neurodiversity advocate. Jess uses her lived experiences of premature menopause, miscarriage and divorce, being carer and co-parent of ND

The Run-down

11 AM – The event begins

11:30 – After coffee and mingling attendees will take their seats, and children will be shown to the art workshop, brunch begins.

11:30 AM – 12 PM – First speaker and first Q&A

12 PM – 12:30 – Second speakers and second Q&A

12:30 – 13:00 – floor opens up for audience involvements and more Q&As

13:00 – Event ends but attendees are welcome to stay until 15:00

This event will aim to highlight the importance of childcare provisions and infrastructure in business and the workplace. It is far from uncommon that parents have to give up hours or their careers altogether to compensate for limited childcare services. This is especially prevalent for mothers.

Leaving work after having children is a reality for so many; this is because of entrenched gendered roles surrounding childcare, a lack of flexibility in working arrangements, and a general lack of accessibility to childcare. Therefore, in this brunch event, we aim to speak to the importance of childcare infrastructure and provisions in the workplace and to empower and validate parents who balance family and work.

This is a chance to network and connect with other parents in business with the addition of having keynote speakers that will address a range of aspects of childcare in UK work culture and legislation.

Running alongside this will be a Brighton-local art workshop by the House of Culture for the children of the attendees, this brunch event will be an impactful and accessible activity to do on your Sunday!