Forging New Perspectives

OUTDOOR CONNECTIONS is Kendal Mountain Festival’s B2B storytelling summit — a full-day event for industry leaders, creatives, brand managers, and storytellers.

After a brilliant first event last year - OUTDOOR CONNECTIONS returns as weexplore the future of brand storytelling across the outdoor, lifestyle, and creative sectors through bold ideas, real conversations, and meaningful debate and insight that move our industry forward.

What to expect:

  • Hear thought provoking keynotes from leaders reshaping brand and creative strategies
  • Join lively panels on AI, film and media trends, activism, grassroots communities, and purpose-driven storytelling
  • Forge connections with decision-makers across the outdoor, creative, and brand sectors
  • Relax and recharge at the After-Hours Social
  • Your delegate pass includes the Summit, networking lunch, outdoor activities, and a Festival Ticket Pass with transportation to Kendal Mountain Festival.

Co-hosted by Keme Nzerem, Channel 4 Journalist, Broadcaster and Festival Patron and Yasmin Dufournet, Director of Consumer Insights at Salomon.

Come for the insight, debate and networking and leave fired up with a clear plan, a new community and a shared sense of creative purpose.

Low Wood Bay

This year the summit will take place on Thursday 19th November at The Low Wood Bay Hotel, Windermere, Ambleside Rd, Windermere LA23 1LP.

We have secured bedroom rates for delegates if you choose to stay. Please call the hotel directly, using the following code 

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Prices - TBD i am creating a budget / cost analysisDelegate: I work for an organisation within the Outdoor Industry. Register HereDelegate: I am a freelancer. Register HereConfirmed speaker. Register here

The summit is inclusive for all members within the Outdoor Industry. We fully understand independent freelancers may not have the support from an organisation to pay for the delegate fee in full, therefore we are providing a proportion of spaces at a reduced rate. Please register with your company details here.

Curated by Festival Director, Steve Scott, and Outdoor Industry Brand Strategist Joe White.

We’re expecting high demand with limited spaces so please register your interest ASAP via the link below. Hope to see you there!

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