Spring’s ‘L&D Free Spirits LIVE!: Discover Your Inner Power’ takes place on Wednesday, 4th March 2026, with a theme that explores "the power of freelancing and how to build a thriving, impactful business".

Sponsored by Evolve L&D, IDTX and Your Best Next Move, the event will include conference talks, practical skills labs, discussion panels and rapid-fire speed sessions, with subject areas that reflect the realities of freelance life.

The event will feature a live podcast recording where participants can share their thoughts, document their learning and engage in the conversation, just as they did in October 2025.

Kim Ellis said: "There are a bejillion events people can attend, both online and in person, so I wanted L&D Free Spirits LIVE! to be genuinely worth the time."

Covering topics from creativity, resilience and commercial confidence to sustainability, winning work and the impact of AI, the sessions are created to echo the real challenges and opportunities facing freelance professionals across training, coaching, consulting and people development.

In addition to these sessions, the day offers Q&A surgeries from the event’s sponsors, discussion panels, and Skills Labs for practical, hands-on capability building: hosted by practitioners including Oyindamola Ojo-Eriamiatoe, Jill Sainsbury, Judy Parsons, Tom McDowall, Thea Newcomb and Natalie Savery, topics range from building interactive portfolios, video and visual design, and the benefits of utilising a LinkedIn Company Page, to pricing with confidence and holding curiosity-led client conversations.