Of course! You do not need to accompanied by a senior leader to attend. Just head to our booking page and secure your free place.

Yes you can! In order to further support sector development, we are offering Trailblazers the chance to attend Summit at the reduced rate of £215 +VAT offering a discount of over £300 off full-priced Summit tickets if accompanied by the Chief Executive or a Director from your organisation and this ticket includes attendance to both social events; Evening with Solace and Summit Dinner.

Please email us at events@solace.org.uk for your discount code.

Absolutely – in fact, we encourage it! This event is all about developing future talent, so if you have multiple talented individuals in your organisation (and we’re sure you do) please bring them along!

Yes, the Trailblazers event is free for all to attend. However, as a senior leader, you must have booked a ticket to the full Summit event in order to be eligible.

Replacement delegates can be nominated subject to an administration fee of £25.00 + VAT.

Please get in touch with our Events team by emailing events@solace.org.uk .

Yes, Wi-Fi will be available. Network details will be displayed around the venue, but if in doubt, ask a member of Solace staff for the details.

From the entrance/exit of the train St (upstairs), turn right following the signs for the NEC.

Continue down the concourse and at the end you will see escalators leading down into the NEC.

Once through the doors veer to your right and follow the signs for the exit.

Outside the NEC there are signs for the hotel.

Walk in the direction of the lake and then turn left, the path then leads you to the hotel, this is also sign posted.

It sure is! We’ve arranged for the full programme of activities and events to take place in one location for maximum convenience.

That means you don’t have to worry about moving across multiple locations and can take the time to enjoy networking with colleagues from across the industry, meeting our business partners, exhibitors and sponsors, or even spending some time in the hotel gym 😉

The Hilton Birmingham Metropole strives to be accessible for all guests.

To view accessible amenities please visit the hotel website: https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/bhxmetw-hilton-birmingham-metropole/hotel-info/

and click on the ‘accessible amenities’ dropdown menu.

Please get in touch with our Events team by emailing events@solace.org.uk or call us on 0207 233 0081. The team will be happy to discuss your requirements in a way that works best for you.

Please get in touch with our accommodation partner, Kate, at Event-X via email. She will be able to help ensure you are allocated a suitable room. You can contact her by emailing: Kate@event-x.com

Parking is available at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole on a first come first served basis at a cost of £12 per car per night.

Solace have secured a preferential rate at Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel for those joining us for Trailblazers, and of course for those staying for Solace Summit.

Rooms are available to book for the evenings of Monday 16, Tuesday 17, Wednesday 18 and Thursday 19 October ’23.

The rooms that have preferential rates are based on single occupancy with bed and breakfast.

If you would like to book a room, your booking will be processed by our accommodation partner, Event-X.

Event-X Limited Foxley House,

31 Foxley Lane Purley, Surrey CR8 3EH.

Please note: Once booked, these rooms are non-refundable.

Deadline for booking the Hilton Birmingham Metropole is Friday 29^th of September 2023.

We’ve secured a preferential room rate of:

1 night £172 + VAT one night only

2 nights £169 + VAT per night

3 nights is £167 + VAT per night

*Accommodation packages available for multiple rooms on multiple nights, and please enquire with Kate directly.

If you would like to book a room, your booking will be processed by our accommodation partner, Event-X.

Please send a Purchase Order to Kate@event-x.com to confirm your hotel booking.

Event-X Limited Foxley House,

31 Foxley Lane Purley, Surrey CR8 3EH.

Please note: Once booked, these rooms are non-refundable.

Deadline for booking the Hilton Birmingham Metropole is Friday 29^th of September 2023.

We’re delighted you’re interested in exhibiting at Trailblazers and the 2023 Solace Summit. Please email Roberta at event.sponsorship@solace.org.uk for more information on our available packages.