You lead a team
and want it to perform under pressure without burning out.
EI2027 26-27 October 2027 · The Midland, Manchester
The Emotional Intelligence Conference · third yearBuild the team AI can't replace.
Two days of keynotes, hands-on workshops and nights out with 200 leaders, people professionals and behavioural scientists. Learn emotional intelligence from the people who research it, practise it in the room, and take it back to your team.
- Skills you have practised in the room, not only heard about
- A position on AI and your team's work you can defend on Monday
- Every keynote on film to run with the colleagues who could not come
Conference ticket £995 + VAT (£1,194 inc VAT). Full refund until 1 May 2027.
Sold outEI2025 and EI2026200 places for 2027. 40 VIP seats.
26-27 OctTwo full days+ VIP day Thu 28
ManchesterThe Midland HotelPeter Street, M60 2DS
200Places40 VIP seats
Sold outEI2025 & EI2026Book early
Organisations that train with EmotionIntell
Is this you?
Who is it for?
Four kinds of people fill the room. Most delegates tick more than one box.
You run HR, L&D or people
and need human skills that show up in behaviour, not only on a slide.
You coach, consult or train
and want the latest research and a room full of peers.
You work in behaviour analysis or security
and want the science from the people who publish it.
What you take home
Four skills that change how you lead. Sharpened in two days.
Not notes. Skills you practise in the room with the people who wrote the research, and take straight back to your team.
Every keynote on film
200 peers across sectors
Your own e-Factor profile
- 01
Read a room before it turns.
Spot what people feel before they say it, judge who is being straight with you, and act on it while it still matters.
- 02
Have the conversation you have been avoiding.
Give hard feedback, say no, challenge a decision, and keep the trust intact. Practised live, not role-played from a slide.
- 03
Stay steady when the pressure is on you.
Know your own triggers, recover faster, and lead calmly when the room is not calm. Measured with your e-Factor profile.
- 04
Decide where your people fit alongside AI.
Leave with a defensible map of which work AI takes, which human skills matter more because of it, and what to build first in your team.
Not a typical conference
A conference that runs like a festival
One Main Stage. Workshop rooms you choose between. Two nights out. You build your own two days.
Main StageThe Main Stage
Keynotes from researchers, authors and people who run large teams. Every talk is filmed and sent to you afterwards.
WorkshopsThe Workshop Rooms
Small rooms and real practice. Read a face. Test a statement for credibility. Map your own EI profile. Pick the sessions that fit your job.
Tue + Wed nightsThe Nights
An optional social evening in Manchester city centre on both nights. Carry on the conversations from the day, and ask anyone who came last year about the socials.
FringeThe Fringe
A live podcast recording, book signings, the e-Factor lab. The things at the edges you did not plan for and end up talking about.
Why now
AI is taking the tasks. What is left is the hard part.
The work that stays with people is the work that was always hardest: earning trust, reading a room, having the honest conversation, staying steady under pressure.
These are skills. They can be measured, taught and practised, and most organisations have never done any of the three.
EI2027 is two days of doing exactly that, alongside the researchers who study these skills and the leaders who have built them into real teams.
3rdyear of the conference, after two sell-outs in a row
Programme
See the full programme →Three strands. Build your own programme.
Every session sits in one strand, so you can follow one all the way through or mix them.
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Strand one
You
Know your own patterns, stay steady under pressure and recover faster.
Dr Jasmin Tzortzakakis Malik, Kerry Daynes and more
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Strand two
Your people
Read what others are feeling, judge credibility, and handle the conversation you have been putting off.
Dr Cliff Lansley, Prof Dawn Archer and more
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Strand three
Your organisation
Hire, lead and build culture around human skills, and decide where people fit alongside AI.
Jonathan Potter, Annette Lewis and more
The line-up so far Wave one announced
Meet the speakers →Ten confirmed, many more incredible announcements to come.
Researchers, authors and people who run large teams. Every card says what their session gives you.
Your organisation
Jonathan Potter
AstraZeneca UK
What it takes to make coaching stick across thousands of people.
Your organisation
Annette Lewis
AstraZeneca UK
The human skills programmes behind one of pharma's most admired coaching cultures.
Your organisation
Figen Murray OBE
Counter-terrorism expert, driving force behind Martyn's Law
How one person moved a nation to act: influence, resolve and leading through loss.
You
Dr Jasmin Tzortzakakis Malik
UK GP and author of When the Body Whispers
Keynote plus a personal development workshop on reading your own body under pressure.
Your people
Dr Cliff Lansley
Co-founder, EmotionIntell
A PhD in emotional intelligence and the behaviour analyst viewers know from Faking It.
You
Kerry Daynes
Consultant Forensic Psychologist
Crumpets
Your people
Prof Dawn Archer
Manchester Metropolitan University
Being nice versus being kind: the gap between politeness and genuine intent.
Your people
Aaron Garner
Co-founder, EmotionIntell
Reads emotion, credibility and deception in real time, and has trained intelligence services to do the same.
You
Logan Portenier
Creator of Observe (YouTube)
Teaches the science of reading people to a YouTube audience approaching a million.
You
Dr Gemma Davidson BVSc MRCVS, Assoc CIPD
Veterinary Surgeon and Educator
You
Tina Wallace KPM MSt
More speakers to be announcedBe the first to hear each name as it lands.
Be first to hear the line-up
They have stood on this stage
Marc Brackett
Joseph LeDoux
David Matsumoto
Mark Frank
Michael Ventura
For teams and organisations
Bring your team. Go home speaking the same language.
Group rate for three or more, one invoice, seats together and a private team debrief after the event. Pay by card, invoice or purchase order.
- 15% off for three or more tickets
- One invoice, card, invoice or PO
- Private team debrief after the event
- Names changeable any time before the event
Hear it from them
Rated five stars by EI2026 delegates
Software engineers wonder and worry how to differentiate themselves in the age of AI. EI is a great answer.
I arrived as a curious attendee but left feeling humbled, inspired and part of a family. The experience exceeded all expectations. Roll on 2027!
If you like people and learning from top individuals, it is very different from any security conference you have been to.
Eight delegates, unscripted
Short clips filmed at EI2025. Press play, swipe for more.
EI2025 and EI2026, in the room
The Midland Hotel, Manchester
Tickets
Two ways in to EI2027
Our last two conferences sold out. 200 places, 40 VIP seats.
- Lunch included every day
- Secure checkout
- VAT invoice on request
- Invoice and PO for teams
- Full refund until 1 May 2027
Book now, decide in May
The full line-up lands in spring. If it is not for you, tell us before 1 May 2027 and we refund your ticket in full, VIP day included, no questions asked. After that date you can transfer your place to a colleague at any time.
M60The Midland Hotel, Peter Street, Manchester M60 2DS
Manchester
Manchester, and a reason to stay the weekend
The Midland Hotel is on Peter Street, a 15 minute walk from either Piccadilly or Victoria train station and twenty minutes by train from the airport. All three days and lunches are on site.
Football, music, the Northern Quarter and the Peak District are all close enough to turn two days into four.
- 15 minute walk from either Piccadilly or Victoria train station
Top five questions
All FAQs →
The practical bits
What does a ticket include?
Both days, every keynote and workshop, lunch and refreshments, the optional social evenings, and every keynote on film afterwards.
Can I pay by invoice or purchase order?
Yes. Checkout takes card payments only, so use the team booking form on the tickets page or email [email protected]. A VAT invoice is available on request.
What happens if I cannot attend?
Full refund on conference and VIP tickets, no questions asked, until 1 May 2027. After that you can transfer your place to a colleague at any time.
Do you offer team or group tickets?
Yes, for three or more: 15% off the conference ticket, seats together and one invoice. Use the team booker above or email [email protected].
What is the VIP Masterclass?
A third day on Thursday 28 October with the keynote speakers, limited to 40 people: workshops, open Q&A, lunch and a recording for those in the room. Only available with a conference ticket.
Line-up alerts
Be first to hear the line-up.
One email each time a speaker is announced, the programme when it is released, and a reminder before the price rises. Nothing else.
You’re on the list.
We’ll email you each time a speaker is announced, and before the price rises.