Mark Conacher / Speaking & Media

Good conversations
start with
real experience.

Panel chairing, speaking and interviews, with a working installer’s view of the industry.

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Mark Conacher chairing an industry panel with a microphone on the Howdens stage at InstallerSHOW

Chairing & hosting

Keeping discussions focused, practical and open to the questions installers are asking.

Industry panels

Connecting design, installation and the future workforce across the UK and North America.

Podcasts & interviews

A business owner’s view of installation, people, standards and building a better business.

In conversation.

Mark Conacher in conversation with kitchen designer Johnny Grey on stage at InstallerSHOW

DESIGN & INSTALLATION / INSTALLERSHOW

In conversation with Johnny Grey

Bringing design and installation together, with kitchen designer Johnny Grey. Our InstallerSHOW conversations explore what happens when ideas meet the realities of fitting a kitchen.

Watch: When Installations Go Wrong ↗
Mark Conacher and Simon Acres recording their Movers & Shakers apprenticeship interview at InstallerSHOW

APPRENTICESHIPS / MOVERS & SHAKERS

Who should bear the real cost of apprenticeships?

A conversation with Simon Acres about apprenticeships, drawing on my own journey and the practical realities of running an installation business.

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Mark Conacher and the full careers and apprenticeships panel at InstallerSHOW New York

🇺🇸 InstallerSHOW / New York

A shared challenge,
across the Atlantic.

A panel discussion on careers, apprenticeships and the future workforce, bringing UK and US perspectives together in New York.

Explore the New York discussion ↗
Mark Conacher on the Bathroom Association careers masterclass panel at InstallerSHOW

Bathroom Association / InstallerSHOW

How far can a trade career take you?

A careers panel exploring the opportunities a trade can open up, drawing on experience from across the industry.

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Apprenticeships & skills

Alongside Simon Acres
and Tom Pursglove

A discussion about apprenticeships with Simon Acres and former UK government minister Tom Pursglove.

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For your audience

Practical, open
and grounded.

I chair industry discussions, contribute to panels and welcome podcast and interview enquiries on installation, skills and building a better business.

Podcasts & interviews.

BUSINESS & INSTALLATIONBlueprints to Bookings ↗INTERVIEWFrom Dundee to Vancouver ↗DESIGN & INDEPENDENT LIVINGAccessible bathrooms & independent living ↗

For organisers, editors & producers

What would you like
to bring to the conversation?

Tell me about your audience, the topic and the dates you have in mind. UK, North American and international enquiries welcome.

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