Career Nuggets Soirée 2026
Career Nuggets Soirée 2026
“Ain’t No Stopping Us Now… We’re on the Move”
After a sold out 10th Anniversary in 2025 themed “Shine Bright Like a Diamond”, we are back and moving forward with even greater momentum.
This is more than an event. It is a celebration of growth, progress, and a community that refuses to stand still.
Agenda
Friday 4 December 2026
Virtual Seminar | 6:30pm – 9:00pm
Saturday 5 December 2026
Soirée | 5:00pm – 11:00pm
Venue:
London Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square
What to expect:
An unforgettable evening of inspiration, powerful and uplifting testimonials from the CN community, and meaningful networking with like minded professionals who are serious about growth.
Enjoy a premium three course meal, great music, and an atmosphere filled with energy, elegance, and celebration.
This is your room. Your community. Your next level.
Dress Code:
Gentlemen: Black Tie
Ladies: Any shade of green symbolising growth
Additional Information:
Guests may book accommodation directly with the hotel.
Paid parking available around the venue.
Secure your place early. This is one event you do not want to miss.
Our Strategic Partners
The Princess Royal Training Awards – our Strategic Partner – is one of the Awards divisions of City & Guilds Group under the patronage of HRH The Princess Royal.
Sponsors
Career Nuggets Soiree - past events highlights
Find information on this page about our past and upcoming networking events.
sponsors & supporters
Each year, a number of wonderful individuals and organisations step forward and lend us their support in making our events a success. These include but is not limited to our strategic partners, The City & Guilds Foundation.
Watch the video to see the lineup of supporters for 2021.
Soirée highlights (gallery)
Each year, some wonderful individuals and organisations step forward and lend us their support in making our events a success. These include but is not limited to our strategic partners, The City & Guilds Foundation.
highlights of past events
The first annual Career Nuggets Ball was in December 2016 and the theme was “Living on Purpose”. Each year our annual networking event has been better than the last. See the highlights of each below.
2017 Career Nuggets Annual Ball
Theme:
Inspired to Excel
2018 Annual Ball
Theme:
Securing our Financial Future
2019 Annual Ball
Theme:
Networking with Intention
2020 Soiree
A Virtual Event
Theme:
Staying Relevant in a Disruptive Economy
2021 Soirée highlights
A small snapshot of our events and activities from 2016 to date
The theme of the 2021 Soiree was Never Say Never Again: A James Bond Themed event. It was held at the Copthorne Tara Hotel in Kensington London. Our guests were encouraged to dress in elegant black and white to match the theme. Our Emcee was Action Jackston and he helped create a relaxed fun atmosphere. We played an exciting yes/no game and the winner was one of our young people. He did so well that guests kept adding money to his cash prize! Our food was supplied by ______ Morenike’s outfit was supplied by ____ Hair and makeup by ________ We had a lot of new faces including representatives of The City and Guilds foundation, our strategic partners.
2022 soiree is on 2nd and 3rd December
The Venue is Grand Sapphire in Croydon, London. Tickets are available now.