FSB Connect Reigate & Banstead

Start the new year with fresh connections and valuable insights at our first Reigate networking event of 2026.

Join us at the Reigate Civic Centre for a friendly, welcoming morning designed to help you build relationships, share your business story, and connect with the vibrant local business community. Whether you’re an established business owner or taking your first steps, this informal yet purposeful session offers the ideal space to expand your network and raise your profile.

Alongside open networking, you’ll also hear the latest news, updates, and information on current support for small businesses – including grants, initiatives, and services available to help your business thrive.

Event Agenda

8:00am – Arrival, tea & coffee

8:30am – Keynote speaker presentation

8:45am – Round-the-room introductions

9:00am – Open networking

Event Details

Free to attend – all welcome

Venue: Reigate Civic Centre

Parking: Free on-site parking available until 10:00am

Accessibility: Fully accessible venue

Booking: Essential – this is a ticketed event

Speaker

Ben Green

Ben is an entrepreneur and small business owner. Ben started his career as a business consultant with KPMG and PwC. He then earned an MBA at Harvard Business School before starting a financial services business which he sold in 2022. Since then he has been running EchoAgent to help other entrepreneurs adopt AI in ways that avoid the noise and meaningfully improve their business.

About the Session

Everyone is talking about AI. Every conference, every coffee chat, every spam email – it’s all AI all the time. With all this noise out there, it’s hard to know what is real and what is guff. AI tool providers may promise the world, but business owners frequently find themselves disappointed with what they end up getting. In this session, Ben will talk through some practical applications of AI that can make a real, measurable impact to your business, without the guff.

Note: This description was not written by AI.

Attendees should expect to come away with:

1. Some real-life practical examples of how they could start using AI in their business;

2. A better understanding of where AI can (and can’t) add real business value; and

3. Food for thought on how to future-proof their business in the age of AI.

We look forward to meeting you, hearing about your business and aspirations, and sharing how the FSB and our local partners can support your growth in 2026.