February 26 @ 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM GMT
PA Show Spring 2026 @ ExCel London [Day 2]
Wed, Feb 26 • 9:00am – 6:00pm GMT
ExCel London
Dedicated to the personal development of PAs, EAs, VAs and Office Managers
Welcome to The PA Show Spring, our flagship event at Excel London. As the pinnacle of content and development for executive support professionals, this event promises to empower and inspire through a comprehensive program of sessions focused on cutting-edge skills, personal growth, and career advancement. Join us for an unrivalled opportunity to learn, network, and evolve in your profession.
Lauren Bradley, our Founder, will be delivering four top training sessions and on The Officials stand we’ll be having a party, celebrating all things admins and assistants. We’re bringing the hype, the love, and a proper celebration of the wins you’ve earned, even the ones nobody sees.
If you want a little head start, we’ve put together a PA Show prep guide on the blog with a downloadable you can use to plan your day so you can squeeze every bit of impact out of the it.
Lauren’s speaking sessions:
The Non-Negotiable Tech for EAs & VAs in 2026
Day 1
12:30 – 13:10
The technology Executive Assistants and Personal Assistants choose today shapes far more than how quickly work gets done. It influences how visible their work is, how trusted they become, and how confidently they can support leadership. The right workplace technology does not just save time. It creates space to think, to anticipate, and to operate at a more strategic level.
In this session, PA Show Advisory Board Member, trainer, and tech enthusiast Lauren Bradley explores the essential productivity tools and systems that help modern support roles stand out and simplify complex work. Attendees will leave with a guide of key apps to explore and practical insight into how each can be used to make work easier, support better decisions, and amplify their impact with the leaders they support.
Protecting Executive Time Through Better Meeting Management
14:30-15:10
We’ve all sat in meetings that drift, overrun, or end without clear outcomes, including meetings at the most senior level. When this happens, the cost is calculatable. Time compounds quickly when some of the highest paid people in the organisation are in the room, and the return on that time matters more than most teams realise.
Executive Assistants are perfectly positioned to change meeting culture by shaping how meetings are prepared, structured, and closed. Assistants can significantly improve meeting ROI and reduce the friction that follows poorly run meetings.
In this session, you will be guided through the most common risks that derail leadership meetings and the best practices that mitigate them. You will leave with a practical guide to help you build a strong meeting management SOP that supports high pressure executives, keeps meetings on track, and drives clearer outcomes.
The Modern Admin Dashboard: Capture Everything, Forget Nothing
15:30 – 16:10
Admins today manage an enormous amount of information spread across notes, inboxes, documents and tools, and the pace of the role leaves little room for slow searches or scattered thinking. When everything lives in different places, it becomes harder to stay organised, respond quickly and keep up with rising expectations. The impact is real, especially when your work directly supports people who rely on clarity and speed.
A modern dashboard gives you one organised home for the details, tasks and context you need every day. It allows you to process information faster, reduce mental load and maintain control even when things move quickly. You do not need to be tech savvy to benefit from this. You simply need to be tech curious and willing to explore a better way of working.
In this session, you will learn what to capture, how to structure your information and which tools offer the best foundations for building a second brain. You will leave with practical examples and a clear set of starting steps that help you create a dashboard that brings calm, order and confidence to your role.
Praise for this session
“I have to say thank you for your session. You have inspired me to find a better way of working that works for me. Flagging emails in Outlook is just not working anymore.”
Automation That Scales Your Role: Design Once, Reuse Forever
Day 2
15:30 – 16:10
The torrent of work facing assistants shows no sign of slowing. Learning how to automate is one of the most effective ways to respond. Automation removes work from your day and frees capacity to focus on higher-value contribution. Across an assistant’s role, there are many practical opportunities to build simple workflows that allow work to move forward without constant manual effort.
This session explores automation from an assistant’s point of view as a practical way to reduce friction and improve consistency. The focus is on breaking automation down into a clear, digestible starting point, helping assistants see where it fits in their day and how to approach it with confidence.
Understand where to begin, what to automate first, and how small, well-designed workflows can make a meaningful difference over time. Attendees will leave with practical use cases, short supporting videos, and a resource guide to help them start building when they return to work.
