In Person Event:
NAVIGATING CROSSROADS LIVE
29th November 2025: 12:00 PM - 4:30 PM GMT
Location: OPEN Ealing Arts Centre, Dickens Yard, London, W5 2TD
Redefining Success – Owning Your Personal and Professional Growth
Join us for the culminating experience of our Navigating Crossroads series!
After a powerful series of workshops, it’s time to bring the community together in real life for a truly transformational day of connection, reflection, and more importantly action.
Come along to “Navigating Crossroads LIVE: Redefining Success”, our half-day event that brings the entire series to life. This networking event and professional development workshop has been designed as a space for Black women to pause, reconnect with themselves, and redefine success on their own terms.
This energising day will feature:
Inspiring keynote speeches from a trailblazing Black women leaders
Honest and empowering panel discussions
Interactive breakout workshops
A nourishing networking lunch
Well-being sessions, group reflections, and intentional goal setting
Together, we’ll be exploring how to:
Define success in ways that honour your full self, both professionally and personally
Build resilience and protect your energy
Set boundaries without guilt
Prioritise self-care as a leadership strategy
Reclaim joy, purpose, and clarity in your career and life
Carrying the momentum forward
You’ll also take part in a unique group reflection session and leave with practical goal-setting tools to carry the momentum forward long after the event ends.
This event is the grand finale of the “Navigating Crossroads” series, a journey designed to support Black women through every phase of personal and professional growth. And this live gathering is the opportunity to fully integrate and elevate everything you’ve learned.
This day is all about you!
Your growth, your wellbeing and your vision for the future! Whether you’ve attended every workshop in the series or this is your first step in, you’ll walk away with:
A renewed sense of purpose
Personalised strategies for balance and sustainability
Meaningful connections with like-minded Black women
A community that sees you, supports you, and celebrates you
We’re creating a space where real talk meets real transformation, and you deserve to be in the room!
Spaces for this event are limited!
Get To Know Our Event Speakers
Annika Allen
Global DEI Leader & Culture Strategist, Head of DE&I
All3Media
Rose St Louis
Protection Director, Scottish Widows,
Lloyds Banking Group
Aleka Gutzmore
Award Winning Financial Advisor
Moneysprite
Patricia Charlery Leon
Director, UK & Europe
Saint Lucia Tourism Authority
Mandy Tucker
Personal Stylist, Mindset Coach and Speaker
Mandy Tucker Personal Stylist
Delia Barker
Chief Executive Officer - Chair, Phoenix Dance Theatre, Governor, Royal Ballet School
Brixton House
Trudy Lewis
Chart. PR. FCIPR Executive Coaching, Consulting
The Edge Leader
Laverne Walker
Director, ACLT Trustee, Co Chair & Treasurer Brixton BID
Sackville Travel
Adeola Russell
Psychotherapist & Trainer Specialising in Race, ADHD, Identity and more
The Therapy Stool
Getting to OPEN Ealing
Our Navigating Crossroads LIVE event takes place at OPEN Ealing Arts Centre, Unit 14, School Lane, Dickens Yard, London W5 2TD — right in the heart of Ealing Broadway, one of West London’s most vibrant and accessible neighbourhoods.
By Public Transport
Ealing Broadway Station is just a 5–10 minute walk away, served by the Elizabeth, Central, and District lines, as well as National Rail. Several local bus routes (E2, E7, E8, E11, 65, 207, and 483) also stop nearby, making it easy to reach from across West London.
Driving & Parking
If you’re travelling by car, there are several convenient public car parks within walking distance:
Springbridge Mews Car Park – the closest option, around a 3–4 minute walk from OPEN Ealing.
Q-Park Dickens Yard – accessed via Longfield Avenue, approximately a 5–7 minute walk; the pedestrian exit is near Franco Manca at the far end of Dickens Yard.
Ealing Council Car Park (Longfield Road) – available at weekends, about a 6–8 minute walk to the venue.
Ealing Broadway Shopping Centre Car Park – a large, secure option just off Grove Road, roughly a 5–6 minute walk through the shopping centre towards Dickens Yard.
We recommend using public transport or nearby public car parks where possible, as on-street parking is limited.
How to Find Us
From Ealing Broadway Station, head towards Dickens Yard via New Broadway. You’ll see Christ the Saviour Church on your right and Gail’s Bakery on your left — keep walking straight ahead along School Lane, and you’ll find OPEN Ealing Arts Centre just a short distance ahead.
While You’re Here
Make the most of your visit to Ealing Broadway — enjoy a coffee or meal at Gail’s, Franco Manca, or Wagamama, browse the Ealing Broadway Shopping Centre, or unwind in Walpole Park, all just a few minutes’ walk from the venue.