The future is handmade

Annual Conference 2027

The BAFTS Annual Conference and AGM is always a highlight of the BAFTS year! 

It’s the perfect chance to make new connections, develop sector skills and knowledge and spend time with fellow professionals who share your commitment to fair trade. 

We’re already looking ahead to 2027:

The Future is Handmade will take place from Saturday 22nd to Monday 24th May at Work Station in Sheffield. 

In a world full of mass-production and artifical intelligence this conference will focus on the beauty, skill and value of handmade. 

More information to follow soon!

Whether you run a fair trade business, work for one, or are part of the wider fair trade movement, this is the must-attend conference for you – and you don’t have to be a BAFTS member to take part. We can’t wait to welcome even more fair trade businesses and professionals – and sponsors – to be part of it.

Absolutely jam packed from start to finish with really valuable talks, practical workshops, thought provoking discussions and people from all backgrounds and skill sets. Best of all was the welcoming, friendly, inclusive, atmosphere for and from every participant old and new. Best BAFTS conference ever!

Diane Soysa

BAFTS Member, Lanka Kade