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2026 Events Calendar
Great British Speakers’ Awareness Days Calendar helps you plan impactful events and secure the best Awareness Days and keynote speakers throughout the year. Our expert speakers are available for in-person events or virtual talks via Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Skype, or your preferred platform. The calendar highlights significant dates, including International Women’s Day, Black History Month, mental health awareness events, and International Men’s Day, supporting meaningful conversations around equality, diversity, inclusion, and wellbeing in the workplace and beyond. Each awareness day is matched with experienced motivational speakers and thought leaders who deliver engaging, insightful, and memorable presentations. Regularly updated with the latest awareness events, the calendar ensures access to the most relevant and in-demand speakers.
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📞 Call: +44 (0)1753 439289
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Dry January Speakers at GREAT BRITISH SPEAKERS
Dry January Speakers: Find Addiction and Wellness Speakers for Dry January
Why Participate in Dry January?
Dry January UK sees adults up and down the country giving up alcohol for the month of January.
Officially starting in 2013 with 4,000 participants, it has grown exponentially with 2022 seeing 130,000 take part.
Dry January was founded in 2013 by Emily Robinson who stopped drinking alcohol in 2011 in preparation for first half marathon run. Soon after Emily started working for Alcohol Change UK, and again gave up alcohol during January as a way to feel better after the Christmas period. But now that she worked for Alcohol Change UK, she found herself being asked to speak about her own experience and ‘Dry January’ was born.
With famous names such as journalists Alastair Campbell and Peter Osborne on board, the campaign grew and grew, and continues to attract more participants every year to become healthier, but also assist to bring awareness and help those looking overcome alcoholism / addiction issues.
Find inspirational Dry January Speakers
At Great British Speakers, we work alongside some of the country’s best physical and mental health and well-being speakers, some of whom have their own personal experiences of alcohol dependency and addiction.
Dry January Speakers – Lauren Windle
Lauren Windle is a journalist, author and public speaker specialising in addictions. Working as an event and marketing executive in the City of London during her 20s, Lauren developed a love for cocaine and alcohol which quickly spiraled into an addiction.
In 2014, she got clean and became sober and put her life back together. She now runs a recovery course for others who also struggle with unmanageable behaviours.
The course has seen many people recover from addictions to substances, food, alcohol, gambling, sex, pornography and co-dependency, amongst others. Lauren is one of the ideal motivational, Dry January speakers.
Dry January Speakers – Mandy Saligari
Mandy is the founder and clinical director of Charter, one of London’s leading outpatient clinics specialising in private addiction treatment. Having recovered from addiction herself, Mandy understands first-hand the difficulties of overcoming addiction.
She now runs group workshops and hosts interventions and lectures on the subject in an attempt to help others also overcome their addictions. Mandy is also passionate about dispelling the social stigma attached to mental health and holds regular talks at schools on early intervention, addiction, emotional coping mechanisms and self-esteem.
Contact us Great British Speakers for a personalised shortlist of mental health and addiction specialists available for Dry January Events.
LEARN MORE
Dry January.
- Dry January
- Alcohol Change | Dry January for Workplaces
- Support Your Employees This Dry January
- Pact HR | Dry January & Alcohol
To book the best Dry January speakers, contact Great British Speakers’ Jane Farnham and Steve Denison at +44 1753 439 289 or email [email protected]
Need more help finding the best Awareness Days Inspirational Speakers?
Thank you for using our Awareness Day Calendar. Whether you’re planning a corporate event, team workshop, or large-scale conference, Great British Speakers will help you find the perfect speaker to inspire, educate, and motivate your audience.
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