Across two days at Insurtech Insights London 2026, conference attendees built 400 hygiene kits through Clearspeed’s Clearspeed Gives Back initiative. Clearspeed donated all 400 kits to Women 4 Women Empowerment, a London charity supporting women facing hardship, with CTW Events on site to run the build.
400 hygiene kits assembled by attendees on 18 and 19 March 2026 and donated by Clearspeed to Women 4 Women Empowerment (CTW Events event recap).
The Challenge: Impact Inside a Packed Conference
Insurtech Insights Europe, held in London and known to many as Insurtech Insights London, is billed by its organiser as Europe’s largest insurtech conference. In 2026 it ran on 18 and 19 March at InterContinental London – The O2.1
Clearspeed attends industry events throughout the year. Through its Clearspeed Gives Back initiative, launched in 2023, the company works with event stakeholders and attendees to support the communities it visits, with the stated aim of leaving each place better than when it arrived.2,3 The aim in London was to give a busy conference audience a simple, hands-on way to support people in the host city, without pulling anyone away from the business of the event.
The Approach: A Drop-In Build Between Sessions
CTW Events ran the build as a Walkthrough: a drop-in kit-building station, staffed on site by Austin Eaton of CTW Events’ UK & Europe team, open from 10:00 to 14:00 on Wednesday 18 March and 9:00 to 14:00 on Thursday 19 March. Attendees could arrive between sessions, build a kit in a few minutes and return to their meetings. Clearspeed signage at the station explained the build and its purpose, and the kits were packed into Clearspeed-branded bags.
Hygiene kits fit the work of the receiving partner, Women 4 Women Empowerment (W4WE), which provides essential hygiene products, clothing and social support to women facing hardship.
How the Build Was Delivered
The two days on site were the visible part of a longer process. CTW Events handled each stage from booking to handover:
- 01Partner and Kit AgreedW4WE, a charity based in Southwark, was confirmed as the receiving partner and hygiene kits as the build.
- 02Planning With ClearspeedFormat, dates and branding were set around the conference programme, with a Walkthrough station so the build fitted around sessions.
- 03Sourcing and ShippingCTW Events prepared the components for 400 hygiene kits and shipped them to the venue in London.
- 04On-Site DeliveryAustin Eaton, Head of Marketing, UK & Europe at CTW Events, set up and staffed the build station across both days, supporting the Clearspeed team and guiding attendees through the kit.
- 05Participant ActionAttendees assembled 400 hygiene kits between sessions over 18 and 19 March.
- 06DonationClearspeed donated the 400 completed kits to Women 4 Women Empowerment for the women it supports.
- 07ReportingThe final count of 400 assembled kits and the receiving partner were confirmed after the event.
The Participant Experience
The build ran in a function room with floor-to-ceiling views across the river to Canary Wharf. Insurance, technology and investment professionals stood side by side at long tables, worked through each kit, with signage at the station showing where the kits were going: to women supported by Women 4 Women Empowerment, a charity based a few miles upriver. A few practical minutes in the middle of two days of panels and meetings.
The Results
Over 18 and 19 March 2026, attendees at Insurtech Insights London assembled 400 hygiene kits, counted at the event. Clearspeed donated all 400 kits to Women 4 Women Empowerment for the women it supports.
How we count: “assembled” means kits built and counted at the event (source: CTW Events event recap); “donated” means kits handed over by Clearspeed to, and received by, the named charity partner.
About the Partner: Women 4 Women Empowerment
Women 4 Women Empowerment is a women’s charity based in Southwark, south-east London.4 It supports women facing difficult circumstances through essential hygiene products, clothing and social support, community outreach, education and mentoring. Its stated belief is that every woman deserves dignity, and access to everyday essentials is part of how it helps women towards stability, housing and work.
Why hygiene essentials matter in the UK. An estimated 4.2 million adults in the UK experienced hygiene poverty, according to research by YouGov for The Hygiene Bank (May 2024).5 Charities like W4WE respond to that need in their own communities.
What Happened After the Last Kit Was Packed
When the build closed on 19 March, Clearspeed donated the 400 completed kits to Women 4 Women Empowerment. The kits are now with the charity, which provides essentials to the women it supports through its own services.
Aligned With Clearspeed’s Commitments
Clearspeed describes Clearspeed Gives Back as a way for its team, clients and the industries it serves to come together and support the communities where its events take place.2 The London build aligns with that commitment in three ways: it took place inside an event Clearspeed was already attending, it brought conference attendees into the activity alongside the Clearspeed team, and it supported a charity working in the host city. The build can contribute evidence to Clearspeed’s own reporting on the initiative; it is one part of a wider programme that Clearspeed runs across Europe and the United States.
The build also continues a partnership between CTW Events and Clearspeed that includes previous builds at Insurtech Insights.
Why This Matters for Conferences and Corporate Events
Sponsors and exhibitors at large conferences compete for a few minutes of attention between sessions. A drop-in build gives delegates a reason to stop, gives the sponsor something to talk about that is not a product pitch, and leaves a confirmed outcome in the host city once the stands come down. For organisers, it adds an activity that runs alongside the agenda rather than competing with it, as at IMEX Frankfurt 2026.
CTW Events works with organisations to:
- build social impact into conferences, offsites and corporate events across the UK and Europe;
- run hands-on kit builds with a named community partner and a counted result;
- provide kit numbers, partner details and photography that can feed into CSR and ESG reporting;
- support charities working in the communities where events take place.
See more in our LinkedIn post about the build.
About CTW Events and Clearspeed
CTW Events plans and delivers social impact kit-building activations at corporate events, conferences and offices in 28 European countries, including the UK. It is part of the Clean the World Global family of brands and was Highly Commended for Event Industry Contribution at the International Confex Event Supplier Awards 2025.
Founded in 2016 and headquartered in San Diego, Clearspeed provides voice-based risk assessment technology used by organisations in insurance, financial services, government and defence.6
Frequently Asked Questions
How does a kit build fit into a busy conference programme?
With a Walkthrough format, the build station stays open across the event and attendees drop in between sessions. At Insurtech Insights London 2026, attendees built 400 hygiene kits over two days alongside the main programme.
Can a sponsor or exhibitor run a build at someone else’s conference?
Yes. Clearspeed hosted this build as an attending company at Insurtech Insights London 2026. Space and timings are agreed with the organiser and venue in advance.
Who receives the kits?
A charity or community partner agreed before the event, usually one working in the host city. For this build, Clearspeed donated the kits to Women 4 Women Empowerment, a London charity.
What do we receive after the event?
The number of kits assembled, the receiving partner and the handover details, plus event photography where consent is in place, so you can share the outcome internally and in your own reporting.
Is CTW Events a team-building activity?
People do connect while they build, but the purpose is different. CTW Events plans and delivers social impact kit-building activations with a named community partner and a counted result. The connection is a benefit; the outcome for the community is the point.
Bring Impact to Your Next Event
Planning a conference, sponsor activation or corporate event in London or elsewhere in Europe? Tell us your dates and we will show you how a build could fit.
Sources
- Insurtech Insights. Insurtech Insights Europe. https://www.insurtechinsights.com/europe/
- Clearspeed. A look at Clearspeed Gives Back in 2025, 17 December 2025. https://www.clearspeed.com/blog/a-look-at-clearspeed-gives-back-in-2025
- Clearspeed. Supporting Our Communities with Clearspeed Gives Back, 31 January 2024. https://clearspeed.com/blog/supporting-our-communities-with-clearspeed-gives-back
- Charity Commission for England and Wales. Women 4 Women Empowerment, register entry. https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/5196151
- The Hygiene Bank and YouGov. Hygiene Poverty in 2024, May 2024. https://thehygienebank.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/The-Hygiene-Bank-Hygiene-Poverty-in-2024-Report-May-2024.pdf
- Clearspeed. Series D funding announcement, 2025, as republished by Silicon UK. https://www.silicon.co.uk/press-release/clearspeed-secures-60m-in-series-d-funding-for-dual-use-voice-based-risk-assessment-technology
