Desmond, B. (2018) Panel: Sexuality, Politics, Religion: Meeting between Client and Practitioner when Values Clash. International Conference Association for the Advancement of Gestalt Therapy (AAGT), Toronto, Canada, August 2018
Bak, D. & Desmond, B. (2018) 8 hour pre-conference workshop: Embodying culture: an experiential exploration of gender, sexuality and sex (our gendered and sexual self) emergent at the contact. boundary.International Conference Association for the Advancement of Gestalt Therapy (AAGT), Toronto, Canada, August 2018
Desmond, B. (2017) Paper: Framing practitioner research as mo(ve)ment to mo(ve)ment inquiry. Gestalt Research Conference, Paris 2017
Desmond, B. (2017) Poster presentation : Embodied Gestalt Group Supervision: A Collaborative Inquiry - a process of researching with and by people not on people.Gestalt Research Conference, Paris 2017
Desmond, B. (2016). Poster Presentation : Somaesthetic Group Therapy. Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration (SEPI) Conference, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland. June 16-18, 2016
Desmond, B. & Alex Tobin (2016) Personal Leadership. National Institute of Health Research Conference – Trainees. Leeds, England
Desmond, B. (2016). Somaesthetic Group Therapy: Moving Bodies, Changing Lives.
International Conference Association for the Advancement of Gestalt Therapy (AAGT), Taormina, Sicily, September 2016
Desmond, B. (2015). (Re)Connecting Cultural Bodies’:Honouring our lived inter-embodied experience(s). ‘ Relational Coaching Conference – Culture Clashes: rupture or opportunity. Ashridge Business School. July 2015
Invited panelist: UKAGP – September 21st 2014: 'From Surviving to Thriving in a Time of Austerity'
Invited panelist: ‘Gestalt Therapists Look at the Need for Sustainability in a Fragile Ecological Era’. International Conference Association for the Advancement of Gestalt Therapy (AAGT), Asilomar, California, USA, September 2014
Desmond, B, & Hodgson, D. (2014). Creative Group Supervision: Rejuvenating, Resourcing and Reigniting our relational practice. International Conference Association for the Advancement of Gestalt Therapy (AAGT), Asilomar, California, USA, September 2014
Desmond, B. (2012). Spirituality: a creative process that may enrich our search for meaning. Relational Coaching Conference. Ashridge Business School. July 2012
Desmond, B. (2010) Evaluating the impact of experiential learning and action learning groups in a tailored professional development programme, EABIS Experiential Learning Congress, Berlin, November
Jowitt, A. & Desmond, B. (2010) Experiencing different ways of knowing; a holistic approach to experiential learning, EABIS Experiential Learning Congress, Berlin, November
Desmond, B (2010) Gestalt: Gay Men Seeking Meaningful Relational Contact at International Conference Association for the Advancement of Gestalt Therapy (AAGT), Philadelphia, USA, June 2010
Invited panelist: Desmond, B., Araon, B., Adams, W., Feinstein, G., Myles, G. & Tuli, K. (2010) Gestalt: Sustainability of Our Global Environment Presentation Panel at International Conference Association for the Advancement of Gestalt Therapy (AAGT), Philadelphia, USA, June
Desmond, B. (2010) A trainee supervisor's perspective; liberating the 'imprisoning' self of coach in becoming a supervisor, Workshop presentation at British Association for Supervision Practice and Research Annual Conference on Supervision, 'Competent Supervisors: Imprisonment or Liberation?', 24 - 25 July 2010
Desmond, B. & Noall, J. (2010) Developing Internal Consulting Capability within the National Trust, Winner of Excellent in Practice Award, 2010 in the Organisational Development category, Presentation at EFMD Annual Conference, Oestrich Winkel, June