Soundbites and Director's Seminars: Inclusive and Regenerative Economies

The Soundbites and Director's Seminars series are public events hosted by the UCL Institute for Global Prosperity, and open to all. They are held regularly throughout the academic year and each series features both Seminars and Soundbites, mixed intermittently. The theme for this series is Inclusive and Regenerative Economies.

Soundbites are a platform for professionals and entrepreneurs who are leading in their field. Speakers are innovators and inspiring actors working in new and traditional sectors, outside of academia. The Soundbite gives the audience an insight into how their organisation contributes to sustainable and inclusive prosperity.

The Director's Seminars are an opportunity for audiences to get an in-depth theoretical perspective on sustainable and inclusive prosperity. These Seminars are given by academics who are pushing for new ways of thinking and new ways of researching society's grand challenges.

For the 2020/21 year, we will host these events virtually on Zoom. Please sign up via Eventbrite to receive the webinar code.

Upcoming Soundbites

Thursday 14 January, 13.00-14.00: Locally led experimentation: Testing components of Universal Basic Services, Sarah Dew (Camden Council)

Thursday 28 January, 13.00-14.00: Local actions to deliver more inclusive economic growth, Mike Hawking (Joseph Rowntree Foundation)

Thursday 11 February, 13.00-14.00: Beavering away– using the power of nature to underpin sustainable rural business, Archie Ruggles-Brise (Spains Hall Estate)

Thursday 4 March, 13.00-14.00: The urgent need for new models of affordable housing: Learning lessons from London’s Olympic Park, Dr Penny Bernstock

Thursday 18 March, 13.00-14.00: Organic Economies in Africa, Keith Tyrell (Pesticide Action UK)

Upcoming Director's Seminars:

Thursday 21 January, 16.00-18.00: Inclusive Development Futures, Dr. Indrajit Roy (University of York)

Thursday 4 February, 16.00-18.00: Levelling up our communities: proposals for a new covenant, Danny Kruger MP

Thursday 25 February, 16.00-18.00: Delivering a jobs-rich recovery - with Anneliese Dodds MP

Thursday 11 March, 16.00-18.00: Places of Hope: Using the Deep Place approach for socially, economically, environmentally and culturally sustainable places, Dr Mark Lang (Centre for Deep Place Strategies)

Thursday 25 March, 16.00-18.00: Futuregen: Lessons from a Small Country, Dr Jane Davidson (University of Wales Trinity Saint David)