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Stronger Things 2026 speakers
Our Headline Speaker
Steve Reed, OBE MP
Secretary of State for Housing,
Communities and Local Government
Sir David Robinson
Community Worker and Co-founder,
The Relationships Project
We also look forward to hearing
James Arrowsmith
Head of Social Care, Browne Jacobson LLP
Emily Brook
Director of Innovation, Care City
Dee Brooks
Intermittent Nomad & Community Builder, Jeder Institute
Carl Brown
Systems Practice Manager, MEAM
Claire Burnham
Assistant Director of Neighbourhood Reform and Skills, Wigan Council
Adam Cooper
Director, Threads in the Ground
Eddie Copeland
Director, London Office of Technology and Innovation (LOTI)
Dan Crowe
Director, 3ni
John Denham
Director Centre for English Identity and Politics, Southampton University
Claire Dhami
Head of Systems Change and Inclusion, West Midlands Combined Authority
Sarah Evans
Associate Director (Regional Economies) (Wales Lead), CLES
Andy Ferrier
Chief Executive, Test Valley Borough Council
Jessica Finnin
Cohesive Communities Manager, London Borough of Havering
Simon Fletcher
Chief Executive, Lichfield City Council
Justin Galliford
Chief Executive, Norse Group
Judith Garfield MBE
Executive Director, Eastside Community Heritage
Martin George
Acting Editor, Local Government Chronicle
Caroline Green
Chief Executive, Oxford City Council
Lee Griffiths
Community Builder, Facilitator and Consultant, Jeder Institute
Cathy Hearn
Associate Director, Renaisi
Richard Holmes
Founder, Go Together
Eve Holt
Head of Policy and Implementation, GMCA
Victoria Hughes
Emerging Futures Programme Lead, JRF
Amy Hurst
Head of Practice, New Local
Niccola Hutchinson-Pascal
Head of Co-Production and Public Engagement, Co-production Collective
Mathu Jeyaloganathan
Chief Investment Officer, London Borough of Camden
Evie John
Managing Director, Prosperous Places, Inner Circle Consulting
Pauline Johnston
People and Place Activation Consultant, Civic and Social
Frances Jones
Head of Strategy and Operations, Stockport Mayoral Development Corporation
Revd. Nathan Joss-Pothen
Vicar of St. George's Harold Hill, Havering
Samantha Jury-Dada
Director, Inner Circle Consulting
Val Keen
Public Service Reform Consultant
Liam Kelly
Chief Executive, Make CIC
Katie Kelly
Chair, New Local
Shahda Khan
Senior civil society leader and independent cross sector strategic adviser
Nick Kimber
Director of Public Service Reform (Place, Design and Innovation), Cabinet Office
Toby Lowe
Professor of Public Management, Manchester Metropolitan University
Andrew McIntyre
Chief Executive, Redhills Durham
Cate McLaurin
Senior Director, Public Digital
Jennifer Van der Merwe
Senior Place Adviser, Office for the Impact Economy
Fiona Miller
Community Development Practitioner and Facilitator, Jeder Institute
Anjali Moorthy
Service Design Lead, Care City
Sarah Morton
Community Investment Manager North East London, Peabody Community Foundation
Chris Naylor
Managing Director, Inner Circle Consulting
James Norris
Head of Skills and Employability, Walsall Council
Tabz O'Brien
Greater Manchester Combined Authority
Laura Payne
Head of Network, New Local
Grace Pollard
Head of Policy and Insights, New Local
Helen Power
Director of Partnerships and Engagement, New Local
Cllr Doug Pullen
Leader, Lichfield Council
Dr Michael Roberts
Research and Learning Lead, Care City
Anna Randle
Chief Executive, New Local
Wietse Van Ransbeeck
CEO and Co-Founder, Go Vocal
Erika Rushton
Strategy Director, Kindred LCR
Hala Sabri
Co Head of Programmes, Turn2Us
Isadora Schappell
Consultant, Inner Circle Consulting
Rachel Solomon
Head of Community Investment, Peabody Community Foundation
Emma Southgate
Director of Practice and Programmes, New Local
Beth Stout
Associate Director of Place & Systemic Change, Renaisi
Jason Strelitz
Community-centred public services leader
Ian Thomas CBE
Town Clerk and Chief Executive, City of London Corporation
Polly Trenow
Co Head of Programmes, Turn2Us
Liz Twigge
Director, HF Works CIC
Lauren Wallace
Senior Partnerships Manager - Changing Futures, MEAM
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