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As a civil engineer, Grace Pagani of Arup knew the “Rain Guarden” project could be built. However, her Leaders Plus colleagues in housing, local government and communications brought different perspectives that turned the idea into fundable reality, winning one of six inaugural Future of GM Alumni Awards. Find out more…
On July 1, we brought together 90 of Future of GM’s growing network to celebrate six years of leadership, collaboration and impact across Greater Manchester – and to give out our first Alumni Awards! You’ll know some of our 200+ alumni – click through to find out who they are!
Check out this prose-meets-property guest post on Stockport from Place Collective’s Andrew Catcheside. Great to see so many FoGM alumni leading the changes here!
Storytelling is not a skill exclusive to poets, authors, and musicians – it is a powerful communication tool that the most engaging leaders use to connect with their stakeholders, to lead with humanity, and to be widely understood. Led by facilitator Chris Seymour, this Diverse Voices session encouraged us to identify effective storytelling techniques and …
What a brilliant start to 2025! LeadersPlus Cohort 5 presented four thought-provoking Proposals for GM on how to spend the upcoming Devolution Deal’s integrated settlement. Strong ideas – and serious questions from our expert audience – balanced by time to catch up with friends and colleagues at the inspiring Manchester Art Gallery, all followed by …
From ideas to action! Four fantastic Proposals for GM were unveiled on July 19 as our GM Future Leaders cross-sector cohort shared end-of-course pitches for how the city-region could do more for people and places. Their theme was ‘influencing outside the box’ – already working, to judge by the dozens of questions, suggestions and connections …
Future of Greater Manchester’s first intercity exchange hosted 37 people – and a dog! – from London Legacy Development Corporation, with insightful hosts, interesting places, intrepid guests and insane mid-April weather. See below for info on LLDC itself, and get in touch if you’d like to take part in a visit there in autumn. We …
Future of GM kicked off its Alumni Network programme with an exclusive tour of game-changing Aviva Studios, guided by Jack Thompson, Technical Director of the Manchester International Festival (MIF). Aviva Studios, home of Factory International, is a landmark new cultural space for Manchester and the world. The multi-use space can adapt to host any set-up …
The ‘future of Future of Greater Manchester’ was very much on show at our fizzing summer party on 20th July! A crowd of 80+ (despite rail strikes) shared connections, inspiring chat, a snapshot of FoGM plans and lovely food & drink courtesy of generous hosts Rider Levett Bucknall. The animated group mixed cross-sector top execs, …
To celebrate the immense and often life-long contribution mentors make to candidates on Future of Greater Manchester and Future of London programmes, we invite you to nominate your favourite(s) for our second mentor awards! A big change from the 2021 inaugural awards is that Future of GM will host its own event as part of …