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About

Programme

Themes

Attendees

Contact

Putting the world to rights

Putting the world
to rights

Putting the world
to rights

An evening of friendly round table discussion about making the world a better place

An evening of friendly round table discussion about making the world a better place

An evening of friendly round table discussion about making the world a better place

With kind sponsorship from

With kind sponsorship from

What to expect

A 'World Cafe’-style symposium with a series of facilitated, 20 minute discussions with themes around the common good.

A 'World Cafe’-style symposium with a series of facilitated, 20 minute discussions with themes around the common good.

The venue

Kindred is an open house in West London. A space to gather for coworking, live events and exceptional food and drink.

Kindred is an open house in West London. A space to gather for coworking, live events and exceptional food and drink.

Kindred venue London
Kindred venue London

Programme

6.00 – 6.30pm
Reception

6.30 – 6.40pm
Welcome

6.40 – 7.00pm
Group Discussion #1

7.05 – 7.25pm
Group Discussion #2

7.30 – 7.50pm
Interlude – Fireside Chat

7.55 – 8.15pm
Group Discussion #3

8.20 – 8.40pm
Group Discussion #4

8.45 – 9.00pm
Summing Up and Farewells

9.00 – 9.30pm
After show!

Philosophy

‘The Choice Is Yours! Exploring the frameworks of human decision-making’, with Esther Ezegbe on behalf of The Royal Institute of Philosophy.

‘The Choice Is Yours! Exploring the frameworks of human decision-making’, with Esther Ezegbe on behalf of The Royal Institute of Philosophy.

Social Justice

‘Standing Up For Justice - The role of business in actively addressing issues of social justice’, with Chris Davis, International Sustainability, Activism and Communications Director at The Body Shop.

‘Standing Up For Justice - The role of business in actively addressing issues of social justice’, with Chris Davis, International Sustainability, Activism and Communications Director at The Body Shop.

Kindred venue London
Kindred venue London

The Environment

‘Kicking The Can…? Are we acting fast enough to tackle the environmental and climate crises’, with environmental journalist Harry Cockburn.

‘Kicking The Can…? Are we acting fast enough to tackle the environmental and climate crises’, with environmental journalist Harry Cockburn.

Planning And Housing

‘Planning For Success – The opportunities for planning and design policy to support the delivery of better places and the homes we need’, with Sarah Allan, Head of Architecture at the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.

‘Planning For Success – The opportunities for planning and design policy to support the delivery of better places and the homes we need’, with Sarah Allan, Head of Architecture at the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.

Kindred venue London
Kindred venue London

Urban Design

‘Design For Lives – The challenge for designers in responding to global population growth’, with urbanist John Letherland.

‘Design For Lives – The challenge for designers in responding to global population growth’, with urbanist John Letherland.

Hosts

Kumar Jacob MBE

Mediwave

Kumar owns and runs Mediwave, a purpose-driven health tech company that provides impactful digital products and services.

Neil Wilson

Neil Wilson Architects

Neil is an Architect and an RIBA Client Adviser and founder of Neil Wilson Architects, an RIBA Chartered Practice.

Ken Cowdery

Articulate

Ken is founder of Articulate – Ideas to Reality, a property advisory consultancy for ideas that generate economic and social value.

Attendees

Alex Smith

Editor of CIBSE Journal

Alun Jones

Co-founder of Dow Jones, architects

Anna Anderson

Founder of Kindred, open house for West London

Anouk de Jonge

Director at Mindwave Ventures Limited

Biba Dow

Co-founder of Dow Jones, architects

Brian Eckersley

Co-founder of Eckersley O'Callaghan, structural engineers

Chris Davis

International Sustainability, Activism and Communications Director of The Body Shop

Claire Bennie

Founder of Municipal

Colm Egan

Property investor

Esther Ezegbe

PHD student at Kings College London on behalf of The Royal Institute of Philosophy

Fergus Feilden

Co-founder of Feilden Fowles, architects

Greg Stevenson

Founder of Pinpoint Studio, design agency

Harbinder Birdi

Founder of Birdi & Partners, design advisory consultants

Harry Cockburn

Environmental journalist for The Independent and media consultant at International Institute of Sustainable Development

Jessica Stewart

Founder of CommComm UK, community consultation consultants

John Letherland

Founder of John Letherland Limited, master planners and urban designers

Ken Cowdery

Founder of Articulate - Ideas to Reality, property development advisory consultancy

Kumar Jacob MBE

Founder of Mindwave Ventures Ltd, a digital health tech company

Luke Tozer

Co-founder of Pitman Tozer, architects

Mark Shaw

Founder of Studio Shaw, architects

Mark Skelly

Co-founder of Skelly & Couch, environmental engineers

Melanie Nightingale

CEO of The Royal Institute of Philosophy

Neil Wilson

Founder of Neil Wilson Architects, architects, and RIBA client adviser

Nicola Jones

Illustrator

Oliver Bulleid

CEO of London Community Housing Trust

Paula Carney

Co-founder of Carney Sweeney, town planning consultants

Richard Saxon CBE

Director at Deploi BIM Strategies Ltd, BIM specialists, and RIBA Client Adviser

Robert Flook

Founder of CH4 Accounts and Trustee of Deptford Challenge Trust

Sam Hampson

Podcaster

Sarah Allan

Head of Architecture at Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Sasha Bhavan

Co-founder of Knox Bhavan, architects

Simon Gartshore

Director at Kanda Consulting, planning communications consultants

FAQ

What is For the Common Good?

For The Common Good is about bringing like-minded people together to share and bring about ideas that have a positive social impact. A few years ago, Kumar Jacob MBE, Neil Wilson and Ken Cowdery set up For The Common Good Ltd with a view to providing business and property advisory services to like-minded clients but also to put on events like this.

Can I invite other people?

For this first event we have hand-picked our guest list and are keen to keep the numbers fairly small – so that everyone has a chance to meet each other and so that the group sizes are conducive to the short discussions.

Will there be more events?

We hope so. This first event is a bit of a pilot. If the feedback is good, we will definitely aim to put on another event – maybe in Spring 24. We would of course invite you again and others – including anyone else you think might be interested too.

Will there be refreshments?

Yes, the Kindred kitchen will make sure we don't go home hungry with a selection of lovely small dishes and snacks to enjoy. Both alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks will also be available. The food and drinks are all free – courtesy of our event sponsors. Please let us know if you have any allergies.

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© For The Common Good, 2023

Website design by Pinpoint. Illustration by Nicola Jones.

Website design by Pinpoint.

Illustration by Nicola Jones.