Beyond Futures: Creating Inclusive Communities

Where

University of Wolverhampton Millennium City Building, City Campus (Wulfruna), Wulfruna Street, Wolverhampton WV1 1LY

Agenda

• 09:00: Registration and Refreshments

• 09:50: Welcome Address

• 10:00: Beyond the System: Leadership, Inequality, and Co-Creation with Communities, Professor Patrick Vernon OBE

• 10:30: Collaborative Research & Knowledge Exchange case study, Kelly Jeffs and Rachel Winsper (Wolverhampton City of Youth Culture) and Dr Mahuya Kanjilal and Dr Mary-Rose Puttick (University of Wolverhampton)

• 11:00: Panel Discussion chaired by Professor Laura Caulfield, Univeristy of Wolverhampton
• • John Denley Director of Public Health City of Wolverhampton Council
  • Keshena Bowie, Community Research Manager at Birmingham Voluntary Service Council
  • Professor Patrick Vernon, University of Wolverhampton
  • Sapreena Kumari, Co-President of the Asian Business Chamber of Commerce
  • Warinder Juss MP, Wolverhampton West

• 11:45: Closing Remarks

• 12pm–13:40: Networking Lunch, Exhibitions & Courtyard Talk- Engage with hands-on exhibitions and informal talks reflecting the festival’s key themes, including Inclusive Communities, Health & Medicine, and General research and knowledge exchange. This includes contributions from stakeholders across the region with examples including projects focused on social engagement, health innovation, sports science, education, and community impact.