November 10th 2020
#ParkPower – the Future of London’s Green Spaces
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Movers & Shakers are excited to be hosting the launch of the much anticipated #ParkPower project. Covid-19 has focused us all on the value of communities and the role of green spaces. Both have been transformed from ‘nice-to-have’ into critical resources. During the summer, the London Collective have been crowdsourcing opinions from Londoners about their parks using the Commonplace platform – asking people what they value about them and what they would prioritise in the future. With over 3,500 responses from people living in every London borough, they have built up an extraordinary picture at a defining moment. At the same time people’s perceptions of the value of green spaces has increased, so have the pressures they are under, whilst their budgets and resources have come under increasing pressure too.
As a virtual network of built environment experts and creatives, the London Collective have developed conclusions, recommendations and design proposals based on the feedback from the public which will be launched at this event. The aim is to help local authorities make the best use of their limited resources and to reimagine the future of London’s green spaces as places to exercise, socialise, relax and enjoy in safety. The project is a collaboration between a diverse group of organisations that share one thing in common, a deep interest in the future of London’s green spaces. Joining the City of London Corporation, who own parks and commons from Hampstead Heath to Epping Forest, are the urban design teams of the London Collective and Dar Group, Siemens Smart Infrastructure, London National Park City, Commonplace and the mental health charity the Frank Bruno Foundation. We are hoping to have some introductory words from Frank Bruno himself, a tireless campaigner for mental health issues and one of this country’s great sporting legends. This event is open to anyone and free to attend.
EVENT SPEAKERS
Kulveer Ranger
Senior Vice President Strategy & Communications
Atos UK
Kulveer Ranger is Global Head, Strategy & Communications for Financial Service & Insurance, and SVP Strategy & Communications for UK&I at Atos, a global leader in digital transformation with 110000 employees in 73 countries.
He has been a leading figure in the development and communication of innovate, technology led services and has a unique track record of working in politics, the public and private sectors over the last twenty years. This includes having worked on the delivery of the London Oystercard, and four years working for the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, leading the transport and environment briefs and establishing the Digital London Office. His time at City Hall included preparing London for the 2012 Olympics, making the case for Crossrail, leading on ground breaking initiatives such as the cycle hire scheme and Tech City. He has sat on various boards including Transport for London, Bristol 2015 European Green Capital City and is currently on the board of techUK.
Kulveer is an international public speaker, a regular broadcaster for TV and radio and a passionate Tottenham Hotspur FC fan.
Fiona Brenner
Commissioner
Mayors Green Spaces and Groundwork London
Mike Saunders
CEO
Commonplace
Mike is a digital entrepreneur who has developed businesses in media, government and commercial sectors. He founded Commonplace to deliver a vision of deep and comprehensive public engagement about places, using digital tools as they have done with #ParkPower.
Commonplace customers include cities London, Newcastle and Bristol; and developers Grosvenor, Grainger and U+I.
Ailish Christian-West
Chief Operating Officer
Get Living
Max Farrell
Founder & CEO
LDN Collective
Max is Founder & CEO of the LDN Collective, a network of built environment specialists fighting to improve people’s lives and the planet’s prospects. Members are experts in placemaking & urban design; social value & co-design; branding & communications. Current projects include a new ‘eventscape’ in the Royal Docks; a garden community in Huntingdonshire and urban regeneration projects in the UK and beyond. Thought leadership includes #ParkPower - a crowdsourced vision for London’s green spaces and the Wolfson prize award-winning #FastForward.
Max’s expertise lies in urban planning & strategic communications. He is Chair of Built Environment Policy for West London Business; Chair of the Healthy City Design Congress; Immediate Past President of LAI Land Economics Society (London chapter) and a Fellow of the RSA. Max was Project Lead and Author of the Farrell Review of Architecture and the Built Environment, commissioned by the UK Government, which made 60 recommendations many of which have been implemented. He is an adviser to Demos, Urban Design London, the Place Alliance, the Urban Room Network and the Quality of Life Foundation.
Mark Camley
Executive Director of Park and Venues
London Legacy Development Corporation
Mark is passionate about parks and open spaces, having played a leading role in some of the UK's best loved parks. He joined LLDC in January 2012, and led the delivery of the successful summer events series on the Park, and the opening of the North Park and Copper Box Arena in July 2013. Mark led the design of The South Park to stage D and directed the opening of The South Park, including the Aquatics Centre, the ArcelorMittal Orbit, and new landscape in April 2014. Prior to joining LLDC, he was CEO of The Royal Parks for over six years, where he led the parks to achieving Green Flag, and introduced new events like Winter Wonderland. Other projects include leading procurement of re-design of Gorky Park (Moscow) and Peer Review of Centennial Parkland (Sydney). He is a Director of World Urban Parks, London Stadium 185 and Stratford Waterfront Management Company.
Chairperson: Max Farrell, Founder & CEO, LDN Collective
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