Our steering group is a collective of like minded individuals committed to bringing about social change for the young people of London. We will do this through the creation of a network of expertise, which tangibly raises aspirations and opportunity to the businesses of the city.
We are represented with experience in all sectors, education, charity, young people and business. |
Nick Heard - Founder of We Are London & Relentless-Optimism
Nick is an experience Senior Leader, currently working in Turnham Foundation Primary School and has spent all of his career working in London schools and has also served as an Inspector for OFSTED based in the London region.
Nick is passionate about London’s young people and relentless in his desire to see them succeed; encouraging them to realise their potential and truly be London’s next generation of entrepreneurs, taking over the amazing city skyline as they do it!
As a trustee of The Big Kid Foundation, Nick works with like minded colleagues to break down and challenge the barriers that London's young people face to ensure that they can be the 'best version of themselves'.
Nick is an experience Senior Leader, currently working in Turnham Foundation Primary School and has spent all of his career working in London schools and has also served as an Inspector for OFSTED based in the London region.
Nick is passionate about London’s young people and relentless in his desire to see them succeed; encouraging them to realise their potential and truly be London’s next generation of entrepreneurs, taking over the amazing city skyline as they do it!
As a trustee of The Big Kid Foundation, Nick works with like minded colleagues to break down and challenge the barriers that London's young people face to ensure that they can be the 'best version of themselves'.
David Harkin - CEO of 7Billion Ideas
"We’re an ideas company which aims to connect the 7billion people on the planet with their own ideas, whether they’re students, entrepreneurs or employees in the working environment.
We’ve created an idea which will have a huge impact on young people and can be rolled out across the city of London.
Over the last 3 years we’ve grown rapidly after securing funding via the platform Crowdcube. We now have two main businesses (7billeducation and 7billcorporate) to support our goals and we’re very proud to have over 80,000+ followers on Twitter to help promote this week too."
"We’re an ideas company which aims to connect the 7billion people on the planet with their own ideas, whether they’re students, entrepreneurs or employees in the working environment.
We’ve created an idea which will have a huge impact on young people and can be rolled out across the city of London.
Over the last 3 years we’ve grown rapidly after securing funding via the platform Crowdcube. We now have two main businesses (7billeducation and 7billcorporate) to support our goals and we’re very proud to have over 80,000+ followers on Twitter to help promote this week too."
Shaninga Marasha - CEO of Big Kid Foundation
“I am passionate about seeing people succeed where no one else thought they could. I’m especially keen to see young people use their voice to positively express themselves, impacting not only those around them, but their wider community as well".
“I am passionate about seeing people succeed where no one else thought they could. I’m especially keen to see young people use their voice to positively express themselves, impacting not only those around them, but their wider community as well".
Allen McKay
Allen’s career has spanned the full spectrum of Marketing and Communication working with both, public, private and third sector clients. With experience gained in business sectors including: leisure, manufacturing, financial services, housing, health and social care Allen’s areas of expertise include: brand and commercial strategy development, communication and engagement planning and implementation.
A founding partner of Citizen Communications, Allen is motivated by the potential of communication to act as the catalyst to create more active communities. In this context he is currently working with a range of NHS organisations to help improve population health and wellbeing, a national charity seeking to “enrich the lives of older people” and a charity in the youth sector seeking to create social and economic mobility for young people living in areas of deprivation in London.
Allen’s career has spanned the full spectrum of Marketing and Communication working with both, public, private and third sector clients. With experience gained in business sectors including: leisure, manufacturing, financial services, housing, health and social care Allen’s areas of expertise include: brand and commercial strategy development, communication and engagement planning and implementation.
A founding partner of Citizen Communications, Allen is motivated by the potential of communication to act as the catalyst to create more active communities. In this context he is currently working with a range of NHS organisations to help improve population health and wellbeing, a national charity seeking to “enrich the lives of older people” and a charity in the youth sector seeking to create social and economic mobility for young people living in areas of deprivation in London.
Jean Ampah
Jean Ampah currently serves as a Middle Leader for a London secondary school with a five-year history of leading outstanding Business and Enterprise departments within the education sector.
Jean is also a practicing Career, Teaching and Learning coach working with a range of clients to achieve career, educational and pathway goals. Prior to education, Jean built a successful career within the fields of PR, Marketing and Media before embarking on a career within the Financial Sector as a mortgage broker.
Jean has been instrumental in leading training seminars for career specialists nationwide on behalf of organisations such as Teach First and Kings College London.
Jean Ampah currently serves as a Middle Leader for a London secondary school with a five-year history of leading outstanding Business and Enterprise departments within the education sector.
Jean is also a practicing Career, Teaching and Learning coach working with a range of clients to achieve career, educational and pathway goals. Prior to education, Jean built a successful career within the fields of PR, Marketing and Media before embarking on a career within the Financial Sector as a mortgage broker.
Jean has been instrumental in leading training seminars for career specialists nationwide on behalf of organisations such as Teach First and Kings College London.
Krystelle Stedford-Edwards - member of Lambeth Youth Council
Krystelle is a member of the Lambeth Youth Council and believes that "we are the future! And not a lot of people know and acknowledge that fact. Young people are Important and have so much value and I want as many young people to know that they can be the change they want to see in the world".
Krystelle is a member of the Lambeth Youth Council and believes that "we are the future! And not a lot of people know and acknowledge that fact. Young people are Important and have so much value and I want as many young people to know that they can be the change they want to see in the world".
James Burns - Founder of London From the Rooftops
James has kindly provided images for use by We Are LDN to inspire London's future generations.
London from the Rooftops evolved from my first major photography project on the architecture of post-war social housing. On my quest to document the maligned and ageing tower blocks of London, the views they afforded were a beautiful contrast to the often drab environment of the estates themselves. The focus began to shift, I increasingly began to rise before to dawn to get that perfect light and soon realised that the views themselves should form a beautiful project all of their own.
From 2006 onwards I began requesting permission to access London’s tallest and most prestigious landmarks such as Battersea Power Station, Centre Point and Tower 42. Shooting continued for a further 6 years before I gave the project a name and launched the inaugural London from the Rooftops exhibition during the Olympic summer of 2012.
The project continues to go from strength to strength, as a number of television appearances and newspaper features lead to new commissions and an ever expanding network of relationships across the capital. James has kindly provided images for use by We Are LDN to inspire London's future generations.
http://londonfromtherooftops.com/
James has kindly provided images for use by We Are LDN to inspire London's future generations.
London from the Rooftops evolved from my first major photography project on the architecture of post-war social housing. On my quest to document the maligned and ageing tower blocks of London, the views they afforded were a beautiful contrast to the often drab environment of the estates themselves. The focus began to shift, I increasingly began to rise before to dawn to get that perfect light and soon realised that the views themselves should form a beautiful project all of their own.
From 2006 onwards I began requesting permission to access London’s tallest and most prestigious landmarks such as Battersea Power Station, Centre Point and Tower 42. Shooting continued for a further 6 years before I gave the project a name and launched the inaugural London from the Rooftops exhibition during the Olympic summer of 2012.
The project continues to go from strength to strength, as a number of television appearances and newspaper features lead to new commissions and an ever expanding network of relationships across the capital. James has kindly provided images for use by We Are LDN to inspire London's future generations.
http://londonfromtherooftops.com/
Sylvie Spark - Director of Citizen Communication
Sylvie is the Director of Strategy and Insight at Citizen Communications Ltd.
Citizen is focused on inspiring behaviour change in individuals, to create more active communities.
Sylvie has been creating participation-driving communication for the commercial and third sectors for over 20 years. She is inspired by making connections across cultures – internationally, between brand cultures and within communities; her work is fuelled by her ongoing study of Communication for Social Change, Participatory Communication and Behavioural Economics.
Sylvie has worked with young people over many years, both professionally and as a volunteer with the Red Cross, Flipside Circus, the international college and Doctoral College of the University of Brighton, with the Transformation Health project in Pennine Lancashire and a number of fashion, technology and lifestyle brands with multinational communications agencies Publicis and the VCCP Partnership.
Sylvie is the Director of Strategy and Insight at Citizen Communications Ltd.
Citizen is focused on inspiring behaviour change in individuals, to create more active communities.
Sylvie has been creating participation-driving communication for the commercial and third sectors for over 20 years. She is inspired by making connections across cultures – internationally, between brand cultures and within communities; her work is fuelled by her ongoing study of Communication for Social Change, Participatory Communication and Behavioural Economics.
Sylvie has worked with young people over many years, both professionally and as a volunteer with the Red Cross, Flipside Circus, the international college and Doctoral College of the University of Brighton, with the Transformation Health project in Pennine Lancashire and a number of fashion, technology and lifestyle brands with multinational communications agencies Publicis and the VCCP Partnership.
Brian Lloyd - Director of Citizen Communication
Brian started his career as a cartographer designing and producing maps for Oxford University Press, Hunting Surveys, Colin Buchanan & Partners. He gravitated towards the design & editorial aspects of the job, and through this created an opportunity to transfer his skills into Marketing and Communications, where he now has over 30 year’s experience of.
Citizen Communications is a full-service Marketing and Communications consultancy working with clients in the public, private and third sectors whose need is to engage directly with the public to create more active communities. Brian leads the conceptual creation, design and production output of the agency.
Currently Brian is working with clients in a range of sectors including: Charity sector care for the elderly, Local Authority Social care, Housing Association, Financial services and Youth development.
Brian is committed to enabling the young people of London’s future the opportunity to be ambitious and successful and unlock their full potential in their city.
Brian started his career as a cartographer designing and producing maps for Oxford University Press, Hunting Surveys, Colin Buchanan & Partners. He gravitated towards the design & editorial aspects of the job, and through this created an opportunity to transfer his skills into Marketing and Communications, where he now has over 30 year’s experience of.
Citizen Communications is a full-service Marketing and Communications consultancy working with clients in the public, private and third sectors whose need is to engage directly with the public to create more active communities. Brian leads the conceptual creation, design and production output of the agency.
Currently Brian is working with clients in a range of sectors including: Charity sector care for the elderly, Local Authority Social care, Housing Association, Financial services and Youth development.
Brian is committed to enabling the young people of London’s future the opportunity to be ambitious and successful and unlock their full potential in their city.
Andrew Hogarth - co-founder of Relentless-Optimism
Andy is a teacher and Senior Leader of a secondary school and has been working with young people in South London since 2007. He has been teaching since 2004. He is passionate about removing barriers and raising the aspirations of London’s young people and is relentless in his desire to see them succeed. Andy actively seeks opportunities to encourage young people to realise their full potential whilst also expanding their horizons by providing them with opportunities to access the amazing resources and make networks across our phenomenal capital city.
Andy has worked with a number of companies and organisation such as the National Audit Office and Kings College London to provide mentoring schemes, work experience and open doors for young people that may otherwise have closed. He is keen to work with other like-minded people who are driven to do the same.
Andy is a teacher and Senior Leader of a secondary school and has been working with young people in South London since 2007. He has been teaching since 2004. He is passionate about removing barriers and raising the aspirations of London’s young people and is relentless in his desire to see them succeed. Andy actively seeks opportunities to encourage young people to realise their full potential whilst also expanding their horizons by providing them with opportunities to access the amazing resources and make networks across our phenomenal capital city.
Andy has worked with a number of companies and organisation such as the National Audit Office and Kings College London to provide mentoring schemes, work experience and open doors for young people that may otherwise have closed. He is keen to work with other like-minded people who are driven to do the same.
James Potter - co-founder of Relentless-Optimism