OA launches £1Billion* Initiative in Liverpool

We were thrilled to be in Liverpool this week for the launch of our £1Billion* Initiative, with our partners from University of Liverpool and National Museums Liverpool.

Fantastic speeches were given by Kim Johnson MP, Michelle Charters OBE, Adala Leeson, Soumyen Bandyopadhyay, Richard Black, Fiona Beveridge and our very own Geoff Rich.

Thank you to the £1Billion* Initiative working party members around the world that have helped to shape this exciting venture so far: Vicky Smith, Kyle Normandin, Paul Burtenshaw, Matthew Hu Xinyu, Magnus von Wistinghausen, Laura Pye, John Mulligan, Maxwell L. Anderson, Stephen Tant, Melanie Lewis MBE, Samia Rab Kirchner, PhD, Theo Lawson and Ahmed Imukhaini.

And great to see so many Octopus Associates friends and colleagues there today too including Paul Crosby, Dr Silvie Jacobi, Liz Stewart, Lois Thomas, Ian Murphy , Tom Jarman, Tariq Ali, Rachael Forde, Sarika Jhawar, Percy Stubbs, Tamara West and Prof Ian Wray.