All day workshop | 29 April 2026 | London
OA Academy Project Day
A 1-day event focussed on learning and collaboration for real projects. How can we work - together - to find and accelerate success?
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On 29 April, we’re running our inaugural Project Day as part of the OA Academy. It is designed to be international, intergenerational and interdisciplinary, and leave you feeling inspired, invigorated and incentivised!
What can you expect?
The day will include inspirational talks and perspectives from leading experts and practitioners, and focus on learning through participation on real projects.
We have chosen three key social impact projects for our main workshops:
The Orchestra That Moves
Heritage, Craft and Climate: A cultural dialogue between Bath and Yangon
£1Billion* Initiative
You’ll learn about the progress of these key projects, and then break into groups to work collaboratively through real-life challenges.
Harnessing the collective power of your brilliant brains and experience, we’ll come away with tangible ideas and outcomes to really move these projects forward.
Who will be there?
We’ll be joined by a room full of seriously impressive contributors and workshop leaders sharing ideas, provoking new ways of thinking and co-creating solutions.
view some of our key contributors below…
Event details
Price
£25-100
Date and time
Wed, 29 Apr 2026
09:30 – 17:30
Location
All Is Joy Studios
75 Dean Street Soho
London
W1D3PU
Our speakers and contributors
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Andrew Grant RDI
Founder and Director of Grant Associates; internationally recognised landscape architect.
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Adala Leeson
Head of Socio-Economic Analysis and Evaluation at Historic England.
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Michael Rosewell
Director of Opera at The Royal College of Music
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Chaw Kalyar
Architect, Environmental Design Specialist, Researcher
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Prof Joshua Goode
Professor of History and Cultural Studies at Claremont Graduate University, Los Angeles.
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Dr Elizabeth Bennett
Research Fellow, University of Leeds evaluating arts and cultural heritage.
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Alan Gardner
Head of Historic Building Climate Change Adaptation at Historic England
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Donna Speed
CEO for We The Curious
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Prof Soumyen Bandyophadyay
Associate Dean for Research, University of Liverpool.
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Dr Kemi Adeyeye
Associate Professor in Integrated Design at the University of Bath
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Harry Wardill
CEO of Turquoise Mountain
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Rebecca Madgin
Professor of Urban Studies at University of Glasgow & Arts and Humanities; Research Council Place Programme Director; College of Experts, Department of Culture, Media and Sport
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David Maher-Roberts
Advisor; Fractional COO/CEO/CSO; Senior Lecturer in Entrepreneurship, Bristol University.
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Dr Silvie Jacobi
Consultant, Researcher & Practitioner for arts and urbanism.
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Alex Barron
Co-founder and Director at Octopus Associates.
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Jill Hogan
Senior communications and engagement leader / strategic marketing communications expert.
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Geoff Rich
Co-Founder & Director at Octopus Associates.
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Rumbi Pfende
Co-founder & COO MAMA.codes
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