All day workshop | 13 November 2025 | London

What’s stopping us?
Join us for a 1-day event unpacking why some social change projects fail when others fly. What can we all do - together - to turn failure into success?

What’s stopping us?
Or should that be what’s stopping you?

Any plans for 13 November?

Cancel them.

Why? Because you are invited to a very different kind of get together, one far too inspiring/exciting/useful/world-changing to miss.

We’re bringing innovators, leaders, provocateurs, entrepreneurs, programme managers and commissioners together to unpack why some social change projects fail when others fly.

In a packed day of interactive workshops, TEDx style talks, nibbles and networking we’ll be defining what we can all do - together - to turn failure into success.

Who will be there?

You’ll be joining a room full of seriously impressive contributors and workshop leaders ready to share ideas, provoke thinking and co-create solutions.

You’ll be thrown in the deep end with a very special group of fellow social change practitioners ready to explore big ideas and solve big challenges together.

view our key contributors below…

Event details

Price
£40

Date and time
Thu, 13 Nov 2025
09:30 – 18:00

Location
All Is Joy Studios
75 Dean Street Soho
London
W1D3PU

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Our speakers and contributors

Yasmeen Lari

Pakistan’s first female architect; global pioneer in socially responsive and humanitarian design; RIBA Gold Medal winner.
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Adala Leeson

Head of Socio-Economic Analysis and Evaluation at Historic England.
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Prof Joshua Goode

Professor of History and Cultural Studies at Claremont Graduate University, Los Angeles.
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Tom Tapper

Co-Founder & CEO @ Nice and Serious.
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Parvinder Marwaha

Cultural Strategist and Curator.
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Dr Silvie Jacobi

Consultant, Researcher & Practitioner for arts and urbanism.
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Dr Neal Shasore

Academic; Advisor; Trustee of Architectural Heritage Fund; former CEO of London School of Architecture.
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Noemi Blager

Architect, Curator, Brand and Cultural Strategy Consultant.
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Prof Elena Marco

Pro Vice-Chancellor and Head of the College of Arts, Technology and Environment at UWE Bristol.
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Joel Peter Levack

Artist, Explorer and Co-Founder of All is Joy.
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Clare Hughes

Heritage & Museum Consultant.
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Joe Jack Williams

Head of Regenerative Strategy, Bywater.
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Dr Elizabeth Bennett

Research Fellow, University of Leeds evaluating arts and cultural heritage.
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Prof Soumyen Bandyophadyay

Associate Dean for Research, University of Liverpool.
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Leanne Werner

Co-Founder and Director of Wilder CIC.
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Justin Spooner

Co-Founder & Director, Unthinkable.
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Roxani Kamperou

Arts Manager, Facilitator & Coach.
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Gregorio Lucena Scarpella

Director of the Global Cultural Districts Network.
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Francine Norris

Higher Education Leader.
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Marc Buchner

CEO at Enver
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Rosie Bennett

Innovation Leader & Adviser
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David Maher-Roberts

Advisor; Fractional COO/CEO/CSO; Senior Lecturer in Entrepreneurship, Bristol University.
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Jill Hogan

Senior communications and engagement leader / strategic marketing communications expert.
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Alex Barron

Co-founder and Director at Octopus Associates.
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Geoff Rich

Co-Founder & Director at Octopus Associates.
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