All day workshop | 13 November 2025 | London
What’s stopping us?
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 are you doing on 13 November?
Cancel it.
We’ll be packing as many great minds into one bijoux London venue as humanly possible. We hope one of them will be yours.
What’s stopping us?
Or should that be what’s stopping you?
We’ll bring 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 consider what we can all do - together - to turn failure into success.
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 our key contributors below…
Event details
Price
£40
SOLD OUT
Date and time
Thu, 13 Nov 2025
09:30 – 18:00
Location
All Is Joy Studios
75 Dean Street Soho
London
W1D3PU
Event gallery
Our speakers and contributors
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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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