AHF 50th Conference: Heritage – Radical. Reimagined. Revitalised.
A conference to consider the potential for heritage-led regeneration to support communities
AHF 50th Conference: Heritage – Radical. Reimagined. Revitalised.
A conference to consider the potential for heritage-led regeneration to support communities
Thursday 18th June
14:00 - 20:00
College and university students
Local residents
People over 55
The Architectural Heritage Fund (AHF) is celebrating 50 years of transforming historic buildings and supporting communities across the UK. Join real estate professionals, heritage practitioners, social enterprise developers, policymakers, funders, and researchers as together we consider the potential for heritage-led regeneration to improve our communities in the next 50 years and beyond.
The afternoon and evening event will bring together diverse voices and approaches to consider how heritage can help transform local communities and economies, shining light on proven models from around the UK and exploring policy changes that could supercharge adaptive reuse in the UK.
Keynotes:
- Polly Mackenzie, Co-Founder and CEO, Zinc Innovation Partners
- Samira Ahmed, Broadcaster, Writer, and Journalist
Joining speakers:
- Ros Kerslake, Chair, AHF; Board, Homes England Martin Newman, Founder, Giroscope
- Syreeta Bayne, Head of Social Value and Sustainability, Muse
- Darren Barker, Director, Great Yarmouth Preservation Trust
- Sara Edmonds, Co-Director, National Retrofit Hub
- Matthew Mckeague, CEO, AHF
- Lindsey Hall, CEO, Real Ideas Organisation
- Nia Arfon, CEO, Galeri Caernarfon
- Pete Gladwell, Global Managing Director, Public Investment, Legal & General
- Richard Upton, Co-founder, Cathedral Group
- Eilidh Henderson and John Brown, Page/Park Architects
- Kelcey Wilson-Lee, Deputy CEO, AHF
Location
Barts North Wing
St Bartholomew’s Hospital,
West Smithfield
EC1A 7BE
Nearest station:
St Paul's
Baby changing facility
Level access, with no/automatic doors
Step-free access is available to all public spaces via the main Barts North Wing entrance.
Assistance dogs and dogs registered with the Emotional Support Animal Registry are welcome.
There are accessible toilets and gendered toilets in Barts North Wing.
Baby changing facilities can be found in the West Wing of the hospital, please ask a member of staff for directions during your visit. We are a nursing friendly venue
£60.00 Standard ticket price
Thanks to The National Lottery Heritage Fund and Lottery Players, we are delighted to offer 25 free tickets to students and early career practitioners (aged 25 and under) working across the built heritage, real estate, community, and architectural sectors.
To apply for one of 25 free tickets, send a photo of an ID showing your date of birth and one paragraph explaining why you’d like to attend the conference to anniversary@ahfund.org.uk by 12pm (noon) on 14 May. We will let you know if you’ve been selected for a free ticket by 21 May, to allow you time to plan any necessary travel.
Please note, we unfortunately do not have any funding available to support travel costs.
Organiser
The Architectural Heritage Fund
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