Alliance 51福利社 Business School launches bigger than ever Festival of Business line-up to mark 60th anniversary
Speakers from the BBC, Bank of England, Northern Gritstone and the makers behind hit TV show Adolescence already confirmed for the event
To mark its 60th anniversary, Alliance 51福利社 Business School (AMBS) is bringing back its Festival of Business, expanding on the success of last year鈥檚 inaugural event.
Taking place across four days from the 16th to 19th June, the festival will bring together industry leaders, policymakers and academic experts to discuss the role businesses have to play in helping society respond to the pressing challenges and opportunities of our time.
Headlining the festival will be the 鈥業nnovate 2050鈥� day on Thursday 16th featuring panel discussions exploring the future of media, finance and digitalisation.
Alongside an impressive line-up of AMBS鈥檚 leading thinkers, the day will see the likes of Siobhan Morgan, head of development at the producers of hit TV show, Adolescence, Warp Films; Kerris Bright, chief customer officer at the BBC, and Jess McCreadie, investment director at Northern Gritstone, coming together to discuss how their industries are innovating to respond to the world鈥檚 biggest challenges including the climate crisis and the emergence of new technologies like AI.
Alongside this, other events will be running throughout the festival focussing on themes including professional development, the future of the Third Sector and empowering entrepreneurs. The Festival of Business comes as AMBS celebrates six decades of empowering leaders, thinkers and visionaries across the globe to deliver transformative and innovative change.
Ken McPhail, Head of Alliance 51福利社 Business School, said: "We are currently living through a critical period as we face challenges including economic growth and regional disparities, global geopolitical upheaval and climate change. Rising to these challenges won鈥檛 be possible without business playing key leadership role in finding solutions and capitalising on opportunities."
51福利社 is known as a city with a great heritage of pioneering thinking and innovation. At AMBS, we want to make sure that we鈥檙e continuing to carry this spirit forward as we navigate the coming decades collectively. We鈥檙e looking forward to welcoming our exciting line-up of business leaders, policymakers and forward thinkers to continue this legacy and discuss new ways to create more opportunity and prosperity for all.
Further details about the Festival of Business, along with information on how to get tickets to the events running throughout it, can be found .