CNM Spring Reception

Join the Centre for the New Midlands for our Reimagining the Region Spring Reception, to be held at 103 Colmore Row, Birmingham on Thursday 19th March from 5pm - 8pm. This session has been generously sponsored and curated by Arcadis.

Powered with drinks and nibbles, this reception will provide our members with the opportunity to workshop ideas responding to the challenges and opportunities of the region - from a design perspective - and think about how we bring the recently launched West Midlands Growth Plan to life.

This event has been carefully created for all members of our network to engage with and enjoy - you do not need to have ANY design experience. What you do need to have is experience of what it is like to live, work, play or study in the West Midlands region - and a passion to explore what a 'better' West Midlands can look like.

'Imagine a world where the built environment not only adapts to the challenges of climate change, urbanization, and technological disruption but thrives because of them.  A world where architecture and engineering are not just reactive disciplines but proactive forces shaping a sustainable, equitable, and innovative future'.

This is the vision that drove Arcadis to launch 'The Design Perspective', its inaugural design forecast.  Copies of the full report can be downloaded by clicking here.

This session will consider some of the key questions associated with how we design cities for the future, maximising the use of assets for communities and ensuring that our built environment solutions are both sustainable and economically viable.

Please note that this event is strictly for Members of our Reimagining the Region network. 

who is this event for?

Members of our Reimagining the Region network = 2 x complimentary tickets

Associate Members of our Reimagining the Region network = 1 x complimentary ticket

A full list of our current members can be found by visiting our website

Reimagining the Region is the corporate partnership network of the Centre for the New Midlands.  This event is the Summer Reception for our members who pay an annual fee to be a part of the Centre and contribute to our work across the year.  Members pay an annual fee to join our network, based on the number of employees within their organisation, meaning that every business has the opportunity to get involved.  We do not charge our members anything else to participate in our activity throughout the year! Once you're in - you're in! Our membership rates from 1st April 2025 are:

1-10 EMPLOYEES = £450 + VAT
11-50 EMPLOYEES = £1,100 + VAT
51 + EMPLOYEES = £1,700 + VAT

If you wish to discuss joining our regional partnershp network, please contact Chris Smith (Founder and CEO, Centre for the New Midlands) via chris@thenewmidlands.org.uk 

the format:

5pm - 5.30pm

Arrivals and welcome drinks

5.30pm – 6.30pm

Shaping the Future - workshop led by Simon Marks and Maja Nesdale (Arcadis)

6.30pm – 8.00pm

Further networking with drinks and nibbles

8.00pm

Close

OUR SPEAKERS:

Simon Marks is the UK City Executive for Birmingham and the Midlands working with city leaders to create spaces where people want to live and work, improving mobility and making best use of natural resources in the region.  Ongoing devolution, major infrastructure commitments and rapid urbanisation have seen cities play a more important role than ever before in the economic, cultural and environmental make-up of the UK.

England’s ‘Second City’ is a key target for the United Kingdom's government growth plan. Located in the heart of the country, the city boasts more green spaces than any other city in Europe and since the start of the millennium, the city has seen its urban population grow steadily after a prolonged period of decline.

Arcadis is proud to be working on major projects with public and private sector partners in Birmingham and the Midlands including:

• Major regeneration projects including Perry Barr, Birmingham Knowledge Quarter, Druid’s Heath and Birmingham Sports Quarter, Arden Cross and Mell Square in Solihull
• Supporting the delivery of over 1 million sq. ft. of office-led, mixed-use space at Arena Central
• Leading the design on two sections of HS2, which comprise of more than 80km of track, 70 bridges and 10 major viaducts
• Worked with Birmingham CC in the creation of ‘Our Future City Framework’ and Birmingham Transport Plan Delivery Plan
• Completion of Build to Rent schemes for Moda Living at The Mercian, Broad St and Great Charles Street, and for Patrizia ‘The Residencies, Corkfield’
• Supporting developer, Stoford deliver the new BBC regional HQ at the former Typhoo Tea factory

'Arcadis is a leading global partner, delivering some of the most transformative projects with businesses, cities and industries. With 36,000 people active in more than 30 countries, we bring together the best minds from around the world to deliver intelligent products and solutions across the environment, energy, water, buildings, transport and infrastructure sectors.

Our mission: improving quality of life

OUR GUESTS:

This event is a Reimagining the Region members' event. Please note that this is a limited capacity event (70 delegates) so please book early to confirm your place and avoid disappointment.

If you wish to attend this event and your organisation is not yet a member of our Reimagining the Region network, it's not too late to join us! Annual memberships for organisations start from £450 + VAT - please visit our website for more information on how to join!

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