“ If we would have new knowledge, we must get a whole world of new questions” Susanne K. Langer Within a one-mile radius of The Knowledge Quarter brings Kings Cross is a remarkable together over 85 cultural, CONTENTS cluster of organisations research, scientific, business spanning research, higher and academic institutions education, science, art, both large and small under 01 The Conference culture and media. one umbrella. Positioning The Conference 05 the area as unique in the Event Programme 06 Individually they offer knowledge economy. It has resources for specialists become a recognisable brand that resonates with all kinds of 02 KQ Sessions knowledge seekers, whether Session Listings 08 - 11 prospective visitors, UK and overseas students or other 03 Partner Sessions knowledge based institutions Introd uction and businesses. Session Listings 12 - 21 in numerous fields, from The Knowledge Quarter 04 Speakers architecture and the arts to fosters knowledge exchange To the Keynote speakers 22 biotechnology and veterinary and collaboration between science. Together they staff and users of cross- KQ session speakers 23 Knowledge represent a concentration disciplinary communities to of knowledge and expertise exchange ideas, expertise Partner session speakers 26 Quarter to rival any in the world. and evidence. Developing What links them all is a focus networks to encourage 05 Sponsors on the advancement and collaborative projects, training, Sponsor info 30 dissemination of knowledge commissioned research and for research, inspiration, access to funding, engaging a growth, creativity and wide variety of audiences and enjoyment. benefiting the local research community.

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he Knowledge Quarter is How can the knowledge economy marking its third anniversary respond when facts are conflated with Twith a one-day Conference of quick-fire internet memes, when slick talks and workshops on the future presentation is more highly valued of Knowledge in an age of untruth. than genuine content, when the very A diverse range of speakers from notion of authentic truth has been across the fields of politics, media, devalued by the rolling news cycle and philosophy and academia will the dismissive cynicism of pseudo- convene today for one inspiring and science and special interest ‘facts’? provocative day of keynote talks, discussion groups and workshops, What, in short, is the future of looking at Knowledge in all its forms. Knowledge the concept, Knowledge 01 the ideal and Knowledge the Knowledge may be the last quantifiable resource? imperishable currency, but it’s a currency under threat of devaluation. Join us today as we explore these and From expertise to echo-chambers many more crucial questions and look and from fact to falsehood ‘The to ensure the future of Knowledge Future of Knowledge’ will mine the both at home and in an increasingly uncertainty that underpins our anxious uncertain wider world. age, exploring the challenges that face the knowledge economy in the early In addition to an inspirational day of The twenty-first Century. talks, Poet in the City has programmed a poet to be a journalist-spy, soaking What does it mean to be an ‘expert’ up and reflecting on the discussions when the sheer scale of information throughout the day to create poetic available in this connected world has chronicles which will be presented made us all curators of a vast bank after the closing remarks. Conference of almost endless data, providing the answers to even the most obscure queries with nothing more than a tap and a swipe?

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9:00 Registration 13:30–14:00 Afternoon Keynote Open all day Vivian Hunt, Managing Partner, UK and Ireland, McKinsey & Company BP Lecture Theatre 9:30–9:45 Welcome Roly Keating, Chief Executive of the British Library and Chair, 14:00–15:00 KQ Panel Session Pg 10 Knowledge Quarter The role of the Knowledge Translator BP Lecture Theatre BP Lecture Theatre

9:45–10:15 Opening Plenary 15:00–15:15 Break Jo Johnson MP, Minister for London and Minister of State for Transport 15:15–16:00 Parallel Session Pg 18 BP Lecture Theatre The future of knowledge through the eyes of the future Presented by Regent High School 10:15–10:45 Morning Keynote BP Lecture Theatre Baroness Valerie Amos, Director, SOAS University of London BP Lecture Theatre Parallel Session Pg 19 Publishing Knowledge: Have we had enough of experts? 10:45–11:45 KQ Panel Session Pg 09 Presented by Pan Macmillan Claus Moser Room The role of the Knowledge Creator BP Lecture Theatre Parallel Session Pg 20 11:45–12:00 Break Mary’s Hand – curating historical fact as creative fiction Presented by McCaldin Arts The Hugh and Catherine Stevenson Lecture Theatre 12:00–12:45 Parallel Session Pg 13 A cademic Expertise: the good, the bad and the ugly

Presented by Warwick in London Parallel Session Pg 21 The Raymond and Beverly Sackler Rooms Reading Well: redefining the role of the expert through co-production Presented by The Reading Agency The Raymond and Beverly Sackler Rooms Parallel Session Pg 14 Heritage collections and wellbeing: the future of the past? Presented by Senate House Library, University of London 16:00–16:15 Break The Hugh and Catherine Stevenson Lecture Theatre

Conference Programme 16:15–17:15 KQ Panel Session Pg 11 The role of the Knowledge Consumer Parallel Session Pg 15 BP Lecture Theatre The Face of Knowledge Presented by Pan Macmillan Claus Moser Room 17:15–17:45 Closing Remarks Roly Keating, Chief Executive of the British Library and Chair, Knowledge Quarter Parallel Session Pg 16 BP Lecture Theatre Whose knowledge is it anyway? Presented by Wellcome Trust 17:45–17:55 Poet in Chronicler BP Lecture Theatre Keisha Thompson BP Lecture Theatre 12:45–13:30 Lunch 18:15–20:00 Drinks Reception The Knowledge Quarter: Three Years On celebration and Essays launch

Egyptian Sculpture Gallery *Programme correct as of 29 January 2018

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The Role Of The Knowledge Creator

„ We are told that people have had Chaired by: Time: SESSIONS KQ enough of experts. We are told that Juliette Morgan 10:45-11:45 our learning institutions are ivory Head of Campus, British Land towers, heady realms divorced from 12:00–12:45 Speakers: the realities of daily life. We are 14:00–15:00 told that facts are contingent, that Dr David Halpern 15:15–16:00 knowledge is a flexible commodity, Chief Executive, Behavioural 16:15-17:15 that the very notion of ‘truth’ belongs Insights Team to a past age. But is any of this really Dr Hartwig Fischer true, and if it is, what can the creators Director, British Museum Room: of knowledge do to stem the rising tide Professor Philip Nelson BP Lecture of distrust and ignorance? Chief Executive, EPSRC and Chair Theatre of the RCUK Executive Group As research methodologies evolve Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell and mutate, as greater and greater This session President & Vice-Chancellor, is delivered by: communication is made possible The between institutions, and new methods emerge for communicating Claire Fox knowledge to the wider public, what Director, Institute of Ideas can knowledge creators do to make up the lost ground of the much-vaunted ‘post-truth’ era? What does the future hold, not only for the creation of knowledge, but for the whole process of seeking, and learning, and giving the power of knowledge to society at large? PARTNER SESSIONS PARTNER

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The Role Of The The Role Of The Knowledge Translator Knowledge Consumer

„ „ The medium, says McLuhan, is Chaired by: Time: Ultimately, all of the questions Chaired by: Time: SESSIONS KQ the message, but when the media David Adam 10:45-11:45 posed in today’s panels come down to Theo Blackwell 10:45-11:45 are in a state of constant evolution, Author and Editor, Nature one thing: the people. It is the people Chief Digital Officer, GLA are we in danger of losing sight of 12:00–12:45 whose trust knowledge creators must 12:00–12:45 Speakers: Speakers: that message? The 2016 referendum, 14:00–15:00 nurture, it is the people who consume 14:00–15:00 Shelina Janmohamed and the general election of 2017, saw 15:15–16:00 the media, and whose relationship to Tiffany Watt Smith 15:15–16:00 what appeared to be a seismic shift in Author, Commentator and Journalist truth and knowledge is under attack. Researcher and Author, Centre for the 16:15-17:15 16:15-17:15 the consumption and distribution of David Olusoga But is there something more to be History of the Emotions (Queen Mary political discussion; the mainstream Historian, Broadcaster and considered, here? Is it not possible University of London) news media were largely ignored, and BAFTA award-winning presenter Room: that the people are in fact not merely Lisa Feldman Barrett Room: likes and shares emerged as the new and filmmaker BP Lecture passive consumers, but rather a living, Professor of Psychology at BP Lecture arbiters of truth. Sarah Baxter Theatre breathing commons with something to Northeastern University and Author Theatre Deputy Editor, The Sunday Times contribute to the future of knowledge? Mariam Khan What, then, is the future for the Sally Adee Social Media Activist sharing of knowledge via the media? This session Perhaps we should not be asking what This session Former Technology Editor, is delivered by: Amber Perrier is delivered by: When the journalistic consensus we can do to help the people, but New Scientist Community Engagement Assistant, moves increasingly into the hands of what the people can do to help us, The British Library the public, how can we ensure that and each other. As society becomes the facts get through? Is it a matter ever more fluent in the language and of seizing control of the narrative, of methodology of content creation Member of Parliament for Tottenham simply finding a way to shout louder and the sharing of ideas, should we than the special interest groups be considering a knowledge-based and echo chambers dominating the society in which top-down hierarchies popular discourse? Is there a war to be are augmented with, or even replaced fought against un-checked facts and by, a model that welcomes the citizen- deliberate deception, and if so, where researcher as a contributor to the are the battle lines to be drawn, and common store of knowledge? PARTNER SESSIONS PARTNER what are the weapons available?

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Academic Expertise: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly

Time: Scene Setting “Debate” will talk about the benefits impactful research and new „ Professor Abhinay of wider collaboration both knowledge. What are the

10:45-11:45 SESSIONS KQ across academic disciplines barriers to change and how 12:00–12:45 Muthoo, Warwick in London will open the and between academics and can they be addressed? Are 14:00–15:00 session with a 5 minute non-academics and she will there risks associated with 15:15–16:00 defence of current practices argue that this will generate reform – for example in the research that is still rigorous quality of research that will 16:15-17:15 in academia (the good). This will include the but also more timely, more be undertaken? importance of academic insightful and more relevant. Room: freedom and academic She will talk about the need 2. Senior academics in The Raymond rigour and the generation for greater diversity in the the UK are predominantly and Beverly of new knowledge that is Academy and how this male and Caucasian, a fact Sackler Rooms methodologically sound. He could influence and improve which might nurture the will talk about the danger of knowledge generation and perception that academics dissemination. She will are elitist intellectuals sat This session dumbing down research in is delivered by: a world where academics propose that both what is in ivory towers, removed are coming under increasing taught in universities and from the everyday struggles pressure to deliver swift and how teaching is delivered that many people face. Is simplistic results. Abhinay will need to fundamentally achieving greater diversity will also touch upon the way change over the coming in senior academic roles knowledge is transferred period to keep pace with important and if you think it through university teaching students’ and employers’ is, explain why? and highlight the dangers changing expectations. of treating learning as 3. What changes would a product that can be Workshop Questions you introduce to the way bought by students who Delegates will be invited degree courses are taught are increasingly presented to consider the following and why? What do you see as consumers of higher questions: as being the most influential education. factors in this area (e.g. SESSIONS PARTNER 1. Have academics failed pressure from employers, Siobhan Benita will respond to keep pace with the new technologies, fees with a 5 minute challenge to world around them with and funding policies)? Is it some of these arguments respect to the production wrong to see students as (the bad and the ugly!). She and dissemination of consumers or can this be a force for good in the sector?

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Heritage Collections And Wellbeing: The Face of Knowledge The Future Of The Past?

used objects and artefacts state-funded archives that „ Time: The answer lies in the fact Time: From teachers to writers, Mariam Khan is a Muslim new ideas – character SESSIONS KQ that we fail to understand or from the local library and are under threat. Nowhere 10:45-11:45 10:45-11:45 documentary makers to feminist activist, diversity traits which Macmillan recognise the qualitative or museum to encourage is this more important publishers, we ask the in books pusher and companies continue to 12:00–12:45 emotional values associated members of the community that in personal heritage, 12:00–12:45 question: who presents us freelance writer. She blogs embody today. ‘Open to 14:00–15:00 with human activity. By way who were disabled or with digital content being 14:00–15:00 with knowledge? Are they at helloiammariam.com, all and sundry’, Alexander 15:15–16:00 of an example, this lecture marginalised to identify with created and disseminated 15:15–16:00 inclusive in their approach? has written for Femsplain Macmillan’s gatherings explores the emotional a different form of heritage, on an unprecedented and Sister-Hood online and in the company’s offices 16:15-17:15 16:15-17:15 reaction to heritage and gain confidence to scale in human history via We invite you to join tweets as @helloiammariam. during the 19th century collections by individuals self-identify positively. the internet, and social historian David Olusoga, She loves Hindi films, saw the great thinkers Room: and communities, and the Many went on to volunteer media platforms. Room: social media activist Mariam reading and is currently of the age – including The Hugh importance of recognising for follow-on projects. All Claus Moser Khan and other thinkers editing a collection of writers, scientists, artists, and Catherine The lecture will look at Room the innate qualitative value projects demonstrated an from a variety of fields for a essays about the Muslim poets and philosophers Stevenson how digital archiving tools they possess. intangible uplift in well- round table discussion on female experience to – come together to share Lecture not only enable people to Theatre being that was hard to Due to limited ‘The Face of Knowledge’. be published by Pan knowledge. These fruitful create their own timelines Several case studies will measure objectively but was spaces you will Macmillan, and is writing discussions led to many and archive their lives, but need to have pre- David Olusoga is a illustrate this point, such as reflected in the personal her first novel. new friendships and This session registered to attend British-Nigerian historian, is delivered by: the Ryde Social Heritage stories of those who took suggests that emerging innovations, including this session. broadcaster and BAFTA Group who sought funding part, and suggests that evidence indicates that Hosted by Pan Macmillan the foundation of Nature award-winning presenter to transcribe local cemetery we need to re-think how the very act of curating This session and Springer Nature, the in 1869. is delivered by: gravestones that were being we measure impact and one’s memories and digital and filmmaker. David’s open event takes inspiration Speakers: vandalised by local youths, success by other means content may stave off book Black and British: from founders Daniel and Dr Nick Barratt, placed the data online via when evaluating the value some forms of dementia. A Forgotten History was Alexander Macmillan, who Acting Librarian and their own website, and over of heritage collections or Disruptive technology longlisted for the Orwell first began publishing 175 Associate Director the course of the next ten projects that use them. such as AI and VR will Prize, shortlisted for the years ago this year. Both of Collections and years stimulated a boom increasingly play a role inaugural Jhalak Prize, men had fiercely curious Engagement, Senate in ancestral tourism; ran The second half of the in how we access and winner of the 2017 PEN minds and from the very House Library, University a ‘graveyard classroom’ lecture then considers ways interpret heritage content, Hessell-Tiltman Prize and start brought authors and of London for the local schools; and that heritage collections be it personal or collected was a Waterstones History readers from a wide range SESSIONS PARTNER undertook a community- will shift in the future, by an institution – further Book of the Year. of fields together to discuss „ Why, when data and wide series of user- a trend already being blurring the lines that have quantitative information generated archive projects. witnessed with the rise of traditionally been drawn is everywhere are people community heritage and but allowing us to further voting emotionally rather Another project in Kent archive groups curating measure the qualitative than rationally? called ‘Touching the Past’ alternative collections to the elements of wellbeing.

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Whose Knowledge Is It Anyway?

Time: Speakers: „ What knowledge should policy decisions. It will also Parenting Science Gang, are 10:45-11:45 Dr Tom Ziessen we use to inform change? explore the downside of generating new knowledge “Education is the SESSIONS KQ Decision makers need to such processes. Does such in areas where there are 12:00–12:45 Engaging Science Manager, Wellcome Trust weigh up evidence from exploration prevent change research gaps. We’ve found passport to the future, 14:00–15:00 academia, lobbying from from happening whilst we that parents have questions Sophia Collins special interest groups or try to come to consensus? that matter to them, which 15:15–16:00 Director, Parenting for tomorrow belongs to businesses, competing What about situations science hasn’t considered. 16:15-17:15 Science Gang budgets and public opinion. where consensus is likely to Scientists and other those who prepare for Tracey Brown This panel will explore how remain elusive? experts can have their own Room: Director, knowledge from these blindspots. The processes it today.” BP Lecture Sense about Science different sources should be You will hear from each of of scientific research and Malcolm X Theatre Lucy Duggan weighed and what the role our panel members about funding introduce more. Managing Director, Lightbox of public engagement is in projects they have been Should we be allowing questions is an approach She will also explore the involved with that led to This session Dr Jennie Gamlin facilitating that conversation. more voices at the table, that we are increasingly rise of passive encounters change, and the different is delivered by: Senior Research Fellow – and acknowledging the kind looking at – and the role with knowledge and the The session will unpack approaches to gathering Wellcome Trust, Institute of expertise that comes of experts not so much to risk this poses to the spirit what knowledge is and will evidence in those projects. for Global Health, UCL from living something (e.g. bring their bags of evidence of intellectual curiosity note that however good The panel will also explore as patients, as parents, to the table as to equip and criticism. knowledge is, it is almost how others can learn from or as consumers)? What people to set the question always limited in some way. their experiences: are the dangers (if any) in a way that is most likely Jennie Gamlin will talk about The session will explore of doing that? to generate or uncover her use of ethnography in Wellcome supports how barriers between useful evidence. relation to decision making silos of knowledge can be research as well as public Sense about Science’s ‘Ask and her role as an expert broken down, processes engagement with that for Evidence’ campaign has Lucy Duggan will be as agent for communities, for encouraging a holistic research. Inevitably projects provided a platform where exploring the importance giving voices in decision view of issues and methods we support identify change people are encouraged and of experiential knowledge making processes to the for gaining consensus that needs to happen. We given the tools to question in challenging societal marginalised. She will about how to combine are keen to explore how the validity of ‘knowledge’ problems and the role that explore bottom up rather PARTNER SESSIONS PARTNER the different forms of public engagement can or assertions made in the arts and culture has to play than top down approaches knowledge to make good best complement research public realm. How to ask in revealing that knowledge. to making change. evidence in delivering change.

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The Future Of Knowledge Publishing Knowledge: Through The Eyes Of The Future Have We Had Enough Of Experts?

„ This session is an to these organisations: this Chair: Time: Time: existing in the last gasp of Emotions Are Made: The Moore, will be published attention for long form, Secret Life of the Brain is by Pan Macmillan in May. SESSIONS KQ opportunity for the core session is envisaged as Richard Harrison 10:45-11:45 10:45-11:45 conference theme to be being an opportunity to word-based knowledge part of Pan Macmillan’s Director of Community 12:00–12:45 Hosted by Pan Macmillan explored with a group channel this enthusiasm 12:00–12:45 sharing? Smart Thinkers list – an Engagement, Regent High and Springer Nature, this of sixth form students – for a wide-ranging 14:00–15:00 14:00–15:00 exciting slate of new School We invite you to join open event takes inspiration allowing for the broadest of discussion about 15:15–16:00 15:15–16:00 titles from some of the psychologist Lisa Feldman from founders Daniel and conversations to take place. knowledge production and Speakers: world’s most acclaimed 16:15-17:15 16:15-17:15 Barrett (Author of How Alexander Macmillan, who Regent High School prides dissemination. Isobel Colchester and esteemed experts in Emotions Are Made: The first began publishing 175 itself on its membership of Chief Executive, science, technology, and Secret Life of the Brain), years ago this year. Both the Knowledge Quarter (KQ), Joining the panel will be Poet in the City Room: Room: personal development. students from Regent Claus Moser Professor Peter Kinderman, men had fiercely curious not only because of the Sarah Elie MBE BP Lecture Sixth Form. The students Room and other thinkers from Peter Kinderman is minds, and from the very opportunities this affords Executive Director, Theatre are currently studying a a variety of fields, for a Professor of Clinical start brought authors and students and staff but also Somers Town Community range of A Levels, with round table discussion on Psychology at the University readers from a wide range because of the potential Association Due to limited ‘Publishing Knowledge’. of Liverpool, UK. His of fields together to discuss for students to support the the intention of going to This session spaces you will Councillor Abdul Hai is delivered by: The event will be chaired new ideas – character broader conversation about university. The students are need to have pre- research activity and clinical Cabinet Member for Young by journalist and editor traits which Macmillan what is knowledge, how actively involved in the life registered to attend work concentrate on People and Cohesion this session. Molly Flatt whose novel The companies continue to it is constructed, owned, of the school as prefects, understanding and helping Charmed Life of Alex Moore embody today. ‘Open to managed, and what might it acting as role models to Mobin Ahmadi This session people with serious and is delivered by: will be published by Pan all and sundry’, Alexander look like in the future. younger students as well Sixth Form student, enduring mental health as ambassadors for Regent Regent High School Macmillan in May 2018. problems, and on how Macmillan’s gatherings Many students at Regent High School. psychological science can in the company’s offices Muslima Bilkis Lisa Feldman Barrett, Ph.D., High School will one day assist public policy in health during the 19th century Sixth Form student, is a University Distinguished work in KQ organisations, „ How can complex and social care. saw the great thinkers Regent High School Professor of Psychology bringing their enthusiasm subjects like global politics, of the age – including Mohammed Arif Kaif at Northeastern University, and unique perspectives banking, neuroscience and Molly Flatt is the Associate writers, scientists, artists, Sixth Form student, creativity, be made more with appointments at Editor of FutureBook, poets and philosophers Regent High School Harvard Medical School Associate Editor of The accessible, entertaining – come together to share SESSIONS PARTNER Raisa Ahmed and compelling? and Massachusetts General Memo and Digital Editor of knowledge. These fruitful Sixth Form student, Hospital in Psychiatry and PHOENIX. She writes and discussions led to many Regent High School How do people learn about Radiology. She received speaks widely on digital new friendships and breakthroughs in science a NIH Director’s Pioneer culture and publishing, innovations, including and technology, the news, Award for her research on and her debut novel, The the foundation of Nature and society? Are books emotion in the brain. How Charmed Life of Alex in 1869.

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Mary’s Hand: Curating Historical Reading Well: Redefining The Role Fact As Creative Fiction Of The Expert Through Co-Production

„ „ Speakers: Practical expertise with the conjuring of new can be constructed from Time: The Reading Agency “If you have Time: SESSIONS KQ is a pre-requisite for work from established facts known facts, her private 10:45-11:45 has successfully pioneered Debbie Hicks 10:45-11:45 a successful dramatic and events. For us, the gaps narrative as a wife, would- a co-production method Creative Director, 12:00–12:45 12:00–12:45 performance. However, in between the known facts be mother and England’s to devise and steer its knowledge, The Reading Agency making each new work, a are the spaces where our first Queen Regnant is more 14:00–15:00 Reading Well Books on 14:00–15:00 Katie Clarke-Day creative team has to acquire creative truths can flourish. nuanced and available for Prescription scheme. The 15:15–16:00 let others Coalition for 15:15–16:00 expertise in a whole new interpretation. programme recommends 16:15-17:15 Collaborative Care 16:15-17:15 area – the subject of the McCaldin Arts has a specially selected books to light their work itself. How do we particular interest in the An additional layer of help people to understand Mandy Rudczenko find what facts we need? stories of women who have resource and challenge Room: and manage their health, candles Coalition for Room: How do we re-express been misrepresented. We comes in a musical The Hugh navigate difficult life Collaborative Care The Raymond them to serve our dramatic are currently developing project with the search and Catherine experiences and share those in it” and Beverly intentions? If it’s a story Mary’s Hand, a dramatic for an appropriate musical Stevenson experiences with others. Sackler Rooms we think we already know piece for one classical language. We have historical Lecture Margaret Fuller Theatre how far can we pull against singer, examining the life evidence to work with here The recommended books, and reign of Queen Mary too: records of performance which include fiction and citizens share power to This session it? What is our relationship is delivered by: I. Eclipsed in the modern practice, content and style, memoirs as well as factual plan and deliver support with “truth” in this context? This session public’s perception by her and works that we know is delivered by: self-help, are universally together, recognising that The last question presents flamboyant father Henry VIII were written at the time of available in the trusted both have vital contributions a particular challenge for a and half-sister Elizabeth I, Mary’s reign. community space of the to make in order to improve creative team dealing with many people ‘know’ Mary public library where they quality of life for people the documented ‘reality’ of only as a dour, vindictive The finished work will not be can be borrowed free of and communities.”[1]. a famous life. The Tudors woman and ineffective a refutation of established charge. The programme is occupy an established monarch who wore black. facts, but it will question endorsed by health experts This workshop will explore corner of the popular mind, the audience’s knowledge and is co-produced with how those with lived so where does this leave Her reputation has more and ask them to think again people who have experience experience can be equal the artist trying to serve the recently been revised, about both the character of the conditions covered in partners in the creation of historical facts, the real-life revealing the extent to which and context of Mary I, the texts. initiatives from which they SESSIONS PARTNER character and the creative she was posthumously and her achievements in benefit, and how we as imagination? We are free rubbished by the laying the ground for her Co-production has been organisations can empower to integrate or discard Elizabethan regime, with successor’s triumphs. defined as “A relationship the public to create their information as we go, but a fake news and PR spin. where professionals and own truth. certain responsibility comes While Mary’s public story

20 21 Baroness Vivian Hunt Valerie joined as 04 SPEAKERS Managing Partner, SPEAKERS 04 Director of SOAS Valerie Amos University of London UK and Ireland, Director, SOAS in September McKinsey & Company 2015. From 2010, University of London @McKinsey she served as @ ValerieAmos Undersecretary @SOAS General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator at the UN. Valerie was an adviser to the Mandela Government between 1994 and 1998 and Juliette Morgan Dr David Halpern was appointed a Labour Life Peer in 1997. Head of Campus, British Land Chief Executive, Behavioural Insights Team @Juliettemorgan @BritishLandPLC @B_I_Tweets

Vivian was named ‘the most influential black woman in Britain’ by the Foundation; she sits on the Advisory Council of the Tate Modern and the Southbank Centre, as well as Teach First’s Business Leaders Council and on the Board of the US-UK Fulbright Commission.

Roly joined the Library after a successful career Jo Johnson MP as a programme-maker Minister for London and broadcasting and Minister of State executive at the BBC. During his tenure at for Transport the Library he has @JoJohnsonUK Claire Fox overseen a series of Dr Hartwig Fischer significant developments Director, Institute of Ideas Director, British Museum including the launch of @Fox_Claire the Knowledge Quarter. @instofideas @britishmuseum Roly is a member of the board of Channel 4 and

Keynote Speakers a Trustee of the Clore Session KQ Speakers Leadership Programme.

Roly Keating Chief Executive, The British Library @rolykeating @britishlibrary Jo Johnson was appointed Minister of State at the Department for Transport, and also Minster Professor Professor for London, in January 2018. From May 2015 – Philip Nelson Dame Nancy Rothwell January 2018 he served as Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation. Chief Executive, EPSRC and President & Vice-Chancellor, Prior to his election to Parliament, Jo spent Chair of the RCUK Executive Group The University of Manchester thirteen years at the Financial Times. @EPSRC @research_uk @OfficialUoM 22 23 04 SPEAKERS SPEAKERS 04 “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to Shelina David Olusoga change the world” Janmohamed Historian, broadcaster David Adam Author, commentator and BAFTA award-winning Nelson Mandela Author and Editor, Nature and journalist presenter and filmmaker

@davidneiladam @loveinheadscarf @DavidOlusoga

Sally Adee Dr Tiffany Watt Smith Sarah Baxter Former Technology Theo Blackwell Researcher and Author, Deputy Editor, Editor, New Scientist Chief Digital Officer, GLA Queen Mary University of London The Sunday Times @Sally_Adee @camdentheo @DrTiffWattSmith @QMULsed KQ Session KQ Speakers

Amber Perrier Lisa Feldman Barrett David Lammy Mariam Khan Community Professor of Psychology at Member of Parliament Engagement Assistant, Social media activist Northeastern University and Author for Tottenham The British Library @helloiammariam @LFeldmanBarrett @DavidLammy 24 25 04 SPEAKERS Panel session SPEAKERS 04

Cllr. Abdul Hai Dr Tom Ziessen Labour Member for King’s Engaging Science Manager, Cross Ward, Cabinet Member Wellcome Trust Isobel Colchester for Young People and Cohesion, Chief Executive, Poet in the City Camden Council @tomziessen @wellcometrust @isobelcolch @PoetintheCityUK @abs_hai

Sarah Elie MBE Dr Jennie Gamlin Tracey Brown Executive Director, Somers Mobin Ahmadi Raisa Ahmed Senior Research Fellow – Director, Sense about Science Town Community Association Wellcome Trust, Institute Sixth Form Student, Sixth Form Student, @senseaboutsci for Global Health, UCL @SomersTownCA Regent High School Regent High School Partner Session Speakers

Lucy Duggan Richard Harrison Sophia Collins Managing Director, Director of Community Muslima Bilkis Mohammed Arif Kaif Director, Parenting Science Gang Lightbox Engagement, Regent High School Sixth Form Student, Sixth Form Student, @sophiacol @parentscigang @ItsLucyDuggan @RegentHighSch Regent High School Regent High School 26 27 04 SPEAKERS Lecture session Poet in Chronicler Workshop SPEAKERS 04

Professor Abhinay Muthoo Siobhan Benita Dean of Warwick in London Chief Strategy Officer, and Professor of Economics Warwick in London, at the University of Warwick University of Warwick

@AbhinayMuthoo @SiobhanBenita @WarwickInLondon @WarwickInLondon

Clare McCaldin Artistic Director, McCaldin Arts

@mcmezzo @McCaldinArts

Keisha Thompson Poetic Chronicler

@Keke_Thom

Katie Clarke-Day Debbie Hicks Co-production Group, Creative Director, The Reading Agency Coalition for Collaborative Care @Debbie_Hicks1 @readingagency @ktclarke @Co4CC Dr Nick Barratt

Partner Session Speakers Acting Librarian and Associate Director of Collections and Engagement, Senate House Library, University of London

@familyhistorysh

Mandy Rudczenko Co-production Group, Coalition for Collaborative Care @MandyZenko @Co4CC 28 29 01 THE CONFERENCE THE CONFERENCE 01 Sponsors

BRINGING AUTHORS AND READERS TOGETHER SINCE 1843

„ Founded in 1753, the British Museum was the „ Our portfolio of high quality UK commercial „ For 175 years Macmillan publishers have had a first national public museum in the world. From property is focused on Retail around the UK passion to bring the best, most original new voices the outset it was a museum of the world, for the and London Offices. We own or manage a to readers, explore new ideas and approaches, and world, and this idea still lies at the heart of the portfolio valued at £19.1 billion (British Land to drive debate and understanding of the world Museum’s mission today. The collection tells the share: £13.9 billion) as at 31 March 2017 making around us. stories of cultures across the world, from the dawn us one of Europe’s largest listed real estate ‘Open to all and sundry’, Alexander Macmillan’s of human history, over two million years ago, to the investment companies. gatherings in the company’s offices during the 19th present. Objects range from the earliest tools made Our strategy is to provide places which meet the century saw the great thinkers of the age - including by humans and treasures from the ancient world to needs of our customers and respond to changing writers, scientists, artists, poets and philosophers more recent acquisitions from Africa, Oceania and lifestyles – Places People Prefer. We do this by - come together to share knowledge. These fruitful the Americas, the Middle East, Asia and Europe, creating great environments both inside and outside discussions led to many new friendships and as well as the national collections of prints and our buildings and use our scale and placemaking innovations, including the foundation of Nature in drawings, and coins and medals. In addition to work skills to enhance and enliven them. This expands 1869. Throughout its anniversary year Macmillan will in London, the Museum takes part in an extensive their appeal to a broader range of occupiers, reflect on this rich heritage and look at where next programme of loans and tours, both across the UK creating enduring demand and driving sustainable, in the exchange of ideas and inspiration. and throughout the world. long-term performance. Macmillan is delighted to be sponsoring the Dr. Hartwig Fischer, Director of the British Museum, Our Retail portfolio is focused on Regional and Future of Knowledge Conference in 2018 as the said: Local multi-let centres, and accounts for 48% of company continues to celebrate independence of “As one of the first knowledge-based organisations our portfolio. Our Offices portfolio comprises three spirit, a love of innovation, a communal passion to in the area, the British Museum is a fitting office-led campuses in central London as well as engage and inspire and to share the joy of reading location for these fascinating debates. The high quality standalone buildings and accounts for and discovery. Knowledge Quarter includes an incredible range 49% of our portfolio. Increasingly our focus is on About Macmillan of organisations and opportunities for partnership providing a mix of uses and this is most evident Pan Macmillan is the consumer publishing arm of and there is huge potential for the public benefits at Canada Water, our 46-acre redevelopment Macmillan, a global trade publishing company. Its these collaborations can bring.” opportunity where we have plans to create imprints include Macmillan, Mantle, Pan, Picador, a new neighbourhood for London. Bluebird, Boxtree, Sidgwick & Jackson, Bello, Tor, Juliette Morgan, Head of Regent’s Place for Macmillan Children’s Books, Campbell Books and British Land, said: Macmillan Digital Audio. Pan Macmillan was named Publisher of the Year at The Bookseller Industry “As a substantial landlord in the heart of the Awards in 2015 and again in 2017. Knowledge Quarter, British Land is acutely aware of the part we can play in supporting the growth Springer Nature is a leading research, educational and development of the incredible organisations and professional publisher, providing quality that call this part of London home. Our campus, content to our communities through a range of Regent’s Place, is part of a cluster of great minds innovative platforms, products and services. Every working on world class innovations and research, day, around the globe, our imprints, books, journals and our partnership with the Knowledge Quarter and resources reach millions of people – helping is a recognition of their important contribution and researchers, students, teachers and professionals the wider role of the UK’s knowledge economy.” to discover, learn and achieve more.

30 31 “The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never of any use to oneself.” Oscar Wilde

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