Future Faces Future Faces Chamber Patrons
Contact: Anna Assinder T: 0121 607 1836
New Members • Lucy Bloom (Irwin Mitchell) • Jon Hudson (HS2 Ltd) • 12 from Lichfield District Council • William Fowler (Forresters) • Anne Long (Forresters) • Gregory Smith (Forresters) • Stephanie Thomas (Forresters) • Jack Hennessey (Forresters) • Tom Warrington (TW Fitness) • Iqbal Mohammed (St Philips Chambers) • Ravi Basra (FBC Manby Bowdler LLP) • Hannah Smith (FBC Manby Bowdler LLP) • Lisa Bull (LJB Novels) • Kirsten Hald (SRK Accounting) • Louise Hadley (RMF Construction) • Heena Sandhu (Smith & Williamson) • Christopher Moore (Smith & Willamson) • Ed McKinnan (Smith & Williamson) • Indu Melvin (Smith & Williamson) • Tom Leck (Smith & Williamson) • Katherine Rose (RLK Solicitors) • Sarah Potter (Culture Recruitment) • Steve Cartwright (Culture Recruitment) • Molly Hammond (Culture Recruitment) • Rosie Ali Carter (Culture Recruitment)
Upcoming Events
Future Faces Social Networking at Saint Pauls House 26/09/2018 17:30 - 20:00
Future Faces Professional Development Event 10/10/2018 17:30 - 19:30
Future Faces Social Networking 25/10/2018 17:30 - 20:00
Changing how the city interacts with its youth
An organisation which is giving a voice to Birmingham’s younger generation is to launch a major report which it hopes will change the way businesses interact with the city’s youth. The organisation is Beatfreeks Collective,
which is based in Digbeth and has commissioned a report into the younger generation’s attitude to a range of issues. The survey recorded the attitudes and opinions of 1,000 young people and their responses are being analysed and will be presented to a mainly business audience at the Town Hall next month (10 October) at Beatfreeks’ ‘Brum Youth Trends Summit’.
‘It’s really important that we empower young people to have a voice’
The summit will feature a range of speakers,
led by West Midlands mayor Andy Street, who is a keen advocate of ensuring that young people engage more with the political process in order to play a bigger role in society. At the same time, it is hoped that the survey’s
findings will influence the way businesses engage with young people. At the summit, businesses are to be asked to make a range of pledges reflecting this, which could include taking on apprentices to appointing young people to the board. Mr Street said that Birmingham was the
youngest city in Europe and it was important that young people had an interest in – and were included in – politics. He said: “The West Midlands as a whole is undoubtedly a young and diverse place.
“As mayor, it is absolutely my duty to ensure I
support young people in their endeavours to engage with politics.” The Beatfreeks initiative is being backed by a
number of key businesses and organisations in the city, including the Chamber, via its Future Faces arm. Future Faces manager Anna Assinder said: “I’m
delighted to support Brum Youth Trends and think it’s really important that we empower young people to have a voice in order to make positive change for the future. “The summit should be an interesting event and
I urge Future Faces members to attend in order to represent the young professional community.” Anisa Haghdadi (pictured), founder and CEO of
the Beatfreeks Collective, said: “The Brum Youth Trends Summit will be an ideal opportunity for local businesses in Birmingham to gain valuable insight into the young people of our city.”
Aston University becomes latest patron
Aston University has become the fourth patron of Future Faces Chamber of Commerce. The university has previously been involved with Future Faces and offering ‘mini-MBA’
taster events for members that improved their leadership, management and all-round business skills. Mark Smith, executive director of business engagement, said: “The patronage was a
straightforward decision: Aston University really likes the dynamic of Future Faces and the mix of people that come along to the activities: they are the next generation of business owners and leaders in Birmingham and the wider West Midlands. “Representative of different disciplines, sectors, and ideas, the way Future Faces
provides a forum where attendees can regularly come together as peers and equals to share knowledge in a safe environment that reflects the core values of the university.” “At Aston we believe that your learning journey never ends. To be able to extend the
offer of programmes such as the MBA taster sessions to young professionals, allowing them the opportunity to augment their work experiences, is an ideal way for us to show how we value our wider role in continuous development.” Anna Assinder, manager of Future Faces, said: “Future Faces is all about developing
the best possible future leaders of the region through networking, recognition and most importantly, ongoing professional development. Aston University is committed to this ethos and is therefore a perfect fit for patronage.”
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Signing up: Anna Assinder and Mark Smith
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