i-PLACE
by Key Cities Innovation Network
The platform for place innovation
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i-PLACE 26
Southampton 20-22 October
“Liveable (and loveable) places”
PROGRAMME
Watch this space for speakers and programme details announced in the coming weeks and months.
Tuesday 20 October
Session 1: ‘Culture works’. Culture is central to how places think about themselves. We explore arts, culture and the creative industries as catalysts for transformation.
Session 2: ‘The agency of citizens’. Provocations and discussions about Pride in Place, devolution and good growth in every postcode.
Wednesday 21 October
Innovation in Action Conference: Keynote speakers and presentations of live projects and research around the UK and beyond.
Selected projects will be published in our annual peer-reviewed compendium of place-based innovation, launching at the parliamentary dinner in Spring 2027
Thursday 22 October
Briefing Breakfast: Funding for resilience from climate to culture and heritage.
The Key Cities Symposium: Resilient places
i-PLACE 26 concludes at lunchtime on Thursday
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THEME
“Liveable (and loveable) places”
Pride in place | Arts and culture | Child- and age-friendly | Skills and jobs | Felt experience | Devolution | Healthy places | Housing | Climate resilience | Investment and regeneration
KEY CITIES INNOVATION NETWORK
