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The second week, of our first event of the year, '2024 x 4', Week 2: 'Leeds, A Developing City', will be held on Thursday 8th February, which has been generously sponsored by James Hardie. There are a handful of 'Final Release' tickets remaining, to avoid disappointment please reserve your tickets via the link below: https://lnkd.in/eED6qqnn Ahead of the event, we wanted to introduce you to our brilliant chair and speakers for the evening: Week 2 Chair – Martin Wainwright: “Martin Wainwright was Northern Editor of the Guardian from 1996 to 2013, based in his native city, Leeds. He was born and bred in Tinshill and moved to Adel as a teenager before working as a journalist in Bath, Bradford and London. He was President of Leeds Civic Trust and a keen participant in earlier 4x4s.” Week 2 Speaker – Mark Burgess: “Mark is an Architect, Planner and Urban Designer with over 30 years’ experience in public and private sectors – who was Group Manager/ Design Team Leader at Leeds City Council. Enjoyed the reflective times of the 4X4s from its inception by Ian Tod (and delighted to reflect more on its impact and Leeds’s growth).” Week 2 Speaker – John Rhodes: “John is an award-winning architect who has experience of leading a multi-disciplinary design team on a large variety of projects including various arena and performance venues at HOK. He has led the design of several recent high-profile successful mega event bids including the recent Dubai 2020 World Expo bid masterplan and the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games bid. Week 2 Speaker – Liz Minkin: "Liz Minkin served as a Labour Councillor from 1988-2008 representing Kirkstall Ward. She had a particular focus on the built environment and the virtues of high-quality design and was a key player in the transformation of Leeds into the vibrant place we see today.” Week 2 Speaker – Karen Stafeckis: “Karen is Head of Development North for CEG: Temple Leeds and has experience of delivering sustainable development on complex brownfield sites. Karen leads CEGs strategy on sustainable buildings and is a Commissioner with the Leeds Climate Commission, supporting the city to achieve its net zero carbon ambitions." Leeds Beckett University Leeds Civic Trust RIBA Yorkshire RIBA #leeds #architecture #builtenvrionment #culture #development #design #sustainability #talks #talkseries #networking #networkingevents
