Join us in Bradford, one of the youngest cities in Europe, for the Envision conference to learn from organisations including Artswork, Bradford 2025, Common/Wealth theatre company, Creative Youth and the Young Trustees Movement who place young people at the heart of their everyday.

Hear from young people who have been involved in Bradford 2025’s youth initiatives on how they’ve been involved in shaping the organisation.

Find out about how you can create funded opportunities in your organisation for young people, and share opportunities and ideas with young people and others in the sector.

This event is supported by Bradford 2025’s Youth Panel, a group of young people aged 16-22 from a diverse range of backgrounds, who have helped shape our work whilst building their own skills in creative decision making and charity governance.

• 9.15-9.45am: Welcome refreshments
• 9.45am: Welcome remarks
• 9.55am: Keynote Speaker Ned Glasier – Creating the right environment for young people to thrive.
• 10.25am: Panel 1 – Cultural Organisations sharing best practice and learning of how they embed young people within the heart of their operations.
• 11.15am: Break
• 11.30am: Panel 2 – Youth Voice – Sharing experiences of working in cultural organisations and the opportunities they had.
• 12.15pm-1pm: Lunch and networking/pledge making.
• 1pm: Workshop / Round Table Discussions.
• 1.45pm: Workshop / Round Table Discussions.
• 2.35pm: Young Person’s Story – How Cultural Organisations Champion young people.
• 2.55pm: Closing remarks.

Ned Glasier is a leading voice in co-creation and work with young people. He was the founder and artistic director of Company Three, an award-winning theatre company working with teenagers from 2008-24. He works as an artist, consultant and trainer, supporting organisations to work in more purposeful and democratic ways with young people and communities.