Speakers from the BBC, Bank of England, Northern Gritstone and the makers behind hit TV show Adolescence already confirmed for the event
To mark its 60th anniversary, Alliance Manchester Business School (AMBS) is bringing back its Festival of Business, expanding on the success of last year's inaugural event.
Taking place across four days from the 16th to 19th June, the festival will bring together industry leaders, policymakers and academic experts to discuss the role businesses have to play in helping society respond to the pressing challenges and opportunities of our time.
Headlining the festival will be the 'Innovate 2050' day on Thursday 16th featuring panel discussions exploring the future of media, finance and digitalisation.
Alongside an impressive line-up of AMBS's leading thinkers, the day will see the likes of Siobhan Morgan, head of development at the producers of hit TV show, Adolescence, Warp Films; Kerris Bright, chief customer officer at the BBC, and Jess McCreadie, investment director at Northern Gritstone, coming together to discuss how their industries are innovating to respond to the world's biggest challenges including the climate crisis and the emergence of new technologies like AI.
Alongside this, other events will be running throughout the festival focussing on themes including professional development, the future of the Third Sector and empowering entrepreneurs. The Festival of Business comes as AMBS celebrates six decades of empowering leaders, thinkers and visionaries across the globe to deliver transformative and innovative change.
Ken McPhail, Head of Alliance Manchester Business School, said: "We are currently living through a critical period as we face challenges including economic growth and regional disparities, global geopolitical upheaval and climate change. Rising to these challenges won't be possible without business playing key leadership role in finding solutions and capitalising on opportunities."
