🌸 Don’t Miss the First HighStreetPositives SUMMIT - Our Launch Webinar!
The Art of the Possible – Monday 9th December | 10:00–12:30pm

High streets are more than shops - they’re vital community hubs. If they fail, the ripple effects touch us all - from local economies to social connection, to the social value high streets create for communities. This webinar isn’t about ignoring challenges, it’s about celebrating what’s working, creating energy, and showing the art of the possible. Let’s make high streets the places we want to be, reducing loneliness, boosting connection, and energising our communities!!

Join our very first HighStreetPositives Online Summit - will be a fast-paced, high-energy session packed with success stories, practical insights, and inspiration from retail, planning, placemaking, and small business. This is the start of a series of webinars dedicated to changing the narrative around our high streets.

💡 What’s in store – and why it matters for you:

• High street success stories and thriving town centres – practical examples of what works for retailers, landlords, agents, BIDs, local authorities, and other high street stakeholders to boost collaboration, footfall, and social value.

• Retail trends and insights – what’s working now – stay ahead of consumer behaviours, big retail innovation, and opportunities for growth.

• Small business perspectives on thriving today – understand the challenges, strategies, and wider community benefits of supporting local independent businesses.

• Policy and media shaping vibrant high streets – explore how policy decisions, storytelling, and publicity influence town centre appeal, investment, and engagement.

• Community-led projects, markets, and activation – ideas for generating connection, social impact, and civic pride through grassroots initiatives.

• Ideas to drive investment, innovation, pride, positivity, and social value – actionable takeaways for all stakeholders to energise high streets, make them inclusive, thriving, and sustainable destinations.

Whether you’re a retailer, BID, local authority, landlord, agent, or any other high street stakeholder, this session will give you actionable insights, inspiration, and connections to rethink and reinvigorate the high street while creating real social value.

✨ Some of our amazing speakers:

• Emma Jones - Small Business Commissioner, championing small businesses and shaping supportive policy

• Paul Martin - AlixPartners, sharing insights on retail transformation and collaboration

• Rebecca Morter - Founder, Lone Design Club, specialising in landlord collaboration, brands, pop-ups, and activation

• Koral Ibrahim - Founder, The Ready House, rethinking stores as media channels to engage communities

• Ed Perchard - High Streets Lead, Small Business Growth Directorate, government perspective on policy and action

• Sam Good - Deputy Chief Executive, Central District Alliance, driving BID-led investment and town centre vitality

• Jack Stratten -Founder, Insider Trends and RETHINK top retail expert, on agile retail and consumer experience

• Natalie Fresen – Founder, Visibly Rocks, amplifying high street success through storytelling

• Diane Highet MIPM – town centres and markets manager, Rushmoor borough council, leading creative placemaking and community-led projects

• Mo Aswat – founder, the Mosaic Partnership, specialising in regeneration, place partnerships, and town centre transformation

• Richard O’Neill – storyteller and narrative specialist, exploring how powerful stories shape perception, pride, and community confidence

• Dr Saira Ali – award-winning urban architect, championing design, accessibility, and transformational placemaking

• Claire Howard – founder, Claire Howard Jewellery, sharing the indie business perspective on grassroots community action

• David Catling – Innovation lead, Merton Council and former Time Out CTO, bringing expertise in digital transformation, AI, design, and data

• Moderated by the brilliant Iain Nicholson – Founder, the Vacant Shops Academy

TICKETS:

• FREE for HighStreetPositives Founding Community Members

• £35 for non-members Get your ticket

  
  ⚠️ Limited tickets – already over 80 taken!

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We’re also looking for sponsors and partners to help keep this series going. If you want to get involved in future events, please get in touch..

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