Place: The sky’s the limit

Speakers: Keri Elmsly, Peter Freeman, Feargal Sharkey, Emma Squire, Karen Stafeckis and Stephanie Flanders (chair)

Is it possible to imagine new spaces and places into existence in ways that are sympathetic to the needs of future generations while respecting our heritage and environment?

Our session begins with a keynote address by environmental campaigner Feargal Sharkey. Next, our panel of experts, including cultural strategist and curator Keri Elmsly and former Chair of Homes England and developer of King’s Cross, Peter Freeman, join York Central’s Director of Development Karen Stafeckis and co-CEO of Historic England Emma Squire to discuss the issues. The session is chaired by Stephanie Flanders, head of Economics and Government at Bloomberg News.

Come along and take part in the conversation.

Keynote: 1.45pm to 2.30pm

Panel: 2.45pm to 4pm

This event is part of the Festival Focus series ‘’ presented in partnership with York Central. You may also be interested in ‘’ on Thursday 4 June from 10.30am to 12.45pm.

About York Central

York Central is the UK’s largest brownfield regeneration site and will be pivotal in the city’s history, adding a new urban quarter of homes, commercial development and public spaces to an unparalleled ancient built environment.

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