Simon is creative director and founder of 7creative, a design communications consultancy specialising in providing integrated strategic and creative thinking to “future positive” projects ­ initiatives with positive social, environmental and economic impact. He is passionate about building authentic, engaging brands, campaigns and reputations around the brave new ideas which will shape 21st century living.
With over 20 years experience in design and communications since graduating from University of Brighton, Simon …

Nigel Flynn worked in schools for 23 years, thirteen of them as a headteacher. In 2005 he moved to take up the new role of head of education at Sussex Wildlife Trust, one of the leading environmental educators in the South-East. The Trust has expanded its education provision significantly, now teaching 21,000 children a year through three centres, a major outreach programme (including development of school grounds for wildlife) and …

Lisa Rutherford is the team leader of Oxfam in London and the South East. The team campaign on climate change and health and education, working to bring about political change and build public support. Lisa has worked for Oxfam for over four years and is also the Media Campaigner for the region.  Lisa lives in Hove and often co-ordinates Oxfam’s campaigning in Brighton, this has recently included the …

Thurstan is Head of Sustainability & Environmental Policy at Brighton & Hove City Council, managing a Sustainability Team within the council’s central Policy Unit. He leads the city’s work on sustainable development, tackling climate change and reducing its ecological footprint, as support manager for the City Sustainability Partnership which he conceived.
He won the national 2007 Global to Local Foundation Award for the local authority officer doing most to place …