Speakers

Steve is co-founder and Director of Creative Concern. An experienced strategist, writer and communications consultant, Steve specialises in ethical and sustainability issues, integrated campaigns, city strategies, brand development and creating strange installations out of trees, lights and beautiful type.

Recent projects include work with C40 cities, World Green Building Council, World Resources Institute, Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce, Newcastle City Council, Plymouth City Council and the Greater Manchester Combined Authority.

Steve's spent the last few years also helping to create a European network of partner agencies, called Do Not Smile - www.donotsmile.com - and out of this has grown a podcast he co-hosts with Damla Özlüer from Myra Agency in Istanbul.

He is currently a board member of the Greater Manchester Business Board, and was recently the interim chair of the Community Forest Trust and has previously chaired Manchester's Climate Change Partnership. A long time ago he was Communications Director at Sustainability Northwest and Head of Campaigns at the Vegetarian Society of the UK.

Specialties: Particular areas of expertise include climate change, place making, city strategies, culture, sustainable transport, food issues and the natural environment.