September saw a unique new five-day festival taking place in Manchester. Inspired by people and their stories, strength and creativity; Ripples of Hope was a wonderful celebration of the power of people to make change.
An important topic at the Business and Investment Summit was the notion of regeneration for businesses and organisations, with Savannah Wisdom CEO Shalni Arora taking part in a captivating panel discussion during the opening plenary. Shalni offered valuable insight on the importance of using education and compassion as tools on the journey to making your organisation more sustainable, suggesting that, “as we think about regeneration and rebuilding we have to think about those people who are left behind.”