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Saturday 13th June—The UpRising Reunion


Welcome to the UpRising Reunion This one day event will inspire you to change your world. Come and learn from the best,

hear from the inspiring, and develop your UpRising networks for life!

The Reunion has three aims: to re-connect UpRisers past and present from across the UK

with each other, re-engage alumni with new social action and leadership insights and re-

unite alumni as a movement of changemakers who exemplify the values and commitment

to social change most needed in society.

We hope you find this day as exciting and interesting as we think you will.

We wanted to take this opportunity to thank our sponsors. This event has been made

possible by


The agenda 10.30-11.30 Hello again, what are up to nowerdays? Main Hall (1.15)

Registration with Breakfast and Networking

11.30-11.45 Introducing The UpRising Reunion Mason Lecture Theatre

A warm welcome to The UpRising Reunion.

Guest speakers – ELAB Chair, Natasha Shaikh and UpRising Chair,

Rushanara Ali

11.45-12.05 Young leaders stand up! What the UK needs Mason Lecture Theatre

Rohan talks about his own journey to success and different approaches

to innovative leadership.

Guest speaker – Rohan Silva

12.05-12.20 UpRising alumni are changing the world - Pt1 Mason Lecture Theatre

Hear from London alumni Farah Mohammed about his social

enterprise You Press that works between a diverse range of young

people and media organisations to promote and explore the opinions

of young people.

12.20-13.20 Lunch Collection from Main Hall (1.15)

Lunch with space to network with fellow UpRisers and guest speakers.

13.25-14.25 Introducing THE WORKSHOPS!

You will be invited to attend one of the following workshops:

Impact and Influence Mason Lecture Theatre

Stand out with dynamic and confident speaking with Richard Newman

Walk the talk Room 2.40

How to sculpt your personal brand with Nick Morgan

Play like an expert

Using your creativity to innovate with Yesim Kunter Room 1.01.1

How to start your start up Room 1.01

Taking an idea through to implementation. Anam Khawar


14.30-14.55 Why the corporate world needs diverse talent Mason Lecture Theatre

Law firm – Mayer Brown (and sponsors of The UpRising Reunion)

introduce the concept of ‘The Blind CV’ and what this means for

scouting diverse talent.

Guest speaker – Stuart Pickford

14.55-15.10 UpRising alumni are changing the world – Pt 2 Mason Lecture Theatre

Hear from London alumni Taslima Khan, Haute Couture British fashion

designer based in London who has created luxury British fashion label

Taslima K which creates awareness on social issues through fashion.

15.10-16.00 Convincing the world to listen to you

You will be invited to attend one of the following workshops:

State of the Nation Room 2.40

Discuss the power of social action and its means for making positive

societal change by Emily Dyson

The Time is Now Mason Lecture Theatre

Hear inspiring stories of community led campaigns and learn how to

utilise the tools available to realise change by Kathryn Sladden

Hogwarts for campaigners Room 1.15

A taster of successful campaigning by Genevieve Dawson

Alumni Led Debate Room 1.01

A facilitated discussion about social action with the new government

16.00-16.15 Break - Drinks and snacks provided Collection from Main Hall (1.15)

16.15-16.30 UpRising alumni are changing the world- Pt 3 Mason Lecture Theatre

Hear from Birmingham alumni Areeq Choudhury about his founding of

WebRoots Democracy, the first and only organisation in the United

Kingdom to campaign for the introduction of online voting in Local and

General Elections.


16.30-17.00 A different type of leadership Mason Lecture Theatre

An inspiring key note about what it means to be a socially minded

leader, bringing campaigns to life and living up to your potential.

Guest speaker – Jonathan Ellis

17.00-17.20 What’s next…..? Mason Lecture Theatre

UpRising CEO will ask you how best to utilise UpRisers past and present

to collectively be a mighty force across the UK.

17.20-17.30 Thank you’s

18.00-Late Social at The Morgan Arms, 43 Morgan Street, Bow, London, E3 5AA

10 minute walk from Queen Mary University


Rohan Silva

Rohan Silva is the co-founder of Second Home,

the world's most iconic working environment for

creative companies.

Rohan was previously Senior Policy Adviser to the

British Prime Minister, where he developed some

of the UK's key enterprise policies, such as the

Seed EIS tax break, Entrepreneur Relief and

Entrepreneur Visas. In addition, Rohan created the Government's 'Tech City' initiative to

support the growth of the technology cluster in East London.

Rohan was named a World Economic Forum 'Young Global Leader' in 2014, and is also

Research Affiliate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).


Jonathan Ellis

Jonathan Ellis is currently Head of Policy, Research and Advocacy at

the British Red Cross. He is also a visiting lecturer at City University

in London on the MA in political communication. In addition he

leads advocacy campaigns training for BOND, INTRAC, NVCO and the

Sheila McKechnie Foundation.

Previously he was director of advocacy at the British Refugee Council, chief executive at

the Empty Homes Agency and has led UK and international campaigns for Oxfam GB.

He has extensive experience of delivering advocacy campaigns training and support

across the world including: Bangladesh, Haiti, Nigeria, Somaliland, South Africa,

Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand and across Europe.

Among his voluntary roles, Jonathan is Chairman of the Bishop Simeon Trust

(supporting orphans and vulnerable children in South Africa) and a trustee of City of

Sanctuary (building a national movement in defence of asylum seekers and refugees);

DENS (tackling homelessness in West Hertfordshire); and the Migrant and Refugee

Communities Forum (MRCF) in West London.

Born in South Africa, he was educated at Durham (BA Hons History), Leicester (PGCE),

and Loughborough (MBA) universities.


Our Sponsor

Stuart Pickford

Stuart Pickford is a partner in the London office of Mayer

Brown's Litigation & Dispute Resolution group, where he is

also joint head of the firm's Pensions Litigation practice. He

advises on pension, corporate trust and private trust

litigation and a broad range of commercial disputes in a

across a number of sectors and industries. He also acted

for the Independent Valuer appointed when Northern Rock

plc was taken into public ownership. He is involved in

Mayer Brown’s graduate recruitment programme and in

the recruitment of qualified solicitors. He also acts as an Uprising mentor.

We wanted to take this opportunity to thank our sponsors. This event has been made

possible by


Richard Newman

Impact and Influence - Richard Newman, Director of UK Body Talk Ltd

& Body Language

Richard has been working with advanced communication skills since

1995, as a trainer, presenter and coach. He specialises in advanced

presentation skills, pitch coaching and speech writing

In the past few years Body Talk have helped clients gain an additional

£1.6 billion of business, through specialist presentation coaching and

sales pitch writing and rehearsal.

Body Talk have trained over 25,000 people, from 45 countries, across Europe, America,

Australia and the Middle East. They have over 100 corporate clients, including many of the

FTSE 100 and Fortune 500 Companies, along with London Business School, the UK

Parliament and international celebrities.

Richard has recently been featured on SKY TV, BBC Radio, Channel 5 News and in Forbes

Magazine, The Daily Telegraph, The Guardian, regular articles for the Huffington Post and

on radio in Washington DC, California and Ireland. His book, The ‘It’ Factor, has recently

been published.


Nick Morgan

Walk the Talk - Nick Morgan, Group CEO:

Big Cat

Nick is the co-founder and Group CEO of

Big Cat Group. He has been involved in

the industry for over 16 years, and has

particular experience in producing large

scale events and health and safety

management for events. Beginning with creating some of the Midlands biggest nationally

recognised club nights in the nineties, Nick and co-founder Anthony Tattum then created

Big Cat - which now boasts four departments delivering Events, Marketing, Creative Design

and Public Relations for its UK client base, providing them and their customers with

amazing experiences. Big Cat are currently working with brands such Secret Cinema,

MAMA & Company and Holi One World Festivals

Nick is passionate about brand amplification through the live space and believes it offers an

often overlooked additional revenue stream. His passion, knowledge and experience, as

well as meticulous attention to detail, has firmly placed Nick at the forefront of the industry


Yesim Kunter

Play Like and Expert - Yesim Kunter, Play Expert & Futurist

Yesim Kunterh describes herself as a "Play Expert, Futurist,

Designer.... A Curious Brain and an Explorer...". After growing

up in Turkey, she has travelled the world in her pursuit of

exploring how human behaviour and product design interlink,

how imagination and play can lead to brilliant creations.

Having worked with FIT, Toys R Us and Lego, Yesim moved to

London to work as a Futurist, exploring the unknown, finding new meanings and creating

new experiences and translating that knowledge into concrete ideas. She now works at her

consultancy Play to Innovate, running workshops and speaking at conferences to

demonstrate how play can be a powerful learning tool.


Emily Dyson

State of the Nation: Social Action - Emily Dyson, Special Projects

and Business Engagement Adviser Step Up to Serve

Emily is an Advisor to the Step Up To Serve. #iwill is a national

campaign that aims to make social action part of life for as many

10 to 20 year-olds as possible by the year 2020. Through

collaboration and partnership it is spreading the word about the

benefits of youth social action, working to embed it in the journey

of young people and creating fresh opportunities for the

participation. Emily has also worked as a Briefing Coordinator to

the Deputy Prime Minister and as a Project Manager for the

Ministry of Defence bringing him recognition not just among his

peers but through winning various awards - recently including 42 under 42 list,

International Entrepreneur of the Year and part of the Event 100 Club.


Anam Khan

Start Up Session - Anam Khan, Marketing Manager

London Small Business Centre

With just over three years experience in integrated

marketing, Anam has honed in skills and insights across

the lifestyle, luxury goods and culture sector. She started

in fashion and then moved into the Arts working

on strategies to develop and promote the brands and

now leads the marketing for London Small Business

Centre, the leading enterprise agency in the capital that

provide funding, training and face-to-face mentoring for

entrepreneurs starting and growing their businesses.

Having lead key targeted campaigns and projects, she's collaborative in approach with an

unquenchable appetite for growth (and joie de vivre!), and finds nothing more exhilarating

than being part of a team who are all working towards the same goal to make an impact.


Genevieve Dawson

Hogwarts for Campaigners - Genevieve Dawson, Programme

Manager Campaign Bootcamp

Genevieve is the programme manager at Campaign Bootcamp. Prior to

joining the Bootcamp team she designed the Great Men project which

aims to empower boys and men to challenge negative gender

stereotypes. She campaigns with feminist, anti-austerity and climate

groups in London. When she's not talking to Bootcampers about their troublemaking plans

she's to be found singer-songwritering around Brixton.

http://www.great-men.org/


Katherine Sladden

Katherine Sladden, Campaigner, Change.org

Katherine is a campaigner at Change.org, the world's

largest petition platform. Change.org empowers people

everywhere to start and win campaigns on issues they

care about. Prior to joining Change.org Katherine was

Media Manager for anti-poverty campaign group ONE and worked for the National AIDS

Trust.


UpRising Team

Rushanara Ali

Rushanara Ali MP – UpRising Chair of Trustees

Rushanara Ali is the Labour Member of Parliament for

Bethnal Green and Bow and the UpRising Chair of

Trustees. She grew up in her constituency attending

Mulberry school and Tower Hamlets College. She was

the first in her family to go to University and studied

Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Oxford

University. Until her resignation from Labour’s front bench in September 2014 over her

decision to abstain on the vote on airstrikes in Iraq, Rushanara served as Shadow Minister

for Education and Young People, and between October 2010 and October 2013, as Shadow

Minister for International Development. From November 2014 until the 2015 General

Election, Rushanara served as a member of the Treasury Select Committee.

Prior to her election in May 2010, she was Associate Director of the Young Foundation,

where she co-founded UpRising a national leadership development and employability

http://www.uprising.org/


charity which has helped thousands of young people develop their campaigning and major

social problems. Rushanara also worked at the Communities Directorate of the Home

Office leading a programme of work to support local areas following the 2001 riots in

Bradford, Burnley and Oldham; at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office where she helped

establish what became the Forced Marriage Unit; as a Research Fellow at the Institute for

Public Policy Research (1999-2002) working on anti-discrimination issues, and as

Parliamentary Assistant for Oona King, former MP for Bethnal Green & Bow (1997-1999).

She has also worked as the Research Assistant to Lord Young of Dartington (author of the

1945 Labour Party manifesto), helping him to set up Language Line, a national telephone

interpreting company and Futureversity, a youth charity which has helped over a 100,000

young people – raising aspirations, cutting youth crime and getting them into work. She

has previously served as a Commissioner on the London Child Poverty Commission; a

board member of Tower Hamlets College; a Trustee of the Paul Hamlyn Foundation; a

member of the Tate Britain Council and a member of the Home Office Working Group on

Preventing Extremism established after the 7/7 London bombings.

http://www.ippr.org/

http://www.ippr.org/

http://www.languageline.co.uk/

http://futureversity.org/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_Hamlets_College

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Hamlyn

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tate_Britain


UpRising Team

Alice Memminger

Alice Memminger – CEO UpRising

Alice Memminger is the Chief Executive of UpRising, a UK wide youth leadership development organisation. Alice has been working in the third sector as a consultant and senior manager for the past nine years with a wide variety of charities across the country. She joined UpRising from Sue Ryder, where she worked as Head of Strategic Planning and Programme Delivery. Other recent roles include Head of Planning and Performance for Parkinson's UK, Managing Director of Hammersmith and Fulham Circle and

Head of Trading and Social Enterprise for Age UK Barking and Dagenham. Alice has developed extensive experience and expertise whilst working with Boards and Senior Leadership Teams, gaining a strong reputation for transformative strategic plans and driving through ambitious change programmes. Known for achieving successful outcomes through effectively facilitating authentic strategic dialogue and challenging discussions, she has a proven track record of approaching her work with tenacity while inspiring and energising those involved in the process. She is a Trustee for Age UK Islington and Reach Volunteering as well as a Director for Creative Lifestyles CIC in East London.


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