Event: Thursday 17th July 2025 – Connections for Prosperity: Ethical Leadership and Sustainability: Rebuilding Trust and Confidence in Our Public Institutions
Connections for Prosperity 2025: Ethical Leadership and Sustainability: Rebuilding Trust and Confidence in Our Public Institutions
About the Event
We’re excited to announce that Professor Patrick Vernon OBE, Chair of NHS Birmingham & Solihull ICB and Pro-Chancellor at the University of Wolverhampton, will be speaking in a key panel at Connections for Prosperity 2025, the West Midlands’ leading regional policy conference. Hosted by the Centre for the New Midlands, this flagship event returns to Edgbaston Stadium on 17th July 2025, bringing together over 300 regional influencers from business, government, academia, and community sectors to shape a more inclusive, prosperous West Midlands.
About Connections for Prosperity:
The connections for Prosperity conference brings together 300+ key regional stakeholders, including policymakers, community leaders, academics, and business professionals to shape a more inclusive and prosperous West Midlands for all.
The Key themes include housing, devolution, digital, transport, infrastructure, environment, and skills, focused on building a better West Midlands for all. As the region’s only independent, non-profit think tank, the Centre for the New Midlands sparks bold conversations others can’t and brings together voices that otherwise may not meet. Attendees should include policymakers, business and community leaders, academics, local government representatives, and anyone with an interest in shaping the policy landscape of the West Midlands.
About the Panelists:
Professor Vernon will be a speaker on the panel “Ethical Leadership and Sustainability: Rebuilding Trust and Confidence in Our Public Institutions.”
With public trust under pressure, this conversation is both timely and necessary. He will be joined by three influential speakers:
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John Rainford FRSA FTLS
Chief Imagination Officer, Learn with Leaders | Director, Centre for Health & the Public Interest -
Gilbert Rolando Pomell
Chair, LOGOS & Bethel United Church | Global Leadership Summit Lead -
Avni Ahuja
Business development Director at Common Purpose
What to Expect
This thought-provoking session will explore:
- What ethical leadership really looks like in today’s public institutions
- Why trust is eroding and what needs to change
- How we move from rhetoric to sustained, values-driven action
Attendees can expect candid discussion, bold insights, and practical thinking on how to rebuild confidence in leadership through integrity, transparency, and community accountability.
Event Details
📅 Connections for Prosperity 2025
📍 Edgbaston Stadium, Birmingham
🗓️ Thursday 17th July 2025
Be part of the movement to build a better West Midlands for all.