Reimagining Wealth to Support a More Equitable and Just Future

Frances is a Director of Totnes Community Development Society, a Co-Director of Abundance and a Trustee of Annetta’s Trust. Frances has a long track record of working on initiatives to establish generative and just economies across the UK. She specialises in how change is created through different means, culture, policy, practice and campaigning, and is experienced in all 4 areas.

Martin is a member of the executive committee of the British Philosophical Association, and a member of the trustee board of the Democracy Collaborative, a 'think-and-do' tank based in Washington DC which works on different models for building a more democratic economy. He is a member of the worldwide Expert Network of the World Economic Forum (WEF) and has also served as a member of the UK Labour Party's Community Wealth Building Unit. Among his other books and publications, Martin is the co-author with Joe Guinan of The Case for Community Wealth Building (Polity, 2019).

Beth lectures on the political economy of housing and ecological macroeconomics. She was a founder member of the London Renters Union and lead author of Land For The Many, a report for the UK’s Labour Party. She is an advisor to The Social Guarantee and Positive Money. Previously in Labour’s Sustainable Economics Working Group and a fellow at the New Economics Foundation.

Prior to co-founding Future Economy Scotland, Laurie was Senior Economist at the New Economics Foundation, Economics Editor at openDemocracy and a trustee at the Finance Innovation Lab. He is also the co-author of the critically acclaimed book Rethinking the Economics of Land and Housing.

Robert Palmer is Executive Director of Tax Justice, which campaigns for a fairer and more effective UK tax system. He has helped to put wealth taxation on the political and media agenda. Robert led an award winning Global Witness team, which exposed how corrupt money flowed through the financial system.

Natasha is currently researching community-led tourism with the Institute for Social Justice at York St John University. She founded York Timebank, a skill-sharing scheme, and co-founded the charity Refugee Action York. Natasha is an experienced facilitator in Deep Democracy, bringing together diverse groups to find solutions to community and societal challenges through creative conversations. Additionally, she developed Outside Influence, a project of the Good Organisation that visualises research creatively to make it accessible to everyone.

Kehinde is a British academic and author specialising in Black Studies. He is Professor of Black Studies in the School of Social Sciences at Birmingham City University and led the establishment of the first Black Studies programme in Europe. He is chair of the Harambee Organisation of Black Unity, and co-chair of the UK Black Studies Association.

Helen is a disabled, queer woman living in York. She's curious about the world, passionate about learning and a compassionate activist. She is part of the New Constellations York Crew, Chair of York Disability Rights Forum and Co founder of York Quiet Pride, a pride event that centres disability.

Ben is part of the New Constellations York Crew, a group of York citizens and community leaders brought together to explore alternative futures for York. He is the founder of the York Creatives network and runs a shared workspace in the centre of York called ACOLLECTIVE.