Local organising committee
We aim to host Healthy City Design in different cities around the UK, with a two-year residency. To this end, our Local Organising Committee will comprise leaders and experts with a stake in and knowledge of the host city and its area. They will be key to ensuring each Congress considers the local context and that it embeds the local community within its programme and associated events.
Gillian Mclauchlan
Interim director of public health and wellbeing, Salford City Council, UK
Creating healthy places has been a passion of Gillian from her early career working in environmental health in the UK and Laos. She has held public health positions in local authorities, NHS and academia. She is currently the Director of Public Health for Salford and leads nationally on sexual health, health protection and vaccinations.
Jim Chapman
Independent design consultant; Visiting professor of architecture, Manchester School of Architecture, UK
Jim Chapman is a chartered architect and urban designer, with more than 36 years' experience as a consultant delivering a wide range of projects in many sectors. In 2006, he established an independent consultancy, which focuses on supporting and advising clients on the delivery of high-quality projects.
Sarah Ashurst
Head of partnerships and investment, Salford City Council, UK
Caroline Aikman
Director of marketing and place, MediaCity, UK
Caroline heads up MediaCity’s marketing and communications team, leading on property, place and retail marketing. Forming a key role in the Senior Leadership Team at MediaCity her remit encompasses brand development, driving MediaCity’s managed workspace brand ARRIVE, driving the wider MediaCity destination and leading the delivery of the marketing and communications strategy for MediaCity’s ambitious phase two development plans.
Before joining Landsec, Caroline gained a wealth of experience in retail, property and destination marketing at the Trafford Centre where she led on a wealth of brand development, event, digital and commercialisation projects.
