Youth Futures Foundation – Connected Futures Showcase
Event:Connected Futures: Places that work for young people
Role: Event Project Manager
Location: London (The Abbey Centre & etc.venues Monument)
Event scale: Two-day conference | 150–200 delegates | Multi-stakeholder policy event
Client: Youth Futures Foundation
Overview
Project managed the Connected Futures showcase conference, a two-day event hosted by the Youth Futures Foundation bringing together policymakers, funders, researchers, employers and young people to share learning from the first year of the organisation’s flagship Connected Futures programme.
The programme supports local partnerships across England to develop new approaches to tackling youth unemployment through place-based, youth-led systems change. The event created a platform to share insights, evidence and emerging solutions from participating regions and research partners.
Scale
Two-day event programme across two central London venues
150–200 attendees including policymakers, funders, employers and youth sector leaders
Participation from eight regional partnerships across England
Speakers from government departments, research institutions and youth organisations.
Work delivered
Led end-to-end project management of the event across planning, delivery and evaluation phases
Coordinated a multi-format programme including keynote sessions, panel discussions, breakout workshops and interactive activities
Managed logistics across two venues and multiple conference spaces
Coordinated speaker management and briefings across research partners, policymakers and programme leads
Oversaw attendee registration, room management and session coordination
Supported the design of interactive formats including poster sessions, fishbowl discussions and youth-led sessions
Ensured safeguarding measures were in place to support young participants attending the event.
Impact
The conference provided an important milestone for the Connected Futures programme, bringing together stakeholders from across government, research and the youth sector to share evidence and insights from the programme’s first year. The event helped strengthen collaboration between partners and highlighted emerging approaches to improving youth employment outcomes for young people facing barriers.
