Third year supporting young adults with Living Bankside

It’s been awesome to partner with Living Bankside Academy again this summer on their award-winning Our Futures Programme.

‘The Innovators’ – this summer’s cohort – had AI, technology and innovation as their focus, with a series of workshops led by partner businesses, from the likes of Tate Modern and Bloomberg, culminating in an industry event, delivered and managed by the students.

This brilliant initiative provides a cohort of young people from Bankside, and surrounding neighbourhoods across the London Borough of Southwark, with an intensive introduction to the business world and vital life skills.

We had the pleasure of hosting The Innovators for a workshop at The Bottle Factory, giving the students an inside look at the incredible community of makers, creatives and urban industry stalwarts making the space their home.

Highlights included:

• A hands-on workshop on AI’s impact on photography and videography with two of our super creative studio occupiers Fliss Barsky of Peek and Jimmy Roye-Dunne of Home Time Studios.
• An informative tour with Thames Distillers Ltd, the UK’s oldest gin-making family.
• A sneak peek at the new Hej Coffee roastery in progress, led by our contractors Whitepaper.
• An inspiring session with OHSH Projects, curators of current contemporary art exhibition VESSEL.
• Our long-term partnerships with local charities like Living Bankside is central to the way we work. This is our third year supporting the programme – not just with a workshop but gifting the Academy its HQ at our Bankside building The Binary for the 6 week programme too.