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.
Dr Muna Abdel Aziz
Director of public health and wellbeing for Salford, Salford City Council, UK
The Director of Public Health is responsible for delivering the public health function for the City Council and the city of Salford. This is a statutory role to work across partnerships and organisations for the collective efforts to tackle health inequalities, improve health, ensure people are protected from hazards to health, and to provide the public health advice to the NHS for the commissioning of services and the wider determinants of health.
Dr Muna Abdel Aziz joined Salford in January 2020 just before the COVID pandemic and has been leading efforts to respond to COVID and delivery of the locality plan. Previously, the Director of Public Health for Warrington, Muna has a medical degree and first started her career in public health in 1992 as an academic. She completed her MD in Sudan, PhD from Cambridge, and is professionally accredited as a specialist in public health in both countries. Muna worked as a Consultant in Public Health in Salford and Sheffield, then three years in the Sudan where she helped establish the National Public Health Institute in her role as Deputy Director. Muna’s work has covered diverse topics like malaria, maternal and child health, long-term conditions, health impact assessments of industry, mobile health and retention of the health workforce. Her interest in economy and health is central to her work on 'Health in Business', 'Health in Planning' and 'Co-production' with local communities for inclusive growth.
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
Investment and development manager (Regeneration), 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.
