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SUMMARY:ICG's Annual General Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Join us to hear about what we’ve achieved\, our plans for the future and our financial situation. \nA great opportunity to ask us any questions and make suggestions for the organisation. \nLogin here (no need to pre-register)\n 
URL:https://theicg.co.uk/event/icgs-annual-general-meeting/
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SUMMARY:Co-creation in today's world and beyond
DESCRIPTION:This Knowledge Share will look at the highs and lows of creative workshopping\, and what the future might have in store for us.  Drawing on decades (!) of experience between them Rebecca and Annabelle will grieve for what’s been left behind\, share some ideas for the current day and look to future possibilities. \nThis session is to provide tips and tricks and open up the floor for more inspiration and sharing of ideas on how we can adopt technology to be even more creative in our workshopping techniques in future. \nOur Presenters  \nRebecca Harrison \n30+yrs ethnographic and qual expertise\, Rebecca has conducted numerous workshops across multiple disciplines\, topics\, countries and cultures both off and on-line. Always looking to push the boundaries of insight and engagement\, she’s keen to explore how to best use new or combined techniques to up the ante and ‘bridge the divide’ when it comes to online workshops. \n  \n  \nAnnabelle Phillips \n Annabelle has worked in the insight sector for nearly 30 years\, and led on Innovation during her time at Ipsos.  Much of her work sits at the intersection of public and private sector: communications\, behaviour change\, consumer understanding\, and everything in between. She is a mixed method research with particular expertise in qual\, ethnography and public dialogue workshops. \n  \n  \nRegister for this session here 
URL:https://theicg.co.uk/event/co-creation-in-todays-world-and-beyond/
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SUMMARY:Longevity - a megatrend.   Fewer people but living longer - a strategic challenge for our time
DESCRIPTION:This is a high energy\, content rich webinar which looks globally at the strategic challenges and implications for developed countries of ever diminishing\, but increasingly demanding populations. The webinar looks ahead at the expected new world order at the turn of the century. We then examine why we are all living longer\, how we can reduce the chances of being hit in  “snipers alley” and what we can do to avoid dementia. \nSimon Culhane \nSimon is currently Vice-Chair of the Epsom and Ewell branch of Citizens Advice\, Finance Director for UK-Sri Lanka Chamber of Commerce and Chair of Ashtead Tennis Club & Leatherhead Badminton Club. \nPreviously\, for almost 20 years\, Simon was Chief Executive of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment\, where he first researched and developed the talk as the Institute realised that increased longevity meant increased demand for financial advice and its qualifications. Before CISI\, Simon was at Deutsche Bank\, where he worked for four years as a Director in the Global Investment Bank. \nSimon worked in the Cabinet Office in Whitehall in the mid-90s as a Deputy Director of the Prime Minister’s Efficiency Unit. He also worked at University College London\, Hospital\, helping to set up the first wave of Foundation Trusts. Simon’s early working years were with Lloyds Bank Plc. \nSimon is married to Sarah; they have four adult children. As well as racquet sports\, Simon also enjoys sailing\, and is an active supporter of league one club\, AFC Wimbledon. \nRegister for this session here 
URL:https://theicg.co.uk/event/longevity-a-megatrend-fewer-people-but-living-longer-a-strategic-challenge-for-our-time/
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SUMMARY:What's Cooking in West-Europe? Local Expert Insights on State of the economy and Food & Beverage in France\, Germany\, the Netherlands and Spain
DESCRIPTION:Join us for this panel discussion amongst 4 ICG members based in Western Europe.  \nWhat will be covered?\nState of the country: ICG’s local expert researchers give a snapshot of the political\, economic and social factors\, and the consumer sentiment\, currently at play in France\, Germany\, the Netherlands and Spain. Where are the similarities and differences? \nImpact on food and beverage\, looking at: \n\nWell-being\nPleasure\nIndependence\nConstraints\nConviction\nInfluence\nPerformance\n\nLatest cross-country insights from a short online quantitative survey conducted by Research Clever on the popularity and frequency of eating vegetarian dishes and which world cuisines are seen as most up-and-coming in 2026. \nWhy you should join it/what you’ll learn:\nThis panel discussion will give you fresh\, local and cultural insights into France\, Germany\, the Netherlands and Spain: \n\nGet the latest snapshot of the current state of each country from ICG’s local expert researchers.\nDiscover what’s happening in food and beverage in each of these markets\, including the key differences and similarities.\nHear the latest insights on how popular and frequent vegetarian dishes are and which world cuisines are seen as most up-and-coming in 2026\, based on a short online survey conducted by Research Clever.\n\nOur Panellists\nHenrique Savelsberg from Savelsberg Research is Dutch native and has 25+ years experience in developing and managing international market research studies. Henrique focuses on international qualitative research for Netherlands and Belgium but also pan-Europe and pan SE-Asia together with senior local qualitative researchers. Henrique currently divides his time between Europe and SE-Asia region. \nhttps://theicg.co.uk/author/henrique-savelsberg/ \nwww.savelsbergresearch.com \nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/henriquesavelsberg/ \nNicolas Kayser from The Insight Zoo is based in Germany and has more than 25 years’ experience in conducting qualitative research. He specialises in psychological analysis\, including behavioural economics\, neuromarketing and semiotics. With additional training in innovation management and Design Thinking\, he helps transform consumer insights into effective marketing strategies and activities. \nhttps://theicg.co.uk/author/nicolas_kayser/ \nwww.theinsightzoo-en.com \nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolas-kayser-63257673/ \nSilvia Iranzo Ferrandis from In Market Research is your reliable Spanish partner for international research projects. With over 20 years’ qualitative experience in consumer\, B2B and healthcare\, she builds bespoke teams from a trusted network of senior researchers across five continents. She pioneered online research in Spain and continues to lead the way with AI in qualitative research. \nhttps://theicg.co.uk/author/silvia-iranzo-ferrandis/ \nwww.inmarketresearch.com \nhttp://es.linkedin.com/in/silviairanzoferrandis \nNathalie Kantorowicz is a bilingual English-French professional who created the-marketing-labs in 2011 on the back of a proprietary insights community platform\, and after 20 years across client-side insights\, agency research and digital. \nBased between France and UK\, Nathalie provides full-service research with a focus on online communities and traditional qual notably in France and also in Europe. She can also provide support on quant including face-to-face thanks to her extended network of consultants\, and recruitment and fieldwork partners. Her areas of expertise include tech with consumers and businesses\, food and FMCG\, home. \nhttps://theicg.co.uk/author/nathalie-kantorowicz/ \nhttps://www.mkglabs.com \nhttps://linkedIn.com/in/nathalie-kantorowicz-9930421 \n  \nRegister for this webinar here \n  \n 
URL:https://theicg.co.uk/event/whats-cooking-in-west-europe-local-expert-insights-on-state-of-the-economy-and-food-beverage-in-france-germany-the-netherlands-and-spain/
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SUMMARY:BOOK GROUP: 'A Travel Guide to Connection' by Jonathan Newman
DESCRIPTION:This Book Group will be run by the book’s author – and ICG member! – Dr Jonathan Newman.  \nYou don’t have to have read the book but we encourage you to do so. \nA relaxed 45-minute session designed to spark your thinking and join in discussions. \n \nA Travel Guide to Connection is an introduction to conducting ethnography and a way to see your own life with new perspectives.\nIt shows routes and strategies to explore what it means to be a relational human being in a profoundly interconnected world. \nChapters consider: who we are as we meet and live among others; how bodies and senses inform our understanding of ourselves and each other; how we live together with other species and technologies or objects; and how we form relationships with time\, space and transcendent experiences. It also asks readers to explore the ethical dimensions of their research journeys and the value of looking into the discomforts of their own position. \nThe book serves as a methodological toolkit\, an unorthodox introduction to anthropology\, stimuli for creatives and a hammer to break you out of your bubble. \nDr. Jonathan Newman is a social anthropologist\, researcher\, author and podcaster dedicated to uncovering the hidden human layers of our world. As the Director of Deep Research\, he has spent years helping companies – including Amazon\, TikTok\, YouTube\, Uber\, and Adobe – connect to human lives and needs. \nJonathan’s research is as diverse as it is profound\, taking him into the cultural trenches of everything from global coffee and the cannabis industry to the inner workings of education and the international arms trade. \nHis insights are across academic journals\, trade publications and international media\, and he is a speaker at global conferences\, industry trade shows and festivals. \nWhether navigating a corporate culture or a remote community\, Jonathan lives by the core philosophy of his latest book: to let go of preconceptions\, embrace the unknown with continuous empathetic curiosity and allow deep listening and kindness to lead the way. \n“Newman’s brilliant book is a fun\, engaging invitation to see the world afresh. With clarity and wit\, it shows how an anthropological sensibility – meeting difference with curiosity rather than judgment – is exactly what we need in a time of disconnection and division. \nGwen Burnyeat\, University of Oxford \n  \n“This exceptional book fundamentally shifts how we experience the ordinary. \nIt takes us on a journey of connection with what we thought we knew. This changes everything. Few books so powerfully transform how we perceive the world around us. It is a must read.” \n– Steffi Bednarek\, Centre for Climate Psychology \n  \n‘This book is brilliant: humorous\, thought-provoking\, sensitive and surprising. It makes you think differently and challenges prejudices you may not even have realised you held. It invites you to imagine how the dragonfly perceives the world\, the messages a chair sends out and what it must be like to exist using only a sense of smell. Once read it will never leave you and you will see the world differently” Katherine Richards\, Designer \n  \nThe Book | Jonathan Newman – A Travel Guide to Connection \nRegister for this event here 
URL:https://theicg.co.uk/event/book-group-a-travel-guide-to-connection-by-jonathan-newman/
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