A lot has happened since I was first contracted to act as Preston City Council’s Innovation Ambassador.
Created as a direct response to a Plexal report focused on Preston’s tech ecosystem, the project kicked off with a long list of objectives and a fairly blank slate and has evolved over the last 18 months.
With a long list of objectives focused around all things tech, digital and cyber in Preston and can look very different depending on the day!
Under this umbrella, I have:
- Engaged and collaborated with key stakeholders
- Represented Preston Innovates, Preston City Council & partners on a number of round tables and panel discussions
- Launched and developed the Preston Innovates brand
- Provided advice & insight to the Council on a variety of related issues
- Represented Preston Innovates / Preston City Council at hundreds of events and meetings
- Published multiple issues of the virtual magazine Innovate + Influence, Preston
- Contributed to the council’s Digital Wealth Building and Skills agendas
- Written proposals, bids and reports
And the list goes on!
The project has continued to evolve since it first launched in July 2024, as I work with the Council to adapt and respond to opportunities, challenges and stakeholders’ activity.
Watch this space, because there is plenty more to come.
“Shirah is an extremely talented, knowledgeable, hard-working, efficient and multi-disciplinary professional.
In the most challenging areas of work, she makes an immediate impact, delivering tangible and measurable successful outcomes for her clients.
She has the enviable ability to engage with everybody she meets, she is a collaborator.”
Chris Blackburn, Assistant Director (Head of City Growth & Regeneration) at Preston City Council
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