From August 2017 I have become an FRSA - a Fellow of the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce.
See my March 2019 RSA bog - here. Striking children - apathy - dire warnings. Why not write a comment of your own on the RSA site in response?
See my August 2018 RSA blog via www.thersa.org/discover/publications-and-articles/rsa-blogs/2018/08/rsa-sustainable-communities-conference
LOOKING FOR A SPEAKER? See Speaker_promo.pdf
MAKING PLACES LAST 2019 will explore the practical implications of climate change and responds to the UN dire warning issued this year. To be held at the Tally Ho in Birmingham on November 76th - for current programme see Making_Places_Last_2019_-_V15.pdf
We can - and are - responding to UN dire report on state of planet. ENERGETIC BUZZ AT Sustainable Communities Conference at The Tally Ho - November 7th See report from Dr Steve McCabe, Associate Professor, IDEA, Institute for Design & Economic Acceleration, Birmingham City University.and actions in PROJECTS Making_Places_Lastvbn_smcc.pdf See also post event newsletter: Post_event_newsletter.pdf
Internationally respected adventurer wows audience at launch of Hwanung Solution at Waterstones Birmingham. See Novel_newsletter_No_10.pdf
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SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES CONFERENCE, MAC, BIRMINGHAM, NOV 1 - REPORT - PHOTOS, IMPORTANT LINKS. See PROJECTS.
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Emotional thanks from Water Aid - Water_Aid_thanks_001_2.jpg
What people are saying about my novels. See What_People_Are_Saying.pdf
"The Acionna Projects" is a sequel to my first novel "The Final Shah Mat".
PUBLIC SPEAKING - see Projects for references
Career History
Sole Proprietor of DMC
Author of “The Final Shah Mat”,"The Acionna Files" and The Hwanung Solution - See MY NOVELS
ublic speaking - "A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Saving The Planet" - see PROJECTS
Non-executive Director of Climate Change Solutions
1990 to 2013
Managing Director of Environmental Business Communications which included -
Secretary General of The Urban Renewal Foundation (to 2007)
CEO of the MEBC, the leading Midlands business network focussed on sustainable development
CEO of the UK branch of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development
Pre 1990
Freelance event producer, script writer, journalist
MD of Pender Kenning and Holt (conference and events specialists)
- included part producing and then staging Birmingham Olympic bid to the IOC in Lausanne
- created and presented major promotion for city of Birmingham staged in 33 cities across Europe, Asia and USA.
PR executive with Harrison Cowley
PR executive with International Trade Fairs
MD of Motor Sport Press Service including:
- reporting and photographing European Saloon car Championship for Autosport & Motoring News
- publishing Midland Motorscope monthly regional newspaper
- introducing Dealer Opel Team to UK.
Radio news reader for Radio BRMB (weekends)
News reporter for Walsall Observer
Insurance clerk
Born 31.01.1944
Educated in Birmingham
Married to Jen with two children, Caroline and Anthony and four grandchildren, April, Katie, Libby, Freddie.