Overview
As a valued Corporate Member, you’re invited to our first quarterly webinar - offering exclusive early access to 2026 updates, priority insights, and exciting opportunities for your organisation to engage with IWFM.
This session will bring together our latest industry insight, organisational priorities and a preview of upcoming activity, helping you understand what’s coming up and how it may be relevant to your organisation – an exclusive benefit to our Corporate members.
What you’ll gain from this session:
- Latest insights shaping the profession
IWFM experts will share concise insight on key trends and research - highlighting how these developments can inform decision‑making, support commercial strategy and strengthen organisational performance.
- 2026 Insight programme
An exclusive overview of the research, insight, and resources the Insight team will be delivering this year, with opportunities for Corporate members to engage or partner on key topics affecting the profession.
- Key events for your diary
Your first look at sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities available, to maximise your brand awareness and get your organisation in front of key decision makers and engage with the wider profession.
- Community groups 2026 programme
How Corporate members can engage with and raise their profile within our professional community through networking, volunteering and expert-led contribution.
- Upcoming Corporate consultations
A short update on plans for future Corporate member consultations and opportunities to contribute feedback to help shape future standards.
We hope you’ll join us for this first quarterly session - a chance to stay informed on our latest plans and developments, and to see how Corporate members can get involved in 2026.
We look forward to seeing you there.
Speakers
Ian Christopher
Ian Christopher is the Volunteer Partnership Manager within the Memberships & Partnerships team at IWFM. In this role, he works closely with volunteers, committees, and strategic partners to support engagement, collaboration, and the delivery of member‑focused activity across the Institute.
Ian plays an active role in coordinating community and committee initiatives, working across forums and leadership groups to ensure strong connections between members, volunteers, and organisational priorities. He is closely involved in reviewing community activity, supporting strategic forums, and contributing to ongoing development across IWFM’s volunteer landscape.
Through his partnership‑focused approach, Ian supports the effective delivery of events, forums, and collaborative initiatives that add value for members and stakeholders alike.
Neil Everitt
Andrew Gladstone-Heighton
Andrew is an experienced policy analyst with over a decade's experience of working in the post 14 education sector, devolved government & membership organisation in the built environment and environmental services.
He has an awarding body and policy professional background with a Bachelor's Degree focused in Political Science and Government from Newcastle University.
He is also chair of a primary school board of governors. In his spare time, he is an artist, musician & occasional essayist.
