Special guest keynote: Liverpool 08

Beatriz Garcia, Impact 08, Liverpool University

“Liverpool is breaking the mould as the first city to commission long term research.”

“In all these research areas, Liverpool has been far more ambitious than other events, even the Olympic Games.”

“The idea was to place at the heart of the City of Culture a community-led programme of events.”

“If we want to discuss legacy, we have to understand the evidence first.”

Matthew Pike, Executive director, Nova Scarman Group

“I’ve got a real interest in change that sticks.”

“This is a plea for seeing the invisible, and making the invisible visible.”

“Legacy is like the ripples from a stone. What we’re interested in is seeing how the ripples extend out.”

“My great fear is that Liverpool doesn’t have the stamina to stay the course.”

“Liverpool is its own worst enemy and its own best hope.”

“The word ‘legacy’ has this feeling of a dead hand, of big buildings. I’m interested in people, and how they make change for the long term.”

“To achieve change requires knowledge and know-how over the long term – in Liverpool, I fear it isn’t there.”