Be !nventive
Welcome to Be !nventive Image Working Group, a partnership of public and private sector interests working to improve the image of the city.
Coventry stands on the threshold of major regeneration, designed to make it a more attractive place in which to live, study, work and invest. And the way the city is perceived will be a key factor in determining its future success.
Coventry's Image Working Group was launched in October 1997 by the city's new events and tourism agency, Coventry and Warwickshire Promotions.
We are proud to present Be !nventive - Coventry, City of Invention. This new proposition for the city is a great tribute to Coventry's fantastic 1,000 year heritage of invention and to the promising industries which can be found in our city today.
Background and Purpose
The group was launched in 1997 to act as an information exchange among its membership and work on projects to address Coventry's perceived poor image.
In 2007, with major city centre regeneration in prospect, the group began to consider a campaign for Coventry to run alongside dramatic physical change.
As a first step, the group commissioned research to understand current perceptions of the city among local people. From there, further consultation with stakeholders was used to define the city's new proposition.
Group Members
Peter Burns - Chair
Fran Collingham - Coventry City Council
Adam Dent - Advent Communications
Peter Dunn - University of Warwick
Deirdre Fitzhugh - Coventry City Council
Gary Hall - Coventry Transport Museum
Tim Holmes - Parenthesis Design Consultancy
Darren Jones - KM&T
Mike Jones - Property Consultant
Nick Jones - Coventry Children's Trust
Nicki Leake - CV One
Dave Long - CV One
Kuly Manak - Heer Manak, Solicitors
John McGuigan - Coventry City Council
Liz Millett - CV One
David Penn - Shortland Horne
Keith Railton - Coventry Arts and Heritage Trust
Les Ratcliffe - Jaguar Cars
Fleur Sexton - Progressive Educational Tools
Steve Stewart - CSWP
Nick Stokes - Coventry University
Andy Talbot - West Orchards Shopping Centre
Peter Walters - Image Consultant
Janet White - University Hospital, Coventry and Warwickshire
Dianne Williams - Coventry amd Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce
Jane Woodward - Coventry Cathedral