In Good Company: Manchester, with Hayley Lever and Warren Heppolette
WEDNESDAY 28TH JANUARY 2026
Continuing our series of leadership conversations, Martyn Drake will be in the very good company of Hayley Lever and Warren Heppolette, from 5pm to 6pm on Thursday 13th November 2025, talking about how Greater Manchester is focusing on systems change to shift from crisis to prevention.
Martyn Drake
Martyn Drake is one of the sector’s leading thinkers, author of The Commercial Charity, and a regular contributor to Third Sector press. He consults with, coaches, and advises the CEOs and senior teams of many of the UK’s most successful charities.
Hayley Lever
Hayley Lever is the CEO of Greater Manchester Moving and of Greater Manchester’s Active Partnership. Together they are the hub of a cross-sector, place based movement for improving GM's population health through activity. Hayley is also a member of the Greater Manchester VCFSE Leadership Group.
Warren Heppolette
Warren Heppolette is the Director of England's first ever "Prevention Demonstrator", conceived to transform public service delivery across Greater Manchester, and to demonstrate a genuinely community-led, neighbourhood-level, preventative model. His previous role was as Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer for NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care.