Mr Cormac Russell
Founding Director, Nurture Development, Ireland
Director of ABCD Europe and Faculty member of the ABCD Institution.

Mr Cormac is a social explorer, an author and a much sought-after speaker. He is the Founding Director of Nurture Development and a member of the Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD) Institute, at DePaul University, Chicago.

Over the last 25 years, Cormac’s work has demonstrated an enduring impact in 35 countries around the world. He has trained communities, agencies, NGOs and governments in ABCD and other community-based approaches in Africa, Asia, Australia/Oceania, Europe and North America.

His most recent books are The Connected Community – Discovering the Health, Wealth  and Power of Neighborhoods (Co-author John McKnight);  Rekindling Democracy – A Professional’s Guide to Working in Citizen Space; Cascade 

Plenary Talk: From Hospital Beds to Hospitable Communities