UKREiiF 2025 SPEAKERS
2418 Speakers
Chair: Tracy Brabin
Mayor
West Yorkshire Combined Authority

Martin Stow
Pro-Vice Chancellor: Business Engagement and Enterprise
University of Leeds

Cllr Susan Hinchcliffe
Leader
City of Bradford Council

Mark Burton
Managing Director Head of Regions and Group Ambassador for Yorkshire & Humber Region
Lloyds Bank

Peter Lowy
Principal
Lowy Family Group/ Leeds United

Elissa Newman
Chief Officer
Holbeck Together

Jamie Andrews
Director of Public Engagement
British Library

Nat Edwards
Director General and Master of Armouries
Royal Armouries

Fatima Khan Shah
Mayor’s Inclusivity Champion
West Yorkshire Combined Authority

Billy Kay
Partner
Morton Fraser MacRoberts LLP

Sarah Spink
Strategic Partnerships Lead
Midlands Connect

Peter Taylor
Elected Mayor
Watford Council

Robin Hardy
Projects Director
BasePower

John Lewis
CEO
Peabody

Alex Bavin
Director of Operations
Lincoln City FC Foundation

Graeme Mill
Head of Technical
Placefirst

Ben Denton
Chief Executive
Legal & General Affordable Homes

Michael Figg
Head of Social Housing
Barclays

Ella Walker-Winslow
Corporate Client Advisor
Charities Aid Foundation

Jeremy Gould
Senior Corporate Growth Manager
Charities Aid Foundation

Raphael Rouvin
Executive Director
OCBC (Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation)

Katy Davies
Director
Cap Air Systems Limited

Charlotte Horobin
Chief Executive Officer
Cambridgeshire Chamber Of Commerce

Nick Kirby
Managing Director
Cambridge Biomedical Campus

David Boles
Partner
Bidwells

David Hughes
Chief Executive
East-West Rail

Al Kingsley
Chair of Business Board
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority

Dan Lutterodt
Investment Director
Re:Shape

Nick Watson
Managing Director
OCO Global

Roger Arnold
Managing Director
Martin Arnold

Hanna Latty
Assistant Director of Sustainable Development
Lake District National Park Authority

Lindsey Ions
Senior Infrastructure Manager
Oxford University Development

André Gibbs
Executive Director
Related Argent

Jane Beardsworth
Senior Manager North
Arts Council England

Simon Ashmore
CEO
Architects Benevolent Society

Graham Hickson-Smith
Managing Director
3DReid

Josh MacAlister MP
Whitehaven and Workington
Labour Party

John Galloway
Co-Founder
Speed of Sight

Chris Collins
Head of Network Build: Cumbria
Fibrus

Laura Citron
Chief Executive
London & Partners

Max Shenkman
Fund Manager
Triple Point

Sarah Cary
Chief Development Officer
White City Campus

Andy Peers
CEO
Zarach

Marcellus Baz
CEO
Switch Up Community Hub

John Nettleton
Group Property & Partnerships Director
Audley Group

Ellie Jenkins
Partner
Akerlof

Caroline Musker
Head of Planning
Prologis

Karma Harvey
Acting Innovation and Engagement Director
Mining Remidiation Authority

Kat Brown
Founder
Impactum

Lisa Marsh
Associate Director (Partnerships)
Peel Land

Dan Fell
Chief Executive Officer
Doncaster Chamber

Sam Gould
Director of Policy and External Affairs
Institution of Civil Engineers

Chair: Kieran Halliwell
RICS Modus Editor and Podcast Lead
RICS

James Byrne
Partner
Sustainable Ventures

Daniel Sheppard
Assistant Director - Local Authority Advisory & Lending
National Wealth Fund

Yvette Hanson
Principal Director
TP Bennett

Emily Thorpe-Jones
Associate Director
Pulse Consult

Rob Smith
Director
Material Index

Mike McNicholas
Managing Director
AtkinsRéalis

Thomas Pearson
Head of Real Estate Commercial
JMW Solicitors LLP

Michael Watkins
Assistant Director
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council

Chair: Stacey Meadwell
Nerdy Property Writer
Stacey Meadwell

Charlotte Norman
CEO
MSV Housing

Emma Perrin
Acquisitions Manager
The Co-Op

Michael Welling
Head of Property Acquisitions
Marks & Spencer

Adam Gaymer
Founder and Director
Arpenteur

Hannah Corne
Partnerships Manager
Leeds Community Foundation

Hemesh Patel
Director of Property Finance
OakNorth Bank

Chris Sylvester
Founder
Getting Clean CIC

Richard Harrison
Principal
Gensler

Fred Clifford
Partner - Development & Strategic Advisory
Cushman & Wakefield

Chair: Daryl Perry
Head of UK Research & Insight
Cushman & Wakefield

Fabien Bonavia
Deputy General Counsel
National Wealth Fund

David Chui
Managing Director
OCBC (Overseas-Chinese Banking Corporation)

Matt Lister
Senior Investment Manager
Legal & General

Darren Wilson
Head of PRS
HSBC

Steven Clarke
Director of Investments & Acquisitions
Grainger

Chair: Sarah White
Partner
Womble Bond Dickinson

Sarah Norman
Chief Executive
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council

Harriet Muscroft
Director
Catalyst Academy

Chair: Jonathan Seager
Policy Delivery Director, Research & Impact
BusinessLDN

Laura Collings
Head of Policy and Strategy
City of Wolverhampton Council

Joseph Kane
Senior Development Manager
Royal London Asset Management

Raj Mack
Head of Digital City and Innovation
Birmingham City Council

Sebastian Meredith
Director
Blue Coast Capital

Liam Taylor
Investment Manager
Columbia Threadneedle Investments

Cllr Gavin Callaghan
Leader
Basildon Council

Symon Bacon
Development Director
British Land

Lucy Marshall
Associate Landscape Architect
CW Studio

Adele Fletcher
Associate Sustainability | Property & Buildings
WSP

Alice Routledge
Partner
Asteer Planning

Sarah Chicken
Development Manager
Muse

Wendy Pretten
Group Housing & Support Director
HSPG

Justin Carty
Executive Director
CBRE

Rebecca Jason
Partner
Winckworth Sherwood

Guy Horne
CEO
HSPG

Chair: Robyn Lee
Managing Director
HSPG

Alison Griffin
Chief Executive
London Councils

Danielle Gillespie
Director for Cities and Urban Conurbations
Homes England

Siobhan Cross
Partner
Pinsent Masons

Chair: Barbora Melezinkova
Head of ESG Strategy
Hoare Lea, A Tetra Tech Company

Chair: Lem Bingley
Editor
Property Week

Chair: Lisa Taylor
Director
Coherent Cities

Patrick Dubeck
Director of Inclusive Regeneration
London Borough of Lewisham

Chris Weathers
Commercial Director
Henry Boot Construction

Peter Cooper
Director
XPE Group plc

Nic Lowry
Investment Director
Cube Re

Neelum Choudhury
Head of ESG
Tandem Property Asset Management

Chair: John Jones
Senior Director
Tandem Property Asset Management

Vikki Everson
Procurement & Supply Chain Director
BAE Systems

Chair: Anna Wrigglesworth
Director
CT Group

Laura Miller
Senior Construction Skills Manager
Places for London, a TfL Company

Adam Sciberras
Director for Special Projects and Placemaking
Milton Keynes Development Partnership

Cllr Mark Smith
Cabinet Member for Economy and Built Environment
Blackpool Council

Cllr Lynn Williams MBE
Leader
Blackpool Council

Tas Adcock
Principal Ecologist
Keystone Environmental

Steven Crutchley
UK Development Director
IJM

Andrew Carruthers
Development Director
IJM

Helia Ebrahimi
Economics Correspondent
Channel 4

Andrew Banister
Director
Earl Kendrick

Chair: Claire Delahunty
Senior Regional Development Manager
ITS Technology

Charanpreet Khaira
Political Correspondent
ITV

Rob Green
Head of Blackpool Airport Enterprise Zone
Blackpool Council

Chair: Sarah Canning
Co-Founder & Director
The Property Marketing Strategists

Jamie Akerlof
Development & Innovation Director
Akerlof

Pam Scott
Head of Economy, Regeneration & Housing Delivery
Huntingdonshire District Council

Patrick Murray
Executive Director of Policy & Public Affairs
Nothern Housing Consortium

Chair: Ayesha Hussain
Data Governance and Quality Lead
University of Leeds

Paul Methven
Chief Executive
STEP Fusion UKIFS

Chair: Richard Grice
Executive Director, Place
East Midlands Combined County Authority

Chair: Vicky Evans
Director - Cities Planning Design Leader UKIMEA
Arup

Eddie McAvinchey
Director for Scotland
National Wealth Fund

Mark Rebbeck
Director
Altered Space

James Anderson
Property Communications Manager
Whitbread / Premier Inn

David Peters
Director
Jeeran UK

Duncan Enright
Deputy Leader
West Oxfordshire District Council

Jamie Dennis
CEO
Mandem Meetup

Richard Hollison
Assistant Director - Planning, Transportation and Highways
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council

Jan Bessell
Vice President
Royal Town Planning Institute

Chair: Carolin Göhler
President
Landscape Institute

Stefan Webb
Senior Partner
TPXimpact

Bridget Wilkins
Head of Adoption, Engagement and Innovation
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Peter Kemp
Head of Change and Delivery, Planning
Greater London Authority

Chair: Alan Welby
Chief Product Officer
Connected Places Catapult

Kate Gilmartin
Non-Exec Director
GB Energy

Graeme Craig
Chief Executive
Places for London

Sophie Moule
Director of Marketing & Product
Bloom Procurement Services

Johnny Hugill
Co-Managing Director
PUBLIC

Chair: Rikesh Shah
Head of Innovation Procurement Empowerment Centre
Connected Places Catapult

Mike Channing
Chief Operating Officer
Edmond de Rothschild REIM

Caroline Taylor
Senior Vice President
Macquarie

Shuen Chan
Head of Responsible Investment and Sustainability for Private Markets
L&G

Damian Allen
Chief Executive
Doncaster City Council

Ros Jones
Mayor
Doncaster City Council

Nicola Haigh
Head of UK Real Estate and Housing
Lloyds Bank

Ryan Gordon
Director, Capital Deployment
Prologis

Chair: Victoria Holloway
Director
Layer

Maria Tjader
Head of Government Affairs UK&I
Schneider Electric Ltd

Camille Walker
National Hydrogen and CCUS Inward Investment Specialist
Department for Business and Trade

Kris Krasnowski
Assistant Director, Strategy
Homes England

Chair: Jennifer Williams
Northern England Correspondent
Financial Times

Chair: Lynda Rawsthorne
Government Head of Property Profession
Cabinet Office

Rand Watkins
Client Director
AtkinsRéalis

Vanessa Haworth
Head of New Project Development
OnSide

Rebecca Cobb
Head of Impact
Tempo Time Credits

Emma Porter
Founder
The Rebuild Site

Tracy Fletcher
Chair
Smart Work Leeds

Paul Clifford
Service Director, Regeneration and Culture
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council

Matt O'Neill
Executive Director for Growth and Sustainability
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council

Matt Knight
Regional Head of Land and Development
Willmott Dixon

John Thornton
Co-Founder and Managing Director
Building Futures Together CIC

Anna Devlet
Socio-Economic and Sustainability Director
Anna Devlet Consulting

Janine Newton
Managing Director
Aveland Consulting

Mairead Morgan
BIM Lead for Europe and Middle East
Grimshaw

Julie Wilmer
Director
tp bennett

Charlotte Morphet
Co-Chair
Women in Planning

Rachael Rothman
Professor of Sustainable Chemical Engineering
University of Sheffield

Chair: Gordon Isgrove
Principal
Avison Young

Tim Stiven
Director, Energy Systems
The Crown Estate

Sarah Forster
CEO
The Good Economy

Andrew Murdoch
UK Operations Managing Director
Newcleo

Roger Falconer
Director
West Somerset Lagoon Ltd

Liz Wells
Assistant Director
Deloitte

Joe Wharton
Assistant Director – South West Markets, Partners and Places
Homes England

Oliver St John
Deputy Director for Innovation
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Chair: James Antell
Associate Director
Henham Strategy

Chair: Stephen Tarr
CEO
Balfour Beatty

Alison Gwynn
Chief Executive
North East Screen

Daniel Watson
Head of Ecosystem and Operations
Alt Labs

Darran Ward
Head of Alternatives
West Yorkshire Pension Fund

Susan Campbell
Director for Market Creation
Scottish National Investment Bank

Dr Jo Morrison
Co-Founder
Association of Collaborative Design CIC

Robert Godwin
CEO
Lamington Group

Ian Harrabin
Managing Director
Complex Development Projects

Bethany Holroyd
Founder and Director
The Safety Superhero Academy

Rajesh Rana
Managing Director
Andras House Group

Chris Middleton
Chief Financial Officer
Pocket Living

Sanjoy Chattopadhyay
Managing Director for Infrastructure Real Estate
Macquarie Capital

Sukhjinder Boparai
Managing Director
Third.i

Tim Manuel
Head of Responsible Investment
Border to Coast Pension Partnership

Anand Rajagopal
Sustainability Lead – Private Markets
Phoenix Group

Anthony Jackson
Investment Director
Martin Property Group

Jason Robinson
Director of Real Estate and Regeneration
HermeticaBlack

Prince Akintoye
President
The Real Estate Developers Association of Nigeria (REDAN)

Kazeem Kolawole Raji
Chief Executive Officer
Nigeria's National Board for Technology Incubation

Mohammed Maidugu
Ambassador to the UK
Nigeria High Commission

Pete Massey
Director for Northern Economy and Partnerships
Arts Council

Gavin Stollar OBE
Sector Lead Real Estate and Infrastructure
CT Group

Dr Angela Brockbank
Affordable Homes Sectors Director
Galliford Try

Damien Sharkey
Managing Director
HUB Living

Mark Mills
Chief Officer, Asset Management & Regeneration
Leeds City Council

Stacey White
Interim Head of Place & Consents (Mass Transit)
West Yorkshire Combined Authority

Barry McKeown
Partner & Head of Real Estate Scotland
Shoosmiths

Shelagh Cooley
Real Estate Partner & Head of Edinburgh Office
Shoosmiths

Claire Paxman
Brand Ambassador and Director of Global Training
Paxman Scalp Cooling

Chair: Cllr Jane Scullion
Deputy Leader
Calderdale Council

Chair: Ewan Graham
Partner
Hawkins\Brown

Matthew Tulley
Redevelopment Director
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Fara Butt
Director
Shire Beds

Dan Meis
Global Director of Sports Design
AECOM

Chair: Cllr Salma Arif
Culture, Heritage & Sport Committee
Leeds City Council

Terry Stocks MBE
Director of Property
AtkinsRéalis

Alice Hunt
Group Communications Director
Rolls Royce

Patrick Kyle
Chief Commercial Officer
British Security Industry Association

Gesine Junker
Head of Masterplanning
WW+P

Kate Perrin
Marketing Director
Barbour ABI

Abigail Scott Paul
Global Head
Heatherwick Studio

Yetunde Abdul
Head of Climate Action
UK Green Building Council

Chair: Liz Male
Managing Director
Liz Male Consulting

Dominic Glanz
Head of Development
Knight Dragon

Harry Lewis
Portfolio Director - Langarth Garden Village
Treveth

Syreeta Robinson-Gayle
Head of Affordable Housing
Barratt London

Lord Andrew Lansley CBE
House of Lords

Joe Caine
Head of Keele University Science & Innovation Park
Keele University

Peter Vale
Technical Lead
Severn Trent

Richard Baker
Deputy Director, Place Division
Welsh Government

Will Gardner
Executive Director
Home Group

Amy Smith
Managing Director
Cornwall Airport Limited

Ben Grunfeld
Strategy and Growth Director
Electricity North West
Chair: Frankie Brady
Head of Service Delivery UK
Bellrock

Andrew Lewis
Chief Executive
Liverpool City Council

Raphael Miller
Director Mixed Infrastructure - Local Authority Advisory & Lending
National Wealth Fund

Claire Delahunty
Ambassador
LCR Connect

Mark Williams
Chairman
RivingtonHark

Professor Tim Jones
Vice Chancellor
University of Liverpool

Emma Bearman
Founder
Playful Anywhere

Gill Roberts
Social Value Manager
Morgan Sindall

Alex Hughes
Founder
Inspire 2 Ignite

John Rayson
Director
AtkinsRéalis

Richard Mawdsley
Director of Development - Wirral Waters
Peel L&P

Andrew Nolan
Investment Associate
PGIM Real Estate

Mick Dunn
Business Development Specialist (3D Digital Twins and GIS)
Nottingham City Council

Alphie Murphy-Reilly
PropTech Collaboration & Engagement Lead
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Milan Bogunovic
Programme Director, Digital Planning Programme
Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government

Christa Jolley
Executive Manager, Regeneration
Leeds City Council

Robin James
Head of UK Property
Canada Life

Charlotte Nicol
Associate Dean (Research and Knowledge Exchange)
Teesside University

Mick Ross
Chief Executive
Generator Group

Host: Paul Franklin
Managing Director
K2 Construction Management

Marie Kiddell
Assistant Director
Homes England

Sandy Smith
Development Director
Buccleuch Property

Mike Greene
Chief Executive
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council

Amanda Cook
Director
Design Tonic

Hollie Shackleton
Associate Director
Caddick Developments

Mark Evans
Vice President, UK and Ireland
European Energy UK

Jennie Daly CBE
Chief Executive
Taylor Wimpey

Bill Hughes
Global Head of Private Markets
L&G

Chair: Thorvald Spanggaard
Executive Vice President, Head of Development
European Energy UK

Chair: Mark Evans
Vice President, UK and Ireland
European Energy UK

Mark Powell
Managing Director
EDAROTH

Simon Creer
Director Of Communications
Royal Town Planning Institute

Host: Yvonne Luu
Director
Purpose Union

David Ribbands
Director, Development Management
Prologis

Emma Batten
Director - Asset Management
Hines

Chair: Tanisha Raffiuddin
Founder and Creative Director
Concept Culture

Aisling O'Kane
Planning Director, Place
Avison Young

Nina Coulter
Head of London Residential Development Sales
Savills

Chair: Pip Prongué
Executive Managing Director – Residential
Wates Group

Tegan Hallgath
Associate Director (Infrastructure Advisory Group)
KPMG

Donna Nolan
Chief Executive
Watford Borough Council

David Wingfield
Managing Director for Construction East
Wates Group

Dr Lisa Smith
CEO
Midlands Mindforge

Chair: Richard Graybrook
Aviation Client Accounts Director (Europe)
Jacobs

Vivienne Stern
CEO
Universities UK

Abby Whitelock
Marketing and Communications Director
Vital Energi

Matthew Richards
CEO of JLL UK and EMEA Capital Markets
JLL

Ian Emmerson
Director
Carey Jones Chapman Tolcher

Claire Bradbury
Senior Capital Programme Manager
Invest Hull - Hull City Council

Alex Codd
Assistant Director Economic Development & Regeneration
Invest Hull - Hull City Council

Raife Gale
Senior Development Manager
Muse

Gareth Blacker
Executive Director of Development
Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation

Chair: Kat Hanna
Co-Managing Director, London
Avison Young

Chair: James Cushing
Head of Regional and Local Growth Technical
Connected Places Catapult

Julian Batson
Head of Government and Local Authorities
Barclays Bank

James Close
Head of Climate Change
NatWest

Chris Rowell
Head of Net Zero
Tees Valley Combined Authority

Emily Robson
Assistant CEO
Knowledge Quarter Liverpool

Alisdair Gunn
Director
Glasgow City Innovation District

Chair: Carolyn Dwyer
Non-Executive Director
Connected Places Catapult

Chair: Iain Mansell
Head of Regional Engagement
Connected Places Catapult

Daisy Narayanan
Director, Public Realm
Crown Estate Scotland

Chair: Gareth Davies
Head of International Partnerships
Connected Places Catapult

Richard Kenyon
Sports-Led Regeneration Specialist

Jason Stowe
Managing Director
Wilton Developments

Atam Verdi
Executive Director
AspinallVerdi

Tom Bousfield
Corporate Director of Growth, Business & Skills
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority

Catherine Hadfield
Senior Lead - Clusters
Plexal

Nick Walkley
Principal and UK President
Avison Young

Clara Kerr
Head of Planning, Infrastructure & Public Protection
Huntingdonshire District Council

Trevor Watson
Executive Director for Economic Growth
Darlington Borough Council

Darren Rodwell
Founder
Inclusive Growth Consultancy

Julian Richer
Managing Director
Richer Sounds

Mark Robinson
Head of Regeneration
NewRiver REIT

Elizabeth Rapoport
Director
Polygon Strategy

Phil Sutton
UK Managing Director
European Green Logistics Space (EGLS)

Cllr Kevin Bentley
Leader
Essex County Council

Jackie Sadek
Chair
UK Innovation Corridor

Polly Barker
Place Economics Director
Prior + Partners

Chair: Tom Venables
Director
Prior + Partners

Louise Clarke
Group Head of Sustainability
Berkeley Group

Sarah Ratcliffe
CEO
Better Buildings Partnership

Stephanie Burras CBE
Chief Executive
Ahead Partnership

Cllr Guy Nicholson
Deputy Mayor
Hackney Council

Matt Bell
Director of Strategic Communications
Heatherwick Studio

Ellen Bryan
Development Manager
Muse

Chair: Sarah McKee
Managing Director (Corporate Communications)
Cratus Group

Jamie Webb
Managing Principal Europe and MENA
10 Design

Dr Steven Brunning
Legal Director for Public Procurement
Addleshaw Goddard

John Simons
Chair of the National Association of Construction Frameworks and Group Procurement Director
SCAPE

Chair: Louisa Finlay
Chief People Officer
Kier Group

Chair: Cllr James Lewis
Leader
Leeds City Council

Dr Sam Chapman
Co-Founder and Chief Innovation Officer
The Floow

Sarah Ashurst
Head of Partnerships and Investment
Salford City Council

Lydia Rusling
Director of Place and Prosperity
Melton Borough Council

Colin MacDonald
Founder and CEO
Fine Grain Property

Yusuf Javaid
Senior Surveyor
Cushman & Wakefield

Reg Platt
CEO
Emergent Energy

Gwyn Stubbings
Senior Planning Director
GLP UK Management Limited

Eddie Kilbane
Head of Site Selection
Echelon Data Centres

Lyn Garner
Chair - London Stadium and Bristol Temple Quarter LLP and Member of the New Towns Taskforce
London Stadium

Anette Simpson
Director of Development & Partnerships
L&G

Lara Day
Head of Business Development & Communications
Severn Trent Connect

Sarah Greenwood
Assistant Director, Sustainability and Design
Homes England

Chair: Susan Emmett
Social Value Director
Stantec

Andrew Rich
Managing Director for Fund Management
Nuveen

Dimitri Batrouni
Leader
Newport City Council

Gerry McFall
Director
Labour Infrastructure Forum

Richard Graybrook
Aviation Client Accounts Director (Europe)
Jacobs

Gemma Bourne
Managing Director
Better Society Capital

Luke Delahunty
Director
SQW

John Plumridge
Estates & Development Director
Birmingham City University

David Baker-Brook
Associate Director
Caddick Developments

Lavinia Clarke
Operations Director
Moda Living

Professor Lucelia Rodrigues
Chair in Sustainable and Resilient Cities
University of Nottingham

Professor Samer Bagaeen
Technical Director
Arcadis

Jenny Rydon
Head of Strategic Advisory
Montagu Evans

Osian Evans
Acting Director
Harlow & Gilston Garden Town

Chair: Kate Taylor
Senior Partner
TPXimpact

Julia Gregory
Chair
Greater Essex Business Board

Jenny Ehrhardt
Director of Finance
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Tom Park
Associate Director
Caddick Developments

James Thomson
Associate Director
Hawkins\Brown

Cllr Arooj Shah
Leader
Oldham Council

Michelle Rothwell
Founder
Watch This Space

Max Bentham
Development Director
Muse

Paul Dennett
Mayor
Salford City Council

Julie Charge
Deputy Chief Exec and Chief Finance Officer
University of Salford

Mike Birch
Mass Transit Director
West Yorkshire Combined Authority

Lorraine O'Donnell
Chief Executive
City of Bradford Metropolitan Council

Robin Tuddenham
Chief Executive
Calderdale Council

Paul Lawrence
Executive Director of Place
City of Edinburgh Council

David Renwick
Director
Natural England

Simon Dew
Development Director
Muse

Tony Reeves
Chief Executive
Wakefield Council

Chair: Mandy Ridyard
Mayor’s Business Advisor
West Yorkshire Combined Authority

Adam Burney
Head of Annuity - BTR & PBSA
L&G

Mili Patel
Deputy Leader
London Borough of Brent

Claude Hendrickson
Associate
Confederation of Co-operative Housing

Chair: Blase Lambert
Chief Executive
Confederation of Co-operative Housing

James Wright
Policy & Developments Lead
Cooperatives UK

Alex Templar
Senior Business Development Manager
Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult

Joe Stenson
Group Head of Urban Design
Barratt Redrow

Michaela Winter-Taylor
Cities & Urban Design European Lead
Gensler

Cllr Rob Waltham MBE
Leader
North Lincolnshire Council

Sean Ellis
Managing Director
Fernham Homes

Leyla Hart-Svensson
Managing Director (Research)
SEC Newgate UK

Joe Robinson
Head of ESG & Sustainability
Equitix

Chair: David Scane
Director (Planning & Engagement)
SEC Newgate UK

Chair: Hanna Afolabi
Founder
Black Women in Real Estate

Georgia Slater
London Chair
YEP

Sarah Parry
Leeds Co-Chair
YEP

Lindsay Johnston
Director
BDP Pattern

Chris Williamson
Founder
Weston Williamson Architects

James Dawson
Director
Barbour ABI

Paul Kempster
Managing Director, Commercial Banking Coverage
Lloyds Bank

Sarah Long
Director - Net Zero Energy
AtkinsRéalis

Cllr Bev Craig
Leader
Manchester City Council

Mike Hood
Chief Operating Officer
Landsec

Rory Brooke
Head of Economics
Savills

Fareen Lalani
Development Director, Blackwell Park
University of Surrey

Becca Heron
Strategic Director for Growth and Development
Manchester City Council

Leighton Cardwell
Growth Director (Transportation)
Jacobs

Andrew Collinge
Director (Smart Places and Digital Infrastructure)
Jacobs

Cllr Dominic Twomey
Leader
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham

Simon Dormer
Director
E-Rail

Peter Kavanagh
Executive Chairman
LRG

Aaron McLeod
Operations Director
Dunlop Heywood

Aaron McLeod
Operations Director
Dunlop Heywood

Alexandra Andone
Director
PRP

Chair: Charlie Schouten
Deputy Managing Editor
Green Street News

Hannah Marsh
Co-Founder
Homeviews

Lizzie Breckner
Partner, Living Sectors Research
Knight Dragon

James Blakey
Planning Director
Moda Living

Nolan Gray
Strategic Director
AtkinsRéalis

Rhys Parry
Capital Investment Manager
Welsh Government

Imogen Thompson
Executive Director
Urban Land Institute

Oliver Jones
Head of Sustainability
Cundall

Chair: George Ramsey
YEP Leeds Committee Member
Caddick

Jordan Payler
YEP Leeds Co-Chair
Allsop LLP

Rick de Blaby
Chief Executive Officer
Get Living

Professor Tim Thornton
Deputy Vice Chancellor
University of Huddersfield

Andrew Smith
Chair
Culture Mile Business Improvement District

Lord Marvin Rees OBE
Labour Party Peer
House of Lords

Carys Taylor
Head of External Affairs
National Grid

Chair: Rebecca Evans
Head of Infrastructure
ING Media

Nada Jarnaz
Director of Development Origination
Maslow Capital

Kathryn Ventham
Planning Director
Stantec

Andrew Antoniades
Executive Director, Head of Lending
CBRE

Vanessa Hale
Head of Research & Strategy
BNP Paribas Real Estate

Gilly Tobin
Director
Altair

Tony Kinsella
Chief Executive
Lucideon

Professor Trevor McMillan OBE
Vice-Chancellor
Keele University

Richard Scutt
Director, Development
Patrizia

Jennie Stein
Head of Net Zero
Sellafield

Ian Smyth
Group CEO
Electricity North West

David Miller
Director
Heyne Tillett Steel

Chair: Priyesh Patel
CEO
Sano

Tom Jackson
Senior Development Manager
Muse

John Dewey
Chief Investment Officer
West Yorkshire Pension Fund

Heath Thomas
Regional Director North - Real Estate & Housing Finance
NatWest

Wayne Bexton
Director of Economy, Environment and Assets
Nottinghamshire County Council

Anna Bolsin
Head of Land & Development
Barking Riverside

Martin Kent-Heath
Account Director
Gallagher Insurance

Dev Gidda
Director – Strategy & Operations
Oak Spinney Holdings

Professor Leon Terry
Pro-Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation
Cranfield University

Kate Hainsworth
Associate
Yorkshire Universities

Peter Madden
Professor of Practice in Future Cities
Cardiff University

Ben Woods
Director of Regional Development & Advocacy
University of Bath

Professor Rebecca Riley
Pro Vice Chancellor Regional Engagement and Impact Co-Director City-REDI
University of Birmingham

Mark Corbett
Head of Policy and Networks
London Higher

Professor Paul Noon OBE
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Enterprise & Innovation)
Coventry University

Dionne Lee
Head of Partnership
Universities for North East England

Dr Annette Bramley
Director
N8 Research Partnership

Vasant Chari
Regional and Local Growth Director
Connected Places Catapult

Nick Hibberd
Chief Executive
Bristol City Council

Natan Lempert
CEO
Built AI

Brett North
Chief Executive
Gatwick Diamond Initiative

Emma Williamson
Director and Net Zero Investment Lead
M&G Real Estate

Ben Wilson
Divisional Director, Development & Regeneration
Glasgow City Council

Stephen Yorke
Chief Executive
Academy of Real Assets

Shenaaz Chenia
Chief Executive
YouthBuild

Dr Nero Ughwujabo
Senior Strategy Adviser
The King's Trust

Chair: Anna Cooper
Editor for the West Midlands
The Business Desk

Phill Worthington
Relationship Director
OnSide Youth Zones

Lauren Banks
Regeneration Brainery Ambassador and Property Management Surveyor
Workman

Katie Roberts
Regeneration Brainery Ambassador and Graduate Surveyor
JLL

Glory Olanrewaju
Regeneration Brainery Ambassador and Maintenance Technician
Tesco

Jolee Dempsey
Ambassador
Regeneration Brainery

Noah Taiwo
Ambassador
Regeneration Brainery

Jaisie Withers
Regeneration Brainery Ambassador and Apprentice Cost Consultant
Mace

Rose-Anna Hallam
Ambassador
Regeneration Brainery

Lewis-James Hindmarsh
Regeneration Brainery Ambassador and Apprentice Project Manager
AtkinsRéalis

Andy Roberts
Director
Planit

Bethany Adam
Head of Purpose and Impact
Bruntwood

Vicky Casey
Architect Director and Head of Leeds
BDP

Ella White
Ambassador
Regeneration Brainery

Manuella Bushidi
Ambassador
Regeneration Brainery

Eizen Balu
Ambassador
Regeneration Brainery

Jay Martin
Ambassador
Regeneration Brainery

Manuella Bushidi
Regeneration Brainery Ambassador and Futures Intern
Landsec

Ben Anderson
Senior Sustainability Manager for Social Impact
Landsec

Sue Brown
Managing Director
Real Estate Balance

Jon Moister
Board Director
Curtins

Mona Hassan
Assistant Quantity Surveyor
Gleeds

Katie Wray
Director
Deloitte

Donna Jones
Police and Crime Commissioner
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary

Alistair Andrew
Strategic Planning Director
MAG

Julie Wardaugh
Skieward Consulting
Chief Transformation Officer

Edward Wallace
CEO & Co-Founder
Skieward Consulting

Chair: Duncan Booker
Group Manager – Green Economy, Innovation and International
Glasgow City Council

Angela Rowley
Head of Property and Development
Clyde Gateway

Mingjin Zhang
Senior Manager for Legal Department
China Railway Construction Corporation

Javier Lamas
CEO
Aldesa Group

Nicola Cameron
Director of Property Joint Ventures
University of Glasgow

Kevin Rush
Director of Regional Economic Growth
Glasgow City Council

Cllr Jim Martin
Leader
Folkestone & Hythe District Council

Chair: Stephanie Burras CBE
Chief Executive
Ahead Partnership

Chair: Dan Newton
Co-Founder
SETL

Claire Linley
Planning Director
Strata Homes

Lana Stoyles
Executive Director Business Transformation & Estates
Nexus Multi Academy Trust

Francesca Biagi-Lari
Future Procurements Lead
Department for Education

Caroline Moore
Chief Financial Officer
Abri

Phil Leigh
Irish Sea Rim Economic Research & Innovation Zone
Chairman & CEO

Adam Challis
Head of Research & Strategy
JLL

Matt Bench
Group Managing Director - Partnerships
Miller Homes

Gurjit Atwal
Partner
Eversheds Sutherland

David Lynch
Director of Strategic Development
Manchester City Council

Ernst ter Horst
Managing Director
MCAU

Sophie Parker-Loftus
Studio Director
Planit

Amandeep Singh Kalra
Cohort 7 Co-founder
Carbon13

Danielle Aberg
Head of Social Value
Thrive

Chair: Sophie Moule
Director of Marketing & Product
Bloom Procurement Services

Wei Yang
CEO
Digital Task Force for Planning

Richard Irish
Chief Operating Officer
London Legacy Development Corporation

David Burns
Director of Economy, Regeneration and Investment
Camden Council

Amabel Grant
Chief Executive
Bloom Procurement Services

Stephen Kinsella
Director
MADE Partnership

Edward Kilbane
Site Selection Manager
Echelon Data Centres

Lisa Fairmaner
Head of the London Plan and Strategic Planning
Greater London Authority

Cherry Norton
Founding Director
Shared Voice

Nigel Barclay
Corporate Director Loans
Homes England

Chair: Chris Naylor
Managing Director
Inner Circle Consulting

Chair: Mash Halai
Interim Managing Director
Bellrock

Cantor Mocke
Head of Market Growth
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Joe Thomas
Investment Director
Gresham House

Jo Williams
Client Relationship and Communications Manager
Motionspot

Robyn Prince
Strategic Planning and Engagement Manager
Vistry Group

Laura Flanagan
Marketing Director
Knight Dragon

Louise Jopling
Chief Scientific & Innovation Officer
Babraham Research Campus

Alexandra Lanni
Head of Credit, Europe
Arrow Capital Partners

Paul Wood
Head of Economic Development and Regeneration
East Suffolk Council

Lee Bushell
Managing Director for South
Wates Residential

Bill Esterson MP
Chair
Energy Security and Net Zero Select Committee

Lord Khan
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Sarah D'Lima
Senior Customer Portfolio and Relationship Manager
Nuclear Waste Services

Evie Smith
Project Support
Sellafield

Alistair Craig
Net Zero Programme Manager
Enterprising Cumbria

Stuart Black
Development Director
Summix

Mickey Green
Director of Environment, Assets and Transport Services
North Somerset Council

Tanisha Raffiuddin
Founder and Creative Director
Concept Culture

Matthew Morgan
Founder
Quality of Life Foundation

Richard Todd
Head of Built Environment
Bidwells

Paul Birkin
Chief AI and Technology Officer
Homely

Jonathan Smales
Founder & CEO
Human Nature

Shazia Hussein
Chief Executive
London Legacy Development Corporation

Professor Sadie Morgan OBE
Founder
Quality of Life Foundation

Matthew Serginson
Divisional Development Director
McCarthy Stone

John Webster
Partner
DWF LLP

Debbie Reynolds
Partner
TLT LLP

James Binks
Chief Executive
Rochdale Council

Cllr Andrew McLaren
Deputy Leader
Tameside Council

Nicola Elsworth
Strategic Growth Director
Tameside Council

Tom Roberts
Head of Strategic Investment
L&G

Anna Earnshaw
Chief Executive
West Northamptonshire Council

Kevin Langley
Head of Major Projects and Regeneration
West Northamptonshire Council

Simon Harding-Roots
Managing Director, South
Muse

Pat Hayes
Executive Director of Property and Housing
Slough Borough Council

Mark Lahiff
UK Managing Director
IJM

Victoria Moloney
Head of Economy and Regeneration
Wiltshire Council

Nazar Soofi
Head of Sustainability and Decarbonisation
Eddisons

Javid Patel
Senior Director - Head of Public Sector
Eddisons

Pippa Gueterbock
Head of Placemaking
London Borough of Haringey

Sam Hunt
Chief Creative Officer
AIX Live

Karl Fitzgerald
Project Director
NISTA

Suzanne Benson
Regional Managing Partner
Trowers & Hamlins LLP

Cllr John Woolf
Executive Member for Homes and Neighbourhoods
Islington Council

Simon Case
Chair
Barrow Rising

Chair: Sandra Manson
Executive Director - Planning
Pegasus Group

Paul Cuttill
Vice President Stadium Operations
Liverpool Football Club

Chair: James Stilman
Head of Account Management & Customer Success
Zutec

Katie Gosling
Delivery Improvement Director
New Hospitals Programme, NHS England

Mike Archer
Senior Director
AstraZeneca

Chair: James Farrar
Chief Executive
York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority

Chair: Laura Citron OBE
CEO
London & Partners

Angie Ridgwell
Chief Executive
Hertfordshire County Council

Sheren Rose
Principle Designer and Head of Fire Safety Services
PB Safety

Joe Hart
Chief Executive Officer
Delta Fire Engineering

Andrew Clarke
Head of Masterplanning
Associated British Ports

John Morgan
Chair
HMP Nottingham Employment Advisory Board

Alex Lund
Director – Insights & Intelligence
CBRE Investment Management

David Rowsell
Managing Director London & Thames Valley
Kier Group

Iesha Anastasiou
Economic Development Officer
Slough Borough Council

Chair: Alex Favier
Global Campaign Director
Invest in UK University R&D - Midlands

Jiaxin Guan
General Manager
China Railway Construction Corporation International Investment Group

John Levy
Managing Director and Head of Impact Investing for Real Assets
Franklin Templeton

John Levy
Managing Director and Head of Impact Investing for Real Assets
Franklin Templeton

Matthew Ward
Strategy Director for Estates and Facilities Management
NHS England

Chair: Catriona Buckley
Senior Director - Client Solutions
CBRE Investment Management

Chloe Phelps
Chief Executive
Grounded

Neill Campbell
Partner
BPTW

Chair: Matt Carroll
Managing Director, Altair Property
Altair

William Stewart
Associate Director
Ekkist

Julie White
Chair
Build UK

Stuart Freeman
Head of Local Government Services
Jacobs

Hannah Griffiths
Strategic Growth Director, Cities & Places Europe
Jacobs

Carly Vince
Senior Director
QUOD

Noel Powell
Head of Regeneration and Data Centres
SSE

Host: Patrick White
Managing Director
Metro Dynamics

Isobel Woods
Head of Economy & Skills
Warwickshire County Council

Mike Murray
Commercial Real Estate Director
Rigby Group

Host: Neil Rami
Chief Executive
West Midlands Growth Company

Greg Clark
Executive Chair, Warwick Innovation District
University of Warwick

Joanna Birch
Chief Innovation Officer
Woodbourne Group

Host: Beth McArdle
Real Estate Partner & Corporate Occupier Co-Head
Shoosmiths

Michael Kirkland
Director
Logistics Capital Partners

Chair: Ian Griffin
Midlands Deputy Editor
Insider Media

Simon Duncan
Director of Global Partnerships & International Key Accounts
E.ON

Joe Reeves
Deputy Chief Executive
Midland Heart

Michele Steel
CEO
Regeneration Brainery

Niall Shamma
Chief Operating Officer
Warp Films

Chair: Ben Pretty
Partner
Cushman & Wakefield

Alexander Maltby
Investment Director
Housing Growth Partnership

Stuart Rogers
Director of Project Management for the North West
Muse

Greg Moss
Partner & Residential Sector Lead
Hawkins\Brown

Liz Laurence
Homewards Programme Director
Royal Foundation of the Prince & Princess of Wales

Adam Smith
Strategic Development Director
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield

Jayne Atkinson
Chief Investment Officer
LGPS Central

Daniel Watson
Head of Sustainability
Amber Infrastructure

Peter Radford
Senior Investment Director
Amber Infrastructure

Susan Thomas
Clinical Director
Google Health

Liam Gillard
Senior Project Manager
Salix Finance

Nathan Jenkinson
Strategic Account Director
Environment Bank

Neil Beamsley
Group Head of Biodiversity
Bellway Homes

Rachel Danemann
Planning Manager
HBF

Lisa Tye
Partner and Joint Head of the Planning Team
Shoosmiths

Nick White
Principal Advisor Net Gain
Natural England

Tom Hawley
Head of Affordable Housing Growth - North
Homes England

Andrew Assam
Homes Director
Lloyds Bank

Chair: Scott Cations
Senior Vice President
Altus Group

Zoe Ellis-Moore
CEO & Founder
Spaces to Places Ltd

Shanaaz Carroll
Interim Head Of Economic Development & Regeneration
Slough Borough Council

Luke Baker
Chief Investment Officer
7OaksIM

Nick Moore
Portfolio Manager
Borders to Coast Pension Partnership

Louise Warden
Investment Director for Real Estate
Local Pension Partnerships Investments

Dugal Hunt
Head of UK Indirect Real Estate Strategies
CBRE Investment Management

Kevin Etchells
Senior Investment Manager
Greater Manchester Pension Fund

Jenny Buck
Chief Investment Officer
London LGPS CIV

Arun Thaneja
Technical Services & Sustainability Director
Winvic

Tim Boxford
Creative Director
Maber Architects

Mark Jones
Managing Director – Multi-room
Winvic

Chair: Brendan Geraghty
Chief Executive
The Association for Rental Living

Phil Kelly
Partner, Sustainability
Ridge & Partners

Steven Alexander
European Head of Construction
GLP Europe

Alan Somerville
ESG Director
Tritax Big Box Developments

Gabriella Zepf
Sustainability Director
SEGRO

Martin Cooper
Vice President, Development Management UK
Prologis

Chair: Yetunde Abdul
Head of Climate Action
UK Green Building Council
Rob King
Director
Howells

Kuli Bajwa
Director
Pareto Projects

Joost Noordewier
Customer Experience and Commercial Director
West Coast Partnership Development

James Lancaster
Executive Director
G2M Group

Sarah Livingston
Head of Healthcare
CBRE

Matt Tunley
Strategic Land Director
Hill Group

Steve Scott
Future Communities Lead
GHD

Laura Thomson
Property Lead (Central & North)
Government Property Agency

Rosemary Jago
Infrastructure Partner
Bevan Brittan
Lesley McGregor
Managing Director
Eric Wright

Chair: Sonia McRobb
Senior Associate
Rider Levett Bucknall

Dr Janet Young CBE
Director General
Institute of Civil Engineers

Paul Addison
Director of Policy and External Affairs
GB Energy

Richard Grice
Executive Director, Place
East Midlands Combined Authority

Paula Heatley
New Homes Delivery Director Growth & Development
Platform Housing Group

Jim Bennett
Zero Bills Homes Director
Octopus Energy

James Dunne
Head of UK Living
Cushman & Wakefield

Chair: Anna Moore
Founder and CEO
Domna

Maria Cotton
Assistant Director for Estates, Investment and Placemaking
Oldham Council

Jace Tyrrell
Chief Executive
Opportunity London

Daniel Newman
Senior Economic Development Officer
Devon County Council

Catherine Raynsford
MD Stock Acquisitions
Hyde Housing

Chair: Jonathan Corris
Partner, Head of Real Estate Projects
Devonshires

Scott Cardwell
Service Director for Economy and Development
City of Doncaster Council

Kasang Kajang
Founder
KSquared

Jade Lewis
Chief Executive
Jade Advocacy

Chair: Tassos Kougionis
Director of ESG & Sustainability
McBains

Andrew Cooper
Managing Director
Global HSE Group

Ross O'Loughlin
Director - Head of GTS
Global HSE Group

Gary McKeating
Managing Director
Industrial Solutions Hub

Professor Steven Broomhead MBE
Chief Executive
Warrington Borough Council

Jamie Reed
Director
Nuclear Decommissioning Authority

Miranda Kirschel
Programme Director
iSH Industrial Solutions Hub

Luke Campbell
Mayor
Hull and East Yorkshire Combined Authority

Amy Lambert
Deputy Head - Freeports & Investment Zones
Department for Business and Trade

Chair: Simon Green
Chief Executive
Humber Freeport

Ben Fry
Fund Director for Affordable Housing
Thriving Investments

Charlotte Wills
Head of Communications and Marketing
Wates Residential

Richard Meier
CEO
Stories

Ian Romano
Head of Land and Development
Prologis

James Stockdale
Development Director
Muse

Tomasz Romaniewicz
Development Director
Locus Regeneration

Rob Valentine
Regional Director for the West Midlands
Bruntwood SciTech

Neil Impiazzi
Partnership Development Director
SEGRO

Dan Berger
Director of Property and Funds
Delancey

Harry Daws
Head of Living
Bywater Properties

Michael Brown
Director
Altered Space

Jonathan Sandling
Principal for London Campus
University of Portsmouth
Richard Tyrie
CEO
Good People

Olivia Sutcliffe
Founder
Young Professionals in Social Value

Dan King
Division Chair for London
Vistry

Jonathan Martin
Director of Inward Investment
London Borough of Waltham Forest

Joe Garrod
Strategic Director of Place
London Borough of Waltham Forest

Chair: Cllr Peter McDonald
Lead Member for Economic Development & Infrastructure
South Cambridgeshire District Council
Andy Howard
CEO
CSX

Jo Dancy
Director
Kanda Consulting

Peter Merchant
Investment Director
Octopus Real Estate

Chair: Jackie Sadek
Chair
UK Innovation Corridor

Chair: Jane Hutchins
Director of Operations
Cambridge Science Park

Natalie Wheble
Comms & Engagement Director
East West Rail

Steve Beel
Chief Executive
Freeport East

Chair: Andrew Summers
Chief Executive
Transport East

Shaun Grady
UK Chair
AstraZeneca