UKREiiF 2025 SPEAKERS
819 Speakers

Jo Makinson
Chief Investment Officer
Abri

Tahreen Shad
Regional Partnerships Director - North West
Lovell

Michela Hancock
Managing Director
Greystar Europe

Ana Dias
Associate - Sustainability & ESG
Drees and Sommer

Paul Morton
Chief Executive
G2M Group

Chair: James Lancaster
Executive Director
G2M Group

Stephen Peacock
Chief Executive
West Yorkshire Combined Authority

Michelle Burton
Head of Employment and Skills
West Yorkshire Combined Authority

Colin Wilson
Head of Regeneration Old Kent Road
London Borough of Southwark

Mike Spencer
Chief Development Officer
McDonalds

Louise Duggan
Interim Head of Regeneration
Greater London Authority

Luciana Ciubotariu
Chief Executive
Celtic Freeport

Kristy Lansdown
Head of Development
The Crown Estate

Jenny Fram
Director of Business Development
Eddisons

Chi Collins
Partner
Greenwoods Legal LLP

Alexander Hutchings
Partner and Head of Real Estate
Greenwoods Legal LLP

Mark Washer
CEO
SNG

Alan McBride
Technical Director
Muse

Chair: Joanna Rowelle
Director
Arup

Richard Berridge
Founder
Blackbird Advisory

Emma Frost
Chair
UK Innovation Districts Group

John Bolton
Regional Director, London and Thames Valley
Kier Construction

Sarah Beaumont-Smith
Chief Executive Officer
Fulcrum Infrastructure Group

Anna Strongman
CEO
Oxford University Developments

Lucy Gardner
Chief Strategy and Partnerships Officer
Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Michelle Humphreys
Director of Strategic Projects
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Chair: Cheryl Ward
Managing Director, Southern
Kier Construction

Tony Clements
Chief Executive
Ealing Council

Sarah McMillan
Director of Economic Development & Growth
Northumberland County Council

Nina Sarlaka
Inward Investment and Enterprise Manager
Plymouth City Council

Luisa Mostarda
Energy Specialist
Savills

Alfie Heyland
Business Unit Director for Central Government
Mace

Philip Graham
Executive Director Good Growth
Greater London Authority

Chair: Alexandra Smith
Senior Business Development Manager
Kier Construction

Tania Tsoneva
Head of Infrastructure Research
CBRE Investment Management

Tom Donnachie
Managing Director UK Investments
Amro Partners

Limor Shklaz
European Housing & Alternatives Portfolio Management Director
Nuveen

Chair: Dr Chris Marien
Partner
calfordseaden

Gregor Mitchell
Senior Director
EcoWorld International

Wayne Layton
Executive Head of Regeneration and Economic Development
Havant Borough Council

Richard Williams
Managing Director
Keon Homes

Pritheeva Rasaratnam
Deputy General Counsel and Director of Regulatory & Corporate Legal
Financial Conduct Authority

Melanie Pears
Partner
Ward Hadaway

Chair: Javid Patel
Director and Head of Public Sector
Eddisons

Russell Favager
SRO for Healthier Futures Programme
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Stephen Meleady
Stantec

Marie Jasper
Planning Associate
Stantec

Steve Ford
Managing Director, Yorkshire & NE
Caddick Construction

Dave Saville
Managing Director, NorthWest
Caddick Construction

Julie Beresford
Head of Economic Growth & Prosperity
Bassetlaw District Council

Guy Battle
Chief Executive
Social Value Portal

Piers Clanford
Chief Operating Officer
The Berkeley Group

Shivali Mathur
Associate, Energy Transition
Amberside Advisors

Chair: Bonnie Chu
UK Healthcare Sector Director
Ramboll

Chair: Simon Marks
City Executive
Arcadis

Morgan Godden
Graduate Environmental Consultant
AECOM

Amy Hutton
Director of Services
Cyrenians

Molly Bishop
Head of Implementation
Centre for Homelessness Impact

William Krespi
Senior Director, Development
Greystar

Victoria Manston
Head of Development
HUB Living
Chair: Paul Jones
Director, Residential Sector Lead - Buildings
Ramboll

Ian McDermott
Chief Executive
Peabody

Dave Davies
Head of Lending
Barclays

Tony Doyle
Head of Digital and IT Futures
Blackpool Council

Alex Favier
Director
Midlands Innovation

Phil Mayall
Managing Director
Muse

Joe Marshall
Regional Managing Director (South) for Development
SNG

Leigh-Sara Timberlake
Group CEO
Business South Group

Ian Drummond
Divisional Chair for Scotland, North East and North Yorkshire
Taylor Wimpey

Caroline Cuthbertson
Operations Director
Crosswind Developments

Hugh Garnett
Senior Specialist, Real Assets
Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change

Miranda Hammond
Director
Vengrove

Tamsin Hart-Jones
Head of Cities and Major Conurbations
Homes England

Cllr Tom Hunt
Leader
Sheffield City Council

Leah Holmes
Associate Director, Smart Energy & Sustainability
Stantec

Nick Adlam
Specialist Advisor – Sustainability & Net Zero
Lewes District Council and Eastbourne Borough Council

Jamie Smith
Development Director
Related Argent

Cathy Reynolds
Director- City Centre Regeneration
Belfast City Council
Cléo TEST

Francesca Wilkinson
Senior Sustainability and Environmental Manager
Willmott Dixon

Andrew Farrimond
Infrastructure Sector Lead
Aviva Capital Partners

Keane Duncan
Cabinet Member for Transport
North Yorkshire Council

John Waterman
Chief Operating Officer
Willmott Dixon

Kelly Bream
Chief Operating Officer
Bidwells

Chair: Mark Chivers
Director General
Government Property / Cabinet Office

Tom Bridgman
Executive Director of Development
Oxford City Council
Chair: Simon Toplass
Chief Executive
Pagabo Group

Kerstin Kane
Principal Planning Officer (Sustainability)
City of London Corporation

Rebecca Shafran
Alternative Markets and Research Director
BNP Paribas

Sarah Halpin
Director
Ramboll

Matt Hawkins
CEO
Knight Dragon

Louise Brennan
Regional Director Midlands
Historic England

Paddy McGuigan
Director – Commercial Real Estate
Allied Irish Bank

Alyson Heald
Partnerships Director (North West)
L&Q

Jacqueline Esimaje-Heath
Growth Director
L&Q

Ed Ellerington
Chief Executive
Packaged Living

Helen Newman
Group Head of Sustainability
Bidwells

Rokhsana Fiaz
Mayor
Newham Council

Cathy Palmer
Director of Regeneration Delivery
Walker Sime

Jane Anderson
Head of ESG Investment
Homes England

Stephen Teagle
Chief Executive Partnerships and Regeneration
Vistry Group

Scott Crudgington
Deputy Chief Executive
Hertfordshire County Council

Kyle Streitburger
Head of Investment
Sunrise Real Estate

Henry Marshall
Investment Director
Placefirst

Nicky Gordon
Managing Director
Genesis Homes

James Woodmansee
Development Director
PJ Livesey

Janet Garner
Future Workforce Director
BAE Systems

Tarah Gear
Director
Milligan

Chair: Simon Halewood
Principal Communications Manager
Willmott Dixon

Chair: Richard Bartlett
Director
Willmott Dixon Interiors

Joanna Averley
Chief Planner
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government

Setareh Neshati
Head of Development, Housing and Regeneration
Westminster City Council

Chair: Annie Brafield
Director
Cartwright Communications

Steph Ball
Investment Director
Grosvenor

Charles Hesketh
Regional Policy Manager
National Farmers Union

Rachel Ford
Strategy Director
Transport for the North

Kemi Owoeye
Technical Lead for Sustainable Design
Willmott Dixon

Anne-Marie Bond
Chief Executive
Torbay Council

Chris Wheeler
Regional Head of Land and Development
Willmott Dixon

Kelly Hillman
Director of Public Land & Place
Vistry Group

Chair: Nicholas Boys Smith MBE
Chair
Create Streets

Kazeem Afolabi
Associate Director
BBS Capital

Matthew Gladstone
Chief Executive
Peterborough City Council

Mark Woodrow
Chief Operating Officer
Packaged Living

David Pack
Assistant Director - Economic Development & Growth
London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham

Simone Roche MBE
Chief Executive Officer
We Are PoWEr

Jeavon Lolay
Head of Economics & Market Insight
Lloyds Bank

Richard Robinson
President for UK&I
AtkinsRéalis

Kryan Bracken MBE

Rosie Donachie
Senior Director
British Business Bank / British Patient Capital

Cllr Dan Swords
Leader
Harlow Council

Tom Glover
Construction Skills Manager
Places for London

Peter Chisnall
Senior HR Business Partner
Barratt Redrow

Zen Sahi
Apprentice
CoreFive

Lacey Johnson
Apprentice Building Surveyor
CBRE

Moriah Oshungbemi
Construction Manager Apprentice
Mace

Chair: Emma Barnes
Head of Impact
Construction Youth Trust

Chair: Dan Drogman
CEO & Founder
Smart Spaces

Jennifer Sheddan
Head of Housing
Glasgow City Council

Martyn Evans
Creative Director
Landsec

Joanna Rowelle
Director
Arup

Jo Negrini
Director - Towns, Neighbourhoods and Homes
Arup

Lucy Musgrave
Founding Director
Publica

Jamie Quinn
Sustainability Director
Related Argent

James Addison
Chief Operating Officer for European Markets
JLL

Selina White
Chief Executive
Magna

Jenny Ford
Head of Sustainable Places and Growth
North Somerset Council

James Saunders
Chief Executive Officer
Quintain

Emma Hatch
Head of Development
Places for London

Rasmus Astrup
Design Principal, Senior Partner
SLA

Barry Paschali
Director
PASCHALi Energy & Environmental Consultancy

Jeremy Barker
Director for Banking & Investment
National Wealth Fund

David Epstein
Managing Director
Aviva Capital Partners

Cllr Shital Manro
Cabinet Member for Good Growth and New Housing
London Borough of Ealing

Nam Do
Vice President
Greykite Investments

Louisa Luxton
Head of Life Sciences UK&I
Christeyns

Ben Bowler
Technical Director for Renewables, and Energy Consultant for Smart Energy & Sustainability
Stantec

Chair: Rumi Bose
Director
Rumi Bose Ltd

Mark Pendlington
Chair Designate & Chair
University of Suffolk/Suffolk Business Board

Nick Steven-Jones
Chief Executive Officer
Jarrolds

Eman Martin-Vignerte
Head of Political Affairs & Government Relations
Bosch UK

Cllr Matthew Hicks
Leader
Suffolk County Council

Cllr Kay Mason Billig
Leader
Norfolk County Council

Emma Osmundsen
Assistant Director of Housing Regeneration
London Borough of Ealing

Chris Thompson
Founder
CITU

Judith Barker
Executive Director for Place and Connectivity
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority

Cllr Anthony Okereke
Leader
Royal Borough of Greenwich

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

Melinda Cross
Head of UK Industrial & Logistics
JLL

Paul Thomas
Director of Planning and Placemaking
Milton Keynes Council

Stewart Mounsey
Deputy Director for Operations Catchment Services
Environment Agency

Chair: Mike Knott
Planning Director
Stantec

Emma Bennett
Chief Executive
Walsall Council

Nazeya Hussain
Corporate Director
London Borough of Croydon

Steve Park
Director of Growth
Warrington Borough Council

Helen Pluck
Chief Executive
Ipswich Borough Council

Adrian Lunn
Director
Eddisons

Chair: Andrew Parker
Partner
Eddisons

Sass Pledger
Property Director
Hertfordshire County Council

Matthew Evans
Partner
Forsters

Chair: Alex Williamson
Business Development Manager
ITS

John Reid
Managing Director
Herts Living

Thérèse Marie Rodgers
Counsel for Construction Disputes
Forsters

Chair: Andrew Parker
Head of Construction Disputes
Forsters

Doug Pullen
Leader
Lichfield District Council

Annette Roberts
Corporate Director of Place and Communities
South Staffordshire District Council

Graham Cherry
Chief Executive
Stonebond

Richard Cherry
Chairman
Stonebond

Stephen Appleton
Consultant
Troup Bywaters + Anders

Tracey O'Donnell
Managing Director
Milton Keynes Development Partnership

Paul Rickard
Chief Executive
Pocket Living

Ruth Carver
Deputy Director
Greater Lincolnshire Combined County Authority
Chair: Michael Hodges
Managing Director for Capital Markets
Christie & Co

Chair: John Marsh
Chief Operating Officer
BUUK

Matthew Jones
Relationship Director for Real Estate Finance
Santander

Sally Basker
Chief Executive
Exeter Science Park

Cllr Tudor Evans
Leader
Plymouth City Council

Karl Tucker
Chair
Great South West

Chair: Alasdair Young
Partner and UK Energy Lead
Buro Happold

Cllr Paul Harvey
Leader
Basingstoke and Deane Council
Stuart Harris
Chief Operating Officer
Milligan

Jo Weston
National Product Manager
Willmott Dixon

Lorna Taverner
Head of Collida Design
Willmott Dixon

Tracey Lee
Chief Executive
Plymouth City Council

Imogen Ebbs
Head of Strategic Investment and Growth
Aviva Investors

Todd Marler
Senior Director of Operations
Greystar

Scarlett Black
Director of Operations
Maritime UK

Alex Crawley
Investment Director
Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS)

Chris Rule
Chief Executive
Local Pensions Partnership Investments

Mark Walker
Chief Investment Officer
Mineworkers' Pension Scheme & British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme

Ted Frith
Head of Distribution and Investor Relations
Equitix

Adam Glen
Founder
Unicorn Biotechnologies

Kirsty Jolley
Head of Marketing
Placefirst

Paul Richards
Deputy Chief Executive
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council

Sowmya Parthasarathy
Director
Arup

Paul Fiddaman
CEO
Karbon Homes

Susan Emmett
Social Value Director
Stantec
Chair: Lucy Wood
Director for ESG, Climate Change and Sustainability Solutions
Stantec

Cllr Ian Courts
Leader
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council

Chair: Cllr Kieron Williams
Leader
London Borough of Southwark

Brenda Dacres
Mayor
London Borough of Lewisham

Liam Ronan-Chlond
Director of Strategic Partnerships
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority

Jemma Phillips
Group Finance Director
Leaders Romans Group

Richard Berridge
Founding Member
BTR Taskforce

Chair: Ian Barnett
Director of Land
Leaders Romans Group

Martin McKay
Executive Director of Regeneration
Clyde Gateway

Simon Chisholm
Chief Investment Officer
Resonance

Chair: Karen Shackleton
Chair & Founder
Pensions for Purpose

Cllr Louise McKinlay
Deputy Leader
Essex County Council

Meeta Kaur
Partner
Town Legal LLP

David Willock
Managing Director for ESG Finance
Lloyds Bank

Paula Broadbent
Managing Director
Lovell Later Living

Ghislaine Halpenny
Director of ESG and Corporate Affairs
Regal London

Lina Makrodimitri
Energy & Carbon Lead
Schroders

Chair: Chris Morris
Partner for Real Estate
Shoosmiths

Laura Dyer
Deputy Chief Executive
Arts Council England

Claire Aindow
Pro Vice Chancellor
University of Cumbria

Stefana Moroianu
Associate Director for Sustainability and Real Estate
Invesco
Pal Hauff Hvattum
CEO and Co-Founder
CQuel
Matthew Penton
Director for Google Data & AI
BIP Group

Robin Dobson
Group Property Director
Network Rail Property

Saker Nusseibeh CBE
Chief Executive
Federated Hermes

Catherine Dewar
Regional Director for the North West
Historic England

Nuala Gallagher
Corporate Director of City Development
Liverpool City Council

Patrick Smart
Energy Networks Director
RES Group

Ethan Thornton
Deputy Director, Data Infrastructure Security and Resilience
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Cathy Massarella
Managing Director
Nexus

James Richardson
Managing Director for the Transpennine Route Upgrade
Network Rail
Paul Campbell
Chief Executive
Richborough Estates

Chair: Paul Brocklehurst
Chair
Land, Planning & Development Federation

Nicola Said
Regional Lead
Visit Britain

Zac Richardson
Director of Offshore Delivery
National Grid

Ann Santry
Chair
Shared Ownership Council

Christian Balshen
Director
Rightmove

Rupa Patel
General Council
Awaze

Kelly McCabe
Managing Director
The Mortgage People

Chair: Toby Sadler
Host
Talking Infrastructure Podcast

Sunny Sanger
Head of Sales
HSPG

Natasha Tull
Head of Sales
The Guinness Partnership

Joe Goss
Business Development Director
Fixflo

Dr Helen Adams
Senior Lecturer for UK Adaptation to Climate Change
Kings College London

Fernando Valdivielso
Account Director
Gallagher Insurance

Matt Lewis
Consultant Solicitor
Commonhold

Raman Singh
Group Investment Director
Western Trading Group

David Johnson
Head of Public Affairs
Michelin

John Kavanagh
Group Communications Director
JCB

Ann Pittard
Director of Engagement & Partnerships
Keele University

Cllr Jonathan Brook
Leader
Westmorland & Furness Council

Helen Featherstone
Director
National Lottery Heritage Fund

Gill Haigh
Managing Director
Cumbria Tourism

Richard Ballantyne
CEO
British Ports Association

Richard Mann
Director & Head of Social Infrastructure, Europe & India
AECOM

Chair: Richard Green
Senior Director
AECOM

Chair: James Hill
Urban Transit Director
Egis

Ewan Forsyth
Development Director
Prime PLC

Peter Baker
Commercial Director
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust

Sam Plum
Chief Executive
Westmorland & Furness Council

Owain Thomas
Managing Director of Land and Development
Sir Robert McAlpine Capital Ventures

Cllr Ian Yuill
Leader
Aberdeen City Council

Dawn Wylie
Group Land Director
Taylor Wimpey

Cassandra Gardiner
Head of Digital Innovation & Change
London Borough of Redbridge

Marcus Dorling
Client Director
Boldyn Networks

Cllr Grant Laing
Leader
Perth & Kinross Council

Cllr Raymond Bremner
Leader
Highland Council

Ben Russell
Deputy Head of Freeports and Investment Zones
Department for Business & Trade

Chair: Alex Cousins
Director for Devolved Government
Connected Places Catapult

Brett Ormrod
Net Zero Carbon Lead
LaSalle Investment Management

Philly Strahan
Freeport Innovation Network Manager
Connected Places Catapult

Chair: Ibrahim Mohamed
Associate Director for Freeports
Connected Places Catapult

Chair: Catherine McGuinness CBE
Non-Executive Director
Connected Places Catapult

Chair: Tilly Shaw
Associate Director for Real Estate
Verco

Chair: Erika Lewis
CEO
Connected Places Catapult

Erika Lewis
CEO
Connected Places Catapult

Martin Dey
Resident

Mandar Puranik
Head of Regeneration, Investment and Jobs
London Borough of Ealing

Fredrik Borestrom
Director EMEA & LATAM

Beverley Bearne
Chief Operating Officer
Middlesbrough and Hartlepool Mayoral Development Corporation

Meredith May
Director of Estates Strategy, Portfolio & Leasehold
Department for Work and Pensions

Asif Rehmanwala
CEO
Ecotricity

Syreeta Bayne
Head of Social Value and Sustainability
Muse

Sally Bruer
Head of EMEA Logistics & Industrial
Cushman & Wakefield

Phil Cresswell
Executive Director of Place
Cheshire East Council

Rob Polkinghorne
Chief Executive
Cheshire East Council

Rose McArthur
Director of Transport
Cheshire West & Chester Council

Cllr Jane Meagher
Leader
The City of Edinburgh Council

Jules Pipe CBE
Deputy Mayor for Planning, Regeneration and the Fire Service
Greater London Authority

Amy Ingham
Senior Consultant
The Good Economy

Jenna Langford
Head of City Development
City of Wolverhampton Council

Michelle Percy
Director of Investment and Growth
Newcastle City Council
Henry Pepper
Partner for Property Funds
Bridges Fund Management

Cllr Mark Flynn
Leader
Dundee City Council

Dr Kath Mackay
Director of Life Sciences
Bruntwood Life Sciences

Chair: John Sayer
Head of Regeneration and Development & Chair of Compulsory Purchase Association
Ardent

John Smith
Executive Director for Growth & Regeneration
Bristol City Council

Miles Keeley
Head of Acquisitions
HUB

Rachel Allwood
Planning Director
Dandara Living

James Welch
Director
Willmott Dixon

Rodger Till
Estates Development Manager
Stonegate Group

Will Bronze
Senior Surveyor
Newmark

Rosie Hart
Sustainability Manager
Cast Interiors

Vanessa Curtis
Founder and Chair
Ability:RE

Chair: Charles Fifield
Executive Committee Member
Ability:RE

Professor Dina D'Ayala
Chair for Disaster Risk Reduction & Resilience
UNESCO

Joanna Killian
Chief Executive
Local Government Association

Nadia Persaud
Business Manager
LocatED

Geraldine Wildman
Assistant Director for Digital and Information
Mining Remediation Authority

Tony McGovern
Director of Investment, Delivery & Growth
Stoke-on-Trent City Council

Mark Kelso
Deputy Director Transformation and Project Delivery
HM Land Registry

Rob Addison
Programme Director for Facilities Management & Better Buildings
Cabinet Office

Charli Bevan
Head of Private Office for Regeneration, Housing and Planning
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Carly Ersser
Workplace Services Director
Government Property Agency

Jake Drummond
Deputy Head of Property Profession
Government Property Agency

Lynda Rawsthorne
Head of Government Property Profession
Cabinet Office

Carmen Suarez-Garcia
Director
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government

Jessica Blakely
Director, Local Funding and Investment
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government

David Beeby
Chair
Enterprising Cumbria

Dominic Brankin
Director of Workplace Services
Government Property Agency

Chair: Mark Bourgeois
CEO
Government Property Agency

Suzi Izumi
International Investment Officer
Office for Investment

Kay Withers
Director of Levelling Up, Policy, Strategy and Analysis
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government

Darren Crossley
Director of Place, Sustainable Growth and Transport
Cumberland Council

Mark Bourgeois
Interim Chief Executive
Government Property Agency

Paula McLeay
Programme Director for Places for Growth
Cabinet Office

Rav Cheema
Senior Associate
LocatED

Isobel Brown
Programme Director
Enterprising Cumbria

Chair: Ravi Chand CBE
SRO Places for Growth
Cabinet Office

Andrew Seeking
Chief Executive
Cumberland Council

Alistair Brownlee
Founder
The Brownlee Foundation

Karl Kent
Relationship Director
Paragon Bank

Mark Quigley
Managing Director for UK Real Estate Finance
Beaufort Capital

Paul Burns
Investment Director
abrdn

Ruben Bos
Head of European Real Estate Strategy
DWS

Una O'Halloran
Leader
London Borough of Islington

Julia Barrett
Chief Sustainability Officer
Willmott Dixon

Paul Broadbent
Associate
LocatED

Fallon Horan-Swords
Deputy Director for Workplace Project Delivery
Government Property Agency

Colin Casse
Estates Director
HMRC

Jennifer Riddell-Carpenter MP
Vice Chair
All Party Parliamentary Group for Healthy Homes and Buildings and MP for Suffolk Coastal

Toby Burgess
Relationship Director
Paragon Bank

Alice Lester MBE
Corporate Director for Neighbourhoods and Regeneration
London Borough of Brent

Kean Jones
Chief Technology Officer
Government Property Agency
Mark Gray
Chief Transformation & Technology Officer
HM Land Registry

Jo Nugent
Director for Strategy, Research, Analysis and Sponsorship
Homes England

Dharmesh Nayee
Director for Devolution
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government

Pat Ritchie CBE
Chair
Government Property Agency

Aida Berhamovic
Director of Estates
Royal College of Music

Michelle Sacks
CEO
Huntingdonshire District Council

Angenika Kunne
Managing Director and Head of Infrastructure Equity
Aviva Investors

Charlotte Cooper
Head of Land
Curo

Lloyd Lee
Managing Partner
Yoo Capital

Chris Scott
Development Director
Muse

Chair: Dr Tom Tew
Chief Executive
NatureSpace Partnership

Cllr Mark Fryer
Leader
Cumberland Council

Matthew Hutchinson
Partner
Blacks Solicitors

Chair: Justine Edmonds
Head of Build to Rent
Leaders Romans Group

Hannah Cooper
Group HR Director
Leaders Romans Group

Paul Southall
Head of Sustainability
Jet2

Chair: Stephen Still
Regional Director
Stirling Ackroyd Surveyors

Millie Dodd
Senior Communications Manager
Just Build Homes

Sir Simon Clarke
Former Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, and Director
Onward

Lilian Martins
Senior Lecturer in Architectural Technology
University of Roehampton

Chi Onwurah MP
Chair
Science, Innovation and Technology Committee and MP for Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West

Tom Leeming
Director
Tritax Big Box Developments

Peter Langly-Smith
Managing Director
Reef Group

Sandra Fives
Chief Strategy Officer
Catalyst

Jane Simpson
Commercial, Engineering & Capital Delivery Director
United Utilities

Toby Reid
Executive Director
Pioneer Group

Chair: Elliot Gill
Technical Director
Stantec

Jade Gallagher
Chief Operating Officer
Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games

Host: Chris Taylor
Chairman
Federated Hermes

Host: Saker Nusseibeh CBE
CEO
Federated Hermes

Host: Paul Pavia
Head of Development
MEPC

Host: Tom Retallick
Decarbonisation Frameworks Manager
Pagabo

Jonathan Oram
Framework Director
Pagabo

Ben Jones
Head of Delivery South of England
Pagabo

Host: Ben Jones
Head of Delivery
Pagabo

Host: Karen Carter
Director of National Delivery
Pagabo

Will Campbell
Social Value Engagement Lead
Loop

Shamayne Harris
Head of Procurement
Pagabo

Jonathan Parker
Development Director
Pagabo

Chair: Sinead Turnbull
Planning Director
Tritax Big Box Development

Cllr Shantanu Rajawat
Leader
London Borough of Hounslow

Fiona Fletcher-Smith
CEO – L&Q and Chair
G15

Shelagh O'Neill
Director of Regeneration and Strategy
Calderdale Council

Dr Ghazwa Alwani-Starr
Chief Operating Officer
University of Bath
František Kubeš
Head of Strategic Development
Brno City Municipality

Gemma Sumsion
Partner and Head of Corporate & Commercial
Goughs

Hardeep Thandi
Director for Property Development
United Trust Bank

Darryl Barker
Managing Director
Albemarle Homes

James Cousley
Co-Founder
Trigon DM

Andy Cox
Director
Trigon DM

Chair: Rob Hughes
Co-Founder
Cosmic Charging

Shaun Weston
Managing Director
British Offsite

Andrew Davey
Fund Manager & Head of Affordable Housing
CBRE Investment Management

Chris Curtis MP
Vice Chair
Labour Growth Group and MP - Milton Keynes North

Graham Grant
Deputy Chief Executive
Active Travel England

Keith Gains
Managing Director and Head of UK
Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners

Tim Lord
Head of Climate Change
HSBC

Chair: Max Camplin
Executive Director
Cavendish

Georgina Lynch
Managing Director
P J Livesey

Chris Porter
Major Projects Manager
Transport for London

Sam Fox
Director of Strategy and Investment Analysis
NewRiver REIT

Geoff Wainwright
CEO
Impact Data Metrics

Iain Jenkinson
Executive Director
CBRE

Neil Murray
Director
Impact Data Metrics

Kelly Crews
Head of Decarbonisation Service
Willmott Dixon

Chair: Amy Casterton
Business Development Director
ES Global

Chair: Ian Leech
Yorkshire Editor
Insider Media

Andrew Moys
Vice President for Impact
McDonalds

Chair: Caroline Compton-James
Deputy Chief Executive
SCAPE

Richard Ellis
Director of Sustainability
Peabody

Nigel Banks
Technical Director
Octopus Energy

Chair: Fahmida Nisa
Event Manager & Host
UKREiiF

Lucy Atlee
Senior Quality and Design Manager
Places for London

Chair: Graeme Craig
Chief Executive
Places for London

Jo Walker
Chief Executive
North Somerset Council

Michael Barry
Assistant Director of Inclusive Growth and Placemaking
Cumberland Council

Beccy Speight
Chief Executive
RSPB

Alison Crofton
Chief Property Officer
Homes England

Lee Nash
Head of Development
Indurent

Rach Clarke
Development Director
Mountpark

Harry Badham
Chief Development and Asset Repositioning Officer
Hammerson

Bronwen Rapley
Chief Executive
Onward Homes
Chair: Elle Cass
Head of Strategic Built Environment Growth
SLR Consulting

Matt Thomas
Built Environment Senior Sector Leader
SLR Consulting

Ben Taylor
Planning Director
Newlands Property Developments

Richard Hickman
Senior Director for Planning
Indurent

Kate Howe
Development Director
Tritax Big Box Developments

Abbas Akbar
Managing Director
Mumtaz Restaurants

Rob Chesworth
Head of Strategic Land
The Crown Estate

Vi Davda
Managing Director and Head of Bond Origination
ABN AMRO

Paul Weston
Senior Vice President and Head of UK
Prologis

Manuel Dusina
Head of Infrastructure
Phoenix Group

Oliver Swallow
Senior Investment Manager for Commercial Real Estate
Phoenix Group

Rory Musgrave
Assistant Director
Long Harbour

Jason Longhurst
Board Member
Oxford-Cambridge Supercluster

Mike Reader MP
UK Government's Mission Champion for Construction and MP
Northampton South

Chair: David Smith-Milne
Founder and CEO
Place Capital Group

Chair: Gillian Breen
Head of Commercial Cost Management
Currie & Brown

Eamonn Boylan
Interim CEO
Homes England

Simon Lightwood MP
Minister for Local Transport
Department for Transport and MP for Wakefield and Rothwell

Bernhard Dachs
Senior Director for Investment & Development
Mitsubishi Estate

Simon Gould
Development Director
Care REIT

Killian Currey-Lewis
Investment Director
Care REIT

John Anderson
Chief Executive Officer
Allison Homes

Isabel McAllister
Chief Sustainability and Compliance Officer
First Bus

Tracey Carter
Director of Regeneration and Inclusive Growth
Stockton-on-Tees Council

Lukáš Kořínek
Officer for Green Space Protection and Development
Brno City Municipality

Ed Whiting
Chief Executive
Leeds City Council

Angela Barnicle
Director for City Development
Leeds City Council

Lorna Pimlott
Managing Director for Local Authority Lending
National Wealth Fund

Rob Heasman
Chief Executive Officer
The Earls Court Development Company

Mike Dodd
Development Director
Socius

Simon Fletcher
Chief Executive
Lichfield District Council

Phil Murphy
Director and Head of Property Transactions
Evolve Estates

Chair: Peyrouz Modarres
Director
Walsh

Victoria Beattie
Head of Estates
Port of Tyne

Tom Bloxham
Chairman, Urban Splash and Committee Member
Urban Splash Residential Fund

Matt Cross
Deputy Director for Markets and Regions
Department for Business & Trade

Tim Newns
Managing Director
Office for Investment
Tim Hawkins
Sustainability & Responsibility Director
Yorkshire Water

Helen Pilcher
Head of UK Development
CLS Holdings

Jonni Glick
Vice President for Investment
Deutsche Finance

Claire Petricca-Riding
Partner
Irwin Mitchell

Sunny Johal
Development Director
Glenbrook

Dr Suki Balendra
Director of Strategic Partnerships for Paddington Life Sciences
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Eleanor Deeley
Joint Managing Director
Deeley Group

Nov Sidhu
Divisional Chair
Taylor Wimpey

András Kárpáti
CEO
Cordia

Heather Cheesbrough
Director of Planning and Sustainable Regeneration
London Borough of Croydon

TBC Leader
Staffordshire County Council

Andrew Davies
Chief Executive
Kier Group

Adrian Hawkins OBE
Chair
Hertfordshire Futures

Tim Heatley
Co-Founder
Capital & Centric

Andy Burnham
Mayor
Greater Manchester Combined Authority

Cllr Susan Aitken
Leader
Glasgow City Council

Peter Schofield
Head of Integrated Commissioning and Procurement
Manchester City Council

Sharif Narouz
Programme Director Future Materials Campus
AWE

George Freeman MP
Member
Science, Innovation and Technology Committee

Chair: Oliver Heywood
Partner
Bidwells

Chair: Roland Bull
Partner and Head of Rural Investment
Bidwells

Chair: Max Bryan
Head of Laboratory and Office Agency
Bidwells

Rasheed Rahman
Affordable Housing Senior Investment Manager
Pension Insurance Corporation

Chair: Mike Jones
Partner
Bidwells

Chair: Jo Hawkings
Partner for Investment and Property Management
Bidwells
Cllr Helen Dennis
Cabinet Member for New Homes and Sustainable Development
London Borough of Southwark

David Peacock
Director of UK Investment
Heimstaden

Mark Callender
Research Partner
Bidwells

David Gardner
Chief Investment Officer
Gresham House

Alexandra Morley
Deputy Director
Government Property Agency

Chair: Finlay Clark
Head of Energy and Climate
Bidwells

David Partridge
Co-Founder and Chairman
Related Argent

Kate Willard OBE
Chair
Thames Estuary Growth Board

Mike Reader MP
Chair
All Party Parliamentary Group on Infrastructure and MP for Northampton South
Stafford Lancaster
Chief Investment Officer
Delancey

Chair: Stephanie McMahon
Director
SMCI Ltd

Gemma Kataky
Managing Director for Real Estate
Blackstone

Myriam Stacey
Barrister
Landmark Chambers

Professor José Torero Cullen
Head of Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering Department
UCL

Rob Cargill
Partner
Troup Bywaters + Anders

Andrew Campbell
Partner
Troup Bywaters + Anders

Ian Shipley
Associate
Troup Bywaters + Anders

James Campbell
Partner
Troup Bywaters + Anders

Mary Harding
Learning and Development Advisor
Troup Bywaters + Anders

Jo Bertram
Managing Director for Business & Wholesale
Virgin Media 02

Kate Connery
Building Services Design Engineer
Troup Bywaters + Anders

Seray Osman
Sustainability Consultant
Troup Bywaters + Anders

Mark Richardson
Head of Sustainable Innovation
Troup Bywaters + Anders

Zoe Faulkner
Associate
Troup Bywaters + Anders

Josh Szwejkowski
Project Associate
Troup Bywaters + Anders

James Fraser-Chalk
Partner
Troup Bywaters + Anders

Emma Fraser
Director Housing Markets and Strategy
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government

Tomoki Nishino
President and CEO
Marubeni Europower

Pete Gladwell
Group Managing Director, Public Investment
Legal & General

Ushma Samani
Principal Development Manager for Real Estate
Network Rail

Chair: Steve Scott
Future Communities Lead for EMEA
GHD

Chair: Kieran Dyer
Director
Pick Everard

Linda Goodacre
Director of Estates and Facilities Management
University of Sheffield

Chair: Adam Groves
IES Ltd
Priney Chauhan
Global Sector Lead
IES Ltd

Misa von Tunzelmann
Head of Corporate Affairs and Marketing Europe
Lendlease

Stuart Dawson
Managing Director
J2

Muyiwa Oki
President
RIBA

Chair: Patrick Johnston
Director
J2

Richard Thompson
Director of of Water Resources
Environment Agency

Chair: Suzanne Benson
Partner
Trowers & Hamlins LLP

James Pinney
Head of Northern Europe
Cubico Sustainable Investments

Fiona Fletcher-Smith
Chief Executive Officer
L&Q

Chair: Kieran Ronnie
Head of Social Value
AECOM

Megan Knights
Strategy & Growth Director for Transportation
AECOM

Helena Rivers
Energy Transition Lead
AECOM

Rachel Miller
Investment Strategy Director
UPP

Filip Chvátal
Deputy Mayor
Brno City Council

Leigh Thomas
Group Managing Director
Kier Property

Zoe Davidson
Partner
Deloitte

Misbah Uddin
Managing Director for Infrastructure & Capital Projects
Alvarez & Marshall

Laura Gordon
Partner for Energy and Infrastructure Finance
Walker Morris

Chair: Ben Sheppard
Partner for Infrastructure & Energy
Walker Morris

Chair: Matthew Williams
Real Estate Partner
Fladgate

Jane Hutchins
Director of Operations
Cambridge Science Park

David Atkinson
National Head of Land and Development
Willmott Dixon

Chris Hulme
Director
Influential

Elizabeth Oliveira
Senior Development Manager
Muse

David Reid
Managing Director
Legal & General Capital

Richard Scott
Director
Dunlop Heywood

Joe Slater
Director
Dunlop Heywood

Adam Brooke
Director
Dunlop Heywood

Chair: Ruqayya Joji
Rating Surveyor
Dunlop Heywood
Kate Faulkner OBE
Chair
Home Buying & Selling Group

Chair: Michael Cook
CEO
Leaders Romans Group

Jason Farrimond
Director for Land & New Homes
Leaders Romans Group

Hanna Afolabi
Founder
Black Women in Real Estate

Emma Fletcher
Low Carbon Homes Director
Octopus Energy

Alex Notay
Chair
Radix Big Tent Housing Commission

Paul Brocklehurst
Chair
Land, Planning & Development Federation

Philip Barnes
Group Land and Planning Director
Barratt Redrow

Stuart Hensby
Director of Sales & Marketing
Abri Group

Peter Hawley
Director
Leaders Romans Group

Chair: Adrian Plant
New Homes and Shared Ownership
Leaders Romans Group

Rosie-May Flamson
Director
Glide Property Management

Paul Johnston
Corporate Sales Director
Leaders Romans Group

Andy Jones
Group Director Corporate
Leaders Romans Group

Karen Clarke
Interim Managing Director
Oxford to Cambridge Partnership

Karen Charles
Executive Director
Boyer

Lord Charles Banner
Working Peer
House of Lords

Julian Carey
Chief Executive
Indurent

Grant Leggett
Executive Director
Boyer

Nicola Curle
Partner
Birketts

Chair: Daniel Joyce
Deputy Managing Director
Close Brothers Property Finance

Anna Hwang
Chief Investment Officer
Placefirst

Chair: Dan Holford
Head of National Markets
SEGRO

Phil Jones
Development Director
Placefirst

Lisa Harris
Executive Director for Place
St Helens Council

Cllr Claire Holland
Leader
London Borough of Lambeth

Claudia Kenyatta
Director of Regions
Historic England

David Llewellyn
Head of Construction and Infrastructure
Pagabo

Victoria Birks
Head of Operations
Socius

Zoe Lamb
Industry Director
Barclays

Jane Carr
Director of Communities, Opportunities, and Housing
West Northamptonshire Council

Andrew Usher
Group Managing Director for Development
Places for People

Greg Reed
CEO
Places for People

Lee Powell
Managing Director
Henry Boot Construction

TBC Mayor
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority

Steve Rotheram
Mayor
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority

Keynote: Tracy Blackwell
Chief Executive Officer
Pension Insurance Corporation

Adele Jacques
Group Strategic Land Director
Persimmon Homes

Paul Clarke
Strategic Growth Director
AECOM

David Berger
Head of Property
Jet2

Alex Hinchcliffe
Managing Director
Mer

Daniel Lovatt
Director of Asset Management
Places for London

Felix Kumi-Ampofo
Director of Inclusive Economy
West Yorkshire Combined Authority

Naushabah Khan MP
Committee Member
Housing, Communities and Local Government Select Committee and MP for Gillingham and Rainham

Simon Warburton
Executive Director of Transport
West Yorkshire Combined Authority

Mark Wilson
Chief Executive
Intelligent Land Investments Group

Clare Miller
Chief Executive
Clarion Housing

Tracy Blackwell
CEO
Pension Insurance Corporation

Cllr Tony Dyer
Leader
Bristol City Council

Louise Stewart
CEO
Chester Racecourse

Luisa Cardani
Head of Data Centres Programme
techUK

Satvir Kaur MP
Southampton Test
Labour Party

Nora Senior CBE
Chair
East Midlands Freeport

Jason Longhurst
UK Head of Sustainable Investment & Partnerships
Prologis

Ed Clancy OBE
Active Travel Commissioner
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority and 3-Time Olympic Gold Medallist

Chair: Richard Todd
Partner for Project Management
Bidwells

Chair: Kelly Bream
Chief Operating Officer
Bidwells

Chair: Helen Newman
Group Head of Sustainability
Bidwells

Ben Beck
Managing Partner
TriOffice

Chair: Iain Murray
Head of Operational Living
Bidwells

Sue Foxley
Research Director
Bidwells

Nick Pettit
Senior Partner
Bidwells

Lisa Johnson
Vice President
Starship Technologies

Dr Barbara Ghinelli
Director of Clusters and Campus Development
Science and Technology Facilities Council

Lila Thompson
Chief Executive
British Water

TBC Mayor
West of England Combined Authority

TBC Mayor
Greater Lincolnshire Combined County Authority

Pat Flaherty
CEO
Staffordshire County Council

Jon Rouse
City Director
Stoke-on-Trent City Council

Dave Wells
Assistant Director Regeneration
Stevenage Borough Council

Haroon Akram
Director of Strategy, Investment & Business Development
Harworth Group

Chair: Phil Holland
Chief Investment Officer
Prime PLC

Mark Bradbury
Chief Officer for Strategic Growth Partnerships and Special Projects
Thurrock Council

Chair: Dan Labbad
CEO
The Crown Estate

Alison Addy
Head of External Engagement & Policy
London Gatwick Airport

Sharon Strutt
Assistant Director of Regeneration
London Borough of Harrow
Cléo Gauthier
Eventmaker

Richard Stubbs
Chair
Health Innovation Network

Frances Martin
Executive Director for Environment and Communities
Westminster City Council

John Gill
Executive Advisor
London Heritage Quarter

Charlotte Owen
Growth Director
Hemiko

John Allison
Deputy Director
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Brian Johnson
Chair
Solent Freeport

Kevin Hollinrake MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Conservative Party

Stuart Buckley
Managing Director
Warwickshire Property Development Group

James Stephens
Vice President, UK&I
DHL

Duncan Cumberland
Development Director for Residential
Muse

Gerard Garvey
Executive Principal
NCG

Emma Fryer
Europe Director of Public Policy
CyrusOne Data Centres

Catherine Webster
Chief Executive
Thriving Investments

Matthew Steenhoek
Executive Director for Development
Lendlease

Alan Over
Director General for Major Rail Projects Group
Department for Transport

Chair: James Craddock
UK Managing Director
SEGRO

Oliver Coppard
Mayor
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority

Richard Bayley
Senior Advisor
EDAROTH

Fahmida Nisa
Event Manager & Host
UKREiiF

Jamie Hunter
Development Director
Hill Group

Tom Copley
Deputy Mayor for Housing and Residential Development
Greater London Authority

Maria Machancoses
CEO
Midlands Connect

Ahmed Goga
Director
Great South West

Amy Crick
Managing Director and Head of London Real Estate
Barclays

Sarah Lightfoot
Head of Development
Root Power

Karin Smyth MP
Minister of State for Secondary Care and MP
Bristol South

Guy Slocombe
Chief Investment and Development Officer
SNG (Sovereign Network Group)

Jennifer Wilson
Director of Campus Innovation
University of Leeds

Raj Rajput
Managing Director for Asset Management
Hines
Dr. Ferdinand Spies
Managing Director COO
Art Invest Real Estate

Laura Gerrard
Alton Towers Development Director
Merlin Group

Greg Hill
Deputy Chief Executive
Hill Group

Louise Gittins
Chair
Local Government Association

Sergi Alegre Calero
Director General
Airports Regions Council

Jennifer Murray
Head of Institutional Investment
Homes England

Shahi Islam
Director of Affordable Housing Grants
Homes England

Daniel Harris
Chief Investment Officer
Fusion Group
Kim McGuinness
Mayor
North East Combined Authority

Michelle McGrath
Executive Director
Shaftesbury Capital

Phillippa Prongué
Managing Director
Wates Residential

Chair: Jo Dancy
Director
Kanda Consulting

Michelle Lewis
Director
EET Fuels

Austin Daboh OBE
Executive Vice President
Atlantic Records UK

Cllr Paul Harvey
Leader
Basingstoke and Deane Council

Rachel Studman
Chair
Junior Property Litigation Association

Lance Taylor
CEO
Able UK

Cllr Steve Pitt
Leader
Portsmouth City Council

Chris Conway
Group Chief Executive
Translink

Anthea Harries
Asset Management Director
Related Argent

Tariq Shah OBE
Chief Executive
Vigo Group

Greg Lacey
Head of Property
Associated British Ports

Stephen Carr
Group Commercial Director
Peel Ports Group

Ibrahim Mohamed
Associate Director for Freeports
Connected Places Catapult

Nicola Clay
Head of Infrastructure, Coastal & Energies
The Crown Estate

Jeremy Wrathall
Founder and CEO
Cornish Lithium

Jane Gaston
CEO
Net Zero NW

Ian Sandiford
Head of Alternatives
Border to Coast Pensions Partnership

Professor Emma Hunt
Vice Chancellor & Chief Executive
Falmouth University

Oliver Cummings
Managing Director and Head of PBSA
Cain International

Dr Rachna Leveque
Senior Housing Innovation Specialist
Connected Places Catapult

Shaun Hose
Managing Director & Head of UK Asset Management
PGIM Real Estate

Sarah Jones
CEO
Anchor

Karen Carter
Director of National Delivery
Pagabo

Professor David Mba
Vice-Chancellor
Birmingham City University

Trevor Payne
Director of Estates
University of Oxford