UKREiiF 2025 SPEAKERS
2418 Speakers
Simon Thorpe
Chair
Cambridge Angels
Professor Lou Cordwell OBE
Professor of Innovation
University of Manchester
Simon Jackson
Economic Growth Manager
Fenland District Council
Mike Gildersleeves
Corporate Director
Huntingdonshire District Council
Dr. Peter O’Brien
Executive Director
Yorkshire Universities
Joanne Sainsbury
Director
Arup
Frank Jordan
Executive Director
Cambridgeshire County Council
Chair: Richard Kenny
Executive Director for Economy and Growth
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority
Emma Waterfall
Managing Director and Founder
Cascade Communications
Brian Thompson
Director
Real Estate Works Ltd
Janet Scholes
Director of Property
Derbyshire County Council
Chair: Richard O’Neil
Strategic Director
HLM Architects
Chair: Nick Boles
Senior Advisor
Berkeley Group
David Porter
Partner
Knight Frank
Liz Ramsden
Building Safety Act Specialist
Knights
Richard Wollacott
Director
Knights
Michael Robinson
CEO
Gable Mortgages
Kathryn Williams
Managing Director
Kew Planning
Chris Holmes
Managing Director
HermeticaBlack
Vivienne King
Founder
Impactful Places
Justin Thomas
Head of Development
The Jockey Club
Neil Cole
Head of Planning
Cumberland Council
Myles Hartley
Managing Director
Caddick Developments
Chair: Matt Mace
Editor
Edie
Lee Savage
Director
Caddick Developments
Stephen Bainbridge
Senior Associate Director Central Government, Regulators and Investors
Jacobs
Chair: Kate Kenny
Executive Vice President and General Manager Europe
Jacobs
Zena Niamh
Director
Matter Real Estate
Mark Latham
Regeneration Director
Urban Splash
Alistair Smith
Director
Caddick Developments
Iain Watson
Director, Local Authority Advisory and Lending
National Wealth Fund
Chair: Nick MacLean
Acting President
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
Ruth Moorhouse
Director & Head of Impact
Black Cat Asset Management
Cllr James Lewis
Leader
Leeds City Council
Ellen Vernon
One Public Estate Director
Local Government Association
Jack Abbott MP
Ipswich
Labour Party
Jo Saunders
Director for Masterplanning
Imperial War Museum
Chair: Kathryn Chapman
Executive Director
Innovate Cambridge
Danny Payne
Managing Director, Central Government Services
Tetra Tech
Chloe Hanley
Management Trainee
Willmott Dixon
Lisa Brodie
Executive Dean
The Engineering & Design Institute London
Jack Hayhoe
Head of Net Zero Programmes
Midland Net Zero Hub
Paul Wrighton
Vice President
Energy Drive
Richard Sterling
Development and Decarbonisation Director
Seddon
Simon Bennett
Associate Director and Expert Adviser, Stakeholder Engagement and Learning Legacy
Crossrail International
Melanie Taylor
Head of Regional Energy Strategic Planning Regions
National Energy Systems Operator
Katherine Knight
Director & Board Member
Intelligent Health
Tim Crawshaw
Head of Service, Planning
Surrey County Council
Caroline Harper
Interim Managing Director
Be First
Paul Britton
Regional Programme Manager for the South West
Local Government Association
Daniel Rastegar
Partner
Mitheridge
Phil Mason
Strategic Director for Sustainable Growth and Development
Cornwall Council
Oliver Brown
Acquisitions Manager
Starbucks
Graham Kauders
Commercial Director
EDAROTH
Peter Forsyth
Director Strategic Initiatives
McCarthy Stone
Sarah Stone
Design Development Manager
Etex Group
Mike Lee
Area Specification Manager
Etex Group
Tony Gordon
Head of Product Management
Etex Group
Sarah Hopley
Head of Venture Studio
Crisis
Smith Mordak
Chief Executive
UK Green Building Council
Chair: David Willock
Managing Director and Head of ESG Finance & Structuring
Lloyds Bank
Dave Brigden
Head of Supported and Social Housing
Lloyds Bank
Emma Payne
Director for Social Housing
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Chair: David Cleary
Managing Director - Housing, Corporate & Institutional
Lloyds Bank
Chair: Richard Heath
Managing Director, Private Groups, Real Estate & Housing
Lloyds Bank
Sharon Slinger
Director
Constructing Rainbows
Chair: Sarah Draper
People and Culture Director
Rider Levett Bucknall
Dan Mead
Director
Duneane Asset Management
Rob Bridge
Chief Executive
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority
Paul Connell
Co-Founder
The Data City
Chair: Jonathan Edwards
National Head of Sport
Rider Levett Bucknall
Gary Cox
Growth Programme Delivery Manager
West Sussex County Council
Sarah Murray
Chief Executive
Forth Green Freeport
Gary Hitchmough
Managing Director, Government and Business Development
First Bus
Danny Sutcliffe
Partner
Red Loft LLP
Jessica Herman
Group Head of ESG & Sustainability
Caddick Developments
Chair: Eoin Leonard
CEO
Catalyst
Danielle St Pierre
Director
Hybrid Planning & Development
Aasia Pathan
Director
Strettons
Gary Powis
Head of Valuations & Development
Strettons
Chair: Andrew Brown
Director, Auctions
Strettons
Nicky Chance-Thompson
Chief Executive
The Piece Hall
Adrian Brown
Managing Director
Berkeley Strategic
Simon Short
Business Development Director UK
Ginkgo Advisor
James Jepson
Director
Ergo Real Estate
Gregg Stott
Deputy Chief Executive
Stafford Borough Council
Bek Seeley
Founder
Place Partners
Liam Riley
Regeneration Officer
Leeds City Council
Rachael Unsworth
Founder
Leeds City Walking Tours
Martin Kirkpatrick
Director
Buttress
Chithra Marsh
Director
Buttress
Lara Southam
Head of Regeneration and Sustainable Economy
Mid Sussex District Council
Jack Brayshaw
Head of Technical Innovation
Vistry Group
Guy Newey
CEO
Energy Systems Catapult
Elliott Talbot
Senior Framework Manager - Construction
Pagabo
Simon Hodson
Executive Director - UK Capital Markets - Sustainability lead for Residential & Living
JLL
Chair: Jonathan Parker
Development Director
Pagabo
Tamsin Lishman
CEO
Kensa
Chair: Max Jones
Director - Infrastructure & Transport
Lloyds Bank
Chair: Shamayne Harris
Head of Procurement
Pagabo
Ashish Anand
Managing Director - Infrastructure Finance
Assured Guaranty UK
Gareth Bradford
Strategic Business Development Director
The Crown Estate
Anagha Mujumdar-Potbhare
Principal
Grimshaw
Paul Toyne
Head of Sustainability
Grimshaw
Chair: Keith Brewis
Partner
Grimshaw
David Nuttall
Director
HBD
Emma Lawrence
Development Manager
Landsec
Jermaine Browne
Managing Partner and Co-Founder
re:shape
Dominic Gibbons
Managing Director
Wykeland Group
Chair: Nick Gosling
Policy and Strategy Director
Vital Energi
Craig Cameron
Land and Partnerships Director
Langcroft
Cllr Nadine Peatfield
Leader
Derby City Council
Chair: John Forkin MBE
Managing Director
Marketing Derby
Holly Harcus
Associate Director
New River
John Milligan
Founder and Chairman
Milligan
Kate Cavanough
Manager for Design and Pipeline Strategy
Homes Victoria
Duncan Williams
Acquisition Director
Present Made
Brooke Tahau
Development Director
NewRiver REIT
Kathryn Pennington
Regional Managing Director
Tilia Homes
Chair: Stuart Leslie
Director - Local Authority Advisory & Lending
National Wealth Fund
Chair: Lorna Pimlott
Managing Director, Local Authority Lending and Advisory Service
National Wealth Fund
Chair: Iain Watson
Director - Local Authority Lending
National Wealth Fund
Chair: Dan Mansfield
Director - Local Authority Advisory & Lending
National Wealth Fund
Pete Wilder
Head of Operations & Portfolio Services
Oxford Science Enterprises
Dr Ayokunmi Ajetunmobi
Head of Ventures
Pioneer Group
Dr Diarmund O'Brien
Pro-Vice Chancellor Innovation
University of Cambridge
Chair: Sue Foxley
Research Director
Bidwells
Dr Paul Leinster CBE
Executive Board Member
Office for Environmental Protection
Martin Reeves
Chief Executive
Oxfordshire County Council
Cav Elithorn
Director (Oxford to Cambridge Growth Corridor)
HM Treasury
Professor Wendy Wills
Pro Vice Chancellor Research & Enterprise
University of Hertfordshire
Alistair Lomax
Director
Arc Universities Group
Chair: Professor Alistair Fitt
Chair
Arc Universities Group
Paul Pavia
Head of Development
MEPC
Chair: Adrian Pryce
Associate Professor
University of Northampton
Chair: Nick Pettit
Senior Partner
Bidwells
Professor Dame Karen Holford
Vice Chancellor
Cranfield University
Chair: Amanda Bartley-Leonard
Managing Director and Chief Marketing Officer
Perfect Storm
Kathryn Daly
Assistant Director Economic Growth
North Yorkshire Council
Professor Karl Dayson
Pro Vice-Chancellor
University of Lincoln
Marc Cairns
Managing Director
New Practice
David McEwan
Divisional Director
Glasgow City Council
Leah Stuart
Director
Civic Engineers
Dan Wright
Head of Housing
HSBC
Simon Green
Chief Executive
Humber Freeport
Christopher Yau
Director of Housing
Lloyds
Rebecca Britton
Regional Director- Communications, Communities and Partnerships
Urban & Civic
Max Reeves
Development Director
Helmsley Group
Shelley Kipling
Chief Executive
Oldham Council
Andrew Smith
Director of Planning, Development and Transportation
Leicester City Council
Natalie Robinson
Head of New City Partnerships
E.ON
Alistair Booth
Chief Executive
Ortus Energy
Anna Main
Managing Director
Re:volve Real Estate
Michael Wood
Head of Health Economic Partnerships
NHS Confederation
Heidi Salmons
Director of Marketing, Business Development & Social Responsibility
Winvic
Angela Blake
Assistant Director - Economy and Development
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
Cllr Richard Henry
Leader
Stevenage Borough Council
Simon Delahunty-Forrest
Assistant Director - Development
Birmingham City Council
Chair: Alyson Heald
Partnerships Director
L&Q
Fiona Howie
Chief Executive
Town and Country Planning Association
Iain Robertson
Relationship Director
Royal Bank of Scotland
John Scott
Head of Strategic Investment and Growth
South Tyneside Council
Simon Neilson
Executive Director - Place and Regeneration
Northumberland County Council
Dan Monnery
Chief Strategy Officer
Northumbria University
Peter Rolton
Chairman
Rolton Group
Gareth Fairweather
Cities Integration Lead - North
Arup
Professor Jane Robinson
Pro Vice Chancellor, Engagement and Place
Newcastle University
Charlotte Carpenter
Executive Director Growth & Business Development
North East Combined Authority
Jonathan Tew
Chief Executive
South Tyneside Council
Guy Currey
Head of Inward Investment
North East Combined Authority
Carl Konadu
CEO
2-3 Degrees
Cllr Karen Kilgour
Leader
Newcastle City Council
Alice Andreasen
Chief Corporate Affairs Officer
Newcastle Airport
Abigail Pogson
CEO
The Glasshouse International Centre for Music
Tim Bostock
CEO
Durham County Cricket Club
Alison Clark
Director Culture Sport & Tourism
Durham County Council
Sandra Manson
Executive Director - Planning
Pegasus Group
Peter Mennell
Director of Housing and Property Services
North Tyneside Council
Dr Sarah Green OBE
Chief Executive
NewcastleGateshead Initiative
Chair: Phil Witcherley
Director of Economic Delivery and Innovation
North East Combined Authority
Jen Hartley MBE
Assistant Director of Capital Investment and Growth
Newcastle City Council
Neil Guthrie
Director of Development & Property
Sunderland City Council
Mark Stamper
Head of Inclusive Growth and Partnerships
Durham County Council
Chair: Anna Bond
Head of Western Corridor
SEGRO
Alice Clark
Strategy Deputy Director
Government Property Agency
Jessica Adams
Senior Investment Manager
Pension Insurance Corporation
Chair: Marcus Dixon
UK Head of Living and Residential Research
JLL
Laurence Brett
Managing Director Transport, Europe & India
AECOM
Morrie Eisenberg
Chief Operating Officer/Operational Advisor
Leeds Utd/San Francisco 49ers
Andy Levy
Head of Projects
University of Cambridge
Joe Bradshaw
Managing Director
Keystone Environmental
Daniel Johnson MSP
Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Business, Economy and Fair Work
Scottish Labour Party
Hardeep Hans
Director
Hanslink
Tuely Robins
Director of Partnerships
StudentCrowd
Sarah Moran
Partner
Knight Frank
Riah Patel
Senior Director
CBRE
Matt Carpen
Managing Director
Barking Riverside
Ljudmila Popova
Director of Origination
NIBC Bank
Mary Igenoza
Policy Lead
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Will Tuckley
Chief Executive
Slough Borough Council
Sophie Tucker
Delivery Manager, Commercial, Engineering and Capital Delivery
United Utilities
Chair: Victoria Brayshaw
Director and Head of Residential Civil and Structural Engineering
Tetra Tech
Louis Cockburn
Apprentice Project Manager
Tetra Tech
Andrew Fotherby
Managing Director, Project & Cost Management and Defence
Tetra Tech
Kate Jennings
CEO
Association for Consultancy and Engineering
Julie Mennell
Vice Chancellor
University of Cumbria
Xander McKinstry
GIS Consultant
Tetra Tech
Chair: Jonathan Davis
Director of Business Development
Hoare Lea, a Tetra Tech Company
Alison Hatcher
Assistant Chief Executive
Westmorland and Furness Council
Chair: Craig Hatch
Europe and UK Division President
Tetra Tech
Karen Jones
Senior Director, Planning
RPS, A Tetra Tech Company
Simon Ricketts
Partner
Town Legal
Vicky Payne
Director - Planning and Urban Design
Jas Bhalla Works
Henri Murison
Chief Executive
Northern Powerhouse Partnership
Jason McEwen
Director Portfolio Management
Government Property Agency
Mark Adolphus
Director of Connections
UK Power Networks
Ben Henry
Director
Fusion Group
Jason Perry
Mayor
London Borough of Croydon
John Glass
Director of Infrastructure & Projects
Translink
Delia Harmston
Sheffield Office Studio Director
HLM Architects
Chris Shaw
Senior Associate
Rider Levett Bucknall
Charlotte Thompson
Director
Sheffield Innovation Spine
Sean McClean
Director of Regeneration and Development
Sheffield City Council
Ernest Ip
Estates Delivery Lead for South Yorkshire Region
NHS England
Gordon Mole
Chief Executive
Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council
Chair: Lord David Blunkett
Labour Party Peer
House of Lords
Christopher McCorkell
Fund Manager
aberdeen
Christy Hayes
CEO
Tide Construction
Daniel Crane
Director of Development
BioMed Realty
Jim Dyer
Director for the Built Environment
SNG
David Dargan
CEO & Founder
Starship Group
Georgia Kirby-Watt
Operations Director (Affordable Housing)
Octopus Real Estate
Emma Pinchbeck
Chief Executive
Climate Change Commitee
Marsha Ramroop
Founder Director
Unheard Voice
David Dahan
Strategic Advisor
Auditel
Joey Aoun
Net Zero & Sustainability Lead
Savills Investment Management
Paul Kitson
Corporate Director of Inclusive Economy and Housing
Newham Council
Chair: Richard Waite
News Editor
Architects Journal
Lorraine Farrelly
Head of Architecture & Built Environment
University of York School of Architecture
Freddie Fforde
Founder
Patch
Ingrid Hooley
Director of Growth & Regeneration
Peterborough City Council
Rebecca Taylor
Managing Director, Multifamily
Long Harbour
Afsor Ullah
Partner
Druces
Fara Mohammad
Partner
Keystone Law
Umer Suleman
Chief Risk Officer
Wahed
Umar Akram
Development Surveyor
Hampshire County Council & MiRE
Alastair Allan
Director
PATRIZIA
Angela Brennan
Executive Director
Lendlease
Rosie Oulton
Director Real Estate UK
Nuveen Real Estate
Lisa Gledhill
Managing Director National Partnerships
Muse
Michael McKenna
Deputy Director of Investment and Business Development
Antrim & Newtownabbey Borough Council
Steven Norris
Deputy Director of Regeneration and Infrastructure
Antrim & Newtownabbey Borough Council
Colin Chong
Chief Executive
Everton Football Club
Ali Parish
Deputy Director for Buildings, Design and Construction
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Gavin Winbanks
Investment Advisor
UK Innovation Corridor
Emma Hoskyn
UK Head of Sustainability
JLL
Emma Southwell-Sander
Cluster Development Manager - Energy Tech
Science and Technology Facilities Council
Chair: Colin Marrs
Editor
Construction News
Andy Evans
Development Director
Arc Partnership
Guy Robinson
Head of Property Management
Evolve Estates
Sir Stephen Houghton CBE
Leader
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Alexander Becker
Associate Director for Development
PATRIZIA
Nicole Steel
Director
Blue Noble IM
Juliana Weiss Dalton
Head of Investor Relations
Harworth Group
Max Cawthorn
Head of Capital Strategy
Pension Insurance Corporation
James Keast
Director
Europa Capital
Kathryn Barber
Head of ESG
Orchard Street IM
Michael Hodges
Managing Director - Capital Markets
Christie & Co
Dame Linda Pollard
Chair
The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Jonathan Cornelius
Head of Property Development
Places for London, a TfL Company
Tom Wagner
Co-Founder
Knighthead Capital
Craig Carson
Managing Director
Barratt London
Mark Wild
CEO
HS2 Ltd
Chair: Andrew Dakers
Chief Executive
West London Business
Ian Pyburn
Senior Business Development Manager
IES Ltd
Chair: Ruth Kerrigan
Chief Operating Officer
IES Ltd
Patrick White
Managing Director
Metro Dynamics
Laura Mepham
Director of Planning & Design
JRP Associates
George Robinson
Head of Investment and Finance
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Imogen Clarke
Founder
Make Space for Girls
Rachael Bice
CEO
Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
Chair: Tim Burke
Editor
Estates Gazette
Rupert Wood
Head of Strategic Land
ALMCOR
Chair: Helen Collins
Principal, National Head of Affordable Housing & Managing Director Midlands Region
Avison Young
Mark Johnson
Director
MK2 Real Estate
Ellie Junod
Associate Director for Life Sciences
UBS
Phil Drane
Programme Director
Barrow Rising
Ipsa Agnani
Programme Coordinator
Impact Investing Institute
Samantha Brooman
Associate Development Director
Lovell
Alex Gardiner
Director
Metro Dynamics
Jake Dowling
Head of Decarbonisation
Seddon
Cllr Miranda Radley
Vice Co-Leader
Aberdeen City Council
Chair: Tom Snee
Director
Cartwright Communications
David Dunne
Chief Officer - Strategic Place Planning, City Regeneration and Environment
Aberdeen City Council
Rob Warnes
Performance & Planning Director
Northern Rail
Emma Williamson
Director of Planning
Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation
Chair: Julian West
CEO
J2
Chair: Tom Taylor
Real Estate Partner
Dentons
Alison Hands
CEO
Lincolnshire Co-op
Chair: Lee Sirdifield
Chief Operating Officer
Greater Lincolnshire Combined County Authority
Rob Mills
Co-Founder
Clearbell Capital
Justine Edmonds
Head of Build to Rent
LRG
Mike Shearn
Managing Consultant
LRG
Chris Stansell
Managing Director
Earl Kendrick
Vicky Evans
Director
Arup
Rob Sayce
Venues Lead - UK & Europe
Mott MacDonald
Jason Prince
Director
Urban Transport Group
Tom Bailey
Strategy Director for Innovation Ecosystem
Imperial College London
Stella Jones
UK Innovation Districts Manager
Connected Places Catapult
Alex Read
Public Policy Manager for UK&I
Vantage Data Centres
Christopher Read
Head of Construction and Standards
Lloyds Bank
Nick Gerrard
Growth and Prosperity Programme Director
Blackpool Council
Robert Richardson
Development Director
Indurent
Deb Hetherington
Head of Innovation
Scarborough Group International
Amanda Smyth
Assistant Director for Economy, Growth and Tourism
Newry, Mourne & Down District Council
Jonathan McGilly
Assistant Director for Enterprise, Employment & Regeneration
Newry, Mourne & Down District Council
Sam Lawson Johnston
Founder
Kinrise
Dom Boyle
Associate Director
National Wealth Fund
Craig Ormond
Director
Mactaggart and Mickel
David Thorburn
Investment Director
Manse
Bond Sutuntivorakoon
Vice President for Investment
ESR Europe
Beth Dugdale
Head of Cambridge Growth Company
Homes England
Chair: Dr Carol Massay
Chief Executive
Unity for Construction
John Searle
Strategic Director of Place
Salford City Council
Jonathan Ring
Development Director
Sellar Property Group
Iain Painting
UK Planning and Design Lead
Stantec
Leigh Stolworthy
Director Transport Planning
Stantec
Joanne Neville
National Planning Director
Harworth Group
Sarah Scannell
Assistant Director of Planning
Birmingham City Council
Ann McCullough
Director of Prosperity
Ards and North Down Borough Council
Damien Martin
Strategic Director of Place & the Economy
Belfast City Council
Mike Milen
Chief Executive
Community Ventures (Middlesbrough)
Sophie Timms
Corporate Affairs Director
Kier Construction
Mark Ryder
Executive Director for Communities
Warwickshire County Council
James Fairbairn
Deputy Director - Investment & Growth
Great South West
Jonathan Bretherton
Head of Commercial and Development
East Midlands Freeport
Emme Batten
Director - Asset Management
Hines
Chair: Andrew Reynolds
UK & Europe Chief Executive
Rider Levett Bucknall
Dan Wilson
Senior Planning Manager
Cala Homes
Philip Jenkins
Chief Investment Officer
Peabody
Gemma Davies
Director of Economy and Housing
Cheshire West & Chester Council
Sarah McLeod OBE
CEO
Wentworth Woodhouse Preservation Trust
Ed Lockhart
CEO
Future Homes Hub
Tani Dulay
Chief Executive
Woodbourne Group
Lord Peter Hendy
Rail Minister
Department for Transport
Nadeem Aziz
Chief Executive
Dover City Council
Adriana Rodriguez Cobas
Principal
Asper Investment Management
Channa Karunaratne
Regional Director
AECOM
Chair: Emma Andrews
Director
Burges Salmon
Danielle Sheppard
Senior Investment Director (Commercial) and Head of Sustainability
Barwood Capital
Sinead Moloney
Senior Social Value Manager
Morgan Sindall
Alex Isted
North East Area Director
Morgan Sindall
Mark Lynam
Corporate Director for Regeneration and Economic Growth
Wakefield Council
Andrew Reynolds
UK & Europe Chief Executive
Rider Levett Bucknall
Chair: Matt Sharp
Partner - Chief Digital Officer
Rider Levett Bucknall
Chair: Heather Evans
Partner Head of Sustainability UK & Europe, Global Sustainability
Rider Levett Bucknall
Chair: Carolyn Brady
Partner of Northern Ireland Region
Rider Levett Bucknall
Eoghan O'Lionaird
Chief Executive
Wates Group
Chair: Alex Notay
Chair
Radix Big Tent Housing Commission
Olivia Dear
Sustainability & Engagement Director - Developments
Wates Group
Claire Racine
Head of Sustainability
Ramboll
James Green
Director of Regeneration & Development
Westminster City Council
Chair: Cressida Curtis
Sustainability Director
Wates Group
Tim Wates
Chair
Wates Group
Steff Battle
Executive Managing Director - Construction
Wates Group
Claire Wakelin
Director, Head of Education
HLM Architects
Dapo Obatusin
Capital Prison Infrastructure Delivery Director
Ministry of Justice
Zoe Brooke
Founder & Chair
The Save Construction Initiative
Frankie Hawken
Marketing Director
Prologis UK
Suzannah Nichol
Chief Executive
BuildUK
Chair: Steve Beechey
Group Public Sector Director
Wates Group
Ian Collinson
Strategic Director for Place
Exeter City Council
Tom Hill
Managing Director
Hill Group
Richard Fagg
Director of Development
VINCI UK Developments
Chair: Melanie Leech CBE
Chief Executive
British Property Federation
Rachel Blanchard
Senior Planning Policy Officer
BCP Council
Frances Moffett-Kouadio
Strategic Investment Director
Thames Estuary Growth Board
Peter Hogg
London City Executive
Arcadis
Sara Turnbull
Non Executive Director
Transport for London
Iain Robinson
Assistant Director Town Centre Development
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
Chair: Samer Bagaeen
Technical Director
Arcadis
Vera Kukić
Board Member and Digital Infrastructure Lead
Thames Estuary Growth Board
Alex Williamson
Senior Pre-Sales Technical Manager
ITS Technology Group
David Sparrow
Head of Business Development
DUAL International Limited
Jenni Montgomery
Strategic Growth and Business Development Director
Stantec
Rachel Slater
Director
KPP Architects
Tom Walker
Executive Director People, Policy Economy & Public Health
Essex County Council
Robert Gordon Clark
Senior Advisor
LCA
Nawaz Khan
Head of Economic Development and Regeneration
Southampton City Council
Chris Procter
Director
Caddick Developments
Emma Porter
Practice Director
AtkinsRéalis
Chair: Melanie Flaherty
Deputy Editor
Property Week
Rach Clarke
Development Director
Wilton Developments
Alexander French
Investment Director
La Française REM
Kevin McKeever
Managing Director
Lowick
Chair: Gary Ashton
Non-Executive Director
Great British Construction
John McManus
Deputy Director Regeneration Delivery
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Brendan Staniforth
Strategic Delivery Director
Babcock International
Mark Hewson
Director
JV Imerys/British Lithium
Stephanie Smith
Head of Residential
Muse
Dr Helen Turner
Director
Midlands Innovation
Melanie Miller
Inward Investment Manager
Hertfordshire Futures
Paul Swinney
Director of Policy and Research
Centre for Cities
James Tyler
Managing Director, UK
Equinix
Priya Nairn
Chief Executive
The Housing Finance Corporation
Konstantinos Kokkotas
Investment Director
Greystar
Bhavik Jayendrakumar Shah
Director
Providus Capital
Susan Jayne Thams Carruth
Partner, Operations
GXN
Michael Wiseman
Head of Campuses
British Land
Chair: Giles Barrie
Co-Head of Real Estate
FTI Consulting
Adam Ozinsky
Sustainability Engineer
3XN/GXN
Chair: Matt Webster
Head of Sustainability
British Land
Michael Meadows
Head of Planning and Public Affairs
British Land
Kate Honey
Group Community Advocacy Lead
LandsecU+I
Chair: Mike Saunders
CEO and Co-Founder
Commonplace
Julie Hutchinson
Chief Executive
East London Business Alliance
Saul Collyns
Senior Social Impact & Public Affairs Lead - Development
British Land
Chair: Patricia Brown MBE
Director
Central
Aida Feriz
Executive Director
Wimmer Family Office
Chair: Chris Hulme
Director
Influential
Craig Smith
Factory Operative
Dragonheart Homes
Michael O’Doherty
Director - Place
Local Partnerships
Mark Hall
Senior Programme Manager
Impact Investing Institute
Jason Bassett
Factory Director
Dragonheart Homes
Sophie Baker
Programme Delivery Manager - Prisoners Building Homes
The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly
Simon Reid
Head of Sectors
Liverpool City Region - Growth Platform
Elaine Morrison
Director Productivity Mission
Scottish Enterprise
Richard Park
Chief Executive
Hub North Scotland
Dame Susan Rice
Chair
Forth Green Freeport
Karen Stafeckis
Development Director
McLaren Property
Jeremy Nolan
Director
Glentrool Estates Group
Chair: Andy Kerr
Director of Economy
York & North Yorkshire Combined Authority
Chris Davidson
Associate Director (Major Projects)
Harworth Group
Chair: Megan Powell-Vreeswijk
Chief Executive
Marketing Nottingham and Nottinghamshire
Cllr Adele Brown
Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Strategic Planning and Infrastructure
Basildon Borough Council
Chair: John Morgan
Director
Leonard Design
Richard Bartlett
Director
Willmott Dixon Interiors
Gareth Mainwaring
Executive Project Manager
Transport for London
Gareth Atkinson
Director
Civic Engineers
Nick Wood
Regional Managing Director South
Clarion Housing Group
Ethan Campbell
Economist
Loop
Ruth Skidmore
Social Impact Lead
Meeting Place
Nikki Davies
Managing Director
Meeting Place
Tom Stannard
Chief Executive
Manchester City Council
Steve Cranston
Project Lead
Welsh Government
Louise Attwood
Executive Director of Development
Trivallis
Rob Wheaton
Associate Director Architect, Co-Head of Residential Sector
Stride Treglown
Chair: Harriet Shone
Senior Director
Cratus Group
Amrita Dasgupta Shekhar
Head of ESG and Net Zero
Greengage
Jennie Colville
Head of ESG and Sustainability
Landsec
Cllr Jonathan Pryor
Deputy Leader
Leeds City Council
Andrew Greenwood
Deputy Chief Executive
Leeds Building Society
Chair: Nick Kilby
CEO
Cratus Group
Cllr Claire Douglas
Leader
City of York Council
Chair: Eve Roodhouse
Director of Policy and Strategy
Local Government Association
Jo Al-Hillawi
Associate Director
CO-RE
Aidan Thatcher
Director of Place
Wigan Council
Gosia Khrais
Commercial Director
Charnwood Campus Science Innovation and Technology Park
William Wells
Director Commercialisation & Knowledge Exchange
University of Leicester
Richard Osborn
Regional Director
Excello Law
Tricia Williams
Managing Director
Northern Rail
Chalwe Silwizya
Senior Asset Manager
APAM
Sharon Giffen
Head of Design
Earls Court Development Company
Darragh Hurley
Managing Director
Mount Anvil
Abiola Ogunsami
Graduate Development Manager
Muse
Angela Wood
Deputy Executive Director for Development
Peabody
David Hodgson
Development Director
Miller Developments
Simon Gawthorpe
Group Board Director
Urban Splash
John Huddleston
Senior Public Affairs Manager for UK Growth and Investments
Aviva
Kate Ellen Freer
Executive Vice President for Investment
Realstar
Peter Freeman
Chair
Cambridge Growth Company
Abbie Simpson
Head of Land
Weston Homes
Julia Goldsworthy
Investment Director for Impact and Place Partnerships
L&G
Nick Atkin
Chief Executive
Yorkshire Housing
Paul Harding
Partner
Ridge and Partners LLP
Sarah Hayford
Founder & CEO
The Land Collective
Chair: Jo Streeten
Managing Director for Buildings & Places
AECOM
Julian Munson
Head of Enterprise Zones and Innovation
Suffolk County Council
James Halstead
Managing Director (CIO European Value Add Real Estate)
BlackRock
Martin Elliot
Head of Strategic Planning
Leeds City Council
Chair: Sarah Conboy
Leader
Huntingdonshire District Council
Chair: Cllr Dennis Jones
Leader
Peterborough City Council
Dr Diarmuid O'Brian
Pro Vice Chancellor
University of Cambridge
Paddy Dowdall
Assistant Executive Director
Greater Manchester Pension Fund
Stephen Kelly
Joint Director of Planning
Greater Cambridge Shared Planning
Tim Holmes
Director
Endurance Estates Limited
Chair: Michelle Sacks
Chief Executive
Huntingdonshire District Council
James Scott
Group Director of Strategy and Planning
Urban&Civic
Ali Karim
Analyst (Real Estate Investments)
Bank of London and the Middle East
Suzy Jones
Director of the Future
Urban Splash
Jane Coleman
Director of Health Innovation
University of Warwick
Chair: Isobel Woods
Head of Economy & Skills
Warwickshire County Council
Chair: Steve Smith
Director for Infrastructure, Planning & Environment
Warwickshire County Council
Ned Williams
Director
Evans Randall
Steve Race MP
Chair
APPG Great South West
Roger Madelin CBE
Joint Head of Canada Water
British Land
Kwok Ng
Strategy Programme Manager
The Crown Estate
Hayley Owen
Head of Economic Growth
Chester West and Chester Council
Nikki Davis
Principal & Chief Executive
Leeds College of Building
Professor Charles Egbu
Vice Chancellor
Leeds Trinity University
Ben Still
Managing Director
West Yorkshire Combined Authority
Gill Osgerby
Assistant Director of Major Projects
Hull City Council
Tony Brooks
Managing Director
Moda Living
Danny Lang
Director
Langcroft
Ray O'Sullivan
Regional Managing Director (Midlands)
Caddick Construction
Stewart Wingate
CEO
Gatwick Airport
Justin Olosunde
Senior Finance and Investment Manager
West of England Combined Authority
Frances Nicholson
Development Director
Harmony Energy
Richard Treanor-Smith
Programme Manager for Net Zero
Government Property Agency
Natasha Rouse
Sector Head for Social Infrastructure
Equitix
Chair: Peter Dunn
Regional Director
AtkinsRéalis
Stephen Bashford
Director of Business and Skills
West of England Combined Authority
Jess Bates
Skills, Employment and Education Lead, UK & Ireland
AtkinsRéalis
David Hunter
Client Director
AtkinsRéalis
Chair: Rand Watkins
Client Director
AtkinsRéalis
Chair: Sarah Long
Market Director - Net Zero Energy
AtkinsRéalis
Suresh Weerasinghe
Head of UK Growth and Investments
Aviva Investors
Richard Ford
Partner
Pinsent Mason
Sara Waller
Regeneration Director
SNG
Chair: Zoe Metcalfe
Client Director
AtkinsRéalis
James Butler
Managing Director of Project & Programme Services
AtkinsRéalis
Kate Martin
Executive Director of City Futures
Sheffield City Council
Dr Deb Upadhyaya
Client Director for the North of England
AtkinsRéalis
Sophie Bevan
Director of Development and Major Projects
Liverpool City Council
Colin Skellett
Group Chief Executive
YTL Group
Chair: Emma Davies
Director
AtkinsRéalis
Caroline Wilson
Director of Inclusive Economy
London Borough of Islington
Ian Moston
Chief Executive
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Chair: Terry Stocks MBE
Director of Property
AtkinsRéalis
Chair: Colette Caroll OBE
Managing Director for Transportation
AtkinsRéalis
Lyn Garner
Chair of the Board
Bristol Temple Quarter
Chair: Aïsha Butera
Associate Director - Inclusive Economy
AtkinsRéalis
Richard Roe
Corporate Director for Place
Trafford Council
Suzie Lew
Inward Investment Manager
Gloucestershire County Council
Stuart Brocklehurst
Deputy Vice Chancellor
University of Exeter
Tanmay Desai
Head of Built Environment
Pension Insurance Corporation
Jayne Kirkham MP
Truro and Falmouth
Labour Party
Sally Bridgeland
Chair
Brunel Pension Fund
Professor Alison Honour
Vice Chancellor
Bournemouth University
Chair: Jo Davis
Principal & Managing Director, Place
Avison Young
Professor Dame Judith Petts DBE
Emeritus Professor
University of Plymouth
Chair: Philip Macdonald
Managing Partner
Oberlander Architects
Neil Hook
National Director
Homes England
Chair: Euan Pirie
Partner and Head of Major Projects & Infrastructure
Harper Macleod
Chair: Nick King
Founder and Managing Director
Henham Strategy
Clive Higgins
CEO
Leonardo UK
Chair: Ahmed Goga
Director
Great South West
Angie Lillistone
Head of Sustainability
Mining Remediation Authority
Joanne Eynon
Mine Heat Licensing Manager
Mining Remediation Authority
Gareth Farr
Head of Heat and By-product Innovation
Mining Remediation Authority
Chair: Richard Bond DL
Innovation and Services Director
Mining Remediation Authority
Richard Evans
Founder
Distinctive Developments Group
Chair: Akanksha Soni
Senior Reporter
Estates Gazette
Paul Dunne
Group Customer and Operations Director
SEGRO
Chair: Baroness Jo Valentine
Place Director
Business in the Community
Jamie Younger
Chief Investment Officer
Thriving Investments
Stephen Miles
Partner for Development & Strategic Advisory
Cushman & Wakefield
Chinyelu Oranefo
Director of Sustainability & ESG Finance
Lloyds Bank
John Curry
Director Infrastructure & Environment
Scottish Borders Council
Sara Deakin
Head of UK Investment Management
BlackRock
Alice Sewell
Investment Director
Imperial College
Marion Baeli
Principal - Sustainability Transformation
10 Design
Jamie Baxter
Associate Partner, Energy
Carter Jonas
Sara Turnbull
Director
WorkWild
Andrew Byrne
Group Property Development Director
Devonshire Group
Cllr Tricia Gilby
Leader
Chesterfield Borough Council
John Forkin MBE
Managing Director
Marketing Derby
Dipen Patel
Chief Commercial Officer
Cohort Capital
Dorian Payne
Managing Director
Castell Group
Matt Willcock
Development Director
PLATFORM_
Jonathan Richards
Managing Director
Stonebond
David Shepherd
Executive Director of Place
Kirklees Council
Shyam Joyser
Acquistion Manager
MGI Holdings
Aimee Law
Director of Development & Growth
Incommunities
Mark Hamilton
Head of Infrastructure Investment
Scottish Enterprise
Debra Yudolph
CEO
SAY Property Consultants
Jonathan Bloom
Head of Public Affairs
Galliard Homes
Karen Rollings
Economic Development Officer
Chichester District Council
Richard Lawrence
Executive Director for Place Prosperity and Sustainability
Birmingham City Council
Daniel Forrester
Land and Partnerships Director
Stonebond Properties
Shaun White
Divisional Chair for Midlands and South Wales
Taylor Wimpey
John Parnell
Project Director
Sir Robert McAlpine Capital Ventures
Colin Bennett
Investment Director
Housing Growth Partnership
Theo Michell
COO and Co-Founder
Bywater Properties
Nick Mullins
Co-Founder and Director
Axis-RE
Peter Manners-Smith
Head of Commercial Real Estate Finance
Royal London Asset Management
Tom Duff
Investment Director
Henley Investment Management
Alex Jones
Investment Manager
Greater Manchester Pension Fund
Xuan Meng
Founder and Director
Cosy Hauz
Sophie Lloyd
Head of Economic Development
Milton Keynes Council
Martin Harrington
Senior Account Executive UK
NavVis
Ben Pile
Head of European Residential Investing and Asset Management
Barings
Ryo Tsuji
Deputy General Manager
ITOCHU Europe
Amy Thompson
Head of Strategy
Places for London, a TfL Company
Ronen Journo
Senior Managing Director
Hines
Giles Moore
Regional Development Manager
Par Equity
Chatinder Bal
Director of Land, Planning & Partnerships
Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing
Dinny Shaw
Head of Planning
Places for People
Niamh O'Connor
Founding Partner
Summix Capital
Marc Charles
Associate Partner
Revcap
Simon Marshall
Capital Partners Lead
Aviva
Kristoffer Nohr
Vice President
NREP
Robert Wotherspoon
Chief Executive
Sir Robert McAlpine Capital Ventures
Ashley Kensington
National Land Director
Lovell
Melissa Lockett
Senior Investment Manager
L&G
Alexandra Conway
Senior Development Director
Kier Property
Sarah McKee
Managing Director Corporate Communications
Cratus Group
Jeff Endean
Director
CAST
Heather Jameson
Editor
The MJ
Nick Kilby
CEO
Cratus Group
James Franklin
Digital Twin Project Director
Kier Construction
Cllr Pete Marland
Leader
Milton Keynes Council
Chair: Rebecca Boundy
Public Sector Director
Kier Construction
Chair: Mitch Cooke
Director
Greengage
Jeremy Newmark
Leader
Hertsmere Borough Council
Richard Cook
Director of Development
Clarion Housing Group
Rob Krzyszowski
Assistant Director Planning, Building Standards & Sustainability
Haringey Council
Rebecca Hilton
Associate Director
Eden Planning
Host: George Parker
Political Editor
Financial Times
Roger Hoare
Director of Environment
West of England Combined Authority
Becky Ritchie
Head of Sustainability
Clarion Housing Group
Morgan Taylor
Director
Greengage
Chair: Mike Harris
Director
Greengage
Sarah Hordern
Chief Executive
Perspicio
Sammie Steele
Managing Director for Greater London
Places for People
Lord Andrew Mawson OBE
Executive Chair
Wellnorth Enterprises
Chair: David Bridges
Managing Director for Regeneration
Kier Property
Clive Pople
Pre-Construction Director
Kier Construction
John Welch
Commercial Director
Crown Commercial Services
Abi Brown OBE
Chair of Improvement & Innovation Board
Local Government Association
Georgina Dunn
Interim Director of Capital Projects
Government Property Agency
Neil Richardson
Property Lead (London & South)
Government Property Agency
Shawn Riley
Head of Economic Development
Wychavon District Council
Yemi Aladerun
Head of Meridian Water - Development
Enfield Council
Alex Selka
Senior Associate
BCLP
Brynmor Adams
Barrister
Exchange Chambers
Chair: Gemma Leonard
Partner
DAC Beachcroft
Daphne Adjei
Strategic Negotiator
Liz Hunter
Director of Policing, Environment & Place
West Yorkshire Combined Authority
Steve Rees
Finance Director, Residential
Wates Group
Tarry Depledge
Head of ESG
Moda
David Mooney
Chief Executive
London Wildlife Trust
David Lockyer
Head of Developments
British Land
Lisa Deering
Managing Director
Glancy Nicholls Architects
Richard Kenny
Executive Director for Economy and Growth
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority
David Bond
Chair
South Yorkshire Energy
Sir Martin Donnelly KCB CMG
Chair
South Yorkshire Business Task Force
Ruth Brown
Chief Executive
Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Sherry Kothari
Chair
Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park
Baroness Brown
Crossbench Peer
House of Lords
Hannah Davies
Executive Director of Health Equity North
Northern Health Science Alliance
The Rt Honourable Alan Milburn
Former Secretary of State for Health and Social and ChairCare
Social Mobility Foundation
Chair: Alexandra Livesey
Chief Operating Officer
Clockwise
John Edwards
Director for Investment
Department for Business and Trade
Chair: Justin Sheldon
Director of Development, Industrial & Logistics
Harworth Group
Chair: Andrew Blackshaw
Chief Operating Officer
Harworth Group
Professor Matt Stephenson
Head of Operations, Fusion Technology
UK Atomic Energy Authority
Chair: Peter Henry
Director of Sustainability
Harworth Group
Sharon Kemp
Chief Executive
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
Joseph Quinn
Director of Growth and Sector Development
South Yorkshire Combined Authority
Ben Morgan
Interim Chief Executive
The University of Sheffield AMRC
Chair: Lynda Shillaw
Chief Executive Officer
Harworth Group
Chair: Jacob Bonehill
Director, Planning
Tetra Tech
Angela Schembri
Senior Director, Planning
Tetra Tech
Gareth Roberts
Head of Development, Science and Technology
British Land
Ed Cox
Executive Director - Strategy, Economy & Net Zero
West Midlands Combined Authority
Simon Marks
City Executive
Arcadis
Tim Johnson
Chief Executive
City of Wolverhampton Council
Cllr Alan White
Leader
Staffordshire County Council
Katie Trout
Director of Destination, Marketing & Insight and Deputy Chief Executive
West Midlands Growth Company
Professor Prashant Pillai
Pro Vice Chancellor for Research and Knowledge
University of Wolverhampton
Kate McCall
Co-Head of Investment
Shoosmiths
Beth McArdle
Head of Occupiers
Shoosmiths
Laura Shoaf CBE
Chief Executive
West Midlands Combined Authority
Jo Russell
Director
Stoford Developments
Cheryl Hiles
Director of Energy Capital
West Midlands Combined Authority
Andy Williams
Director of Regeneration & Economy
Coventry City Council
Tim Fawcett
Birmingham Cities Lead
Mott MacDonald
Cllr Adrian Andrew
Councillor
Walsall Council
Stuart Penn
Regional Managing Director
Lovell
Sandy Livingstone
Executive Director of Property
Onward Homes
Paul Whittingham
Assistant Director Development & Regeneration
Bolton Council
Helen Randerson
Group Partnerships Director
Gleeson Homes
Maggie Grogan
Managing Director for the Midlands
Muse
Beth Piggott
Senior Land Manager
McCarthy Stone
Gemma Clissett
Regional Partnerships Director
Lovell
Rhiannon D'Arcy
Land and Partnerships Manager
Placefirst
Romi Dahele
CEO
FOUNDRY
James Gardner
Managing Director
Harlow Council
Joshua Liaw
CEO
Elite REIT
Manreet Randhawa
Director for Fund Management
Nuveen
Paul McLaughlin
Senior Development Manager
Finsbury Infrastructure
Ashish Jain
CEO & Founder
MGI Holdings
Doug Bowley
Investment Manager
Downing
Tom Shaw
Investment Director
MAN Group
Jeff Mackenzie
Investment Associate
Brydell Partners
Philippa Iley
Head of Investment Strategy
Aviva Capital Partners
Ben Wrighton
Head of Planning and Development
Watkin Jones
Jill Anderson
Property Acquisitions Manager
Whitbread Premier Inn
Jon Munce
Head of Development
Milligan
Cllr Jim O'Boyle
Cabinet Member for Jobs, Regeneration and Climate Change
Coventry City Council
Nancy MacDonald
Regional Business Leader, Infrastructure
Stantec
Philip Rodrigo
Senior Vice President Human Resources and Organisation Development
Outokumpu
Melissa Chambers
Founder and CEO
Sitehop
Chair: Louisa Harrison-Walker
Executive Director
Sheffield Chamber of Commerce
Anna Clarke
Director of Policy and Public Affairs
The Housing Forum
Judy Fawcett
Partner and Living Sector Co-Head
Shoosmiths
Rebecca Dib-Simkin
Chief Product & Marketing Officer
Octopus Energy Group
Benedikt Scholz
Director of Internationalisation & Commercial Partnerships
BVB Borussia Dortmund
David Proctor
Assistant Director for Planning and Regeneration
Wigan Council