UKREiiF 2025 SPEAKERS
2840 Speakers

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
Retailer, Author and Philanthropist
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 Frank

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 Wardhaugh
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

Matthew Ward
Strategy Director for Estates and Facilities Management
NHS England

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 Asaam
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
Managing Director of Stock Acquisitions
L&G Affordable Homes

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
Chief Investment Officer
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

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
RICS

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
Federated Hermes 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 United

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