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
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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
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Innovate Cambridge
Danny Payne
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Tetra Tech
Chloe Hanley
Management Trainee
Willmott Dixon
Lisa Brodie
Executive Dean
The Engineering & Design Institute London
Jack Hayhoe
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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