UKREiiF 2025 SPEAKERS
2455 Speakers

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

David Smith
Director, Planning & Communities
IM Properties

Joseph Skinner
Development Director
Tritax Big Box Developments

James Edwards
Managing Director
Evans Randall Investors

Robert Huckstep
Director
BlackRock

Rebekah Paczek
Director of Public Affairs, Social Impact and Community Relations
Earls Court Development Company

Jamie Hills
Development Director
Ask Real Estate

Areti Makantasi
Director, Sustainable Asset Services
JLL

Andrew German
Head of Building Surveying – UK&I
JLL

Michael Griffiths
Senior Director, Consulting
JLL

Laira Roberts
Development & Regeneration - Head of London Consulting
JLL

Chair: Nick Freeston
UK Head of Consulting
JLL

Molly Turpie
Senior Manager
Marriott Hotels

Jean-Marc Vandevivere
Chief Executive
PLATFORM_

Chair: Simon Scott
Lead Director for Living Capital Markets
JLL

Jason Hogg
Development & Regeneration - Head of Regional Land
JLL

Chair: Cameron Stott
Head of Scotland
JLL

Richard Yendle
Associate (Industrial and Logistics)
JLL

Sally Duggleby
Vice President of Capital Deployment & Leasing
Prologis

Chair: Melinda Cross
Head of UK Industrial and Logistics
JLL

Chair: James Finnis
Head of UK Agency, Lease Advisory & Rating
JLL

Dr Andy Williams
Chair
Oxford-Cambridge Supercluster Board

Katie Hynard
Head of Asset Management
JLL

Chair: Matt Allen
Director
Bidwells

Andrew Targell
Global Head of Technology Advisory
JLL Technologies

Chair: Simon Peacock
Head of UK Cities and Regions
JLL

Jessica Plant
Transactions Manager - Build to Rent
Legal & General

Lucy Jordan
Development and Asset Repositioning
JLL

Chair: Adam Challis
Head of Research & Strategy
JLL

Rachel Hanniquet-Brooking
Managing Director
Apo Group Limited

Kate Brennan
Partner, Operational Living
Bidwells

Cllr Mike Bell
Leader
North Somerset Council

Host: Dr Andy Williams
Chair
Oxford to Cambridge Supercluster Board

Lord Sir Patrick Vallance
Minister of State for Science, Research and Innovation
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Chair: Charlotte Cordingley
Chief Executive
Clear Futures

Mark Vaughan
Director
Hive Land and Planning

Viktorija Kuckina
Investment Associate
PGIM Real Estate

Roscoe Chubb
Head of Asset & Fund Management
Unite Students

Laura Kurt
Commercial Director
Fusion Group

Sarah McCready
Director of Social Infrastructure & Communications
Barking Riverside

Chair: Carly Ersser
Workplace Services Director
Government Property Agency

James Farrar
Chief Executive
York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority

Renee Preston
Founder
Women in Construction

David Smith
Economics Editor
The Sunday Times

Samkit Shah
Director
Lloyds Banking Group

Chair: Sue Brown
Managing Director
Real Estate Balance

Charlotte Spencer
Programme Director for Leasehold, Private Renting
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Claire McKeown
Director of Estate Transformation
Zoological Society of London

Caroline Simpson
Chief Executive Officer
Greater Manchester Combined Authority

Chris Hartiss
London Director
Vincent & Partners

Amy Harhoff
Chief Executive
East Midlands County Combined Authority

Chair: Ayesha Khalique
Senior Associate
Browne Jacobson

Chair: Kathryn Rowe
Managing Director
Smart Spaces

Susan Gutierrez -Inostroza
Chief Innovation Officer
Legacy Habitat Banks

Jack Potter
Partner - Head of Biodiversity Net Gain and Nutrient Neutrality
Wild Capital

Christopher Kerr
Head of ESG
Davitt Jones Bould

Alan Carter
CEO
The Land Trust

Sammy Pahal
Managing Director
UK PropTech Association

Andy Hollingsworth
Joint Deputy Director English Devolution and Institutions
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Mike Wiltshire
Director, Strategy, Research, Analysis and Sponsorship
Homes England

Chair: Gesine Junker
Director and Head of Masterplanning
WW+P

Monica Fogarty
Chief Executive
Warwickshire County Council

Joanne Patrick
Head of Sustainable Energy
Amber Infrastructure Group

Polly Cook
Chief Officer for Climate, Energy and Green Spaces
Leeds City Council

Ludo Tolu
Deputy Director for for Heat Networks and Biomethane Policy
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Chair: David Pearson
Group Sustainable Development Director
Star Renewable Energy

Charles Jarvis
Head of Economic Development
Cheshire East Council

Ann Marie Aguilar
Senior Vice President
International WELL Building Institute

Chair: Jules Barker
Associate Partner
McKinsey & Company

Simon Durkin
Global Head of Real Estate Research and Portfolio Analytics
BlackRock

Sam Farquharson
Director
BlackRock

Hannah Rapson
Group Technical Innovation Co-ordinator
Vistry Group

Chair: Kelly Hillman
Director of Public Land & Place
Vistry Group

Sarah Haywood
Managing Director
Advanced Oxford

Chair: Andrew Taylor
Group Planning Director
Vistry Group

Dilys Jones
Assistant Director, Affordable Housing Growth
Homes England

Rupert Driver
Executive Director
CBRE

Katie White MP
Leeds North West
Labour Party

Eloise Henderson-Day
Property Linked Finance Director - Built Environment
Green Finance Institute

Chair: Georgia Kirby-Watt
Operations Director (Affordable Housing)
Octopus Real Estate

Bethany Carter-Ottens
Assistant Director, Local Authority Advisory and Lending
National Wealth Fund

Mike Woolliscroft
Group Business Improvement Director & London Divisional Chair
Vistry Group

Matt Ward
Head of Regeneration and Growth
Plymouth City Council

Lisa Taylor
Executive Director
Future of Greater Manchester

Steve Heapy
Chief Executive
Jet2

Chair: Robyn Prince
Strategic Planning and Engagement Manager
Vistry Group

Nicholas Boys Smith MBE
Founder
Create Streets & Office for Place

Chair: Emma Fletcher
Low Carbon Homes Director
Octopus Energy

Roger Hawkins
Founding Partner
Hawkins\Brown

Cristina Sanchez
BIM Manager
Lendlease

Adnan Ozair
Head of Equity Capital Markets
Delancey

Kieran Kumaria
Managing Director
Stack Data Strategy

Chair: Harry Quartermain
Head of Research Insights
LandTech

Colin Sinclair
CEO
Knowledge Quarter Liverpool

Host: Joshua Torczynowycz
Real Estate Graduate
Vistry Group

Host: Alessio Rossi
Construction Graduate
Vistry Group

Host: Emily Maclean
Real Estate Graduate
Vistry Group

Peter Merchant
CEO
NewArch

Chair: Mark Washer
Chief Executive Officer
SNG

Andrew Taylor
Group Planning Director
Vistry Group

Joe Stockton
Senior Development Manager
Muse

Carol Squires
Director of Policy, Programmes & Performance
Croydon Council

Cllr Millie Earl
Leader
BCP Council

Chair: Hayley Rees
Managing Director
Pension Insurance Corporation

Jane Gratton
Deputy Director Public Policy
British Chambers of Commerce

Félicie Krikler
Director and Head of Residential
Barr Gazetas

Perran Moon MP
Officer
APPG Electric Vehicles

Laura Meaden
Finance Director
Hive Homes

Janet Smith
Head of Sustainability
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust & Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust

Sarah Clarke
Head of Strategic Estates and Capital Investment
Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Trust

Sam Monger
Head of Place
The Good Economy

Charlie Ingall
Managing Director
Versa Studios

Cllr Peter Mason
Leader
London Borough of Ealing

Chair: Pooja Agrawal
Chair
Public Practice

Sam Cotton
Head of Asset Management
Battersea Power Station

Andy Silvester
London Editor
The Times

Morwenna Hall
Executive Director
Related Argent

Chair: Jonny Popper
Chief Executive
LCA

Sean Keyes
Managing Director
Sutcliffe

Martin Crews
Development Director
Capital & Centric

Russ Edwards
Project Director
Latimer by Clarion Housing Group

Emma Scholes
National Chair
ACE Emerging Professionals
Jeremy Humphreys-Davies
Managing Director for Financial Institutions Coverage
BNP Paribas

Anthony Hodge
Assistant Director, Business & Enterprise
Staffordshire County Council

Shokat Lal
Chief Executive
Sandwell Council

Grace Kneafsey
Investment Lead
West Midlands Growth Company

Chris Kirkland
Head of City Investment
City of Wolverhampton Council

Richard Moon
Director of Property Services & Development
Coventry City Council

Sophie White
Sector Lead for Regeneration
Aviva Capital Partners

Sol Anitua
Executive Director Infrastructure & Energies
The Crown Estate

Joshua Torczynowycz
Real Estate Graduate
Vistry Group

Rachael Elwin
Head of Strategic Land and Development
Gascoyne Estates

Chair: Neil Hayes
Director of Economy and Skills
Hertfordshire Futures

Linda Chandler
Trustee
BRE Group

Alex Kim
Asset Management Manager
Castleforge

Sophie Rosier
Director, Head of London Mixed Use
Savills

Chair: Emily Williams
Residential Research Director
Savills

Sir Peter Soulsby
City Mayor
Leicester City Council

Tracey Hartley
Senior Director
CompassRock International

Rob Byrnes
Frameworks Director
VINCI Building

Connar McBain
Head of Group Public Affairs
Phoenix Group

Scott Barton
Managing Director, Corporate & Institutional
Lloyds Bank

Simon Latson
Head of Living UK&I, Project & Development Services
JLL

Wendy Osborn
Head of Strategic Operations
Construction Industry Training Board

Sinead Turnbull
Planning Director
Tritax Big Box Developments

Chair: Claire MacLean
Partner
Shepherd and Wedderburn

Chair: Paul Young
Partner
Shepherd and Wedderburn

Chair: Kate Jennings
CEO
Association for Consultancy and Engineering

Sue McElroy
Commercial Director
East West Rail

Michael Umfreville
Head of Data Centres
BNP Paribas Real Estate

Janany Kathirgamanathan
Partner
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

James Barrett
National Head of Affordable Housing, Development & Planning
BNP Paribas Real Estate

Chair: Anthony Lee
Head of UK Development Viability
BNP Paribas Real Estate

Madeleine Hilton
Office Managing Director
Gensler

Celia Harrison
Investment Director
Bridges Fund Management

Tom Stanley
UK Head of Development & Planning
BNP Paribas Real Estate

Chair: Andrew Screen
Head of Residential Capital Markets
BNP Paribas Real Estate

James Agar
Head of Long Income
Pension Insurance Corporation

Simon Pope
Transport Capital Programme Director
West Yorkshire Combined Authority

Simon Williams
Head of National Markets
BNP Paribas Real Estate

Chair: Vanessa Hale
Head of Research & Strategy
BNP Paribas Real Estate

Simon Robinson
Senior Director - Investment
BNP Paribas Real Estate

Chair: Rebecca Shafran
Director for Alternatives Research
BNP Paribas Real Estate

John Barker
Senior Development Director
Newlands UK Management

Vanessa Forster
GPA Contract Director
BNP Paribas Real Estate

Eve Roodhouse
Director, Strategy and Policy
Local Government Association

Peter Runacres
Head of Urban Futures
Earls Court Development Company

Josh Arnold
Senior Research Analyst
BNP Paribas Real Estate

Zac Goodman
Chief Executive
TSP

Caroline McDade
Head of National Planning
BNP Paribas Real Estate

Jas Welch
Head of Sourcing
Network Rail

Nigel Morrey
Technical Director
Etex Building Performance

Chair: Tom Stanley
UK Head of Development & Planning
BNP Paribas Real Estate

Elva Phelan
Group Head of Planning
Berkeley Group

Will Garton
Director General for Local Government, Growth and Communities
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Graham Ruddick
Editor-in-Chief
Business Leader

Archie Norman
Chairman
Marks & Spencer

Sean Bradley
Managing Director
Morgan Sindall

Chair: John Walker
Head of UK and European Real Estate and Infrastructure
C|T Group

Gareth Williams
Business Development Director
Alt Group

Richard Bousfield
Property Director
Potter Space

Mark Bousfield
Sector Lead - Cities and Government
Aviva

Sir Christopher Haworth
Chair of the Board
Gateway 14

Michael Ward
Head of Property
MAF Finance Group

Chair: Melissa Wilkes
Head of Brand & Communications
Alt Group

Kirstin Clow
Regeneration Strategic Lead
Fareham Borough Council

Mary Parsons
Regeneration and Partnerships Director
Lovell
Talha Yakub
Head of Investment
Blackpool Council

Shamit Gaiger OBE
Managing Director
West Coast Partnership Development

Jess Haines
Director of Development
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

Victoria Braddock
Managing Director
Marketing Manchester

Rebecca Kane Barton
Exec Vice President, Venue Management, International
OVG International

John Badman
Residential Practice Leader
Gensler

Sarah Allaoui
Senior Associate
Hoare Lea, A Tetra Tech Company

Chair: Sharon Richardson
AI Technical Director
Hoare Lea, A Tetra Tech Company

Helen Fadipe MBE
President
Royal Town Planning Institute

Chair: Tom Ayres
Director, Planning
RPS, A Tetra Tech Company

Robbie Calvert
Head of Policy and Public Affairs
Royal Town Planning Institute

Chair: Ola Holmstrom
Director, Hydrology
RPS, A Tetra Tech Company

Chair: Danny Payne
Managing Director, Central Government Services
Tetra Tech

Laurence Johnson
Director, Energy Economics
Hoare Lea, A Tetra Tech Company

Chair: Rukhsana Faiz
Managing Director, Environment, Sustainability and Planning
Tetra Tech

Mark Russell
Managing Director
Stonebond Properties

Jo Makinson
Chief Investment Officer
Abri

Tahreen Shad
Regional Partnerships Director - North West
Lovell

Michela Hancock
Managing Director
Greystar Europe

Ana Dias
Associate - Sustainability & ESG
Drees and Sommer

Paul Morton
Chief Executive
G2M Group

Chair: James Lancaster
Executive Director
G2M Group

Stephen Peacock
Chief Executive
West of England Combined Authority

Michelle Burton
Head of Employment and Skills
West Yorkshire Combined Authority

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

Mike Spencer
Chief Development Officer
McDonalds

Louise Duggan
Head of Regeneration and Growth Strategies
Greater London Authority

Luciana Ciubotariu
Chief Executive
Celtic Freeport

Kristy Lansdown
Managing Director Development
The Crown Estate

Jenny Fram
Director of Business Development
Eddisons

Chi Collins
Partner
Greenwoods Legal LLP

Alexander Hutchings
Partner and Head of Real Estate
Greenwoods Legal LLP

Mark Washer
CEO
SNG

Alan McBride
Technical Director
Muse

Chair: Joanna Rowelle
Director
Arup

Richard Berridge
Founder
Blackbird Advisory

Emma Frost
Chair
UK Innovation Districts Group

John Bolton
Regional Director, London and Thames Valley
Kier Construction

Sarah Beaumont-Smith
Chief Executive Officer
Fulcrum Infrastructure Group

Anna Strongman
CEO
Oxford University Developments

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

Michelle Humphreys
Director of Strategic Projects
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Chair: Cheryl Ward
Managing Director, Southern
Kier Construction

Tony Clements
Chief Executive
Ealing Council

Sarah McMillan
Director of Economic Development & Growth
Northumberland County Council

Nina Sarlaka
Inward Investment and Enterprise Manager
Plymouth City Council

Luisa Mostarda
Energy Specialist
Savills

Alfie Heyland
Business Unit Director for Central Government
Mace

Philip Graham
Executive Director Good Growth
Greater London Authority

Chair: Alexandra Smith
Senior Business Development Manager
Kier Construction

Tania Tsoneva
Head of Infrastructure Research
CBRE Investment Management

Limor Shklaz
European Housing & Alternatives Portfolio Management Director
Nuveen

Chair: Dr Chris Marien
Partner
calfordseaden

Gregor Mitchell
Senior Director
EcoWorld International

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

Richard Williams
Managing Director
Keon Homes

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

Melanie Pears
Partner
Ward Hadaway

Chair: Javid Patel
Director and Head of Public Sector
Eddisons

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

Stephen Meleady
Director (Buildings)
Stantec

Marie Jasper
Planning Associate
Stantec

Steve Ford
Managing Director, Yorkshire & NE
Caddick Construction

Dave Saville
Managing Director, NorthWest
Caddick Construction

Julie Beresford
Head of Economic Growth & Prosperity
Bassetlaw District Council

Guy Battle
Chief Executive
Social Value Portal

Piers Clanford
Chief Operating Officer
The Berkeley Group

Shivali Mathur
Associate, Energy Transition
Amberside Advisors

Chair: Bonnie Chu
UK Healthcare Sector Director
Ramboll

Chair: Simon Marks
City Executive
Arcadis

Morgan Godden
Graduate Environmental Consultant
AECOM

Amy Hutton
Director of Services
Cyrenians

Molly Bishop
Head of Implementation
Centre for Homelessness Impact

William Krespi
Senior Director, Development
Greystar

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

Ian McDermott
Chief Executive
Peabody

Dave Davies
Head of Lending
Barclays

Tony Doyle
Head of Digital and IT Futures
Blackpool Council

Alex Favier
Director
Midlands Innovation

Phil Mayall
Managing Director
Muse

Joe Marshall
Regional Managing Director (South) for Development
SNG

Leigh-Sara Timberlake
Group CEO
Business South Group

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

Caroline Cuthbertson
Operations Director
Crosswind Developments

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

Miranda Hammond
Director
Vengrove

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

Cllr Tom Hunt
Leader
Sheffield City Council

Leah Holmes
Associate Director, Smart Energy & Sustainability
Stantec
Nick Adlam
Specialist Advisor for Sustainability & Net Zero
Lewes District Council and Eastbourne Borough Council

Jamie Smith
Development Director
Related Argent

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

Francesca Wilkinson
Senior Sustainability and Environmental Manager
Willmott Dixon

Andrew Farrimond
Infrastructure Sector Lead
Aviva Capital Partners

Keane Duncan
Cabinet Member for Transport
North Yorkshire Council

John Waterman
Chief Operating Officer
Willmott Dixon

Kelly Bream
Chief Operating Officer
Bidwells

Chair: Mark Chivers
Director General
Government Property / Cabinet Office

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

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

Rebecca Shafran
Alternative Markets and Research Director
BNP Paribas

Sarah Halpin
Director
Ramboll

Matt Hawkins
CEO
Knight Dragon

Louise Brennan
Regional Director Midlands
Historic England

Paddy McGuigan
Director – Commercial Real Estate
Allied Irish Bank

Alyson Heald
Partnerships Director (North West)
L&Q

Jacqueline Esimaje-Heath
Growth Director
L&Q

Ed Ellerington
Chief Executive
Packaged Living

Helen Newman
Group Head of Sustainability
Bidwells

Rokhsana Fiaz
Mayor
Newham Council

Cathy Palmer
Director of Regeneration Delivery
Walker Sime

Jane Anderson
Head of ESG Investment
Homes England

Stephen Teagle
Chief Executive Partnerships and Regeneration
Vistry Group

Scott Crudgington
Deputy Chief Executive
Hertfordshire County Council

Kyle Streitburger
Head of Investment
Sunrise Real Estate

Henry Marshall
Investment Director
Placefirst

Nicky Gordon
Managing Director
Genesis Homes

James Woodmansee
Development Director
PJ Livesey

Janet Garner
Future Workforce Director
BAE Systems

Tarah Gear
Director
Milligan

Chair: Simon Halewood
Principal Communications Manager
Willmott Dixon

Chair: Richard Bartlett
Director
Willmott Dixon Interiors

Joanna Averley
Chief Planner
Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government

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

Chair: Annie Brafield
Director
Cartwright Communications

Steph Ball
Investment Director
Grosvenor

Charles Hesketh
Regional Policy Manager
National Farmers Union

Rachel Ford
Strategy Director
Transport for the North

Kemi Owoeye
Technical Lead for Sustainable Design
Willmott Dixon

Anne-Marie Bond
Chief Executive
Torbay Council

Chris Wheeler
Regional Head of Land and Development
Willmott Dixon

Kelly Hillman
Director of Public Land & Place
Vistry Group

Chair: Nicholas Boys Smith MBE
Chair
Create Streets

Kazeem Afolabi
Associate Director
BBS Capital

Matthew Gladstone
Chief Executive
Peterborough City Council

Mark Woodrow
Chief Operating Officer
Packaged Living

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

Simone Roche MBE
Chief Executive Officer
We Are PoWEr

Jeavon Lolay
Head of Economics & Market Insight
Lloyds Bank

Richard Robinson
President for UK&I
AtkinsRéalis

Kryan Bracken MBE

Rosie Donachie
Senior Director
British Business Bank / British Patient Capital

Cllr Dan Swords
Leader
Harlow Council

Tom Glover
Construction Skills Manager
Places for London
Peter Chisnall
Senior HR Business Partner
Barratt Redrow

Zen Sahi
Apprentice
CoreFive

Lacey Johnson
Apprentice Building Surveyor
CBRE

Moriah Oshungbemi
Construction Manager Apprentice
Mace

Chair: Emma Barnes
Head of Impact
Construction Youth Trust

Jennifer Sheddan
Head of Housing
Glasgow City Council

Martyn Evans
Creative Director
Landsec

Joanna Rowelle
Director
Arup

Jo Negrini
Director - Towns, Neighbourhoods and Homes
Arup

Lucy Musgrave OBE
Founding Director
Publica

Jamie Quinn
Sustainability Director
Related Argent

Selina White
Chief Executive
Magna

Jenny Ford
Head of Sustainable Places and Growth
North Somerset Council

James Saunders
Chief Executive Officer
Quintain

Emma Hatch
Head of Development
Places for London

Rasmus Astrup
Design Principal, Senior Partner
SLA

Barry Paschali
Director
PASCHALi Energy & Environmental Consultancy

Jeremy Barker
Director for Banking & Investment
National Wealth Fund

David Epstein
Managing Director
Aviva Capital Partners

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

Nam Do
Vice President
Greykite Investments

Louisa Luxton
Head of Life Sciences UK&I
Christeyns

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

Chair: Rumi Bose
Director
Rumi Bose Ltd

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

Nick Steven-Jones
Chief Executive Officer
Jarrolds

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

Cllr Matthew Hicks
Leader
Suffolk County Council

Cllr Kay Mason Billig
Leader
Norfolk County Council

Emma Osmundsen
Assistant Director of Housing Regeneration
London Borough of Ealing

Chris Thompson
Founder
CITU

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

Cllr Anthony Okereke
Leader
Royal Borough of Greenwich

Melinda Cross
Head of UK Industrial & Logistics
JLL

Paul Thomas
Director of Planning and Placemaking
Milton Keynes Council

Stewart Mounsey
Deputy Director for Operations Catchment Services
Environment Agency

Chair: Mike Knott
Planning Director
Stantec

Emma Bennett
Chief Executive
Walsall Council

Nazeya Hussain
Corporate Director
London Borough of Croydon

Steve Park
Director of Growth
Warrington Borough Council

Helen Pluck
Chief Executive
Ipswich Borough Council

Adrian Lunn
Director
Eddisons

Chair: Andrew Parker
Partner
Eddisons

Sass Pledger
Property Director
Hertfordshire County Council

Matthew Evans
Partner
Forsters

Chair: Alex Williamson
Business Development Manager
ITS

John Reid
Managing Director
Herts Living

Thérèse Marie Rodgers
Partner
Forsters

Chair: Andrew Parker
Head of Construction Disputes
Forsters

Doug Pullen
Leader
Lichfield District Council

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

Graham Cherry
Chief Executive
Stonebond

Richard Cherry
Chairman
Stonebond

Stephen Appleton
Consultant
Troup Bywaters + Anders

Tracey O'Donnell
Managing Director
Milton Keynes Development Partnership

Paul Rickard
Chief Executive
Pocket Living

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

Chair: John Marsh
Chief Operating Officer
BUUK

Matthew Jones
Relationship Director for Real Estate Finance
Santander

Sally Basker
Chief Executive
Exeter Science Park

Cllr Tudor Evans
Leader
Plymouth City Council

Karl Tucker
Chair
Great South West

Chair: Alasdair Young
Partner and UK Energy Lead
Buro Happold

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

Jo Weston
National Product Manager
Willmott Dixon

Lorna Taverner
Head of Passivhaus Service
Willmott Dixon

Tracey Lee
Chief Executive
Plymouth City Council

Imogen Ebbs
Head of Strategic Investment and Growth
Aviva Investors

Todd Marler
Senior Director of Operations
Greystar

Scarlett Black
Director of Operations
Maritime UK

Alex Crawley
Investment Director
Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS)

Chris Rule
Chief Executive
Local Pensions Partnership Investments

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

Ted Frith
Head of Distribution and Investor Relations
Equitix

Adam Glen
Founder
Unicorn Biotechnologies

Kirsty Jolley
Head of Marketing
Placefirst

Paul Richards
Deputy Chief Executive
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council

Sowmya Parthasarathy
Director
Arup

Paul Fiddaman
CEO
Karbon Homes

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

Cllr Ian Courts
Leader
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council

Chair: Cllr Kieron Williams
Leader
London Borough of Southwark

Brenda Dacres
Mayor
London Borough of Lewisham

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

Richard Berridge
Founding Member
BTR Taskforce

Chair: Ian Barnett
Director of Land
LRG

Martin McKay
Executive Director of Regeneration
Clyde Gateway

Simon Chisholm
Chief Investment Officer
Resonance

Chair: Karen Shackleton
Chair & Founder
Pensions for Purpose

Cllr Louise McKinlay
Deputy Leader
Essex County Council

Meeta Kaur
Partner
Town Legal LLP

David Willock
Managing Director for ESG Finance
Lloyds Bank

Paula Broadbent
Managing Director
Lovell Later Living

Ghislaine Halpenny
Director of ESG and Corporate Affairs
Regal London

Lina Makrodimitri
Energy & Carbon Lead
Schroders

Chair: Chris Morris
Partner for Real Estate
Shoosmiths

Laura Dyer
Deputy Chief Executive
Arts Council England

Claire Aindow
Pro Vice Chancellor
University of Cumbria

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

Robin Dobson
Group Property Director
Network Rail Property

Saker Nusseibeh CBE
Chief Executive
Federated Hermes

Catherine Dewar
Regional Director for the North West
Historic England

Nuala Gallagher
Corporate Director of City Development
Liverpool City Council

Patrick Smart
Energy Networks Director
RES Group

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

Cathy Massarella
Managing Director
Nexus

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

Chair: Paul Brocklehurst
Chair
Land, Planning & Development Federation

Nicola Said
Regional Lead
Visit England

Zac Richardson
Director of Offshore Delivery
National Grid

Ann Santry
Chair
Shared Ownership Council

Christian Balshen
Director
Rightmove

Rupa Patel
General Council
Awaze

Kelly McCabe
Managing Director
The Mortgage People

Chair: Toby Sadler
Host
Talking Infrastructure Podcast

Sunny Sanger
Head of Sales
HSPG

Natasha Tull
Head of Sales
The Guinness Partnership

Joe Goss
Business Development Director
Fixflo

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

Fernando Valdivielso
Account Director
Gallagher Insurance

Matt Lewis
Consultant Solicitor
Commonhold

Raman Singh
Group Investment Director
Western Trading Group

David Johnson
Head of Public Affairs
Michelin

John Kavanagh
Group Communications Director
JCB

Ann Pittard
Director of Engagement & Partnerships
Keele University

Cllr Jonathan Brook
Leader
Westmorland & Furness Council

Helen Featherstone
Director
National Lottery Heritage Fund

Gill Haigh
Managing Director
Cumbria Tourism

Richard Ballantyne
CEO
British Ports Association

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

Chair: Richard Green
Senior Director
AECOM

Chair: James Hill
Urban Transit Director
Egis

Ewan Forsyth
Development Director
Prime PLC

Peter Baker
Commercial Director
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust

Sam Plum
Chief Executive
Westmorland & Furness Council

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

Cllr Ian Yuill
Leader
Aberdeen City Council

Dawn Wylie
Group Land Director
Taylor Wimpey

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

Marcus Dorling
Client Director
Boldyn Networks

Cllr Grant Laing
Leader
Perth & Kinross Council

Cllr Raymond Bremner
Leader
Highland Council

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

Brett Ormrod
Net Zero Carbon Lead
LaSalle Investment Management

Philly Strahan
Freeport Innovation Network Manager
Connected Places Catapult

Chair: Ibrahim Mohamed
Associate Director for Freeports
Connected Places Catapult

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

Chair: Tilly Shaw
Associate Director for Real Estate
Verco

Chair: Erika Lewis
CEO
Connected Places Catapult

Erika Lewis
CEO
Connected Places Catapult

Martin Dey
Resident

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

Fredrik Borestrom
Director EMEA & LATAM

Beverley Bearne
Chief Operating Officer
Middlesbrough and Hartlepool Mayoral Development Corporation

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

Asif Rehmanwala
CEO
Ecotricity

Syreeta Bayne
Head of Social Value and Sustainability
Muse

Sally Bruer
Head of EMEA Logistics & Industrial
Cushman & Wakefield

Phil Cresswell
Executive Director of Place
Cheshire East Council

Rob Polkinghorne
Chief Executive
Cheshire East Council

Rose McArthur
Director of Transport
Cheshire West & Chester Council

Cllr Jane Meagher
Leader
The City of Edinburgh Council

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

Amy Ingham
Senior Consultant
The Good Economy

Jenna Langford
Head of City Development
City of Wolverhampton Council

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

Cllr Mark Flynn
Leader
Dundee City Council

Dr Kath Mackay
Director of Life Sciences
Bruntwood Life Sciences

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

John Smith
Executive Director for Growth & Regeneration
Bristol City Council

Miles Keeley
Head of Acquisitions
HUB

Rachel Allwood
Planning Director
Dandara Living

James Welch
Director
Willmott Dixon

Rodger Till
Estates Development Manager
Stonegate Group

Will Bronze
Senior Surveyor
Newmark

Rosie Hart
Sustainability Manager
Cast Interiors

Vanessa Curtis
Founder and Chair
Ability:RE

Chair: Charles Fifield
Executive Committee Member
Ability:RE

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

Joanna Killian
Chief Executive
Local Government Association

Nadia Persaud
Business Manager
LocatED

Geraldine Wildman
Assistant Director for Digital and Information
Mining Remediation Authority

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

Mark Kelso
Deputy Director Transformation and Project Delivery
HM Land Registry

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

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

Carly Ersser
Workplace Services Director
Government Property Agency

Jake Drummond
Deputy Head of Property Profession
Government Property Agency

Lynda Rawsthorne
Head of Government Property Profession
Cabinet Office

Carmen Suarez-Garcia
Director
Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government

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

David Beeby
Chair
Enterprising Cumbria

Dominic Brankin
Director of Workplace Services
Government Property Agency

Chair: Mark Bourgeois
Chief Executive
Government Property Agency

Suzi Izumi
International Investment Officer
Office for Investment

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

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

Mark Bourgeois
Chief Executive
Government Property Agency

Paula McLeay
Programme Director for Places for Growth
Cabinet Office

Rav Cheema
Associate Director
LocatED

Isobel Brown
Programme Director
Enterprising Cumbria

Chair: Ravi Chand CBE
SRO Places for Growth
Cabinet Office

Andrew Seeking
Chief Executive
Cumberland Council

Alistair Brownlee
Founder
The Brownlee Foundation

Karl Kent
Relationship Director
Paragon Bank

Mark Quigley
Managing Director for UK Real Estate Finance
Beaufort Capital

Paul Burns
Investment Director
abrdn

Ruben Bos
Head of European Real Estate Strategy
DWS

Una O'Halloran
Leader
London Borough of Islington

Julia Barrett
Chief Sustainability Officer
Willmott Dixon

Paul Broadbent
Associate
LocatED

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

Colin Casse
Estates Director
HMRC

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

Toby Burgess
Relationship Director
Paragon Bank

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

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

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

Pat Ritchie CBE
Chair
Homes England

Aida Berhamovic
Director of Estates
Royal College of Music

Michelle Sacks
CEO
Huntingdonshire District Council

Angenika Kunne
Managing Director and Head of Infrastructure Equity
Aviva Investors

Charlotte Cooper
Head of Land
Curo

Lloyd Lee
Managing Partner
Yoo Capital

Chair: Dr Tom Tew
Chief Executive
NatureSpace Partnership

Cllr Mark Fryer
Leader
Cumberland Council

Matthew Hutchinson
Partner
Blacks Solicitors

Chair: Justine Edmonds
Head of Build to Rent
LRG

Hannah Cooper
Group HR Director
LRG

Paul Southall
Head of Sustainability
Jet2

Chair: Stephen Still
Regional Director
Stirling Ackroyd Surveyors

Millie Dodd
Senior Communications Manager
Just Build Homes

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

Lilian Martins
Senior Lecturer in Architectural Technology
University of Roehampton

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

Tom Leeming
Director
Tritax Big Box Developments

Peter Langly-Smith
Managing Director
Reef Group

Sandra Fives
Chief Strategy Officer
Catalyst
Jane Simpson
Commercial, Engineering & Capital Delivery Director
United Utilities

Toby Reid
Executive Director
Pioneer Group

Chair: Elliot Gill
Technical Director
Stantec

Jade Gallagher
Chief Operating Officer
Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games

Host: Chris Taylor
Chairman of Real Estate
Federated Hermes

Host: Saker Nusseibeh CBE
CEO
Federated Hermes

Host: Paul Pavia
Head of Development
MEPC

Host: Tom Retallick
Decarbonisation Frameworks Manager
Pagabo

Jonathan Oram
Framework Director
Pagabo

Ben Jones
Head of Delivery South of England
Pagabo

Host: Ben Jones
Head of Delivery
Pagabo

Host: Karen Carter
Director of National Delivery
Pagabo

Will Campbell
Social Value Engagement Lead
Loop

Shamayne Harris
Head of Procurement
Pagabo

Jonathan Parker
Development Director
Pagabo

Chair: Sinead Turnbull
Planning Director
Tritax Big Box Development

Cllr Shantanu Rajawat
Leader
London Borough of Hounslow

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

Shelagh O'Neill
Director of Regeneration and Strategy
Calderdale Council

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

Gemma Sumsion
Partner and Head of Corporate & Commercial
Goughs

Hardeep Thandi
Director for Property Development
United Trust Bank

Darryl Barker
Managing Director
Albemarle Homes

James Cousley
Director
Trigon DM

Andy Cox
Director
Trigon DM

Chair: Rob Hughes
Co-Founder
Cosmic Charging

Shaun Weston
Managing Director
British Offsite

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

Chris Curtis MP
Chair
Labour Growth Group

Graham Grant
Deputy Chief Executive
Active Travel England

Keith Gains
Managing Director and Head of UK
Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners

Tim Lord
Head of Climate Change
HSBC

Chair: Max Camplin
Executive Director
Cavendish

Georgina Lynch
Managing Director
P J Livesey

Chris Porter
Major Projects Manager
Transport for London

Sam Fox
Director of Strategy and Investment Analysis
NewRiver REIT

Geoff Wainwright
CEO
Impact Data Metrics

Iain Jenkinson
Executive Director
CBRE

Neil Murray
Director
Impact Data Metrics

Kelly Crews
Head of Decarbonisation Service
Willmott Dixon

Chair: Amy Casterton
Business Development Director
ES Global

Chair: Ian Leech
Yorkshire Editor
Insider Media

Andrew Moys
Vice President for Impact
McDonalds

Chair: Caroline Compton-James
Deputy Chief Executive
SCAPE

Richard Ellis
Director of Sustainability
Peabody

Nigel Banks
Technical Director
Octopus Energy

Chair: Fahmida Nisa
Event Manager & Host
UKREiiF

Lucy Atlee
Senior Quality and Design Manager
Places for London

Chair: Graeme Craig
Chief Executive
Places for London

Jo Walker
Chief Executive
North Somerset Council

Michael Barry
Assistant Director of Inclusive Growth and Placemaking
Cumberland Council

Beccy Speight
Chief Executive
RSPB

Alison Crofton
Chief Property Officer
Homes England

Lee Nash
Head of Development
Indurent

Rach Clarke
Development Director
Mountpark

Harry Badham
Chief Development and Asset Repositioning Officer
Hammerson

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

Matt Thomas
Built Environment Senior Sector Leader
SLR Consulting

Ben Taylor
Planning Director
Newlands Property Developments

Richard Hickman
Senior Director for Planning
Indurent

Kate Howe
Development Director
Tritax Big Box Developments

Abbas Akbar
Managing Director
Mumtaz Restaurants

Rob Chesworth
Head of Strategic Land
The Crown Estate

Paul Weston
Senior Vice President and Head of UK
Prologis

Manuel Dusina
Head of Infrastructure
Phoenix Group

Oliver Swallow
Senior Investment Manager for Commercial Real Estate
Phoenix Group

Rory Musgrave
Assistant Director
Long Harbour

Jason Longhurst
Board Member
Oxford-Cambridge Supercluster

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

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

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

Eamonn Boylan
Interim CEO
Homes England

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

Bernhard Dachs
Senior Director for Investment & Development
Mitsubishi Estate

Simon Gould
Development Director
Care REIT

Killian Currey-Lewis
Investment Director
Care REIT

John Anderson
Chief Executive Officer
Allison Homes

Isabel McAllister
Chief Sustainability and Compliance Officer
First Bus

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

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

Ed Whiting
Chief Executive
Leeds City Council

Angela Barnicle
Director for City Development
Leeds City Council

Lorna Pimlott
Managing Director for Local Authority Lending
National Wealth Fund

Rob Heasman
Chief Executive Officer
The Earls Court Development Company

Mike Dodd
Development Director
Socius

Simon Fletcher
Chief Executive
Lichfield District Council

Phil Murphy
Director and Head of Property Transactions
Evolve Estates

Chair: Peyrouz Modarres
Director
Walsh

Victoria Beattie
Head of Estates
Port of Tyne

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

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

Tim Newns
Managing Director
Office for Investment