UKREiiF 2025 SPEAKERS
2840 Speakers

Ipsa Agnani
Programme Coordinator
Impact Investing Institute

Samantha Brooman
Associate Development Director
Lovell

Alex Gardiner
Director
Metro Dynamics

Jake Dowling
Head of Decarbonisation
Seddon

Cllr Miranda Radley
Vice Co-Leader
Aberdeen City Council

Chair: Tom Snee
Director
Cartwright

David Dunne
Chief Officer - Strategic Place Planning, City Regeneration and Environment
Aberdeen City Council

Rob Warnes
Performance & Planning Director
Northern Rail

Emma Williamson
Director of Planning
Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation

Chair: Julian West
CEO
J2

Chair: Tom Taylor
Real Estate Partner
Dentons

Alison Hands
CEO
Lincolnshire Co-op

Chair: Lee Sirdifield
Chief Operating Officer
Greater Lincolnshire Combined County Authority

Rob Mills
Co-Founder
Clearbell Capital

Justine Edmonds
Head of Build to Rent
LRG

Mike Shearn
Managing Consultant
LRG

Chris Stansell
Managing Director
Earl Kendrick

Vicky Evans
Director
Arup

Rob Sayce
Venues Lead - UK & Europe
Mott MacDonald

Jason Prince
Director
Urban Transport Group

Tom Bailey
Strategy Director for Innovation Ecosystem
Imperial College London

Stella Jones
UK Innovation Districts Manager
Connected Places Catapult

Alex Read
Public Policy Manager for UK&I
Vantage Data Centres

Christopher Read
Head of Construction and Standards
Lloyds Bank

Nick Gerrard
Growth and Prosperity Programme Director
Blackpool Council

Robert Richardson
Development Director
Indurent

Deb Hetherington
Head of Innovation
Scarborough Group International

Amanda Smyth
Assistant Director for Economy, Growth and Tourism
Newry, Mourne & Down District Council

Jonathan McGilly
Assistant Director for Enterprise, Employment & Regeneration
Newry, Mourne & Down District Council

Sam Lawson Johnston
Founder
Kinrise

Dom Boyle
Associate Director
National Wealth Fund

Craig Ormond
Director
Mactaggart and Mickel

David Thorburn
Investment Director
Manse

Bond Sutuntivorakoon
Vice President for Investment
ESR Europe

Beth Dugdale
Head of Cambridge Growth Company
Homes England

Chair: Dr Carol Massay
Chief Executive
Unity for Construction

John Searle
Strategic Director of Place
Salford City Council

Jonathan Ring
Development Director
Sellar Property Group

Iain Painting
UK Planning and Design Lead
Stantec

Leigh Stolworthy
Director Transport Planning
Stantec

Joanne Neville
National Planning Director
Harworth Group

Sarah Scannell
Assistant Director of Planning
Birmingham City Council

Ann McCullough
Director of Prosperity
Ards and North Down Borough Council

Damien Martin
Strategic Director of Place & the Economy
Belfast City Council

Mike Milen
Chief Executive
Community Ventures (Middlesbrough)

Sophie Timms
Corporate Affairs Director
Kier Construction

Mark Ryder
Executive Director for Communities
Warwickshire County Council

James Fairbairn
Deputy Director - Investment & Growth
Great South West

Jonathan Bretherton
Head of Commercial and Development
East Midlands Freeport

Emme Batten
Director - Asset Management
Hines

Chair: Andrew Reynolds
UK & Europe Chief Executive
Rider Levett Bucknall
Dan Wilson
Senior Planning Manager
Cala Homes

Philip Jenkins
Chief Investment Officer
Peabody

Gemma Davies
Director of Economy and Housing
Cheshire West & Chester Council

Sarah McLeod OBE
CEO
Wentworth Woodhouse Preservation Trust

Ed Lockhart
CEO
Future Homes Hub

Tani Dulay
Chief Executive
Woodbourne Group

Lord Peter Hendy
Rail Minister
Department for Transport

Nadeem Aziz
Chief Executive
Dover City Council

Adriana Rodriguez Cobas
Principal
Asper Investment Management

Channa Karunaratne
Regional Director
AECOM

Chair: Emma Andrews
Partner
Burges Salmon

Danielle Sheppard
Senior Investment Director (Commercial) and Head of Sustainability
Barwood Capital

Sinead Moloney
Senior Social Value Manager
Morgan Sindall

Alex Isted
North East Area Director
Morgan Sindall

Mark Lynam
Corporate Director for Regeneration and Economic Growth
Wakefield Council

Andrew Reynolds
UK & Europe Chief Executive
Rider Levett Bucknall

Chair: Matt Sharp
Partner - Chief Digital Officer
Rider Levett Bucknall

Chair: Heather Evans
Partner Head of Sustainability UK & Europe, Global Sustainability
Rider Levett Bucknall

Chair: Carolyn Brady
Partner of Northern Ireland Region
Rider Levett Bucknall

Eoghan O'Lionaird
Chief Executive
Wates Group

Chair: Alex Notay
Chair
Radix Big Tent Housing Commission

Olivia Dear
Sustainability & Engagement Director - Developments
Wates Group

Claire Racine
Head of Sustainability
Ramboll

James Green
Director of Regeneration & Development
Westminster City Council

Chair: Cressida Curtis
Sustainability Director
Wates Group

Tim Wates
Chair
Wates Group

Steff Battle
Executive Managing Director - Construction
Wates Group

Claire Wakelin
Director, Head of Education
HLM Architects

Dapo Obatusin
Capital Prison Infrastructure Delivery Director
Ministry of Justice

Zoe Brooke
Founder & Chair
The Save Construction Initiative

Frankie Hawken
Marketing Director
Prologis UK

Suzannah Nichol
Chief Executive
BuildUK

Chair: Steve Beechey
Group Public Sector Director
Wates Group

Ian Collinson
Strategic Director for Place
Exeter City Council

Tom Hill
Managing Director
Hill Group

Richard Fagg
Director of Development
VINCI UK Developments

Chair: Melanie Leech CBE
Chief Executive
British Property Federation

Rachel Blanchard
Senior Planning Policy Officer
BCP Council

Frances Moffett-Kouadio
Strategic Investment Director
Thames Estuary Growth Board

Peter Hogg
London City Executive
Arcadis

Sara Turnbull
Non Executive Director
Transport for London

Iain Robinson
Assistant Director Town Centre Development
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council

Chair: Samer Bagaeen
Technical Director
Arcadis

Vera Kukić
Board Member and Digital Infrastructure Lead
Thames Estuary Growth Board

Alex Williamson
Senior Pre-Sales Technical Manager
ITS Technology Group

David Sparrow
Head of Business Development
DUAL International Limited

Jenni Montgomery
Strategic Growth and Business Development Director
Stantec

Rachel Slater
Director
KPP Architects

Tom Walker
Executive Director People, Policy Economy & Public Health
Essex County Council

Robert Gordon Clark
Senior Advisor
LCA

Nawaz Khan
Head of Economic Development and Regeneration
Southampton City Council

Chris Procter
Director
Caddick Developments

Emma Porter
Practice Director
AtkinsRéalis

Chair: Melanie Flaherty
Deputy Editor
Property Week

Rach Clarke
Development Director
Wilton Developments

Alexander French
Investment Director
La Française REM

Kevin McKeever
Managing Director
Lowick

Chair: Gary Ashton
Non-Executive Director
Great British Construction

John McManus
Deputy Director Regeneration Delivery
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Brendan Staniforth
Strategic Delivery Director
Babcock International

Mark Hewson
Director
JV Imerys/British Lithium

Stephanie Smith
Head of Residential
Muse

Dr Helen Turner
Director
Midlands Innovation

Melanie Miller
Inward Investment Manager
Hertfordshire Futures

Paul Swinney
Director of Policy and Research
Centre for Cities

James Tyler
Managing Director, UK
Equinix

Priya Nairn
Chief Executive
The Housing Finance Corporation

Konstantinos Kokkotas
Investment Director
Greystar

Bhavik Jayendrakumar Shah
Director
Providus Capital

Susan Jayne Thams Carruth
Partner, Operations
GXN

Michael Wiseman
Head of Campuses
British Land

Chair: Giles Barrie
Co-Head of Real Estate
FTI Consulting

Adam Ozinsky
Sustainability Engineer
3XN/GXN

Chair: Matt Webster
Head of Sustainability
British Land

Michael Meadows
Head of Planning and Public Affairs
British Land

Kate Honey
Group Community Advocacy Lead
LandsecU+I

Chair: Mike Saunders
CEO and Co-Founder
Commonplace

Julie Hutchinson
Chief Executive
East London Business Alliance

Saul Collyns
Senior Social Impact & Public Affairs Lead - Development
British Land

Chair: Patricia Brown MBE
Director
Central

Aida Feriz
Executive Director
Wimmer Family Office

Chair: Chris Hulme
Director
Influential

Craig Smith
Factory Operative
Dragonheart Homes

Michael O’Doherty
Director - Place
Local Partnerships

Mark Hall
Senior Programme Manager
Impact Investing Institute

Jason Bassett
Factory Director
Dragonheart Homes

Sophie Baker
Programme Delivery Manager - Prisoners Building Homes
The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly

Simon Reid
Head of Sectors
Liverpool City Region - Growth Platform

Elaine Morrison
Director Productivity Mission
Scottish Enterprise

Richard Park
Chief Executive
Hub North Scotland

Dame Susan Rice
Chair
Forth Green Freeport

Karen Stafeckis
Development Director
McLaren Property
Jeremy Nolan
Director
Glentrool Estates Group

Chair: Andy Kerr
Director of Economy
York & North Yorkshire Combined Authority

Chris Davidson
Associate Director (Major Projects)
Harworth Group

Chair: Megan Powell-Vreeswijk
Chief Executive
Marketing Nottingham and Nottinghamshire

Cllr Adele Brown
Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Strategic Planning and Infrastructure
Basildon Borough Council

Chair: John Morgan
Director
Leonard Design

Richard Bartlett
Director
Willmott Dixon Interiors
Gareth Mainwaring
Executive Project Manager
Transport for London

Gareth Atkinson
Director
Civic Engineers

Nick Wood
Regional Managing Director South
Clarion Housing Group

Ethan Campbell
Economist
Loop

Ruth Skidmore
Social Impact Lead
Meeting Place

Nikki Davies
Managing Director
Meeting Place

Tom Stannard
Chief Executive
Manchester City Council

Steve Cranston
Project Lead
Welsh Government

Louise Attwood
Executive Director of Development
Trivallis

Rob Wheaton
Associate Director Architect, Co-Head of Residential Sector
Stride Treglown

Chair: Harriet Shone
Senior Director
Cratus Group

Amrita Dasgupta Shekhar
Head of ESG and Net Zero
Greengage

Jennie Colville
Head of ESG and Sustainability
Landsec

Cllr Jonathan Pryor
Deputy Leader
Leeds City Council

Andrew Greenwood
Deputy Chief Executive
Leeds Building Society

Chair: Nick Kilby
CEO
Cratus Group

Cllr Claire Douglas
Leader
City of York Council

Chair: Eve Roodhouse
Director of Policy and Strategy
Local Government Association

Jo Al-Hillawi
Associate Director
CO-RE

Aidan Thatcher
Director of Place
Wigan Council

Gosia Khrais
Commercial Director
Charnwood Campus Science Innovation and Technology Park

William Wells
Director Commercialisation & Knowledge Exchange
University of Leicester

Richard Osborn
Regional Director
Excello Law

Tricia Williams
Managing Director
Northern Rail

Chalwe Silwizya
Senior Asset Manager
APAM

Sharon Giffen
Head of Design
Earls Court Development Company

Darragh Hurley
Managing Director
Mount Anvil

Abiola Ogunsami
Graduate Development Manager
Muse

Angela Wood
Deputy Executive Director for Development
Peabody

David Hodgson
Development Director
Miller Developments

Simon Gawthorpe
Group Board Director
Urban Splash

John Huddleston
Senior Public Affairs Manager for UK Growth and Investments
Aviva

Kate Ellen Freer
Executive Vice President for Investment
Realstar

Peter Freeman
Chair
Cambridge Growth Company

Abbie Simpson
Head of Land
Weston Homes

Julia Goldsworthy
Investment Director for Impact and Place Partnerships
L&G

Nick Atkin
Chief Executive
Yorkshire Housing

Paul Harding
Partner
Ridge and Partners LLP

Sarah Hayford
Founder & CEO
The Land Collective

Chair: Jo Streeten
Managing Director for Buildings & Places
AECOM

Julian Munson
Head of Enterprise Zones and Innovation
Suffolk County Council

James Halstead
Managing Director (CIO European Value Add Real Estate)
BlackRock

Martin Elliot
Head of Strategic Planning
Leeds City Council

Chair: Sarah Conboy
Leader
Huntingdonshire District Council

Chair: Cllr Dennis Jones
Leader
Peterborough City Council

Dr Diarmuid O'Brian
Pro Vice Chancellor
University of Cambridge

Paddy Dowdall
Assistant Executive Director
Greater Manchester Pension Fund

Stephen Kelly
Joint Director of Planning
Greater Cambridge Shared Planning

Tim Holmes
Director
Endurance Estates Limited

Chair: Michelle Sacks
Chief Executive
Huntingdonshire District Council

James Scott
Group Director of Strategy and Planning
Urban&Civic

Ali Karim
Analyst (Real Estate Investments)
Bank of London and the Middle East

Suzy Jones
Director of the Future
Urban Splash

Jane Coleman
Director of Health Innovation
University of Warwick

Chair: Isobel Woods
Head of Economy & Skills
Warwickshire County Council

Chair: Steve Smith
Director for Infrastructure, Planning & Environment
Warwickshire County Council

Ned Williams
Director
Evans Randall

Steve Race MP
Chair
APPG Great South West

Roger Madelin CBE
Joint Head of Canada Water
British Land

Kwok Ng
Strategy Programme Manager
The Crown Estate

Hayley Owen
Head of Economic Growth
Chester West and Chester Council

Nikki Davis
Principal & Chief Executive
Leeds College of Building

Professor Charles Egbu
Vice Chancellor
Leeds Trinity University

Ben Still
Chief Executive
West Yorkshire Combined Authority

Gill Osgerby
Assistant Director of Major Projects
Hull City Council

Tony Brooks
Managing Director
Moda Living

Danny Lang
Director
Langcroft

Ray O'Sullivan
Regional Managing Director (Midlands)
Caddick Construction

Stewart Wingate
CEO
Gatwick Airport

Justin Olosunde
Senior Finance and Investment Manager
West of England Combined Authority

Frances Nicholson
Development Director
Harmony Energy

Richard Treanor-Smith
Programme Manager for Net Zero
Government Property Agency

Natasha Rouse
Sector Head for Social Infrastructure
Equitix

Chair: Peter Dunn
Regional Director
AtkinsRéalis

Stephen Bashford
Director of Business and Skills
West of England Combined Authority

Jess Bates
Skills, Employment and Education Lead, UK & Ireland
AtkinsRéalis

David Hunter
Client Director
AtkinsRéalis

Chair: Rand Watkins
Client Director
AtkinsRéalis

Chair: Sarah Long
Market Director - Net Zero Energy
AtkinsRéalis

Suresh Weerasinghe
Head of UK Growth and Investments
Aviva Investors

Richard Ford
Partner
Pinsent Mason

Sara Waller
Regeneration Director
SNG

Chair: Zoe Metcalfe
Client Director
AtkinsRéalis

James Butler
Managing Director of Project & Programme Services
AtkinsRéalis

Kate Martin
Executive Director of City Futures
Sheffield City Council

Dr Deb Upadhyaya
Client Director for the North of England
AtkinsRéalis

Sophie Bevan
Director of Development and Major Projects
Liverpool City Council
Colin Skellett
Group Chief Executive
YTL Group

Chair: Emma Davies
Director
AtkinsRéalis

Caroline Wilson
Director of Inclusive Economy
London Borough of Islington

Ian Moston
Chief Executive
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Chair: Terry Stocks MBE
Director of Property
AtkinsRéalis

Chair: Colette Caroll OBE
Managing Director for Transportation
AtkinsRéalis

Lyn Garner
Chair of the Board
Bristol Temple Quarter

Chair: Aïsha Butera
Associate Director - Inclusive Economy
AtkinsRéalis

Richard Roe
Corporate Director for Place
Trafford Council

Suzie Lew
Inward Investment Manager
Gloucestershire County Council

Stuart Brocklehurst
Deputy Vice Chancellor
University of Exeter

Tanmay Desai
Head of Built Environment
Pension Insurance Corporation

Jayne Kirkham MP
Truro and Falmouth
Labour Party

Sally Bridgeland
Chair
Brunel Pension Fund

Professor Alison Honour
Vice Chancellor
Bournemouth University

Chair: Jo Davis
Principal & Managing Director, Place
Avison Young

Professor Dame Judith Petts DBE
Emeritus Professor
University of Plymouth

Chair: Philip Macdonald
Managing Partner
Oberlander Architects

Neil Hook
National Director
Homes England

Chair: Euan Pirie
Partner and Head of Major Projects & Infrastructure
Harper Macleod

Chair: Nick King
Founder and Managing Director
Henham Strategy

Clive Higgins
CEO
Leonardo UK

Chair: Ahmed Goga
Director
Great South West

Angie Lillistone
Head of Sustainability
Mining Remediation Authority

Joanne Eynon
Mine Heat Licensing Manager
Mining Remediation Authority

Gareth Farr
Head of Heat and By-product Innovation
Mining Remediation Authority

Chair: Richard Bond DL
Innovation and Services Director
Mining Remediation Authority

Richard Evans
Founder
Distinctive Developments Group

Chair: Akanksha Soni
Senior Reporter
Estates Gazette

Paul Dunne
Group Customer and Operations Director
SEGRO

Chair: Baroness Jo Valentine
Place Director
Business in the Community

Jamie Younger
Chief Investment Officer
Thriving Investments

Stephen Miles
Partner for Development & Strategic Advisory
Cushman & Wakefield

Chinyelu Oranefo
Director of Sustainability & ESG Finance
Lloyds Bank

John Curry
Director Infrastructure & Environment
Scottish Borders Council

Sara Deakin
Head of UK Investment Management
BlackRock

Alice Sewell
Investment Director
Imperial College

Marion Baeli
Principal - Sustainability Transformation
10 Design

Jamie Baxter
Associate Partner, Energy
Carter Jonas

Sara Turnbull
Director
WorkWild

Andrew Byrne
Group Property Development Director
Devonshire Group

Cllr Tricia Gilby
Leader
Chesterfield Borough Council

John Forkin MBE
Managing Director
Marketing Derby

Dipen Patel
Chief Commercial Officer
Cohort Capital

Dorian Payne
Managing Director
Castell Group

Matt Willcock
Development Director
PLATFORM_

Jonathan Richards
Managing Director
Stonebond

David Shepherd
Executive Director of Place
Kirklees Council

Shyam Joyser
Acquistion Manager
MGI Holdings

Aimee Law
Director of Development & Growth
Incommunities

Mark Hamilton
Head of Infrastructure Investment
Scottish Enterprise

Debra Yudolph
CEO
SAY Property Consultants

Jonathan Bloom
Head of Public Affairs
Galliard Homes

Karen Rollings
Economic Development Officer
Chichester District Council

Richard Lawrence
Executive Director for Place Prosperity and Sustainability
Birmingham City Council

Daniel Forrester
Land and Partnerships Director
Stonebond Properties

Shaun White
Divisional Chair for Midlands and South Wales
Taylor Wimpey

John Parnell
Project Director
Sir Robert McAlpine Capital Ventures

Colin Bennett
Investment Director
Housing Growth Partnership

Theo Michell
COO and Co-Founder
Bywater Properties

Nick Mullins
Co-Founder and Director
Axis-RE

Peter Manners-Smith
Head of Commercial Real Estate Finance
Royal London Asset Management

Tom Duff
Investment Director
Henley Investment Management

Alex Jones
Investment Manager
Greater Manchester Pension Fund

Xuan Meng
Founder and Director
Cosy Hauz

Sophie Lloyd
Head of Economic Development
Milton Keynes Council

Martin Harrington
Senior Account Executive UK
NavVis

Ben Pile
Head of European Residential Investing and Asset Management
Barings

Ryo Tsuji
Deputy General Manager
ITOCHU Europe

Amy Thompson
Head of Strategy
Places for London, a TfL Company

Ronen Journo
Senior Managing Director
Hines

Giles Moore
Regional Development Manager
Par Equity

Chatinder Bal
Director of Land, Planning & Partnerships
Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing

Dinny Shaw
Head of Planning
Places for People

Niamh O'Connor
Founding Partner
Summix Capital

Marc Charles
Associate Partner
Revcap

Simon Marshall
Capital Partners Lead
Aviva

Kristoffer Nohr
Vice President
NREP

Robert Wotherspoon
Chief Executive
Sir Robert McAlpine Capital Ventures

Ashley Kensington
National Land Director
Lovell

Melissa Lockett
Senior Investment Manager
L&G

Alexandra Conway
Senior Development Director
Kier Property

Sarah McKee
Managing Director Corporate Communications
Cratus Group

Jeff Endean
Director
CAST

Heather Jameson
Editor
The MJ

Nick Kilby
CEO
Cratus Group

James Franklin
Digital Twin Project Director
Kier Construction

Cllr Pete Marland
Leader
Milton Keynes Council

Chair: Rebecca Boundy
Public Sector Director
Kier Construction

Chair: Mitch Cooke
Director
Greengage

Jeremy Newmark
Leader
Hertsmere Borough Council

Richard Cook
Director of Development
Clarion Housing Group

Rob Krzyszowski
Assistant Director Planning, Building Standards & Sustainability
Haringey Council

Rebecca Hilton
Associate Director
Eden Planning

Host: George Parker
Political Editor
Financial Times

Roger Hoare
Director of Environment
West of England Combined Authority

Becky Ritchie
Head of Sustainability
Clarion Housing Group

Morgan Taylor
Director
Greengage

Chair: Mike Harris
Director
Greengage

Sarah Hordern
Chief Executive
Perspicio

Sammie Steele
Managing Director for Greater London
Places for People

Lord Andrew Mawson OBE
Executive Chair
Wellnorth Enterprises

Chair: David Bridges
Managing Director for Regeneration
Kier Property

Clive Pople
Pre-Construction Director
Kier Construction

John Welch
Commercial Director
Crown Commercial Services

Abi Brown OBE
Chair of Improvement & Innovation Board
Local Government Association

Georgina Dunn
Interim Director of Capital Projects
Government Property Agency

Neil Richardson
Property Lead (London & South)
Government Property Agency

Shawn Riley
Head of Economic Development
Wychavon District Council

Yemi Aladerun
Head of Meridian Water - Development
Enfield Council

Alex Selka
Senior Associate
BCLP

Brynmor Adams
Barrister
Exchange Chambers

Chair: Gemma Leonard
Partner
DAC Beachcroft

Daphne Adjei
Strategic Negotiator

Liz Hunter
Director of Policing, Environment & Place
West Yorkshire Combined Authority

Steve Rees
Finance Director, Residential
Wates Group

Tarry Depledge
Head of ESG
Moda

David Mooney
Chief Executive
London Wildlife Trust

David Lockyer
Head of Developments
British Land

Lisa Deering
Managing Director
Glancy Nicholls Architects

Richard Kenny
Executive Director for Economy and Growth
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority

David Bond
Chair
South Yorkshire Energy

Sir Martin Donnelly KCB CMG
Chair
South Yorkshire Business Task Force

Ruth Brown
Chief Executive
Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Dr Sherry Kothari
Chair
Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park

Baroness Brown
Crossbench Peer
House of Lords

Hannah Davies
Executive Director of Health Equity North
Northern Health Science Alliance

The Rt Honourable Alan Milburn
Former Secretary of State for Health and Social and ChairCare
Social Mobility Foundation

Chair: Alexandra Livesey
Chief Operating Officer
Clockwise

John Edwards
Director for Investment
Department for Business and Trade

Chair: Justin Sheldon
Director of Development, Industrial & Logistics
Harworth Group

Chair: Andrew Blackshaw
Chief Operating Officer
Harworth Group

Professor Matt Stephenson
Head of Operations, Fusion Technology
UK Atomic Energy Authority

Chair: Peter Henry
Director of Sustainability
Harworth Group

Sharon Kemp
Chief Executive
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council

Joseph Quinn
Director of Growth and Sector Development
South Yorkshire Combined Authority

Ben Morgan
Interim Chief Executive
The University of Sheffield AMRC

Chair: Lynda Shillaw
Chief Executive Officer
Harworth Group

Chair: Jacob Bonehill
Director, Planning
Tetra Tech

Angela Schembri
Senior Director, Planning
Tetra Tech

Gareth Roberts
Head of Development, Science and Technology
British Land

Ed Cox
Executive Director - Strategy, Economy & Net Zero
West Midlands Combined Authority

Simon Marks
City Executive
Arcadis

Tim Johnson
Chief Executive
City of Wolverhampton Council

Cllr Alan White
Leader
Staffordshire County Council

Katie Trout
Director of Destination, Marketing & Insight and Deputy Chief Executive
West Midlands Growth Company

Professor Prashant Pillai
Pro Vice Chancellor for Research and Knowledge
University of Wolverhampton

Kate McCall
Co-Head of Investment
Shoosmiths

Beth McArdle
Head of Occupiers
Shoosmiths

Laura Shoaf CBE
Chief Executive
West Midlands Combined Authority

Jo Russell
Director
Stoford Developments

Cheryl Hiles
Director of Energy Capital
West Midlands Combined Authority

Andy Williams
Director of Regeneration & Economy
Coventry City Council

Tim Fawcett
Birmingham Cities Lead
Mott MacDonald

Cllr Adrian Andrew
Councillor
Walsall Council

Stuart Penn
Regional Managing Director
Lovell

Sandy Livingstone
Executive Director of Property
Onward Homes

Paul Whittingham
Assistant Director Development & Regeneration
Bolton Council

Helen Randerson
Group Partnerships Director
Gleeson Homes

Maggie Grogan
Managing Director for the Midlands
Muse

Beth Piggott
Senior Land Manager
McCarthy Stone

Gemma Clissett
Regional Partnerships Director
Lovell

Rhiannon D'Arcy
Land and Partnerships Manager
Placefirst

Romi Dahele
CEO
FOUNDRY

James Gardner
Managing Director
Harlow Council

Joshua Liaw
CEO
Elite REIT

Manreet Randhawa
Director for Fund Management
Nuveen

Paul McLaughlin
Senior Development Manager
Finsbury Infrastructure

Ashish Jain
CEO & Founder
MGI Holdings

Doug Bowley
Investment Manager
Downing

Tom Shaw
Investment Director
MAN Group

Jeff Mackenzie
Investment Associate
Brydell Partners

Philippa Iley
Head of Investment Strategy
Aviva Capital Partners

Ben Wrighton
Head of Planning and Development
Watkin Jones

Jill Anderson
Property Acquisitions Manager
Whitbread Premier Inn

Jon Munce
Head of Development
Milligan

Cllr Jim O'Boyle
Cabinet Member for Jobs, Regeneration and Climate Change
Coventry City Council

Nancy MacDonald
Regional Business Leader, Infrastructure
Stantec

Philip Rodrigo
Senior Vice President Human Resources and Organisation Development
Outokumpu

Melissa Chambers
Founder and CEO
Sitehop

Chair: Louisa Harrison-Walker
Executive Director
Sheffield Chamber of Commerce

Anna Clarke
Director of Policy and Public Affairs
The Housing Forum

Judy Fawcett
Partner and Living Sector Co-Head
Shoosmiths

Rebecca Dib-Simkin
Chief Product & Marketing Officer
Octopus Energy Group

Benedikt Scholz
Director of Internationalisation & Commercial Partnerships
BVB Borussia Dortmund

David Proctor
Assistant Director for Planning and Regeneration
Wigan Council

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
Managing Director, Capital Formation
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
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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, Development (East)
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