UKREiiF 2025 SPEAKERS
2455 Speakers
Tim Hawkins
Sustainability & Responsibility Director
Yorkshire Water

Helen Pilcher
Head of UK Development
CLS Holdings

Jonni Glick
Director, Real Estate Private Equity
Deutsche Finance

Claire Petricca-Riding
Partner
Irwin Mitchell

Sunny Johal
Development Director
Glenbrook

Dr Suki Balendra
Director of Strategic Partnerships for Paddington Life Sciences
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Eleanor Deeley
Joint Managing Director
Deeley Group

Nov Sidhu
Divisional Chair
Taylor Wimpey

András Kárpáti
CEO
Cordia

Heather Cheesbrough
Director of Planning and Sustainable Regeneration
London Borough of Croydon

TBC Leader
Staffordshire County Council

Andrew Davies
Chief Executive
Kier Group

Adrian Hawkins OBE
Chair
Hertfordshire Futures

Tim Heatley
Co-Founder
Capital & Centric

Andy Burnham
Mayor
Greater Manchester Combined Authority

Cllr Susan Aitken
Leader
Glasgow City Council

Peter Schofield
Head of Integrated Commissioning and Procurement
Manchester City Council

Sharif Narouz
Programme Director Future Materials Campus
AWE

George Freeman MP
Member
Science, Innovation and Technology Committee

Oliver Heywood
Partner
Bidwells

Chair: Roland Bull
Partner and Head of Rural Investment
Bidwells

Chair: Max Bryan
Head of Laboratory and Office Agency
Bidwells

Rasheed Rahman
Affordable Housing Senior Investment Manager
Pension Insurance Corporation

Chair: Mike Jones
Partner
Bidwells

Chair: Jo Hawkings
Partner for Investment and Property Management
Bidwells
Cllr Helen Dennis
Cabinet Member for New Homes and Sustainable Development
London Borough of Southwark

David Peacock
Director of UK Investment
Heimstaden

Mark Callender
Research Partner
Bidwells

David Gardner
Chief Investment Officer
Gresham House

Alexandra Morley
Deputy Director
Government Property Agency

Chair: Finlay Clark
Head of Energy and Climate
Bidwells

David Partridge
Co-Founder and Chairman
Related Argent

Kate Willard OBE
Chair
Thames Estuary Growth Board

Mike Reader MP
Chair
All Party Parliamentary Group on Infrastructure and MP for Northampton South
Stafford Lancaster
Chief Investment Officer
Delancey

Chair: Stephanie McMahon
Director
SMCI Ltd

Gemma Kataky
Managing Director for Real Estate
Blackstone

Myriam Stacey
Barrister
Landmark Chambers

Professor José Torero Cullen
Head of Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering Department
UCL

Rob Cargill
Partner
Troup Bywaters + Anders

Andrew Campbell
Partner
Troup Bywaters + Anders

Ian Shipley
Associate
Troup Bywaters + Anders

James Campbell
Managing Partner
Troup Bywaters + Anders

Mary Harding
Learning and Development Advisor
Troup Bywaters + Anders

Kate Connery
Building Services Design Engineer
Troup Bywaters + Anders

Seray Osman
Sustainability Consultant
Troup Bywaters + Anders

Mark Richardson
Head of Sustainable Innovation
Troup Bywaters + Anders

Zoe Faulkner
Partner
Troup Bywaters + Anders

Josh Szwejkowski
Project Associate
Troup Bywaters + Anders

James Fraser-Chalk
Partner
Troup Bywaters + Anders

Emma Fraser
Director Housing Markets and Strategy
Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government

Tomoki Nishino
President and CEO
Marubeni Europower

Pete Gladwell
Group Managing Director, Public Investment
Legal & General

Ushma Samani
Principal Development Manager for Real Estate
Network Rail
Chair: Steve Scott
Future Communities Lead for EMEA
GHD

Chair: Kieran Dyer
Director
Pick Everard

Linda Goodacre
Director of Estates and Facilities Management
University of Sheffield

Misa von Tunzelmann
Head of Corporate Affairs and Marketing Europe
Lendlease

Stuart Dawson
Managing Director
J2

Muyiwa Oki
President
RIBA

Chair: Patrick Johnston
Director
J2

Richard Thompson
Director of of Water Resources
Environment Agency

Chair: Suzanne Benson
Partner
Trowers & Hamlins LLP

James Pinney
Head of Northern Europe
Cubico Sustainable Investments

Fiona Fletcher-Smith
Chief Executive Officer
L&Q

Chair: Kieran Ronnie
Head of Social Value
AECOM

Megan Knights
Strategy & Growth Director for Transportation
AECOM

Helena Rivers
Energy Transition Lead
AECOM

Rachel Miller
Investment Strategy Director
UPP

Filip Chvátal
Deputy Mayor
Brno City Council

Leigh Thomas
Group Managing Director
Kier Property

Zoe Davidson
Partner
Deloitte

Misbah Uddin
Managing Director for Infrastructure & Capital Projects
Alvarez & Marshall

Laura Gordon
Partner for Energy and Infrastructure Finance
Walker Morris

Chair: Ben Sheppard
Partner for Infrastructure & Energy
Walker Morris

Chair: Matthew Williams
Real Estate Partner
Fladgate

Jane Hutchins
Director of Operations
Cambridge Science Park

David Atkinson
National Head of Land and Development
Willmott Dixon

Chris Hulme
Director
Influential

Elizabeth Oliveira
Senior Development Manager
Muse

David Reid
Managing Director
Legal & General Capital

Richard Scott
Director
Dunlop Heywood

Joe Slater
Director
Dunlop Heywood

Adam Brooke
Director
Dunlop Heywood

Chair: Ruqayya Joji
Rating Surveyor
Dunlop Heywood
Kate Faulkner OBE
Chair
Home Buying & Selling Group

Chair: Michael Cook
CEO
LRG

Jason Farrimond
Director for Land & New Homes
LRG

Hanna Afolabi
Founder
Black Women in Real Estate

Emma Fletcher
Low Carbon Homes Director
Octopus Energy

Alex Notay
Chair
Radix Big Tent Housing Commission

Paul Brocklehurst
Chair
Land, Planning & Development Federation

Philip Barnes
Group Land and Planning Director
Barratt Redrow

Stuart Hensby
Director of Sales & Marketing
Abri Group

Peter Hawley
Director
LRG

Chair: Adrian Plant
New Homes and Shared Ownership
LRG

Rosie-May Flamson
Director
Glide Property Management

Chair: Paul Johnston
Corporate Sales Director
LRG

Andy Jones
Group Director Corporate
LRG

Karen Clarke
Interim Managing Director
Oxford to Cambridge Partnership

Karen Charles
Executive Director
Boyer

Julian Carey
Chief Executive
Indurent

Grant Leggett
Executive Director
Boyer

Nicola Curle
Partner
Birketts

Chair: Daniel Joyce
Deputy Managing Director
Close Brothers Property Finance

Anna Hwang
Chief Investment Officer
Placefirst

Chair: Dan Holford
Head of National Markets
SEGRO

Phil Jones
Development Director
Placefirst

Lisa Harris
Executive Director for Place
St Helens Council

Cllr Claire Holland
Leader
London Borough of Lambeth

Claudia Kenyatta
Director of Regions
Historic England

David Llewellyn
Head of Construction and Infrastructure
Pagabo

Victoria Birks
Head of Operations
Socius

Zoe Lamb
Industry Director
Barclays

Jane Carr
Director of Communities, Opportunities, and Housing
West Northamptonshire Council

Andrew Usher
Group Managing Director for Development
Places for People

Greg Reed
CEO
Places for People

Lee Powell
Managing Director
Henry Boot Construction

Paul Bristow
Mayor
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority

Steve Rotheram
Mayor
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority

Keynote: Tracy Blackwell
Chief Executive Officer
Pension Insurance Corporation

Adele Jacques
Group Strategic Land Director
Persimmon Homes

Paul Clarke
Strategic Growth Director
AECOM

David Berger
Head of Property
Jet2

Alex Hinchcliffe
Managing Director
Mer

Daniel Lovatt
Director of Asset Management
Places for London

Felix Kumi-Ampofo
Director of Inclusive Economy
West Yorkshire Combined Authority

Naushabah Khan MP
Committee Member
Housing, Communities and Local Government Select Committee and MP for Gillingham and Rainham

Simon Warburton
Executive Director of Transport
West Yorkshire Combined Authority

Mark Wilson
Chief Executive
Intelligent Land Investments Group

Clare Miller
Chief Executive
Clarion Housing

Tracy Blackwell
CEO
Pension Insurance Corporation

Cllr Tony Dyer
Leader
Bristol City Council

Louise Stewart
CEO
Chester Racecourse

Luisa Cardani
Head of Data Centres Programme
techUK

Satvir Kaur MP
Southampton Test
Labour Party

Nora Senior CBE
Chair
East Midlands Freeport

Jason Longhurst
UK Head of Sustainable Investment & Partnerships
Prologis

Ed Clancy OBE
Active Travel Commissioner
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority and 3-Time Olympic Gold Medallist

Chair: Richard Todd
Partner for Project Management
Bidwells

Chair: Kelly Bream
Chief Operating Officer
Bidwells

Chair: Helen Newman
Group Head of Sustainability
Bidwells

Ben Beck
Managing Partner
TriOffice

Chair: Iain Murray
Head of Operational Living
Bidwells

Sue Foxley
Research Director
Bidwells

Nick Pettit
Senior Partner
Bidwells

Lisa Johnson
Vice President
Starship Technologies

Lila Thompson
Chief Executive
British Water

Helen Godwin
Mayor
West of England Combined Authority

Dame Andrea Jenkyns
Mayor
Greater Lincolnshire Combined County Authority

Pat Flaherty
CEO
Staffordshire County Council

Jon Rouse
Chief Executive
Stoke-on-Trent City Council

Dave Wells
Assistant Director Regeneration
Stevenage Borough Council

Haroon Akram
Director of Strategy, Investment & Business Development
Harworth Group

Chair: Phil Holland
Chief Investment Officer
Prime PLC

Mark Bradbury
Chief Officer for Strategic Growth Partnerships and Special Projects
Thurrock Council

Chair: Dan Labbad
CEO
The Crown Estate

Alison Addy
Head of External Engagement & Policy
London Gatwick Airport

Sharon Strutt
Assistant Director of Regeneration
London Borough of Harrow
Cléo Gauthier
Eventmaker

Richard Stubbs
Chair
Health Innovation Network

Frances Martin
Executive Director for Environment and Communities
Westminster City Council

John Gill
Executive Advisor
London Heritage Quarter

Charlotte Owen
Growth Director
Hemiko

John Allison
Deputy Director
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Brian Johnson
Chair
Solent Freeport

Kevin Hollinrake MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Conservative Party

Stuart Buckley
Managing Director
Warwickshire Property Development Group

James Stephens
Vice President, UK&I
DHL

Duncan Cumberland
Development Director for Residential
Muse

Gerard Garvey
Executive Principal
NCG

Emma Fryer
Europe Director of Public Policy
CyrusOne Data Centres

Catherine Webster
Chief Executive
Thriving Investments

Matthew Steenhoek
Executive Director for Development
Lendlease

Alan Over
Director General for Major Rail Projects Group
Department for Transport

Chair: James Craddock
UK Managing Director
SEGRO

Oliver Coppard
Mayor
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority

Richard Bayley
Senior Advisor
EDAROTH, part of AtkinsRéalis

Fahmida Nisa
Event Manager & Host
UKREiiF

Jamie Hunter
Development Director
Hill Group

Tom Copley
Deputy Mayor for Housing and Residential Development
Greater London Authority

Maria Machancoses
CEO
Midlands Connect

Ahmed Goga
Director
Great South West

Amy Crick
Managing Director and Head of London Real Estate
Barclays

Sarah Lightfoot
Head of Development
Root Power

Karin Smyth MP
Minister of State for Secondary Care and MP
Bristol South

Guy Slocombe
Chief Investment and Development Officer
SNG (Sovereign Network Group)

Jennifer Wilson
Director of Campus Innovation
University of Leeds

Raj Rajput
Managing Director for Asset Management
Hines
Dr. Ferdinand Spies
Managing Director COO
Art Invest Real Estate

Laura Gerrard
Alton Towers Development Director
Merlin Group

Greg Hill
Deputy Chief Executive
Hill Group

Cllr Louise Gittins
Chair
Local Government Association

Jennifer Murray
Head of Institutional Investment
Homes England

Shahi Islam
Director of Affordable Housing Grants
Homes England

Daniel Harris
Chief Investment Officer
Fusion Group
Kim McGuinness
Mayor
North East Combined Authority

Michelle McGrath
Executive Director
Shaftesbury Capital

Pip Prongué
Executive Managing Director - Residential
Wates Residential

Chair: Jo Dancy
Director
Kanda Consulting

Michelle Lewis
Director
EET Fuels

Austin Daboh OBE
Executive Vice President
Atlantic Records UK

Cllr Paul Harvey
Leader
Basingstoke and Deane Council

Rachel Studman
Chair
Junior Property Litigation Association

Lance Taylor
CEO
Able UK

Cllr Steve Pitt
Leader
Portsmouth City Council

Anthea Harries
Asset Management Director
Related Argent

Tariq Shah OBE
Chief Executive
Vigo Group

Greg Lacey
Head of Property
Associated British Ports

Stephen Carr
Group Commercial Director
Peel Ports Group

Ibrahim Mohamed
Associate Director for Freeports
Connected Places Catapult

Jeremy Wrathall
Founder and CEO
Cornish Lithium

Jane Gaston
CEO
Net Zero NW

Ian Sandiford
Head of Alternatives
Border to Coast Pensions Partnership

Professor Emma Hunt
Vice Chancellor & Chief Executive
Falmouth University

Oliver Cummings
Managing Director and Head of PBSA
Cain International

Dr Rachna Leveque
Senior Housing Innovation Specialist
Connected Places Catapult

Shaun Hose
Managing Director & Head of UK Asset Management
PGIM Real Estate

Karen Carter
Director of National Delivery
Pagabo

Professor David Mba
Vice-Chancellor
Birmingham City University

Trevor Payne
Director of Estates
University of Oxford

Richard Chitty
Group Managing Director
Frankham

Fiona Daly
Director of Sustainability and Workforce
NHS England

Stephen Walker
AI & Technology Lead
aberdeen

Carl Ennis
CEO GB&I
Siemens

Narges Salih
Account Executive
Microsoft

Bob Weston
Chairman and Managing Director
Weston Homes

Rob Boughton
Founder and CEO
Thakeham

Cllr Liam Robinson
Leader
Liverpool City Council

Heather Clarke
Strategy & Impact Director
Canal & River Trust

Olaide Oboh
Managing Director
Populate

Huw Edwards
Director – Stations
HS2

Nick Harris
Chief Executive
National Highways

Lucy Webster
Director
Tideway

Richard Parry
Chief Executive
Canal & River Trust

Judy Groves
Managing Director
Rigby Group

Nikki Bains
Head of Planning
Transport and Strategy – Birmingham International Airport

Anna Brackel
Development Director
Joules Brewery

Kate Nicholls OBE
Chief Executive
UKHospitality

Paul Thomas
Vice President for International Hotel Development
Marriott International Hotels

Foluke Ajayi
Chief Executive
Airedale NHS Foundation Trust

Emma Whigham
Market Management Director, New Hospital Programme
NHS England

Doug Baldock
Director of Technical Services
New Hospital Programme

Rachel Barlow
Managing Director
Midland Metropolitan University Hospital

Eamonn Sullivan MBE
Deputy Chief Nursing Officer for England
NHS England

Ian Brown
Head of Banking and Investments
National Wealth Fund

Katherine Fairclough
Chief Executive
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority

Michaela Franzes
Project Manager for Strobelallee
Stadt Dortmund

Nicolle Ndiweni-Roberts
Police and Crime Commissioner
Derbyshire

Will Stratton-Morris
Chief Executive
Caffè Nero

Sara Wajid
Co-CEO
Birmingham Museums Trust

David Skaith
Mayor
York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority

Nick Small
Head of Built Environment and Infrastructure
Go Ahead Group
Tracy Brabin
Mayor
West Yorkshire Combined Authority

Darren Leftley
Head of Commercial Water Development
Canal & River Trust

Marcus Chaloner
Head of Placemaking & Design
Canal & River Trust

Peter O'Hare
Principal Project Manager and Regeneration Lead for Salford Quays
Salford City Council

Frank Anatole
Principal Architect
Network Rail

Selina Mason
Director of Masterplanning
Lendlease

Angela Jones
Director of Thriving Places
Westmorland and Furness Council

Chair: Martin Knight
Managing Director
Knight Architects

Charlotte Johns
Executive Director for Economy and Transformation
City of Wolverhampton Council

Elizabeth Anderson
Chief Executive
Digital Poverty Alliance

Dave Lockerman
Director of Housing Operations
Stonewater

Ben Terry
Senior Investment Director
Amber Infrastructure

Phoebe Smith
Managing Director
PATRIZIA Infrastructure

Cathy Francis
Director for New Towns, Infrastructure and Housing Delivery
Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government

Asif Ghafoor
Chief Executive Officer
Be.EV

Joanna Dahlgren
Head of Social Value & SROI
London Borough of Waltham Forest

Steven Skinner
CEO
HB Reavis

Emma Cariaga
Chief Operating Officer
British Land

Mark Chivers
Director General and Chief Property Officer
Cabinet Office

Insiyah Khushnood
Development Director
igloo Regeneration

Richard Parker
Mayor
West Midlands Combined Authority

Cllr Lorna Fielker
Leader
Southampton City Council

Bronwen Rapley
Chair
Homes for the North

Caroline Winter
Deputy Director for Housing Supply and Markets
Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government

Ashley Perry
Acquisitions Director - Multifamily
Apache Capital

Brendan Geraghty
CEO
The Association for Rental Living

Shivani Goolab
Director
Investec

Duncan Wilson CBE
Chief Executive
Historic England

Rebecca Thompson
Director of Property
St Paul's Cathedral

Clara Arokiasamy OBE
President
International Council on Monuments and Sites

Ami Kotecha
Co-Founder & Group President
Amro Partners

Rob Perrins
Chief Executive Officer
Berkeley Group

Tom Goodall
Chief Executive Director
Related Argent

Dr Victoria Hills
Chief Executive
Royal Town Planning Institute

Sebastian Walsh
Secretary
The Bank of England

Baroness Poppy Gustafsson
Minister for Investment
UK Government

Alex Kaufman
Director of Land
Planning and Strategic Infrastructure – National Grid

Lolita Jackson MBE
Executive Director of Sustainable Cities
Sustainable Development Capital

Tom Hayes MP
UK Government's Mission Champion for Energy and MP
Bournemouth East

Chair: Sarah Wardle
Director
Cavendish Consulting
Saurabh Bhandari
Director for Property Delivery and Transformation
Cabinet Office

Professor Nishan Canagarajah
President and Vice-Chancellor
University of Leicester

Dr. Julie Nugent
Chief Executive
Coventry City Council

Lara Newman
Chief Executive
LocatED

Shawab Iqbal
CEO
Leeds Playhouse

Rachele Caltagirone
Head of Placemaking
OlympiaUK

Sarah James
Head of Culture and Creative Economy
West of England Combined Authority

Joanna Key
Director General - Regeneration, Housing and Planning
Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government

Kate Josephs CB
Chief Executive
Sheffield City Council

Elizabeth Fuller
Climate Scientist
Met Office

Joanne Roney CBE
Managing Director
Birmingham City Council

Elle Xu
Head of Acquisitions Europe
Lendlease

Cecile Retaureau
Head of Private Markets
Phoenix Group

Ben Houchen
Mayor
Tees Valley Combined Authority

Lynda Shillaw
Chief Executive Officer
Harworth Group

Ravi Chand CBE
SRO for Places for Growth
Cabinet Office

Claire Ward
Mayor
East Midlands Combined County Authority

Professor Sir Michael Marmot
Director
Institute for Health Equity

Simon Corben
Director and Head of Property Profession
NHS England

Jessica Tomlinson
Managing Director and Head of Real Estate and Housing for Corporate and Institutional
Lloyds Bank

Julie Wood
Chief Officer for City Development and Regeneration
Aberdeen City Council

Dhara Vyas
CEO
Energy UK

Dan Labbad
CEO
The Crown Estate

Juergen Maier
Chair
GB Energy

Janette Bell
Managing Director
First Bus

Laura Shoaf
Chair
Shadow Great British Railways

Alastair Campbell
Journalist
Author and Former Government Director of Communications

Rory Stewart
Broadcaster
Author and Former Politician

Hayley Rees
Managing Director
Pension Insurance Corporation

Sir Michael Lyons
Chair
New Towns Taskforce

Lord Richard Harrington
Author
Government Review into Foreign Direct Investment

Chair: Tom Baines
Partner
Gowling WLG